Welcome to the iOK!
The Department of Organ, Organ Research and Church Music (iOK) offers bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes in the following areas of study:
- Catholic and Protestant Church Music
- Organ Performance
- Organ Performance (Improvisation)
- Organ | Music Education (IGP)
- Areas of study with organ as artistic major in Instrumental Music Education (IME), Music Education (ME), Music Therapy, and Music and Movement Education/Rhythmics (MBP/Rhythmik)
Department head:
Johannes Ebenbauer
+43 (1) 71155-2600
ebenbauer@mdw.ac.at
Deputy department head:
Manuel Schuen
+43 (1) 71155-2615
schuen@mdw.ac.at
Artistic management:
Michał Kucharko
+43 (1) 71155-2614
kucharko@mdw.ac.at
Secretary:
Elisabeth Ritter
+43 (1) 71155-2601
ritter@mdw.ac.at
Postal address:
Seilerstätte 26
1010 Vienna
Inaugural concert of Antanina Kalechyts, Klaus Lang und Manuel Schuen
On March 14th the Inaugural concert of the professors Antanina Kalechyts, Klaus Lang und Manuel Schuen took place in St. Ursula. The audience could listen to music by Klaus Lang (premiere), Hermann Markus Pressl und Wolfgang Sauseng and also Gregorian Chant.
Choralschola, choir and string quartet of the Institute for Organ, Organ Research and Church Music
Conductors: Antanina Kalechyts and Manuel Schuen
AV-Podcasts
The traditional Advent´s concert on December 17th 2025 in the church of St. Ursula was dedicated to Johann Sebastia Bach. The students of the institute performed the cantatas I and III from Bachs "Weihnachtsoratorium" (Christmas Oratorio) BWV 248, conducted by students of the classes of Manuel Schuen und Sophia Khutsishvili, also from the institute.
The concert was a cooperation between the Institute for Organ, Organ Research and Church music and the Institute for Old Music (both mdw).
In the following AV-Podcast made by Stefanie Sixt you can hear parts from the concert and interviews with participants.
"Requiem in c-minor" by Antonio Salieri - AV-Podcast from May 7th 2025: Impressions from the general rehearsal and interview mit Manuel Schuen
What´s new?
In January 2026 the sixth and so far last volume of the publication series Wiener Beiträge zu Orgel und Kirchenmusik was presented. The title of the new publication is "Kirche und Lied. Beiträge aus Wissenschaft und Praxis zum kirchlichen Singen im Wandel der Zeit, vornehmlich aus evangelischer Perpektive". Twelve notable authors helped to realise the volume by providing their articles.
The publication can be ordered at the institute.
Our recently produced CD Die Hausorgel von Franz Schmidt, is now available at the institute. The compositions recorded here, spanning four centuries, show the complete potentialof this organ. The house organ of the Austrian composer Franz Schmidt is set up in St. Ursula church, which is part of the institute.
Prof. Roman Summereder presents compositions by Franz Schmidt, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Leoš Janáček and others.
Review
"Risen" - Catholic Religious Service with new spiritual songs on April 19th, 2026 in St. Ursula, broadcasted on Austrian radio Ö2.
performers:
choir und band at the Institute for Organ, Organ Research and Church music
conducting - Michał Kucharko and students of the institute
organ - Eivind Berg
Auditorium Grafenegg - Religious Service at the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th, 2025, broadcasted on Austrian radio Ö2. Joseph Haydn: Kleine Orgelsolomesse, Hob. XXII: 7 (1778).
performers:
choir und band at the Institute for Organ, Organ Research and Church music
soprano solo - Katharina Adamcyk
organ positive - Goetz Bienert
conducting - Sophia Khutsishvili
Catholic Religious Service with music of G.P. da Palestrina (Missa brevis quattuor vocum) and Arvo Pärt (Berliner Messe) in St. Ursula on November 16th, 2025, broadcasted on Austrian radio Ö2.
performers:
choir at the Institute for Organ, Organ Research and Church music
organ - Eivind Berg
conducting - Manuel Schuen
"A Little Jazz Mass" by Bob Chilcott on May 7th 2023 in St. Ursula, performed by the institutes' choir of Church Music and the Jazz Trio (feat. Gerald Schuller)
„Passio Iesu secundum Ioannem“ by Wolfgang Sauseng, performed in the Church of St. Ursula on March 31st 2023
Missa Sancti Nicolai Hob. XXII:6 by Joseph Haydn
„4 Orgelklassen / 4 Recitals“, streamed by the AV Centre on May 5th 2022
Opening Concert of the Church Music Festival in Veszprem on May 18th 2021 with the Gregorian Chant Group
„Organ Dialogs“, Class Recital with Organ Improvisation on January 26th 2021
"Sparrow-Mass" in C-Major, KV 220 by Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
