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Uli Führe at Leselenz Hausach 2012

Uli Führe at the Black Forest Voices Festival in the Kirchzarten Valley Vogtei on June 27, 2019

Uli Führe (* 1957 in Lörrach ) is a German composer and musician.

Life

After graduating from high school in 1978, he did community service in the children's home Tüllinger Höhe and studied school music (major in violin, major in singing) and popular music (major in guitar) in Stuttgart from 1980 to 1985; In 1987 he passed the second state examination for school music; he lives as a freelance musician and course leader in Buchenbach / Unteribental near Freiburg.

Composer and course instructor

His main occupation is as a freelance course instructor in the areas of voice training for choir directors and singers, music educators and lied pedagogy for educators in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Luxembourg, France, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Iceland, Belgium and Brazil. His voice training books, vocalicals 1 and 2, say they are part of modern voice work. He has also published articles on voice and music education. According to the company, some of the songs for children found their way into school and choir books, and his jazz canons such as Hallo Django from 1984 also spread internationally.

In his choral compositions he focuses on literary texts. He set the authors Robert Gernhardt , Joachim Ringelnatz , Wilhelm Busch , Mascha Kaléko , Heinrich Heine , Rose Ausländer , Christian Morgenstern for mixed choirs, but also for male and female choirs, e.g. T. with piano. Spiritual settings were created in collaboration with Hellmuth Wolff. In terms of style, Führe combines classical European traditions and popular music. From 1982 to 1998 he was teaching music education in Stuttgart, Freiburg and Basel. From 1997 to 2014 he taught improvisation at the Freiburg University of Music. In 2014 he was a professor at the Robert-Schumann Academy of Music in Düsseldorf.

Alemannic songwriter and author

Since 1976 he has been performing his dialect songs in the dialect High Alemannic (vorderes Wiesental , Baden ), mainly in southern Germany, Switzerland and Alsace. In funny and ironic songs, he takes a close look at people and current events. He published eleven Alemannic productions and two books. Performs as a soloist, but also in a trio with Michael Summ - keyboard and Monika Ecker - cello. In his settings by Markus Manfred Jung and Johann Peter Hebel , Führe combines Alemannic poetry with new music.

In 1976, Führe received a prize from the Freiburg Regional Council; 1987 a cabaret award from the state of Baden-Württemberg; 1996 a lever plaque from the city of Singen; In 2007 an annual award from the German record critics, in 2010 the lever thanks and in 2016 the Johann-Peter-Hebel badge .

From 1987 to 1999 he worked as a freelance writer at SWR , where he reacted to current affairs every week with glosses and scenes in the role of Ernst Hirnholzer, later as Hubertus Mooskopf. In 1991 the Baden radio miniatures Der pregnant Ratsherr appeared. Führe was a member of the Freiburg radio cabaret. During this time, several music for radio plays were created. Together with Hugo Rendler and Michael Summ he wrote the children's radio play series Guggu, Stories about a Little Troll.

Ensemble player

In 1976 he founded the German folk group Kum Geselle Min with Bernd Siegele and Beate Wohlleber, whose repertoire ranged from the Middle Ages ( Oswald von Wolkenstein ) to historical dialect songs and new German-language songs. Lead discovered the world of folk songs there. An interlude with the Ensemble Musicantica Viva with Susanne Peter - recorders followed from 1982 to 1985 ; Jochen Woll - tenor; Carmen Ehinger - keyboard instruments; Uli Führe - baritone, viol and lute; the repertoire concentrated on the early baroque period. In addition to programs with Schütz, Schein and Scheidt, the ensemble also played the new composition by Uli Führe A98 based on texts by Johannes Kaiser for a SWF production. In 1985, he founded the Ensemble Trisam. The focus of this formation was on the field of folk, early music and culminated in the new compositions by Uli Führe. Members of the ensemble were Susanne Peter - recorders; Ulrike Winkler - violin, recorders; Ro Kuijpers - percussion; Armin Bereuter - viol, bass; Uli Führe - vocals, guitar, violin, harp, viol, dulcimer.

