Gustav Gunsenheimer

Gustav Gunsenheimer
Gunsenheimer, c. 2020
Born(1934-03-10)10 March 1934
Kunzendorf, Gau Silesia, Nazi Germany
Died3 March 2026(2026-03-03) (aged 91)
Occupations
  • Director of church music
  • Composer
  • Academic teacher
Organizations
AwardsOrder of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Gustav Gunsenheimer (German: [ˈɡʊnzn̩ˌhaɪmɐ]; 10 March 1934 – 3 March 2026) was a German director of church music and a composer of mostly sacred music and chamber music, including the Evangelienmotette Die Versuchung Jesu. First an elementary school teacher, he worked for decades as the church musician at St. Lukas in Schweinfurt, where he held annual festivals. He conducted notable choirs, was responsible in the Bavarian organization of chorale conductors, and was a lecturer at the Musikhochschule Würzburg.