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Manfred Roost

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Manfred Roost (26 March 1929 – 27 July 2022) was a German conductor and choir director.

Life and career

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Roost studied education and worked as a teacher in Jüterbog after his studies. He completed additional studies at the Institute for Music Education at the Humboldt University of Berlin; he studied conducting with Helmut Koch. From 1954, Roost worked as a music editor at the Deutschlandsender (GDR) [de]. In 1955, he founded the Rundfunk-Kinderchor [Radio Children's Choir] there on behalf of the German radio station,[1] which he conducted from 1955 to 2002.[2] From 1974, the choir had its home at the Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasium [de], a special school for music.[3] In 1978, Roost was appointed professor. With his choir he undertook many concert tours and made extensive radio and audio recordings.[2] In 1989, Roost was awarded the Goethe-Preis der Stadt Berlin [de].[4] Roost died on 27 July 2022, at the age of 93.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Carsten Niemann: Not only angels' voices - Rundfunk-Kinderchor turns 45 and invites you to a concert. In Der Tagesspiegel dated 18 May 2000.
  2. ^ a b Companions: Manfred Roost on a website about Kurt Schwaen
  3. ^ "Rundfunk-Kinderchor". Webseite des Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasiums in Berlin (in German). Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ Manfred Roost on Naxos
  5. ^ "Manfred Roost". Berliner Verlag. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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