Works

Notes for choir

• 2018 Buy yourself a colorful balloon, hits from the 20s and 30s, Bosse Verlag
• 2018 Schöpf Wasser des Lebens, Pentecost cantata SATB, self-published
• 2017 Ask the philosophers, jazz canons, Fidula publishing house

• 2015 Why should I do this? Christmas song game for SATB
• 2015 My trembling heart, choral songs for mixed choir, Fidula-Verlag
• 2013  Thanks be to you father , canonical motet, SATB, Carus Verlag
• 2013  Psalm 150, motet, SAM, Verlag St. Barbara
• 2012  After people I make monkeys , Heine - SATB choir songs, Fidula Verlag
• 2010 Singing dem Herrn, 7 psalm settings for SATB and SAAB, Helbling Verlag
• 2010 As far as heaven is, 8 psalm settings for SATB and SAAB, Helbling Verlag
• 2010 I count the hours, for SATB, sonnets: Shakespeare / Biermann, Carus Verlag
• 2009 You create light, a sacred choir booklet for SAM, Helbling Verlag
• 2009 Here and there, a choral song book for SAM, Fidula Verlag
• 2008 Rivers like you, a pop choir cantata for SAM, Carus Verlag
• 2008 Summa Summarum, 17 choral songs for mixed choir, Fidula, Verlag
• 2004 Bye Bye Love, for soprano, alto, men; Choir in school; Klett publishing house
• 2003 Ukulala, choir songs for soprano, alto, men, Fidula Verlag
• 2000 The Lady of Riga, canons and choral movements, Fidula Verlag
• 1998 songs for contemporaries, choral pieces based on texts by Mascha Kaléko, Helbling
• 1997 Er und Sie, jazz madrigals based on texts by v. R. Gernhardt, SATB, Fidula
• 1997 Celtic Folksongs, choirs for SSA, SATB, Helbling Kanonhefte
• 2010 When we're fine, 21 new jazz canons, Fidula Verlag
• 2004 Alesimada, 22 new jazz canons, Fidula Verlag
• 1992 Swing & Latin, with W. Rizzi and Joachim Fischer, booklet and CD, Fidula-Verlag
• 1989 Hello Django / jazz canons with W. Rizzi, Heft and MC, Fidula-Verlag

Male choir

• 2018 Tango Animato, choral songs for four-part male choir, Ferrimontana publishing house

• 2006 Der Männer - Boogie - Blues, choral songs for four-part male choir, Carus Verlag

Women's choir

• 2013 Süßer Mond, choir songs for 3-4-part female choir, Fidula Verlag
• 2006 The moon is a woman, choral songs for 3-4-part female choir, Carus Verlag
• 2010 Night on the Star Field, Women's Choir SSAA a. Piano, T .: Führe, Carus Verlag
• 2010 4 folk songs, women's choir SS (A) A, Carus Verlag
• 2010 But I know, women's choir SAA and piano, text: Rose Ausländer, Carus Verlag

Voice training

• 2001 Vocalicals 2, fun singing, Fidula
• 1999 Voicicals 1, fun singing, Fidula

Sheet music / CDs for children's / youth choirs

Musicals for children and young people

• 2016 If someone asks, Das Luther-Musical, Carus-Verlag
• 2012 Don Quichotte, youth musical, text: Jörg Ehni, Carus Verlag
• 2011 Randolfo and the one tone, text: Babette Dieterich, Fidula Verlag
• 2011 The Cricket and the Ant, an autumn musical, Helbling Verlag
• 2011 School is out, a summer musical, Helbling Verlag
• 2010 Die Siebenschläfer, a spring musical, Helbling Verlag
• 2010 The Christmas Guest, a Christmas musical, Helbling Verlag
• 2010 Luzi has something against Christmas, a musical, text: Jörg Ehni, Fidula Verlag
• 2009 Horri / Das Monsterhaus, children's musical, Fidula Verlag
• 2009 Der Elemaushund, 3 children's musicals, text by Jörg Ehni, Carus Verlag
• 2008 A child and a king, Christmas musical, Fidula Verlag
• 2008 Gilgamesh, musical for children, Carus Verlag
• 2008 Die Moorgespenster, speaking choirs for children, Fidula Verlag
• 2008 Wunderhund, Elefant, Mause Klaus, mini musicals for children, Carus Verlag
• 2006 The Birkennase & The Great Trolls, 2 mini musicals for elementary school, Fidula Verlag
• 2001 A window opens in the sky, Christmas musical for children's choir & piano
• 1994 The Bear at the Försterball, school play with Jörg Ehni, Klett
• 1992 Mammon and Fantasy, school play with Jörg Ehni, Klett

Pieces for children's choir

• 2019 The Dragon Fighter, a children's musical, Fidula-Verlag

• 2018 Sterntaler, a fairytale musical, Helbling Verlag

• 2016 Puss in Boots, a fairytale musical, Helbling Verlag
• 2015 The brave little tailor, a fairytale musical, Helbling Verlag
• 2014 Jorinde and Joringel, a fairytale musical, Helbling Verlag
• 2012 The golden goose, a fairy tale musical, Helbling Verlag
• 2012 Hans im Glück, a choir fairy tale, Fidula Verlag
• 2009 Die Heinzelmännchen, history of choir songs for children's choir, Carus Verlag
• 2009 The school trip to the moon, a children's musical, Fidula Verlag
• 2008 Frostians and Messenger of Spring, a children's choir song story, Fidula Verlag
• 2008 Die Moorgespenster, speaking choirs for children's choir, Fidula Verlag
• 2006 Die Made, 8 children's choir songs based on Heinz Erhardt with piano, Fidula Verlag

