Введение
Американский музыкант
Пол Отто Манц (10 мая 1919 – 28 октября 2009) – американский композитор, писавший для хора и органа. Его наиболее известное хоровое произведение – адвентный мотет "E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come", который исполнялся на Фестивале девяти уроков и рождественских песнопений в Королевском колледже Кембриджа. Однако именно трансляция этого мотета соседним хором колледжа Святого Иоанна в Кембридже во время их адвентской службы способствовала его широкой известности. Среди наиболее известных органных произведений Манца – сборники необарочных хоральных прелюдий и партит. На протяжении многих лет Пол Манц служил церкви как органист-виртуоз, композитор, преподаватель и руководитель богослужений. Он был почетным кантором Евангелическо-лютеранской церкви Святого Луки в Чикаго, штат Иллинойс, и почетным кантором лютеранской церкви Маунт-Олив в Миннеаполисе, штат Миннесота. Он был директором недавно основанного Института церковной музыки имени Пола Манца и профессором церковной музыки в отставке в Семинарии Христа Семинекс при Лютеранской школе теологии в Чикаго.
Биография
Манц родился в семье Отто и Хулды (Jeske) Манц в Кливленде, штат Огайо. Получив образование педагога в Конкордиа Учительском колледже в Ривер-Форест, Иллинойс (ныне Конкордиа Университет Чикаго), он получил степень магистра музыки в Северо-Западном университете. Грант Фульбрайта позволил ему учиться у Флора Питерса в Бельгии и Гельмута Вальхи в Германии. Бельгийское правительство пригласило его в качестве официального представителя Соединенных Штатов на церемонии в честь 80-летия Флора Питерса и 60-летия его служения титулярным органистом собора Святого Ромбо в Мехелене, Бельгия. В то время Флор Питерс называл своего бывшего ученика «моим духовным сыном».
Manz concertized extensively in North America. He appeared at Lincoln Center in New York City, with the National Symphony Orchestra, under conductor Geoffrey Simon, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C., with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall and with the Minnesota Orchestra under the direction of Charles Dutoit, Leonard Slatkin, and Henry Charles Smith. In addition, he played recitals in churches and cathedrals here and abroad. He was in great demand for his hymn festivals, which are his legacy as a church musician. He conducted many organ clinics, participated in liturgical seminars and appeared as lecturer and recitalist at the regional and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists. The esteem and respect with which Manz is regarded can be seen in the many honors he received. He was twice named one of the “Ten Most Influential Lutherans,” served as National Councilor of the American Guild of Organists and is listed as one of the “101 Most Notable Organists of the 20th Century.” He was the recipient of many honorary doctorates and awards. Northwestern University, his alma mater, presented him with the prestigious “Alumni Merit Award;.” The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago presented him with the distinguished "Confessor of Christ Award"; The Chicago Bible Society presented him with the “Gutenberg Award; and the Lutheran Institute of Washington, DC honored him with the first “Wittenberg Arts Award.” At a convention of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, his colleagues honored him for his work in the church. A large gathering in Minneapolis, Minnesota held a “Paul Manz Celebration: Honoring the Life of a Church Musician” where substantial gifts were given to the Ruth and Paul Manz Scholarship for Church Musicians. Trinity Seminary of Columbus, Ohio bestowed the “Joseph Sittler Award for Theological Leadership” and among his many honorary doctorates is the Doctor of Sacred Music degree from Valparaiso University, and most recently, the Doctor of Music degree from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. As a performer, Manz was most famous for his celebrated hymn festivals. Instead of playing traditional organ recitals, Manz would generally lead a "festival" of hymns from the organ, in which he introduced each hymn with one of his famously creative organ improvisations based on the hymn tune in question. The congregation would then sing the hymn with his accompaniment. Sometimes he would play an improvisation between each sung stanza, as with his well known variations on the tune, St. Anne, sung to the Isaac Watts text "Oh God, Our Help in Ages Past" with which he would traditionally end each festival. Many volumes of these improvisations have been written out and published and are played by church organists throughout the world.
Манц активно гастролировал по Северной Америке. Он выступал в Линкольн-центре в Нью-Йорке с Национальным симфоническим оркестром под управлением дирижера Джеффри Саймона, в Центре Кеннеди в Вашингтоне, округ Колумбия, с Чикагским симфоническим оркестром в Зале оркестра и с Миннесотским оркестром под руководством Шарля Дютуа, Леонарда Слаткина и Генри Чарльза Смита. Кроме того, он давал концерты в церквях и соборах как в стране, так и за рубежом. Он был очень востребован благодаря своим фестивалям гимнов, которые стали его главным наследием как церковного музыканта. Он проводил множество органных мастер-классов, участвовал в литургических семинарах и выступал в качестве лектора и исполнителя на региональных и национальных конвенциях Американской гильдии органистов. О высоком уважении, которым пользовался Манц, свидетельствуют многочисленные награды, которые он получил. Дважды он был назван одним из «Десяти самых влиятельных лютеран», служил Национальным советником Американской гильдии органистов и входит в список «101 самый выдающийся органист XX века». Он был удостоен множества почетных докторских степеней и премий. Его альма-матер, Северо-Западный университет, вручил ему престижную награду «За заслуги перед выпускниками»; Лютеранская школа богословия в Чикаго – престижную «Награду Исповедника Христа»; Чикагское библейское общество – награду «Гутенберг»; а Лютеранский институт в Вашингтоне, округ Колумбия, – первую «Виттенбергскую премию в области искусств». На конвенции Ассоциации лютеранских церковных музыкантов его коллеги почтили за его вклад в церковную музыку. В Миннеаполисе, штат Миннесота, состоялось масштабное «Празднование Пола Манца: в честь жизни церковного музыканта», в ходе которого были собраны значительные средства для стипендии Рут и Пола Манца для церковных музыкантов. Семинария Троицы в Колумбусе, штат Огайо, удостоила его премии Джозефа Ситтлера за теологическое лидерство, а среди его многочисленных почетных докторских степеней – степень доктора священной музыки Университета Вальпараисо и, недавно, степень доктора музыки Колледжа Святого Олафа в Нортфилде, штат Миннесота.
