Thorsten Pech



Thorsten Pech (born 3 November 1960) is a German church musician.

Life
Born in Wuppertal, Pech studied Protestant church music at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf from 1976 to 1980 with Hanns-Alfons Siegel (organ), Alberte Brun (piano), Hartmut Schmidt (choir direction). After his postgraduate studies in organ and participation in various master classes (among others Daniel Roth, Anton Heiller) he passed his final examination in 1983 with Hans-Dieter Möller. Pech completed his conducting studies in Vienna with Julius Kalmar in 1985 with a diploma.

Since 1977, he has worked as a cantor and organist, first in Düsseldorf, since 1997 in Wuppertal-Elberfeld at the Alte lutherische Kirche am Kolk and the Friedhofskirche, since 2016 as full-time cantor at the aforementioned churches. In 1992, Pech also took up freelance work as a concert organist and conductor, which has led him through numerous concert engagements at home and abroad.

Since 1989 he has been artistic director and choir director at the Bachverein Düsseldorf, and in 2003 he took over as conductor of the concert choir of the Kulturgemeinde Volksbühne Wuppertal. In 1998 he was awarded the title music director by the Fachverband der Chorleiter. In 2016, he was a laureate of the Enno und Christa Springmann-Stiftung.

Recordings
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<!--== Compositions ==
 * Soli Deo Gloria: Bachverein Düsseldorf und Thorsten Pech (direction and organ)
 * Orgelwanderung durch Elberfeld – Thorsten Pech spielt an den Orgeln der Friedhofskirche (Sauer), Kreuzkirche (Beckerath), Auferstehungskirche (Peter) and Kolk (Klais)
 * Die Klais-Orgel der Alten luth. Kirche am Kolk, Wuppertal-Elberfeld: Thorsten Pech (organ)
 * Die heitere Orgel – Thorsten Pech spielt an der Klais/Sauer-Orgel der Herz-Jesu-Kirche Wuppertal
 * Josef Gabriel Rheinberger – Das Orgelwerk – Thorsten Pech spielt an der Klais/Sauer-Orgel der Herz-Jesu-Kirche Wuppertal
 * Bach trifft … auf europäische Musiktraditionen: Uwe Komischke (trumpet) and Thorsten Pech (organ)
 * Romantische Impressionen: Uwe Komischke (trumpet) and Thorsten Pech (organ)
 * Musik und Meditation im Jahreskreis der Kirche: Uwe Komischke (trumpet) and Thorsten Pech (organ) in Kloster Huysburg
 * Musik in der Kulturhauptstadt Weimar: Uwe Komischke (trumpet), Weimarer Bach-Trompeten-Ensemble and Thorsten Pech (organ)
 * Trompete und Orgel in der Bergkirche Schleiz: Uwe Komischke (trumpet) and Thorsten Pech (organ)
 * Meisterwerke Trompete und Orgel in der Christuskirche Schwelm: Uwe Komischke (Trompete) and Thorsten Pech (organ)
 * The Cathedral: Uwe Komischke (trumpet), Weimarer Bach-Trompeten-Ensemble und Thorsten Pech (organ)
 * Trompete und Orgel an der Klais-Orgel der Pfarrkirche Bonn-Endenich: Uwe Komischke (trumpet) und Thorsten Pech (organ)
 * Festliche Bläsermusiken für die Dresdner Frauenkirche: Uwe Komischke (trumpet), Weimarer Bach-Trompeten-Ensemble and Thorsten Pech (organ)
 * In dir ist Freude: Uwe Komischke (trumpet) und Thorsten Pech (organ) in der Christuskirche Schwelm


 * Elegie über ein österliches Thema Christ ist erstanden for corno da caccia and organ (premiere 1998, Wuppertal)
 * Dresden Fanfare for 5 trumpets, 2 corni da caccia, timpani and organ (composed for the reconstruction of the Dresden Frauenkirche, premiere 1999, Dresden)
 * Intrada and chorale Sun of Justice for brass ensemble (premiere 2000, Wuppertal).
 * Rhythm for brass ensemble (premiere 2000, Wuppertal)
 * Roman Mass'' for 4-8 male voices (première 2000, Rome, St. Peter's Basilica)
 * Hommage à B-A-C-H'' for trumpet and organ (premiere 2001, Wilhelmshaven)
 * Swedish Night'' for corno da caccia / trumpet and organ using traditional Swedish folk melodies (première 2001, Neukloster/MV)
 * Romantic Christmas Suite on Finnish Christmas carols for corno da caccia and organ (premiere 2002, Wuppertal)
 * Evocation for trumpet and organ, using the song Wir sind nur Gast auf Erden (premiere 2002, Wuppertal)
 * Mass for male voices and organ (premiere 2002, Vienna, Votivkirche)
 * Fantasia pro pace (Fantasy for Peace) for trumpet / corno da caccia and organ using the chorales Von guten Mächten and Ein feste Burg (premiere 2003, Wuppertal)
 * Romantic Fantasy B-R-U-C-K-N-E-R on motifs from works by Anton Bruckner; in memoriam Sergiu Celibidache, for 4 trumpets, corno da caccia, timpani and organ (première 2003, Weimar, Herderkirche)
 * Variations on the hymn Veni creator spiritus (premiere 2003, Düsseldorf)
 * Meditation in Tempore Pentecoste for corno da caccia and organ using the Pentecost hymns Heilger Geist, du Tröster and Komm, heiliger Geist'' (premiere 2004, Wuppertal)
 * The Cathedral'' using an English traditional (première 2004, Bonn)
 * In the Highland'' for trumpet / corno da caccia and organ using traditional English and Scottish Highland melodies (première 2005, Wuppertal)
 * Passio Jesu Christi for trumpet and organ using the chorale O Traurigkeit, o Herzeleid'' (première 2005, Viersen)
 * Méditation romantique e Chorale festive with the chorale Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König, for trumpet (corno da caccia ad lib.) and organ (premiere 2005, Wuppertal)
 * Japanese Gardens for 2 trumpets (2 corni da caccia) and organ using trad. Japanese melodies and themes (première 2005, Wuppertal)
 * W-A-G-N-E-R-Paraphrase'' on motifs from operas by Richard Wagner for 4 trumpets, corno da caccia, timpani (cymbals, tubular bells ad lib.) and organ (première 2007, Weimar, Herderkirche)
 * Prière (Prayer) for corno da caccia and organ on the thoughts of the 121st Psalm and using the chorale Mein schönste Zier und Kleinod bist'' (première 2010, Wuppertal)-->