Programme:
David German (*1954):
Festive Trumpet Tune
Gordon Young (1919-1998)
“Jubilee Suite” (10 minutes)
Nr. 1 Promenade
Nr. 2 Arioso
Nr. 3 Carillion Toccata
Oskar Lindberg (1887-1955):
Gammal fäbodpsalm fran Dalarna
Percy Whitlock (1903-1946):
From „Plymouth Suite“:
Nr. 1 Allegro risoluto
Nr. 4 Salix
Nr. 5 Toccata
Kai Krakenberg was born in 1970 in Essen, where he also grew up, and attended school and music college.
He was a student of Heiner Graßt from 1982-1992, who was his only organ teacher before he began his studies. He was already an extra-official organist in the ninth grade in Essen-Kray. He held this position until shortly before his A-Exams in 1997.
He studied sacred music (organ, piano and conducting) at the Folkwang-College of Music in Essen with Professors Gisbert Schneider and Gerd Zacher. He successfully completed his A-Exams and received his degree in1997. During his studies, he was Professor Schneider’s assistant. During his studies, Kai Krakenberg took part in many fellowships and courses both in Germany and abroad with internationally renowned organists (Northern Germany, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Italy, and U.S.A.).
From 1997-2000 he was the music director at the Lutheran Garnison Church. From 2000-2005 he was the music director at Bergstedt Church, Hamburg.
Since April of 2005, Kai Krakenburg is the music director, cantor and organist at the city church of St. Mary in Husum, where Nicolaus Bruhns was also the director. In addition, he is the church district music director for the church district and the director of the Church Music School.
Kai has played Bach’s complete organ works in 28 concerts at St. Mary’s, Husum.
In addition, his personal interest focuses on the works of the northern German school as well as the great organ works of German, French and Anglo-Saxon / American composers. As an organist, he has concertized in almost every European country, Russia, Asia, as well as the United States and Canada.
Kai has released a number of CD’s with American, English, French and Scandinavian composers and Messiaen “La Nativité du Seigneur”.
