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Christoph Hintermüller
Born1993
Unna, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of North Texas
Occupation(s)Church musician, organist, stage hypnotist
Known forOrgan performance, stage hypnosis
Notable workAGO Student Commissioning Project (2018) E. Power Biggs Fellowship (2019)
Portrait of Organist Christoph Hintermüller

Christoph Hintermüller (born 1993 in Unna, Germany) is an internationally acclaimed church musician, organist, choir conductor and stage hypnotist. Since August 2024, he has served as the Director of Worship and Music at the Catholic Church of St. Ignatius Martyr in Austin, Texas, USA.

Musical career

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Studies and concert performances

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In October 2013, Hintermüller began studying church music at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, where he studied under Cathedral Organist Prof. Daniel Beckmann.

In 2016, he participated in a semester abroad at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied under Christoph Bull.[1] In 2018, Hintermüller began his Master's degree in organ performance at the University of North Texas, studying with Jesse Eschbach.[2] He was awarded with a Teaching Fellow for organ which is highly usually for international students.[3]

Awards and recognitions

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In 2018, Hintermüller won the AGO Student Commissioning Project in collaboration with the American composer Mark Vaughn. This competition is organized by the American Guild of Organists to promote cooperation between young composers and organists.[4] In 2019, he was awarded the E. Power Biggs Fellowship by the Organ Historical Society.[5][6][7]

Hintermüller is also an author of Musica Sacra. This is Germany's largest specialist journal for church music. He has dealt with topics relating to American choir and organ music and published articlesles on John Knowles Paine's and Dan Forrest's music.[8][9][10][11]

Hintermüller is particularly well known in Germany for focusing on Anglo-American organ music and film music in his concerts. With this combination, he tries to inspire younger people[12] in particular to play the organ. Due to the unfamiliar music, he usually moderates his concerts to provide visitors with further information. This is absolutely untypical in Europe, but is repeatedly praised in newspaper articles.[13][14][15]

Hintermüller performed on the most important organs and churches, especially in the US.

Among others:

  • Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall Organ (largest organ in the world)
  • First Congregational Church Los Angeles (largest church organ in the world)
  • Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, San Francisco[16]
  • Marktkirche Wiesbaden
  • The Arctic Cathedral, Tromsø[17]
  • Cathedral St. Martinus Stommeln
  • First Presbyterian Church Santa Barbara

Recent career and O1-B Visa

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He held several music director positions in Germany on prestigious churches (Bochum[18][19][20], Cologne[21] and Troisdorf[22]).

He appears several TV productions as organist. Among others in the BR (public service broadcasting) production “Lohnt sich das”.[23]

Stage hypnosis and Miscellaneous

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In addition to his church music career, Christoph Hintermüller developed a keen interest in psychology, coaching, clinical hypnosis, and stage hypnosis. He has performed worldwide under his stage name "Christo Showhypnose". He is part also the official stage hypnotist of the German magician duo known as "Die Unfassbaren", which has gained international recognition.[24]

He can also regularly be seen as an expert on the subject of hypnosis in German TV programs (including ZDF, ARD, Sat1, Pro7[25] and 3Sat[26]).

The composers Carson Cooman[27][28], Graham Twist and Andreas Willscher wrote several organ compositions for him.

Several books from him were published in the last years.[29]

References

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  1. ^ "Filmmusik auf der Seifert-Orgel". www.wn.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  2. ^ Eschbach, Jesse. "UNT Organ and Harpsichord Studio | Organ and Harpsichord". organ.music.unt.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  3. ^ "UNT Organ Studio | Organ". webarchive.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  4. ^ Meszler, Alexander (October 2019). The American Organists. American Guide of Organists. pp. 30–33.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ "Organ Historical Society". Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  6. ^ "Past Biggs Scholars". The OHS. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  7. ^ "E. Power Biggs Scholars" (PDF). The Tracker. 63 (3): 68. July 2019.
  8. ^ Axtmann, Dominik (2020). "Kirchenmusikalisches Jahrbuch Generalregister 2010–2019" (PDF). Musica Sacra.
  9. ^ Hintermüller, Christoph (2017). "Zwei amerikanische viktorianische Komponisten mit deutscher Ausbildung". Musica Sacra. 2017 (2): 78–88.
  10. ^ Hintermüller, Christoph (2020). "John Knowles Paines Mass in D op. 10". Musica Sacra. 2020 (2): 72–74.
  11. ^ Hintermüller, Christoph (2023). "Dan Forrest: Requiem for the living". Musica Sacra. 2023 (2): 92–93.
  12. ^ Mediengruppe, FUNKE (2017-04-05). "200 Gäste kamen zu den Orgeltagen". www.waz.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  13. ^ "Ganzes Orchester in nur einem Instrument". www.kreiszeitung.de (in German). 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  14. ^ "Classic meets Modern". bistummainz.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  15. ^ Irmler, Christopher. "Ungewohnte Klänge". www.wn.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  16. ^ https://smcsf.org/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2022/07/2022.07.24-Hintermueller.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ^ "Organ recital | Ishavskatedralen". www.ishavskatedralen.no. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  18. ^ "Christoph Hintermüller ist neuer koordinierender Kirchenmusiker der Pfarrei ǀ St. Franziskus Bochum-Weitmar". www.st-franziskus-bochum.de. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  19. ^ "Christoph Hintermüller ist neuer koordinierender Kirchenmusiker in St. Franziskus Weitmar: Der neue Mann an der Orgel". Lokalkompass (in German). 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  20. ^ Illner, Marie (2020-07-10). "Bochumer Pfarrei kann sich auf internationale Töne freuen". www.waz.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  21. ^ "Musikalische Akzente setzen: Das ist Stommelns neuer Kantor". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (in German). 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  22. ^ "Orgelkonzert mit Christoph Hintermüller in der Christuskirche Haßloch". Wochenblatt Reporter (in German). 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  23. ^ Lohnt sich das? (2023-10-05). Viel Arbeit, hohes Gehalt! Kirchenmusiker mit außergewöhnlichem Nebenjob | Lohnt sich das? I BR. Retrieved 2024-09-22 – via YouTube.
  24. ^ "Die Unfassbaren - Hypnosis Duo". Retrieved 2024-09-21.
  25. ^ Galileo (2021-03-30). 10 Fragen an einen Hypnotiseur: Kannst du jemanden zum Straftäter machen? | Galileo | ProSieben. Retrieved 2024-09-22 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ ""WissenHoch2" über Hypnose und darüber, was unser Gehirn alles leisten kann". 3sat Pressetreff (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  27. ^ "Fantasy on "The Star-Spangled Banner" (2018) for Organ | Carson Cooman – Composer". carsoncooman.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  28. ^ "Variations on a Theme of Haydn (2017) for Organ | Carson Cooman – Composer". carsoncooman.com. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  29. ^ David, Ben; Christo (2022). Unfassbar entspannt: wie du Stress für dich nutzt und gelassen lebst. Hamburg: Montagshappen. ISBN 978-3-98640-005-7.
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