Erke Duit

Erke Duit is a German conductor, composer and director of several choirs and ensembles.

Life

After his Abitur, Duit studied church music at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, specialising in choral conducting, composition, media composition, conducting and at Biola College, Los Angeles.
He is the father of a son and a daughter. Since 2005, he has been teaching Musical Interpretation and Role Designat the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna.

Works

1992 Cantata Hödlmoser, text: For the steirischer herbst
1994 Setting of texts by H. C. Artmann for the NÖ. Donaufestival
1995 The Library of Babel, together with Fritz Rainer and Wolfgang Huber
1997 Celentano Arrangements, for La Cappella Vienna, performed at the
1998 The Bremen Town Musicians, chamber orchestra work
1999 Orchestral work KINDER, for Karl Friedrich Flic
2000 Cantata adam.eva.aus with the
2001 Waldviertler Suite for 34 wind instruments
2002 Hohes Haus Musik, setting to music of the black-blue government declaration, premiere in the Austrian Parliament with the Chorvereinigung Gegenstimmen choir
2003 Brandner Kaspar, a theatre music for vocal quartet
2005 Gib mir die Kugel, a full-length globalisation cantata with the Gegenstimmen Choir

Activities

320 rock concerts as singer/pianist with the group "Robin", since 1981 freelance composer and musician. Musical director or composer/pianist: 1981-1988 Volkstheater, Vienna, Theater in der Josefstadt, Theater d. Jugend, Kammerspiele, Theater Akzent, dietheater Künstlerhaus, Salzburger Landestheater as well as in various other theatres in Germany and Austria, choirmaster of the "Chorvereinigung Gegenstimmen" since 1992, conductor of the in 2001, musical director at the Schlossspiele Kobersdorf in 2006. and the in Pürbach near Schrems.

Orchestra

1985–1995 Director of the .
1995-2002 director of the Capella Nova Klosterneuburg
Director of the Camerata Wien since 1990
Musical director of the Volkskunstorchester
Musical director of the Waldviertler Hoforchester

Numerous recordings on CD, MC, LP for ORF

Choirs

Lecturer for advanced pop ensemble at the VEREINTEN STIMMEN for the summer semester 2005.
Since 1994 Duit has directed the Viennese political choir Chorvereinigung Gegenstimmen.