Armin Kircher Explained

Armin Kircher (1966 – 12 October 2015) was an Austrian composer and conductor.^[1]

Life

Born in Kufstein, Austria, in 1966 Kircher grew up in Breitenbach am Inn and completed his matura in 1985 at the College Borrpmaeum in Salzburg.^[2]

He led the church music department of the Archdiocese of Salzburg and was, from 1992 to 2015, the organizational manager of the Austrian working week for church music.^[3] He was also a conductor at the Collegiate Church of St. Peter in Salzburg and organist at the oldest preserved organ in the city of Salzburg in the Kajetanerkirche.^[4]

He was the editor of several editions of ancient and modern choral music. He wrote numerous refrains in praise of God in 2013.^{[2] [5]}

Kircher died on 12 October 2015 of heart failure.^[2]

External links

• Web site: Mag. Armin Kircher. Leiter der Stiftsmusik. Mag. Armin Kircher leitet das Kirchenmusikreferat der .... 2015-09-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110351/http://www.stift-stpeter.at/de/personen/detail.asp?id=62&title=Mag.%20Armin%20Kircher. stift-stpeter.at. 2023-05-13.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aus der Musik herausgerissen. Reinhard Kriechbaum. drehpunktkultur.at.
2. Web site: Trauer um Salzburger Kirchenmusiker Armin Kircher . Erzdiözese Wien . 13 October 2015. de . 27 August 2023.
3. Web site: 83. Bachfest in Salzburg 2008 - Armin Kircher. 2015-10-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131204020145/http://www.salzburger-bachgesellschaft.at/sbx/bachfest_08/Pages/Programm/Kuenstler/kircher_armin.htm . 2013-12-04 .
4. Web site: Carus-Verlag Stuttgart - Armin Kircher . www.carus-verlag.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131204013909/http://www.carus-verlag.com/index.php3?BLink=Kircher . 2013-12-04.
5. http://www.stift-stpeter.at/interactivist/frontend/downloadDoc.asp?file=Parte%5F%2BArmin%5FKircher%2Epdf&typ=.pdf&id=00137&chk=317292 Armin Kricher