Derschlag men's choir

Derschlag men's choir
Seat:	Gummersbach / Germany
Genus:	Male choir
Head :	Paul Speitmann; Jürgen Speitmann
Voices :	approx. 30 ( TTBB )

The male choir of the Evangelical Free Church Community of Derschlag (short: Men's Choir Derschlag ; also: Derschlager Men's Choir or Men's Choir of the Baptist Congregation Derschlag ) was a vocal ensemble of male voices that had a formative influence on the German-speaking Christian choral music scene in the free church for several decades.

history

The male choir of the Derschlag Baptist Congregation was founded in 1882. In 1956, under the direction of Paul Speitmann, the choir was one of the first interpreters of the record label Happy Message in the Song . The singles were widely used in the Evangeliums-Rundfunk program , so that the Derschlag men's choir soon enjoyed a wide popularity throughout the German-speaking region. In 1964 Jürgen Speitmann took over the choir direction. Initial a cappella interpretations gave way to more contemporary arrangements over the decades under his direction. With a missionary focus in his self-image, an outreach took place every year at a selected tented evangelization event throughout Germany. In addition, the choir was able to assert itself as a relevant mouthpiece of the Christian music scene through close collaboration with the Canadian men's ensemble Wort-des-Lebens-Quartet from 1967 until the 1980s.

Discography

Singles

year	title		Label
	page A	Side B
1956	Where are you rushing to		Good news in song 45.004
	I don't know the way either	Where are you rushing to
19 ??	We are one people, from the flow of time	No savior, no lord	Good news in song 45.008
19 ??	Lord God, you are our refuge	God's mighty hand	Good news in song 45.010
19 ??	Everything begins with the Lord	And when I spoke with angel tongues I'll give you a name	Good news in song 45.012
19 ??	Who goes there low stooped	O pressed the face of Jesus' death	Good news in song 45.016
19 ??	Who planted the flowers in the green field		Good news in song 45.018
	Who planted the flowers in the green field	All life flows out of you
19 ??	Closer, my God, to you	As if with grim misunderstanding	Good news in song 45.022
19 ??	Praise the Lord, my soul	I know that my saviour is alive	Good news in song 45.026
19 ??	Oh that I had a thousand tongues	Who sits under the umbrella of the Most High	Good news in song 45.032
19 ??	Heart, let your worries be	Open up There is peace under the cross	Good news in song 45,055
19 ??	We are yours, Jesus, Son of God	Our pilgrimage is only brief	Good news in song 45.063
19 ??	Until death	Lord, lead you	Good news in song 45.069

Albums

year	title	publishing company	annotation
1973	A thousand things in this world	EFG Derschlag
1976	Songs of joy	Janz team
1981	God, we praise you	Gerth media
1986	Give glory to God alone!	Janz team
1982	Merry Christmas	Janz team
198?	Who firmly trusts this rock	Back man

Collaboration albums

year	title	Label	annotation
1970	Jesus alone	Word of life	Collaboration album with the Word of Life Quartet
1973	Lord, your kindness goes so far	Gerth media	Collaboration album with the Wetzlar Gospel Choir and the Word of Life Quartet
197?	I know my savior	Janz team	Compilation of singles from the male choir Derschlag and the Gospel Quartet

Fonts

• Jacob; Bell; Langefeld; Speitmann: Jesus Christ - Glory to him in the community: 100 years of the male choir of the Protestant Free Church. Derschlag community. Gummersbach

Web links

• Works by the Derschlag men's choir (from 1976) in the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Record text of the LP Lord, your kindness goes so far (1973, Happy Message in the song)
2. ↑ http://www.portal-oncken.de/news/2010/03/17/11273.php