Manz concertized extensively in North America. He appeared at Lincoln Center in New York City, with the National Symphony Orchestra, under conductor Geoffrey Simon, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C., with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall and with the Minnesota Orchestra under the direction of Charles Dutoit, Leonard Slatkin, and Henry Charles Smith. In addition, he played recitals in churches and cathedrals here and abroad. He was in great demand for his hymn festivals, which are his legacy as a church musician. He conducted many organ clinics, participated in liturgical seminars and appeared as lecturer and recitalist at the regional and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists. The esteem and respect with which Manz is regarded can be seen in the many honors he received. He was twice named one of the “Ten Most Influential Lutherans,” served as National Councilor of the American Guild of Organists and is listed as one of the “101 Most Notable Organists of the 20th Century.” He was the recipient of many honorary doctorates and awards. Northwestern University, his alma mater, presented him with the prestigious “Alumni Merit Award;.” The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago presented him with the distinguished "Confessor of Christ Award"; The Chicago Bible Society presented him with the “Gutenberg Award; and the Lutheran Institute of Washington, DC honored him with the first “Wittenberg Arts Award.” At a convention of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, his colleagues honored him for his work in the church. A large gathering in Minneapolis, Minnesota held a “Paul Manz Celebration: Honoring the Life of a Church Musician” where substantial gifts were given to the Ruth and Paul Manz Scholarship for Church Musicians. Trinity Seminary of Columbus, Ohio bestowed the “Joseph Sittler Award for Theological Leadership” and among his many honorary doctorates is the Doctor of Sacred Music degree from Valparaiso University, and most recently, the Doctor of Music degree from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. As a performer, Manz was most famous for his celebrated hymn festivals. Instead of playing traditional organ recitals, Manz would generally lead a "festival" of hymns from the organ, in which he introduced each hymn with one of his famously creative organ improvisations based on the hymn tune in question. The congregation would then sing the hymn with his accompaniment. Sometimes he would play an improvisation between each sung stanza, as with his well known variations on the tune, St. Anne, sung to the Isaac Watts text "Oh God, Our Help in Ages Past" with which he would traditionally end each festival. Many volumes of these improvisations have been written out and published and are played by church organists throughout the world.
Как исполнитель, Манц прославился своими знаменитыми фестивалями гимнов. Вместо традиционных органных концертов Манц обычно проводил «фестиваль» гимнов, представляя каждый гимн одной из своих знаменитых творческих органных импровизаций на его мелодию. Затем община пела гимн под его аккомпанемент. Иногда он импровизировал между куплетами, как в своих известных вариациях на мелодию Святой Анны, исполненной на текст Исаака Уоттса «О Боже, наша помощь в прошлые века», которой он традиционно завершал каждый фестиваль. Многие тома этих импровизаций были записаны и опубликованы и исполняются церковными органистами по всему миру.
Manz concertized extensively in North America. He appeared at Lincoln Center in New York City, with the National Symphony Orchestra, under conductor Geoffrey Simon, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C., with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Orchestra Hall and with the Minnesota Orchestra under the direction of Charles Dutoit, Leonard Slatkin, and Henry Charles Smith. In addition, he played recitals in churches and cathedrals here and abroad. He was in great demand for his hymn festivals, which are his legacy as a church musician. He conducted many organ clinics, participated in liturgical seminars and appeared as lecturer and recitalist at the regional and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists. The esteem and respect with which Manz is regarded can be seen in the many honors he received. He was twice named one of the “Ten Most Influential Lutherans,” served as National Councilor of the American Guild of Organists and is listed as one of the “101 Most Notable Organists of the 20th Century.” He was the recipient of many honorary doctorates and awards. Northwestern University, his alma mater, presented him with the prestigious “Alumni Merit Award;.” The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago presented him with the distinguished "Confessor of Christ Award"; The Chicago Bible Society presented him with the “Gutenberg Award; and the Lutheran Institute of Washington, DC honored him with the first “Wittenberg Arts Award.” At a convention of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, his colleagues honored him for his work in the church. A large gathering in Minneapolis, Minnesota held a “Paul Manz Celebration: Honoring the Life of a Church Musician” where substantial gifts were given to the Ruth and Paul Manz Scholarship for Church Musicians. Trinity Seminary of Columbus, Ohio bestowed the “Joseph Sittler Award for Theological Leadership” and among his many honorary doctorates is the Doctor of Sacred Music degree from Valparaiso University, and most recently, the Doctor of Music degree from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota. As a performer, Manz was most famous for his celebrated hymn festivals. Instead of playing traditional organ recitals, Manz would generally lead a "festival" of hymns from the organ, in which he introduced each hymn with one of his famously creative organ improvisations based on the hymn tune in question. The congregation would then sing the hymn with his accompaniment. Sometimes he would play an improvisation between each sung stanza, as with his well known variations on the tune, St. Anne, sung to the Isaac Watts text "Oh God, Our Help in Ages Past" with which he would traditionally end each festival. Many volumes of these improvisations have been written out and published and are played by church organists throughout the world.