Enno Popkes (church musician)

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Enno Friedrich Popkes (born January 7, 1904 in Jennelt ; † July 25, 1959 in Ihrhove ) was an East Frisian organ builder and bell expert , organist and church musician . He also gained fame through editing and editing sheet music for church choirs .

life and work

Walcker organ in your Baptist Chapel
Voice of Faith for Church and House (1950)

Enno Friedrich Popkes came from a Krummhorn Baptist family . In his childhood he attended Sunday school in the Jennelter Baptist Church . In 1914 his parents moved with him to Ihrhove and joined the Baptist Congregation Ihr (today: Westoverledingen ). After his baptism , Enno Friedrich Popkes, whose musicality was discovered and promoted early on, became a member of this community and served it for many decades as an honorary organist and choir director. At his instigation, the community commissioned Eberhard Friedrich Walcker & Cie to build a new organ in 1931 .

From 1937 to 1951, was free Kirchler Popkes organ expert of the Evangelical Reformed Church in North West Germany , which was then still called the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Province of Hanover was wearing and based in Aurich (now empty ) had. In this function, together with J. Bender, in 1938 he prepared the planning for the new organ of the Aurich Reformed Church created by Emil Hammer . Popkes was also responsible for organ issues within the German Baptist Union. During the Second World War he was temporarily deputy cathedral organist at Schleswig Cathedral .

In his function as organ expert for the Reformed Church, he prepared numerous reports for the historic Emder and Krummhörner organs. Are occupied u. a. his reports for organs in the following churches: Campen (1947; acceptance report 1948), Canum (1939), Cirkwehrum (1951) Eilsum (1942); Greetsiel (1941) Hinte (1939), Jennelt (1939; two reports), Hamswehrum (1947; 1948), Loppersum (1947), Manslagt (1948), Pilsum (1942), Rysum (acceptance report 1942), Upleward (1947), Uttum (191947), Westerhusen (1939), Woltzeten (1949), Borssum (1948), Larrelt (1938) and Uphusen (1947).

Popkes' certificate for the organ in the Rysum church received special attention . The Rysum pastor had informed Popkes by letter on September 30, 1947 that an unknown person had stolen 21 pipes from the Rysum organ during the tenure of his predecessor. On October 1, 1947, Popkes made an appraisal for Rysum and found the loss of only 4 pipes that were still there in 1940. On April 6, 1948, the district church council wrote to the regional church council that Popkes had admitted his mistake after another visit and that 21 pipes had been stolen. The incident had caused quite a stir in the community and led to false suspicions.

Within the Federation of Evangelical Free Churches / Baptists , Enno Popkes gained fame as a composer, choirmaster and musical arranger of the 1950 hymn book " Faith Voice for Congregation and House" . Also in Celebrations and Praises (F&L), the current songbook of the Evangelical Free Churches and Free Evangelical Congregations , there are worship chants edited by Enno Popkes. These are the sentences of the following songs: Lobsinge, baptized church of the Lord (Text: Siegmund Küpfer , 1854; F&L 145), Seek whoever wants to, another goal (Text: Georg Weissel , 1623/1642; F&L 318) , I have now found the reason (text: Johann Andreas Rothe , 1727; F&L 341) and now that's how I want my life (text: Gerhard Tersteegen , 1731; F&L 360). In 1941 Popkes composed a new melody for the song Stark is my Jesus' hand (text: Karl Bernhard Garve , 1825; F&L 398).

Enno Popkes was the father of the theologian Wiard Popkes .

Publications (selection)

  • Just believe! 25 evangelistic songs for four-part mixed choir , Oncken-Verlag: Kassel 1953.
  • New pocket song book for Christian singers (choral scores), Kassel 1951; 1959.
  • New pocket song book for Christian singers (choral scores; posthumously), East Berlin 1960.
  • The community choir (scores; posthumously), Kassel 1961.
  • It was God himself [on Christ's cross] (score; posthumous), Berlin-Ost 1985.
  • Old and new organs - old and young master organ builders (posthumously), in: Zeitschrift Unser Ostfriesland , 1954, No. 24.
  • Remarkable organ works in East Frisia. 1. The organ of the Great Church in Emden , in: Upstalsboom , local supplement to No. 217 of September 12, 1931
  • The nature of the organ works in the Evang. Reformed Regional Church of the Province of Hanover as of June 30, 1944 , typed February 15, 1945.
  • The Emden organs once - today - tomorrow (posthumously), in: Unser Ostfriesland , No. 6, 1955.
  • The organs in the suburbs of Emden (posthumously), in: Unser Ostfriesland , No. 14, 1955.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Unless otherwise stated, the biographical data come from the article Popkes, Enno Friedrich ( Wiard Popkes ), in: Ein Herr, ein Glaube, ein Taufe . 150 Years of Baptist Congregations in Germany (Ed. Günter Balders), Wuppertal and Kassel 1984, pp. 355f.
  2. ↑ Evangelical-Free Church Congregation Ihr (Ed.): 150 Years of Baptist Churches , Westoverledingen 1996, p. 46.
  3. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. XIX
  4. ^ Walter Kaufmann : Die Orgeln Ostfriesland , (Ed. Ostfriesische Landschaft ), Aurich 1968, p. 67.
  5. ^ Wiard Popkes: Article Popkes, Enno Friedrich . In: Günter Balders (Ed.): One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism. 150 years of Baptist churches in Germany . Wuppertal and Kassel 1984, p. 355.
  6. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 151.
  7. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 155f.
  8. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 159.
  9. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 171.
  10. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 190.
  11. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 229.
  12. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 232f.
  13. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 240.
  14. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 248.
  15. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 266.
  16. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 288f.
  17. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 296ff.
  18. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 306.
  19. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 313.
  20. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 328.
  21. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 329.
  22. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 430.
  23. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 438.
  24. ↑ Ralph Nickles: Organ inventory of the Krummhörn and the city of Emden , Bremen 1995, p. 456.
  25. ↑ Compare Hymn Book Celebration and Praise (editors: Verlage Hänssler, Bundes-Verlag, Oncken-Verlag in cooperation with the BFeG and BEFG), Holzgerlingen and Kassel, 2003 (1st edition), p. 751, Sp. I
  26. ↑ Strong is my Jesus hand in the Christian song database; accessed on November 6, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Popkes, Enno
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Popkes, Enno Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION East Frisian organ expert and church musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Jennelt
DATE OF DEATH July 25, 1959
Place of death Ihrhove