Fanfare (2018)

Thorsten Benedikt Schwarte (b. 1970) — Fanfare (2018) for organ

German church musician Thorsten Benedikt Schwarte (b. 1970) began organ lessons at age 15 and from 1987 to 1989 studied church music as a part-time job. From 1988-99 he was part-time church musician at St. Franziskus, Reckenfeld while working as a social worker for youth. In 2000, Schwarte became the full-time church musician at St. Nikolaus, Münster-Wolbeck. His teachers included Ansgar Wallenhort (organ) and Annette Richter-Westermann (voice).