Gustav Gunsenheimer
Gustav Gunsenheimer | |
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Gunsenheimer, c. 2020 | |
| Born | 10 March 1934 Kunzendorf, Gau Silesia, Nazi Germany |
| Died | 3 March 2026 (aged 91) |
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| Awards | Order 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.