René Frank (composer, 1974)
René Frank , pseudonym Rene Finn (born October 12, 1974 in Marktheidenfeld ) is a German composer of pop music and new sacred songs as well as the author of non-fiction books.
Life
Frank studied church music in Mainz and school music at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main . After graduating from high school in 1994, he also completed a banking apprenticeship. Since 2005 Frank has been working as a pop cantor , choir director, orchestra director and music teacher in Rodgau at a comprehensive school , for the Evangelical Church and the sports and music club JSK Rodgau.
He currently lives in Heusenstamm .
Author and composer
As an author, Frank u. a. the books The New Spiritual Song ; Polyphonic singing ; Crucifixion and awakening of Jesus of Nazareth ; Golden times and four palladium coin catalogs . He was a co-author of the book The Forgotten Decade .
Frank is also a freelance author of the international numismatic magazine moneytrend (Vienna) and publishes specialist articles in the specialist areas of palladium coins , platinum coins and gold coins .
Under the stage name Rene Finn, he composes and writes English-language rock and pop music for various performers. After three music albums had already been released in 1999, 2002 and 2005, EMG released the CD with the title Stronger Than Before in 2009 . His song Secret Garden was voted into the finals of the International Composers' Competition of the German Disc Jockey Organization in 2005, and with his songs Mirror at the Station and Falling Angel he was awarded Best of European Newcomers by EMG and the record company edel music in 2006.
In addition, Frank writes Neue Geistliche Lieder (NGL) and has worked in several film, TV and musical productions.
Works
- 1993: Light in Dark Night , NGL CD
- 1999: Falling Angel , pop CD
- 2002: Treasure Island , pop CD
- 2003: The New Spiritual Song - New Impetus for Church Music . Non-fiction. Marburg 2003, ISBN 3-8288-8573-X .
- 2004: People on the way , motto song for the XX. World Youth Day in Cologne
- 2004: The Forgotten Decade . Discourse book (co-author). Bochum 2004, ISBN 3-928781-72-3 .
- 2005: Secret Garden , final song of the International Composers Competition of the German Disc Jockey Organization in Aachen
- 2005: Multi-part singing - ways to introduce polyphony in children's and youth choirs . Non-fiction. Marburg 2005, ISBN 3-8288-8884-4 .
- 2005: Wheel of Time , pop CD
- 2006: Falling Angel . In: Hitpack New Pop Vol. 2 by edel music
- 2006: Palladium coin catalog 2007 . Non-fiction. Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-9501620-7-0 .
- 2006: Mirror at the Station . In: Hitpack New Pop Vol. 1 by edel music
- 2007: Great Wheel of Time , virtual online CD from Artist Development Networx (noble)
- 2008: Crucifixion and awakening of Jesus of Nazareth - Did Jesus really die on the cross? Non-fiction. Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-640-13066-5
- 2009: Stronger Than Before , pop CD
- 2009: indie pro! Vol.2 , sampler CD from EMG
- 2010: indie pro! Vol.3 , sampler CD from EMG
- 2010: Palladium coin catalog 2010 . Non-fiction. Regenstauf 2010, ISBN 978-3-86646-830-6
- 2011: Finest Noise Vol. 25 , sampler CD
- 2012: Golden Times - The turbulent history of European gold coins . Non-fiction. Marburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-8288-2980-0
- 2012: The first dollar coins in history . Non-fiction. Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-656-24169-0
- 2013: Finest Noise Vol. 29 , sampler CD
- 2013: Coins and money: The Anchor Coinage - The silver "anchor coins" from 1820-1822 . Non-fiction. Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-656-41773-6
- 2014: Palladium coin catalog 2014 . Non-fiction. Regenstauf 2014, ISBN 978-3-86646-846-7
- 2017: Finest Noise Vol. 36 , sampler CD
- 2017: Palladium coin catalog 2017 . Non-fiction. Regenstauf 2017, ISBN 978-3-86646-853-5
- 2018: Polyphonic singing - ways to introduce polyphony in children's and youth choirs . Non-fiction. 2nd expanded and updated edition, Baden-Baden, 2018, ISBN 978-3-8288-4223-6
- 2019: British colonial money from Ceylon - Popular elephant motifs on copper and silver coins . Non-fiction. Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-3460-2914-0
Web links
- Works by and about René Frank in the catalog of the German National Library
- René Frank's website
- René Frank on Tectum-Verlag.de
- Interview for the magazine Musica e Vita 04/2007 on the New Spiritual Song
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frank, René |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Finn, Rene (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer of New Sacred Songs and non-fiction book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Marktheidenfeld |