Compositions by Fred Stocker digitized
On behalf of the Karl Lamperti Foundation, the works of the Lachn composer Fred Stocker are being recorded in collaboration with the House of Folk Music. Some of them are already available digitally.
Alfred Stocker was born in Savoy in 1928. He is the nephew of the legendary folk musician Stocker Sepp (1898-1949). According to the Haus für Volksmusik, Stocker worked as a teacher, choirmaster and organist in Lachen from 1963. For many years, he actively shaped and musically enriched village life. He was awarded the Canton of Schwyz Recognition Prize in 1989 and the Papal Benemerenti Medal in 2017 for his multifaceted work.
On the website of the House of Folk Music in Altdorf, you can now gain an insight into his oeuvre in the "Complete Works" section. A biography complements the 143 works of his that have already been digitally recorded and are currently available to the public in PDF format Adoro te about the Lachner song up to To God alone my soul is still. The collection is to be expanded further. Additional information on Fred Stocker or individual works is welcome. Anyone performing Fred Stocker's works in public must indicate this in the Suisa lists.
