Frank Fockele
Frank Fockele (* 1950 in Neuss / Rhein) is a German author and musician .
life and work
Frank Fockele worked closely with the composer Piet Janssens from 1973 to 1998 , a. a. as a drummer, singer, actor and director in the "Peter Janssens Gesangsorchester", a central music ensemble, at the major events of the German Evangelical Church Days and the Catholic Days between 1973 and 1998. He was singer and drummer of the first formation of the group Menschenkinder, which he joined in 1979 founded with Lele and Detlev Jöcker .
Fockele is the lyricist of many new spiritual songs . He is a member of the lyricists and composers group TAKT .
Works (selection)
- Fear not (1980; music: Nis-Edwin List-Petersen )
- This Night (1984; Music: Holger Kiesé )
- God's Spirit liberates life (1990; music: Susanne Brandt )
- What the children say (2004; music: Winfried Heurich )
- Ballad of the sheep with staying power (2004; music: Hartmut Reußwig 2005)
Publications (selection)
- Our time - our songs - performer 23rd Evangelical Church Congress, Berlin 1990
- Sing to be heard. New songs from three decades. Co-ed. Strube-Verlag , Munich 2007
Web links
- Works by and about Frank Fockele in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fockele, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuss |