Matthias E. Gahr

Matthias Ernst Gahr (born November 15, 1971 in Würzburg ) is a German composer and lyricist specializing in Christian pop music and New Spiritual Song .

Life

The paleontologist received his doctorate from the University of Würzburg. Today he works as a product manager at the Vier-Türme-Verlag of the Münsterschwarzach Abbey and looks after numerous books by Father Anselm Grün , CDs with organ music by Father Dominikus Trautner on the Klais organ of the abbey church and the editions of liturgical books by the abbey, such as the Example the Benedictine Breviary and the volumes of the Benedictine Antiphonals . He works as a keyboardist and songwriter in the band Sternallee and as a speaker for songwriting (focus on Christian popular music ). He works voluntarily in the working group for New Spiritual Song (NGL) and children's song in the Diocese of Würzburg . Songs by Gahr have appeared in song books and on CDs.

Publications

CD productions

• 2009: "bigger" - together with the band Sternallee (Blue Moon Music)
• 2011: "timeless" - together with the band Sternallee (ABAKUS music)
• 2012: "We make music" - self-produced Kindergarten Schwarzenau
• 2014: "in the light" - together with the band Sternallee (ABAKUS music)

Song books

• 2008: "Nova Cantica - New Songs for Divine Service" (self-published)
• 2011: "timeless" - songbook for the CD of the same name by the band Sternallee (ABAKUS Musik)
• 2014: "Im Licht" - Songbook for the CD of the same name by the band Sternallee (ABAKUS Musik)

Books

• 2012: "I sing your praises seven times a day - an introduction to the monks' prayer of the hours" (with Fr. Nikolaus Nonn; Vier-Türme-Verlag)

Song contributions in books by other authors

• 2012: "Table prayers for young and old" (by Paul Weismantel; Vier-Türme-Verlag)
• 2014: "And we can already see the star shining - An Advent companion to contemplate and enjoy" (Vier-Türme-Verlag)

Text contributions in books by other authors

• 2006: Contribution “The artist Polykarp Uehlein” in “The Bible - with pictures by Polykarp Uehlein; Old and New Testament, complete edition in the standard translation "(Vier-Türme-Verlag)
• 2014: Introduction to the book of the Brakkenstein community "Rule for a new brother" (Münsterschwarzacher Kleinschriften Volume 37, Vier-Türme-Verlag, 4th, revised edition)

selected songs

• "Who misses you" (2001), setting of a text by Arndt Büssing , used in the pop oratorio "Back in your hands" (Arndt Büssing / Ensheva)
• "Solid ground" (2001), released on the CD "larger" (2009)
• "Dem, who lets me breathe" (2003), 3rd place in the song competition "Gottesbegegnungen" of the NGL workshop in the Archdiocese of Bamberg 2003 in the category "New church song", published in the song booklet for the competition and in the book "Cantate II" (Heinrichs -Verlags-GmbH 2007)
• "Through your strength" (2004), contribution to the competition for the motto song of the 95th German Catholic Day in Ulm 2004
• "He gives justice" (2006), nominated for the choice of the audience award for the motto song of the 96th German Catholic Congress in Saarbrücken 2006
• "Glory to God in the Height" (2006), published in the book "Cantate II" (Heinrichs-Verlags-GmbH 2007)
• "Du bist" (2007), appeared on the CD "larger" (2009)
• "The people who live in the dark" (2007) printed in the book "And we see the star already shining" (Vier-Türme-Verlag, 2014)
• "Bigger" (2008), released on the CD "Bigger" (2009)
• "A truth that makes us friends" (2010), on the 2nd Ecumenical Church Congress in Munich 2010, a. a. also set to music by Siegfried Fietz on the CD "Experience Stille" (ABAKUS Music, 2010, also music edition)
• "Sternallee" (2010), together with Christina Siebert, appeared on the CD "timeless" (2011)
• "Weg der neue Zeit" (2010), published on the CD "zeitlos" (2011)
• "Sprich nur ein Wort" (2010), published on the CD "zeitlos" (2011)
• "In Deine Stille" (2011), released on the CD "zeitlos" (2011)
• "God of quiet tones" (2011), released on the CD "timeless" (2011)
• "He sends you to be a blessing" (canon of 3 voices, 2011), printed in "Pilgrims' booklet for the German participants in the 2013 World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro" (Verlag Haus Altenberg GmbH, 2013)
• "Very Close" (2012)
• "Don't you know" (2012)
• "You let grow, you let bloom" (children's song; 2012), published on the CD "We make music" (2012)
• "Zwei kleine Augen" (children's song, text by Anette Nau; 2012), published on the CD "Wirmachen Musik" (2012)
• "Heaven and earth meet in the stable" (children's song, 2014) printed in the book "And we see the star already shining" (Vier-Türme-Verlag, 2014)
• "And we see the star already shine" (Children's song, 2014) printed in the book "And we see the star already shine" (Vier-Türme-Verlag, 2014)
• "See the first candle burns" (children's song, 2014)
• "Dornbusch" (2013), published on the CD "im Licht" (2014)
• "Immer ans Meer" (2013), published on the CD "im Licht" (2014)
• "Colorful god" (2013), published on the CD "im Licht" (2014)
• "Wie am Wasser" (2012), published on the CD "im Licht" (2014)

Settings of the Mass Ordinary

• 1995/1996: "I am with you" - youth service (together with Ulrich Metzger-Obermeier), published in the song book "Nova Cantica"
• 2006: "Sternallee-Messe", published in the songbook "Nova Cantica"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ palecology of macrobenthos from the sub-Toarc SW Europe . Dissertation, University of Würzburg 2002, see German National Library