Christoph Hintermüller is appointed director of liturgy and music for St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church, Austin, Texas. As a German native, he began studying church music at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, where he worked with Daniel Beckmann. He spent a semester at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied with Christoph Bull. In 2018 Hintermüller began his master’s degree in organ performance at the University of North Texas, Denton, studying with Jesse Eschbach.
In October 2023 Hintermüller was granted the O1-B visa by the United States government. He has held church positions where he was responsible for a choir and organ series, most recently at St. Mary Catholic Church, Marshall, Michigan, and he earned multiple awards in Germany for his Innovative Concert Projects presentations. Hintermüller’s focus in recent years has been on American organ and choral music, much of it unknown in Germany.
For information: st-ignatius.org.
Other recent appointments:
Jonathan Ryan to Christ Church Cranbrook
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