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OUR BAND Jazzy sound and always the right beats are provided by:
Konstanze Rupprecht (bass)
	Joachim Bolte (drums, percussion) From his early youth, Joachim loves it "to hit things" and consequently made his passion into his occupation. He plays drums and timpani in several cover bands and big bands, as well as in more classical converts. He also cares about the future of playing drums as a music teacher at 3klang e.V. in Olching.
Sandra Staiger (bass)
	Fabian Kriner (piano) Fabian Kriner was born in Mittenwald in 1972. At the age of 5 he received his first piano lessons at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen music school. From the age of 9 he received lessons on the church organ, and when he was 13 years old he also had drums lessons. Fabian won first prize in the regional competition organized by Jugend Musiziert and second prize in the national selection for piano accompaniment. For a few years he was a young percussion student at the Munich University of Music. Since 1995 he has been the choir director in changing choirs, from 2001 to 2016 he worked as a répétiteur at the Abraxas Musical Academy in Munich. Since then he has coached numerous singers of various styles. His current sphere of activity includes the piano accompaniment of various gospel choirs, the activity as a percussionist with a focus on stick playing in numerous orchestras and the organ playing in concert and as a substitute in church services. He also privately teaches piano and percussion to students.
Günter Hartmann (sax, flute)
	Alexander Schmidbauer (piano) Having a passion for music since his early childhood, Alexander Schmidbauer gained first practical experience from Sing and Pray's founder, Ralf Grössler. His repertoire comprises piano, trumpet, recorder and organ and allows him to compensate his down-to-earth day job. Despite having a solid foundation in classical music, Alexander Schmidbauer loves to explore new and diverse styles and has been a reliable member of our band for years.

CHOIR DIRECTOR KIRSTEN RUHWANDL

Our s(w)inging choir members are led by choir director Kirsten Ruhwandl:

Born in Erlangen, she was fascinated with piano and organ as a child, and never gave up that passion until today.

At the age of 16, Kirsten Ruhwandl was awarded the 2. Bundespreis for Organ at "Jugend musiziert" und started to study organ and church music after finishing school.

Since 1992, Kirsten is responsible for all church music at the Erlöserkirche; additionally, she took over the Dekanatskantoriat in Fürstenfeldbruck in 2009.

Besides her own family, Kirsten has been looking after her ever increasing choir family since 1992.

As the director, she selects the songs and arrangements and leads - with a lot of passion and even more patience - the weekly rehearsals.

SPRING CONCERT 2014

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May 10^th 7 pm	Concert Trip to Schwaben
May 17^th 7 pm	Spring Concert at Erlöserkirche
May 25^th 9.30 am	Konfirmation at Erlöserkirche
July 05^th 7 pm	Gospel Night in Germering
July 20^th 9.30 am	Konfirmandenvorstellung at Erlöserkirche

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