Manfred Klinkebiel

Manfred Klinkebiel (* 1954 in Oldenburg ), also known under the stage name "Jopapa", is a German musician, composer, painter, writer and choir director.

Life

Manfred Klinkebiel was born in Oldenburg and grew up there in marginal social conditions. At the age of ten he received his first piano and organ lessons. After graduating from high school, he studied church music at the University of Applied Sciences for Church Music in Herford / Westphalia, followed by two postgraduate courses in Stuttgart (composition with Helmut Lachenmann ) and in Trossingen (choral conducting with Manfred Schreier). Since 1990 he has directed the college choir of the Carl-von-Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg and since 2007 the Vocalforum Oldenburg he founded.

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Manfred Klinkebiel's oeuvre includes over 150 paintings, a “literary series” in eleven volumes and compositions for different occupations. In all creative areas, an artistic design concept is used, which is derived from the observation of children's design and development processes. This design concept includes an original understanding of art that Klinkebiel has expanded and expanded into what is known as his “Concrete Philosophy”. He describes this philosophy in his writings as well as in public appearances, readings and workshops.

Publications

• Document and Utopia (Geest Verlag)
• Events (Geest Verlag)
• Actually, I'm not a comedian at all (Geest Verlag)
• 21 accompanying sentences to North German children's songs (Inventio Musikverlag)
• 21 choral movements to melodies from the Protestant church hymn book (Inventio Musikverlag)
• Chomsky - Prelude and Variations (Inventio Musikverlag)

Awards

• 2006 Otto Ditscher Art Prize (main prize) for the composition "Josa" (Singspiel for children's choir, solo violin, piano and percussion)

Web links

• Manfred Klinkebiel (Jopapa)
• Culture database Oldenburg
• Inventio music publisher
• Works by and about Manfred Klinkebiel in the catalog of the German National Library