Manuel Gerber (Tenor)

Born: 1975 - Switzerland

The Swiss tenor, Manuel Gerber, received Primary teacher's certificate in Biel/Bienne 1995; and Teaching Diploma for oboe with Patrick Marguerat in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 2000. He studied Baroque oboe with Carole Wiesmann in Basel (2006-2010). He also studied Musicology at the University of Bern (1998-2001). He studied singing with Ulrich Gilgen, Irene Friedli and Fernande Chiocchio; choral conducting with Josef Zaugg, Jürg Jakob and Bernhard Scheidegger; orchestral conducting with Patrick Lehman and Dominique Roggen.

Manuel Gerber performs regularly as a tenor singer ans as an oboist . hae can express his love of the Baroque repertoire on the instrument as well as with his voice. He is a musician with a wide range of interests, and he cdxan be find with the tuba in a big band with a saxophone or a Balkan fanfare. He sings in the Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen (Director: Rudolf Lutz) since its foundation in 2006.

Musical highlights: oboist in the Baroque orchestra Le Moment Baroque; singer in the Ensemble vocal Orlando, directed by Laurent Gendre; conductor for choral and orchestral projects (e.g. with the jazz singer Elina Duni); oboist and saxophonist in jazz ensemble Le Grand Eustache

Sources:
J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen Website English translation by Aryeh Oron (June 2014)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2014)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Rudolf Lutz

Tenor

Member of Chor der J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen:
DVD/CD: BWV 20, BWV 23, BWV 24 [2016], BWV 26, BWV 29, BWV 30, BWV 34, BWV 46 [2016], BWV 66, BWV 67, BWV 70, BWV 73, BWV 91 [2016], BWV 93, BWV 94, BWV 73, BWV 92 [2016], BWV 95, BWV 97, BWV 99, BWV 111, BWV 116, BWV 119, BWV 121, BWV 127 [2017], BWV 135, BWV 136, BWV 138, BWV 144, BWV 146, BWV 176, BWV 180, BWV 187 [2017], BWV 198
DVD/CD (2006): BWV 48
DVD/CD (2007): BWV 182, BWV 33, BWV 38
DVD/CD (2008): BWV 78, BWV 63
[D11-11] (2017, Video): BWV 248/1
DVD/CD (2018): BWV 68, BWV 114, BWV 227, BWV 21
DVD/CD (2019): BWV 126, BWV 43, BWV 2, BWV 17, BWV 248/3
BSSG [D15-1] (2021, Video)/Bach-Kantaten N°37 (CD): BWV 65
BSSG [D15-4] (2021, Video): BWV 192
BSSG [D15-5] (2021, Video): BWV 37
BSSG [D15-6] (2021, Video): BWV 215
BSSG [D15-9] (2021, Video): BWV 120
BSSG [D15-11] (2021, Video): BWV 45
BSSG [D16-5] (2022, Video): BWV 11
BSSG [D16-9] (2022, Video): BWV 19
BSSG [D16-10] (2022, Video): BWV 235
BSSG [D16-11] (2022, Video): BWV 236
BSSG [D16-14] (2022, Video): BWV 28
BSSG [D17-5] (2023, Video): BWV 74
BSSG [D17-7] (2023, Video): BWV 178
[V-2] (2016): BWV 232

Links to other Sites

Manuel Gerber, Tenor (J.S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen) [German]