Artist Info: Werner Jacob

Born: March 4, 1938 - Mengersgereuth, Thuringia, Germany
Died: May 23, 2006 - Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Germany

The German organist and composer, Werner Jacob, studied until 1961 organ with Walter Kraft, harpsichord, composition with Wolfgang Fortner, and conducting with Carl Ueter at the Musikhochschule in Freiburg, and privately organ with Anton Nowakowski.

Werner Jacob was from 1969 to 1991 Kantor at St. Sebald in Nuremberg, and continued as titular organist. [read more...]