▁Matth ias ▁Ma ier ho fer ▁worked ▁as ▁church ▁music ian ▁for ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁parish ▁St ▁Albert us ▁Magn us ▁at ▁Fre ib urg , ▁Germany . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁also ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Stud ents ▁( A kadem ie ▁zur ▁Beg ab ten för der ung ) ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁lect urer ▁of ▁Martin ▁Sch med ing ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Music , ▁Fre ib urg . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁full - time ▁position ▁as ▁art istic ▁colle ague ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Theatre ▁" F el ix ▁M end els so hn ▁Bar th old y " ▁at ▁Leipzig , ▁Germany . ▁There , ▁he ▁taught ▁art istic ▁and ▁lit urg ical ▁organ ▁and ▁impro vis ation . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Matth ias ▁Ma ier ho fer ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁successor ▁of ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁Ger re ▁Han cock ▁to ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁organ ▁and ▁church ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Dean ' s ▁Fellow ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁for ▁out standing ▁ped agog ical ▁achiev ements ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Du cl oux ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁he ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Fre ib urg , ▁Germany , ▁where ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁organ ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Music , ▁Fre ib urg . ▁He ▁was ▁also