Birgit Kley
Birgit Kley (* 29. September 1956 in Essen ) is a German chanson - singer and songwriter .
Life
Birgit Kley received singing lessons at the Conservatory of the Folkwang School in Essen when she was fifteen . She was fascinated by literature and language from an early age, and so her first poetry texts were soon written. Later, their singing, their love of poetry and their desire for elegant presentation found a common mode of expression: the chanson.
Birgit Kley has been involved in Protestant church conventions since 1983 , designing a. a. Bible studies by Peter Bubmann , Eugen Drewermann , Ulrich Schaffer and Heinz Zahrnt musically and designed elaborate productions and major events. She worked with Hans-Jürgen Hufeisen on various projects . For example, in 1986 she was commissioned to write the libretto for the oratorio Die Erde (composers: Richard Geppert , Tobias Seyb , Klaus-Dieter Kienzle ). For the 27th German Evangelical Church Congress in 1997, she and Helmut Krüger designed and staged a thematic stage collage entitled Do you love something special? with music, dance and cabaret elements. At the performance in the anatomy in Leipzig she played five different female characters, for which she also wrote the monologues. At the 28th German Evangelical Church Congress in 1999, she performed her chanson program in the Liederhalle in Stuttgart . Birgit Kley developed the poetic-musical dialogue Die Himmelsleiter with Joachim Knitter. The Ladder to Heaven was premiered at the 29th German Evangelical Church Congress 2001 in the Palais im Zoo in Frankfurt am Main .
The Swiss pianist Jonathan Schaffner has been Kley's musical accompanist and arranger since 1987 . For the two productions Purpurrot and Die Himmelsleiter , Schaffner has put together an ensemble of European musicians: Jonathan Schaffner (piano and arrangements), Michele Croce (clarinet, saxophone and flute), Curdin Janett (accordion) and Maurizio Grillo (drums and percussion ).
With her own chansons and a repertoire of songs in different languages, Birgit Kley has appeared in concerts since 1980. Her lyric texts have appeared in various volumes of poetry. Her singing and her chansons with their own texts can be heard on six CD productions. In addition, Birgit Kley gives workshops in the field of breathing, style and song training and organizes advanced training events on self-awareness and presentation techniques.
CD publications and volumes of poetry
CD publications
- With good reason (with Jonathan Böttcher and Helmut Krüger ) - 2006 MCM Music, official CD for the German Evangelical Church Congress 2007
- So far, so close (with Jonathan Böttcher and Helmut Krüger) - 2004 MCM Music
- The ladder to heaven (for performance at the 2001 Kirchentag in Frankfurt / Main) - 2001 Kreuz Verlag, Stuttgart
- PurPurRot (Solo) - 1999 Anker Musik, Stuttgart
- Without hesitation (solo) - 1989 RM Musik, Stuttgart
- The Children (Solo) - 1987 RM Musik, Stuttgart
Volumes of poetry
- Mensch Micha, Armin Juhre and Kirsten Kleine (eds.), Poetry for the Hamburg Church Convention 1995 - 1995 Lutherische Verlagsgesellschaft Kiel - ISBN 3-87503-071-0
- Typisch Jesus, Günter Riediger - 1992 Gütersloher publishing house - ISBN 3-579-00830-7
- Where is God in my life, Günter Riediger - 1987 Gütersloher publishing house - ISBN 3-579-00818-8
Press (selection)
- Words from the Heart , Badische Zeitung, January 8, 2005
- All people dream of happiness , Tagblatt St. Gallen of November 8, 1999
Web links
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kley, Birgit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chanson singer and lyricist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |