Dietrich Bartel

Dietrich Bartel received his undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia in 1975, where he majored in Music History and Organ Performance. He completed his PhD at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität in Freiburg, Germany, in 1982. His dissertation, appearing in 1985 as Handbuch der musikalischen Figurenlehre, is presently going into its 4th printing. While in Freiburg, he also held the Kantor position at the Lutherkirche.
In 1985 he moved to Winnipeg with his wife, Jocelyn, and children, Rebecca and Gregory, to take up a teaching position at Canadian Mennonite Bible College. He is also active as a church musician in the city, presently being the organist and choir director at All Saints’ Anglican Church. In addition, he has served on the boards of The Winnipeg Singers, the Royal Canadian College of Organists and the Winnipeg Bach Festival. He has also appeared in concerts on numerous occasions with these organizations, as well as with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. Dietrich continues to pursue research in the area of German Baroque music theory. His book, Musica Poetica, has become a standard work in the field. More recently he has been working on the German theorist and organist Andreas Werckmeister, including a translation and commentary of Werckmeister’s last treatise.