David Franke studied organ and church music at the universities of Stuttgart, Copenhagen and Berlin. In the years 2008-2018 he was organist of the historical Hildebrandt organ in St. Wenzels-Kirche in Naumburg and also a lecturer at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart in the field of organ improvisation. Since 2018 he has been a professor and head of the institute for church music at the Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg. He won the 1st prize for improvisation at the international competition in Chartres and the audience award at the international improvisation competition in Haarlem (2008). He has performed at festivals in cathedrals and concert halls in Europe, and has made CDs and recordings for German and Japanese television. He gives master classes and is a juror at organ competitions.
Ensemble Del Passato was established in 2017. The artists were united by their passion for early music and their love for the subtle sound of the voice, lute and guitar. Arranging the pieces themselves allows the band members to move through a wide repertoire: from Renaissance, through Baroque and Classical, to Romantic works. They search for forgotten pieces in old prints and manuscripts to recreate their probable forms and sound, and then restore them to performance. The band performs at many concerts and festivals, and has also recorded several online concerts. In 2022, the DUX publishing house recorded the band's first album, containing music from 400 years ago.
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