Frank Fröhlich

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Frank Fröhlich (born March 29, 1964 in Frankfurt (Oder) ) is a German acoustic guitarist , composer and publisher .

Life

Frank Fröhlich initially trained as a chef , studied cultural management in Meißen from 1985 to 1988 and then headed the legendary club “ Scheune ” in Dresden as program director .

Parallel to his studies, he completed six years of guitar training with Wolfgang Kühn in Radebeul and began a concert career in 1989 that brought him together with many important jazz musicians: including Volker Schlott ( saxophone ), Joe Sachse ( guitar ), Katrin May ( flute ), Michael Henkel ( Piano ), Andreas Böttcher ( vibraphone ). “Frank Fröhlich”, wrote the Dresden culture magazine SAX in May 1999, “has made himself comfortable between all chairs. His playing is a constant border crossing through classical, jazz and folk ”. And the Kölner Stadtanzeiger wrote: “A discovery: Frank Fröhlich. It is not only called that, it is and it also makes people happy: With his playing on the guitar, his compositions and his audio books. ”Since 1993, Fröhlich has been giving around 100 concerts a year in various formations in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and England , Poland and Namibia.

Another important field of activity for Fröhlich is the collaboration with actors such as Rolf Hoppe , Otto Mellies , Eva Mattes, Gunter Schoß , Gunther Emmerlich , Andreas and Petra Schmidt-Schaller and writers such as Peter Härtling , Kerstin Hensel and Walter Kempowski , who give Fröhlich musical readings, among others accompanied.

In addition to performing in various ensembles composed Cheerful film music for silent films by Buster Keaton and music for audio books , which he did in self-publishing relocated (Goldmund audiobooks).

Prizes and awards

  • 1999: Winner of the composition competition "Open Strings"
  • Kammweg Literature Prize 2009 for the audio book “Im Spinnhaus” with Kerstin Hensel

Discography (selection)

  • The Egg of Columbus , guitar solo ( Acoustic Music Records , 1999)
  • Überfahrt with Michael Henkel, p (Acoustic Music Records, 2000)
  • Fire station 5 with Andreas Böttcher, vib (born music, 2004)
  • Family album, among others with Volker Schlott sax and Tom Götze b (Goldmund, 2006)
  • Declaration of love , guitar solo (Goldmund, 2006)
  • Old Weimar: A literary-musical foray through Weimar from Goethe to Herder , with Andreas and Petra Schmidt-Schaller (Goldmund audio books, 2007)
  • "The guitar can do everything! You just have to leave it ..." Guitar solo (Goldmund, 2013)
  • "From good wood" guitar audio book, (Goldmund 2017)

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personal data
SURNAME Happy, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German guitarist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt (Oder)