Songs for children

• 2016 Toll-Platsch, 22 songs based on texts by Erwin Grosche, Fidula Verlag
• 2014 Monkey Bob, songs for children, Fidula Verlag
• 2007 Feuerzutz and Luftikant, songs for children, Fidula Verlag
• 2002 Kroko Tarrap, 33 circus songs for children, Fidula Verlag
• 1999 Mikado, songbook for elementary school with other authors, Klett Verlag
• 1996 Mobo Djudju, 33 songs for children, Fidula Verlag

CDs of Alemannic songs and poetry

• 2018 Muul uf, 20 Alemannic songs, self-published

• 2015 drill di, texts: W. Wurth, published by Drey-Verlag, Gutach
• 2015 fedreliicht, texts: MMJung, published by Drey-Verlag, Gutach
• 2012 Woni gang and stand, a cross-border al. Song book with Stefan Pflaum, Braun Verlag Karlsruhe
• 2012 Thanks to Lever, Alemannic songs based on Lever texts
• 2010 Splitter Sprooch Spiegel, Alemannic poetry (MMJung) and music
• 2009 Himmel us Stei, Alemannic CD with 18 songs
• 2006 Ikarus, 22 texts based on MM Jung an Alemannic cycle, annual award of the German record review
• 1998 D'Fledermus, collaboration with Michael Summ.
• 1997 D'Staumacher, published together with Martin Schley.
• 1993 The pregnant councilor is published by the Schauenburg publishing house in Lahr. Lead publishes some of his miniatures in Baden, stories from the country that he wrote and spoken for what was then SWF 1.
• 1992 Chungi Halunki CD, best song list of the SWR
• 1986 Arie Nr. 9, an MC, for whose program Führe 1987 received the cabaret prize of the state of Baden-Württemberg.
• 1984 D'Gränze chasch vergesse, LP with Susanne Peter, alemannischi Liäder,
• 1982 Chrutt unter der Huut, LP, alemannischi Liäder.
• 1980 I will nit, LP with Bernd Siegele, alemannischi Liäder

Trisam / Instrumental CDs

• 2007 Metamorphosis, Spirit of Folk, Rondo
• 2004 Tanzhaus, folk dance music, Fidula Verlag
• 2001 Timeless Joy CD Baroque Music for Meditation of Dance
• 2000 Like a river flowing by, Spirit of Folk
• 1997 Mondstein, Spirit of Folk

Instrumental notes

• 2017 Jazzy Pieces II, easy piano pieces, Helbling Verlag

• 2016 Piano Map, 10 easy piano pieces, Helbling Verlag
• 2016 Jazzy Pieces, easy piano pieces, Helbling Verlag
• 2015 Keyboard laboratory, improvisation school for piano, with DVD, Helbling Verlag
• 2002 Sally's Songs, 12 recorder trios for S, S / A, A, Fidula Verlag
• 1991 Oh Susanna, 3-5 voice movements for folk dances, Fidula Verlag

Radio plays for children

by Uli Führe, Hugo Rendler, Michael Summ

• 2008 3rd Guggu, Ina's birthday, children's music listening game; Fidula Publishing House
• 2007 2nd Guggu in the city, children's music and listening game; Fidula Publishing House
• 2007 1. Guggu und das Schnuppertuch, KinderMusikHörSpiel; Fidula Publishing House

more publishments

The catchy tune - recording, German children's songs, Das ABC-Haus, Fidget men, Trip Trap, children sing everywhere, Mikado - elementary school songbook, Mammon and Fantasy, The Bear at the Försterball, Sing & act, Startups, Transformation, Timeless Joy, Spring, Happy day, poems in anthologies: D Hailiecher, Alemannische Gedichte von Hebel bis today, weleweg - selleweg, Grenzelos, I mog di mog di mig di

Honors

• 1976 Prize from the Freiburg Regional Council
• 1986 Cabaret Prize of the State of Baden-Württemberg
• 2007 lever badge, Singen
• 2010: Leverage thanks to the Lörrach Lever Association
• 2016 lever badge Hausen
• 2017 Alemannic Ring

Web links

Commons : Uli Führe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Uli Führe in the catalog of the German National Library
• www.fuehre.de