Alexander Bayer

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Alexander Bayer (born August 2, 1964 in Lauffen am Neckar ) is a German Catholic priest and songwriter of New Spiritual Songs (NGL) who lives and works on Lake Zurich .

Act

Bayer has had joint appearances with the Entzücklika ensemble since 1992. After the Singspiele about Pope John XXIII. , Caterina von Siena , Stephan von Ungarn , Wolfgang von Regensburg , Ulrich von Augsburg he developed the Nacht-Wandler: evening chants , a mixture of concert and worship elements. The project Nacht-Wandler: Abendgesänge was accompanied by the publication of the songbook Nacht-Wandler in Schwabenverlag (2001). This principle of a new kind of song liturgy is also used to present selected psalms in more detail.

Some sing-alongs come from his pen, which have been printed in numerous modern (church) hymn books. This also includes songs co-produced with the author Rolf Krenzer , Norbert Hoppermann or Kathi Stimmer-Salzeder. Among the more unusual events, the joint concerts with the duo Sona Nova (Christina and Michael Schütz) belonged since 1 Ecumenical Church in Berlin 2003 joint events with the Catholic Biblical Association and with the spiritual authors Pierre Stutz. Anselm Grün celebrated the world premiere of the Missa V-Oh-Calls in the Dillingen basilica . The double concert with Liam Lawton in 2010 at Ensdorf Abbey was the highlight of the Irish musical activities of his Entzücklika ensemble. In collaboration with Michael Schütz, the Entzücklika ensemble gave concerts under the title St.Airway to heaven with innovative flute concerts for four flutists.

The most famous songs

  • What are you standing there looking up at the sky?
  • Sleep you children of this earth (text by James Krüss)
  • I want to wake the dawn
  • My prayer grows like a tree to heaven
  • A good spirit
  • Bind your wishes
  • Evening song: We thank you for this day

Bayer lived and worked in the rooms of the so-called Swabian Cicero, the Premonstratensian Father Sebastian Sailer . Bayer's Bible recitations, freely performed in the Swabian dialect, are inspired by Sailer's humorous Singspiele. The baroque setting of the Premonstratensian monastery in Obermarchtal inspired numerous spiritual and musical tours of the church, especially through the Zwiefalter Marienmünster and the pilgrimage church of Wies .

Since 2015 he has been working as a pastoral worker in the Catholic parish of St. Stephan in Männedorf and Uetikon on Lake Zurich.

In 2016 he took third place in the church music competition "Klang und Gloria" of the Zurich University of the Arts.

On May 26, 2018, Alexander Bayer received the sacrament of ordination through Bishop Vitus Huonder in the cathedral in Chur (Switzerland).

Productions

with the Entzücklika ensemble:

  • 1994 CD: On Wings of Confidence
  • 1995 CD: On the way in the inaccessible
  • 1996 CD: radio play: Johannes XXIII. - Pictures of a shot
  • 1997 CD: Erdentöne-Himmelsklang, Schwabenverlag
  • 1998 CD: Party evening
  • 1999 CD: Heaven, Heart and Brain
  • 2000 CD: So much is still open
  • 2001 CD: Nacht-Wandler (overall artistic direction: Michael Schütz ); Schwabenverlag
  • 2003 CD: In the good spirit (overall artistic direction: Hans-Werner Scharnowski ); Schwabenverlag
  • 2004 CD: Points of Contact (with Cyrus Saleki)
  • 2005 CD: audio book with Pierre Stutz: Words of the Heart (Verlag Katholisches Bibelwerk)
  • 2005 CD: Audio book with Pierre Stutz: Words of Confidence (Verlag Katholisches Bibelwerk)
  • 2005 CD: Precious in Your Eyes (overall artistic direction: Hans-Werner Scharnowski)
  • 2006 CD: Höherer Wille (overall artistic direction: Michael Schütz)
  • 2007 CD: Ready ??? (Advent and Christmas carols)
  • 2009 CD: St.Airway to heaven. Entzücklikas spiritual flute magic (overall artistic achievement)
  • 2010 CD: My hope for yours: Sing Along Songs.
  • 2011 CD: Irish Fair. German by Alexander Bayer; Music: Liam Lawton; overall artistic direction: Hans-Werner Scharnowski
  • 2012 CD: Memory. Live recordings from an Irish concert, St. Airway to heaven and evening chants.
  • 2013 promotion CD "Zum Wiedersehen" (overall artistic direction: Tobias Eichelberg and Eberhard Rink)
  • 2013 CD: Expedition Treasure Hunt. Songs for and with children. Together with the youth choir Right-ναω and Singplausch Birmensdorf.
  • 2013 CD: Entzücklikas Advent Vespers. New Advent songs with strings and flutes.

Song collections

  • 2001 Book: Nacht-Wandler (Schwabenverlag, Ostfildern)
  • 2005 Song booklet: Entzücklika-Schatzkästlein (self-published, Obermarchtal).
  • 2007 Book: Ready ??? Songs between Christ the King and Mary Candlemas.
  • 2011 Irish Fair (Liam Lawton; Dt. Alexander Bayer)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Clickwerk AG: Advance notice of ordination in the Chur Cathedral on May 26, 2018 | Diocese of Chur. Accessed June 22, 2018 (German).