Rolf Schweizer

Rolf Schweizer
Born(1936-03-14)14 March 1936
Died6 June 2016(2016-06-06) (aged 80)
EducationEvangelisches Kirchenmusikalisches Institut Heidelberg
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Church music director
AwardsHonorary citizen of Pforzheim

Rolf Schweizer (14 March 1936 – 6 June 2016) was a German composer, choirmaster and church music director, who was based primarily at Pforzheim. Schweizer was part of the movement Neues Geistliches Lied, and his compositions, several of which appear in the Protestant hymnal Evangelisches Gesangbuch (EG), were heavily influenced by contemporary secular music, especially jazz.