Category: ComposerDocs

Andreas Diemer

Andreas Diemer

Whenever my profession leaves some time, I take my trumpet and play jazz. Originally educated as a cello player, I soon felt the borders of classical music too close. I needed more freedom to express myself, to play my own music, to create chorusses, arrangements and compositions and to play “dirty” notes when I wanted. So jazz has become my passion for almost 40 years. I play by myself, in a sextett !ALIVE!, in a Big Band Jazz Association Orchestra or in a piano/flugelhorn Read more [...]
Georg Ringsgwandl

Georg Ringsgwandl

Georg Ringsgwandl (* 15. November 1948 in Bad Reichenhall) is a bavarian, comedian song writer and MD. He is a real "bavarian RockDoc"! Who can rock in the bavarian dialect?ALways on tour - see his web site! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlbuFKR2Tms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-yE5eS0qnE some of his lied texts: Saure Drops und Schokoroll(Text & Musik: Georg Ringsgwandl)Lucie-Baby und Valentinomach'n büschen Read more [...]
The Mannheim Uroband

The Mannheim Uroband

The Mannheim Uroband consists of the urologists Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Jens Rassweiler (Leadgitarre, Gesang, Mundharmonika), Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Reinhold Tschada (Bass), Dr. med. Stefan Forster (Gesang, Akustikgitarre), Dr. med. Mathias Löbelenz (Gitarre) und Dr. med. Tim Jaeger (Schlagzeug, Gesang). Their music is about their everyday-life in a humorous way - thus they make it possible to sing and rock about tabu themes...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZEyU6GXPzE&list=PLSkogUBIIRSBf-poaO7uA2VbubIjI9A1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPIIwOcTUCU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rndG8BNWpoo&list=PLv1Ln3a8uz4qlSu_FjVsqNAdu-8bAb51Q&pp=iAQB web wikipedia Read more [...]
Sam Bierstock

Sam Bierstock

Physician, Professional Musician (Harmonicologist), Entertainer, and Medical Informaticist, Radio and Television co-host, Dr. Sam has been delivering his "music with a message" and entertaining at healthcare events, professional conferences, corporate meetings, conventions and political events in more than 40 states since 1996. He has been featured in leading national publications such as People Magazine and USA Today, and such national radio and television venues as CNN, FOX TV, CNN, and National Read more [...]
Samuel Wong

Samuel Wong

Samuel Wong (Chinese: 黃大德) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian conductor and ophthalmologist [1]. Trained at Harvard Medical School and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons,[1] Dr. Wong is an eye surgeon practicing in Manhattan and Brooklyn. In another career, he has conducted many international orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Seattle and Houston Symphonies, Toronto and Montreal Symphonies, Read more [...]
Thomas Stiegler

Thomas Stiegler

Ulla oder die schöne Lau Oper von Stiegler 1966 born in Meschede (D) 1987-94 studied medicine in Cologne, Freiburg and Frankfurt 1991-94 studied composition in Freiburg with Immanuel Nunes and Matthias Spahlinger since 1994 assistent doctor, since 2001 senior physician (internal medicine) 1997 1. prize at the International Composition Contest Boswil (CH) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fgK5YyYG9k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCy1XNsdPY8 web wikipedia DEwikipedia Read more [...]
Giuseppe Sinopoli

Giuseppe Sinopoli

Giuseppe Sinopoli (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe siˈnɔːpoli]; 2 November 1946 – 21 April 2001)[1] was an Italian conductor and composer. Sinopoli was born in Venice, Italy, and later studied at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice under Ernesto Rubin de Cervin and at Darmstadt, including being mentored in composition with Karlheinz Stockhausen.[citation needed] He also obtained a degree in medicine from Read more [...]
Werner Bockelmann

Werner Bockelmann

his CD "Leipzig Polonaise", one of his major compositions. Jan Bochański (natural name Werner Bockelmann) was born in St. Wendel/Saar/Germany as son of a doctor family (5th generation). After World War II he was in Melsungen/Germany where he got rare piano lessons and did not have composition but made his first attempts to compose. 1947 to 1953 he studied medicine and law in Homburg/Saar, Paris and Heidelberg. After his MD, thesis and specialisation in ophthalmology he Read more [...]
Adam Dachman

Adam Dachman

Adam has been called a healer. His music considered to be from a realm of peace and possibility. Interestingly, he happens to be a well trained general surgeon. And while medicine has received much of his focus over the years, music has been on his mind since childhood. Trained classically, Adam quickly became his teacher’s prodigy and competed nationally. (As the years passed, he became interested in composing his own music. Formal training in theory, jazz, improvisation, orchestration Read more [...]
Martin Heyworth

Martin Heyworth

Martin Heyworth web of works in UE - Universal Edition Medical graduate of Cambridge University (1971). Career in academic medicine (retired 2017). Now pursuing career in music, focussing on composition. After piano lessons in childhood in England, started composing at age 17 (1964). Initial works for solo piano and for small instrumental ensembles; somewhat later, a few vocal works. Self-directed musical education included reading theory, and studying and copying scores. Milestones include Read more [...]