Gisbert Schneider (14 January 1934 – 1 December 2018[1]) was a German professor for artistic organ playing and improvisation at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen as well as Kirchenmusikdirektor.
He completed his church music and Kapellmeister studies with Siegfried Reda at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen.
This was followed by a position as a church musician in Velbert and Mülheim an der Ruhr.
[3] Schneider was the prize winner of international organ competitions and in 1958 he received the Förderpreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen für junge Künstlerinnen und Künstler [de].
There were particularly close scientific cooperations with the Academy of Music in Kraków and Jan Jargoń [de].