Helmut Kickton (born 28 June 1956 in Cologne,[1] West Germany) is a German church musician, publisher and multi-instrumentalist.
Kickton studied church music at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf with Hans-Dieter Möller and Hartmut Schmidt. In 1986 he passed his examination (A) with distinction for improvisation and music history.[2] The following years he learned to play most common instruments. He regularly performs on the organ, recorder,[3] violin,[4] viola,[5] cello,[6] double bass,[7] euphonium, guitar[8] and kettledrums.
Since 1987 he has been cantor of the diakonie church in Bad Kreuznach. Together with the kreuznacher-diakonie-kantorei he developed the model of the Integrative Kantorei, which unites voices and instruments.[9] Inspired by historical sources, in 2000 he introduced the layout with the choir in front of the orchestra.
In 2002 [10] he founded the kantoreiarchiv of free digital sheet music.[11] He published more than 20000 files[12] (PDF) for choir, orchestra, brass band, recorder and organ.
Compositions
- Fuge über zwei Kyriethemen für Sequenzer
 - Diptychon über „Ave maris stella“ und „Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort“
 - Postludium
 - Intrade für 6 Blechbläser über „Veni Creator Spiritus“
 
Gallery
Great organ of the Diakoniekirche
Helmut Kickton
Soloists of the kreuznacher-diakonie-kantorei (Helmut Kickton double bass)
kreuznacher-diakonie-kantorei
Basso continuo (guitar)
References
- ↑ Kickton - Ahnenliste
 - ↑ Helmut Kickton: Der Tanz als stilbildendes Element der französischen Orgelmusik des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts, Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf 1986
 - ↑ Allgemeine Zeitung Bad Kreuznach (June 7, 2006)
 - ↑ Allgemeine Zeitung Bad Kreuznach (June 25, 2002)
 - ↑ Allgemeine Zeitung Bad Kreuznach (March 12, 1999)
 - ↑ Öffentlicher Anzeiger Bad Kreuznach (April 25, 2006)
 - ↑ Öffentlicher Anzeiger Bad Kreuznach (December 1992)
 - ↑ Öffentlicher Anzeiger Bad Kreuznach (April 30, 2008)
 - ↑ Lebenswirklichkeiten - Gründer und Erbauer : 150. Geburtstag von Pfr. D. Hermann Hugo Reich. 100 Jahre Mutterhaus in Bad Kreuznach. 100 Jahre Kantorei Kreuznacher Diakonie ISBN 3-935516-23-1
 - ↑ Noten im Internet, neue musikzeitung 2002/11
 - ↑ Music Publishers' International Ismn Directory K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company 2003 ISBN 3-598-22260-2
 - ↑ kantoreiarchiv.imslp.eu