Joachim Raabe (born 1974) is a German church musician and a composer of

sacred music Religious music (also sacred music) is a type of music that is performed or composed for religious use or through religious influence. It may overlap with ritual music, which is music, sacred or not, performed or composed for or as ritual. Relig ...

, especially of the genre

Neues Geistliches Lied ''Neues Geistliches Lied'' (, ''new spiritual song''), abbreviated NGL, is a music genre of songs in German intended for church usage, and based on contemporary lyrics and with music by contemporary composers. History The idea to reach youn ...

Career

Born in

Haiger Haiger is a country town in the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. The nearest city is Siegen, about 25 km north of Haiger. Geography Location Haiger lies about 5 km west of Dillenburg, and 20 km southeast of Siegen on the eastern ...

, Raabe studied church music from 1997 to 2002 at the

Hochschule für Musik Detmold The Hochschule für Musik Detmold is a university-level music school situated in Detmold, Germany. Academics The Hochschule offers performance degrees in composition, all orchestral instruments, piano, voice, opera, art-song, conducting, as we ...

. He was then the church musician of the parish St. Peter und Paul in

Villmar Villmar is a market village and municipality in the Limburg-Weilburg district in Hesse, Germany. The community is the centre for quarrying and processing the so-called Lahn Marble. Geography Location Villmar lies in the Lahn River valley betwe ...

, and the leader of ''Tonspuren'', a band of young people in Villmar. From 2005 to 2012, he was church musician of the Westerwälder Dom in

Wirges Wirges () is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Wirges lies in a high hollow in the further Westerwald between Köppel and Malberg, roughly 5 km northwest of Montabaur and 20 km northeast of Kobl ...

. He was also until 2013 ''Geschäftsführer'' of the commission ''

Arbeitskreis Kirchenmusik und Jugendseelsorge im Bistum Limburg ''Neues Geistliches Lied'' (, ''new spiritual song''), abbreviated NGL, is a music genre of songs in German intended for church usage, and based on contemporary lyrics and with music by contemporary composers. History The idea to reach youn ...

'' of the

Diocese of Limburg The Diocese of Limburg (Latin: ''Dioecesis Limburgensis'') is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. It belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Cologne, with metropolitan see being the Archdiocese of Cologne. Its territory encompasses ...

. Raabe joined in 2013 the ecumenical association inTAKT for the support of

, art, culture and education, for which he has composed new songs and conducted events of continued education. He was editor, together with

Patrick Dehm Patrick Dehm (born 1962) is a German Catholic theologian, supervisor and clinical Gestalt therapist. He and his brother founded the Eugen Dehm foundation, supporting a holistic health concept, in memory of their father. Dehm is director of the D ...

, of ''Weil der Himmel uns braucht'', a song book for choir and band published by the Dehm Verlag in 2009. His song " Glauben können wie du" on a text by

Helmut Schlegel Helmut Alfons Schlegel (born 15 May 1943) is a German Franciscan, Catholic priest, meditation instructor, author, librettist and songwriter. He is known for writing new spiritual songs ( Neues Geistliches Lied), set to music by various composers. ...

is included in the Catholic hymnal ''

Gotteslob ''Gotteslob'' ("Praise of God") is the title of the hymnbook authorized by the Catholic dioceses in Germany, Austria, South Tyrol, Luxembourg and Liège, Belgium. First published in Advent 2013, it is the current official hymnal for German-speaki ...

'' as GL 885 in the regional part for Limburg. The song was included in the oratorio Laudato with music by

Peter Reulein Peter Reulein (born 1966) is a German composer, organ improviser, academic teacher and church musician, from 2000 at the church Liebfrauen in Frankfurt am Main. In 2016 he composed for the Catholic Diocese of Limburg the Franciscan oratorio ''La ...

, premiered in 2016.

Selected works

* 2007 ** ''Die Welt in 7 Tagen'', on a text by Dietmar Fischenich ** ''Tohuwabohu'', children's musical ** Songs on texts by

Eugen Eckert Eugen Eckert (born 1954) is a German social worker, minister, singer-songwriter and academic teacher. He is known for his lyrics for new spiritual songs ( Neues Geistliches Lied), and his oratorios and musical plays. Career Born in Frankfurt am ...

** "Aus deiner Hand" ** "Komm uns nahe, Gott" ** "You’ll receive the power – Ihr empfangt die Kraft" * 2009 ** ''Farbigkeit steckt an'
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** ''Weil der Himmel uns braucht'', song book for choir and band by

and Raabe, Dehm Verlag, Lahn-Verlag

References

External links

Neues Geistliche Lied
inTakt {{DEFAULTSORT:Raabe, Joachim German composers 1974 births Living people