Markus Dolder

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Markus Dolder (* 1960 in Kerzers , Canton of Friborg ) is a Swiss songwriter, adult educator and social deacon.

Life

Dolder grew up in St-Imier and Kerzers as the son of the EGW preacher Walter Dolder. He has trained as an agricultural machinery mechanic and as a second training adult educator. In 1981 he gave his first concert in front of a larger audience, in 1983 he was able to record his first long-playing record. It also included his well-known song "Was ich nruuche, gisch du mir" (What I need, you give me) . He worked for the Evangelical Community Organization (EGW) for 21 years , where he headed the Bern-West MAG staff group and was responsible for the music department, and during this time developed into a modern church musician. Since 2009 he has been working as a social deacon in the Evangelical Reformed parish of Oberwangen near Köniz . He works as a freelance coach, vocal director, houseman and writes songs and musicals in the Bernese dialect with Christian content. His music style moves in the styles of pop, ballads and chanson. An educational leave took him to Scotland to join the Iona Community in 2012 , which increased his interest in liturgy and contemplation . Every year he gives up to thirty concerts in which he sings and plays guitar, his producer, the musician David Plüss , accompanies him on the keyboard.

Dolder is married to Ursula, they have three grown children and live in Liebefeld near Bern .

Discography

  • “Was i bruuche” ( What I need . LP). Music meeting, 1983
  • “Vom Labe gschtalt would be” ( Being shaped by life. LP). Creation Music, 1984
  • “All for di” ( All for you. Cassette). Creation Music, 1986
  • Emotional. LP and cassette. Creation Music, 1988
  • "At the change the Lord wins" (At the end the Lord wins) . LP 1988
  • Portrait 1 . 1989
  • Ufrächt ( upright ; with Katharina Anderson-Dolder). 1989
  • From complaining to praising. Psalm settings. 1991 (Christian publishing house Stuttgart, 1993. 352965134)
  • Markus Dolder songbook. 1992
  • Portrait 2 and 3. 1992
  • Personally. CD. Creation Music, 1994
  • "Är isch cho - life" ( He has come - alive ; children's musical). 1995
  • "Glücklech e Mönsch - Psalme Bärndütsch" ( Happy One Person - Psalms in Bern German) . 1996
  • "Changeable to Labe" (change to life) . 1998
  • “Tame fyre” (partying together) . 2004
  • "I syr Gägewart" (In his presence) . 2010
  • "Reisendi" (travelers) . 2013

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article about Markus Dolder on the EGW homepage ( Memento from April 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Portrait of Markus Dolder at ERF Switzerland
  3. ↑ Information on Markus Dolder and his music on the christlicher-glaube.ch homepage
  4. ↑ Contribution to travelers on livenet.ch
  5. ↑ Markus Dolder on YouTube
personal data
SURNAME Dolder, Markus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss songwriter, adult educator and social deacon
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Kerzers , Canton of Friborg