Dan Zerfaß [SEP] occupation
Dan Zerfaß
Dan Zerfaß (born 1968) is a German classical organist, the cantor at the Worms Cathedral and academic teacher.
Career.
Born in Simmern, Zerfaß was a student of Regional cantor Franz Leinhäuser in Oberwesel. He studied at the Hochschule für Musik Frankfurt, finishing in 1992 with top honors as a church musician and graduating in 1993 as a recital organist. Influential teachers were Edgar Krapp (organ), Wolfgang Schäfer (choral and orchestral conducting) and Godehard Joppich (Gregorian chant). He took
organ. Dan Zerfaß composed "Herr, erbarme dich", Nicolo Sokoli "Ehre sei Gott", Thomas Gabriel "Ich glaube an Gott", Boltz "Gottheit tief verborgen", Ralf Stiewe "Heilig", Ruben J. Sturm "Lamm Gottes".
On 3 November 2012, he played in the cathedral the organ part of Colin Mawby's Missa solemnis "Bonifatius-Messe" in the work's second performance by the Chor von St. Bonifatius, conducted by Gabriel Dessauer.
Recordings.
- "Weihnachtslied