Avgust Ipavec

Avgust Ipavec (* 1940 in Gorizia, Italy ) is a Slovenian- Austrian priest, composer and conductor.

Life

After completing his theological studies in Ljubljana, he was followed by a study of composition at the Music Academy there, which he finished just as successful. Since 1976 he has lived in Vienna, where he works as a composer, conductor and hospital chaplain. Ipavec mainly writes works for large choirs ( oratorios, masses, etc.), as well as symphonies and operas.

On 4 December 2006 him the Gold Medal of the Republic of Austria was awarded.

Works

• Zlatorog (Opera)
• Stations of the Cross
• Missa populorum
• Fonte d' Amore ( oratory on St. Francis of Assisi )
• Let my nightingale sing ( oratorio about the Slovenian poet Simon Gregorčič )
• Ad Missam Agris ( oratorio about the Saints Benedict and Bernard, 1998)