- Axel Bergstedt
Axel Bergstedt (* 1962) is a Brazilian conductor and composer.
He was born in Germany and lived in front of the famous old Cathedral of
Ratzeburg , a well known lutheran church. It is a center of church music, and the conductor and organist [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neithard_Bethke Neithard Bethke] became the beloved teacher of the young Axel. Famous musicians likePeter Hurford orHelen Donath or theAcademy of St. Martin in the Fields came to the cathedral, convited by Neithard Bethke. Later Axel studied Church Music and Conductor in Hamburg, with the conductor Klauspeter Seibel and the organist [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Wunderlich_%28Musiker%29 Heinz Wunderlich] .In 1985 he became conductor of the [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger_Bachorchester Hamburger Bachorchester] , dedicated for church music of the 18th century, associated with choir end children's choir. He is also the composer of the big musical Ronja Räubertochter, (book by
Astrid Lindgren ), with orquestra and 120 persons on the stage.In 1994 he was convited for the first time for
Brazil . After marrying a Brazilian woman he began to live inBelo Horizonte andVitoria ,ES, in Brazil. In 2001 he began to work with social projects.In 2004 the Lutheran church of Brazil convited him for a new project in
Cariacica ,ES, a region of simple workers. He wrote many composicions and arrangements for the new project. Well known are his Louva ao Senhor [1] and Aquecendo Corações, the Brazilian version of Let our hearts burn, CD Aquecendo Corações. [2]notes
1. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MmWi8cx21Q Video Louva ao Senhor] [http://www.axelbergstedt.hpg.ig.com.br/Composicions.html Compositions] 2. [http://www.axelbergstedtx.meine-hp.net/aquecendocoracoes.html Site Aquecendo corações]
references: site http://www.axelbergstedt.hpg.ig.com.br/index.html
site of the Lutheran church of Brazil [http://www.ielb.org.br/ www.ielb.org.br]
biographies of many programs and flyers of concerts
the book Jonas, Onze de setembro Editora,
Porto Alegre , 2006
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