Alfred Sittard

Alfred Sittard (4 November 1878 –– 31 March 1942) was a German cantor, composer of church music and one of the most important organists of his time.

From 1897 to 1901 Sittard studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln with Friedrich Wilhelm Franke, Franz Wüllner and Isidor Seiß.

He worked as a volunteer conductor at the Hamburg State Opera from 1901 to 1902 and was awarded the Mendelssohn Scholarship for composition in 1902.

[2] As an organ virtuoso he toured Romania, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Russia and Sweden.

His name is remembered at the Universität der Künste Berlin with the Sittard Foundation, founded in 1974, which also awards scholarships to underprivileged organ students.