Jan Vering

Jan Vering (1954 – 1 January 2021) was a German gospel singer, newspaper editor and dramaturge at the Apollo Theater in Siegen.

Jan Vering
Born1954 (1954)
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
Died1 January 2021(2021-01-01) (aged 66–67)
Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Occupations
  • Gospel singer
  • journalist
  • dramaturge

Life

Vering was born in Münster and grew up in Vechta.[1] He performed spirituals, gospels and songs by Duke Ellington in jazz clubs, in youth centres and at Kirchentag conventions. In 1983, he took part in a project about Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" ("Ich habe einen Traum") by writer Christian A. Schwarz and composer Siegfried Fietz.[1] He often performed with the pianist Johannes Nitsch and the guitarist Werner Hucks.[2]

Vering appeared as a singer for 18 years, performing more than 2500 concerts in Europe. In 1989, he began to work as a journalist for the Westfälische Rundschau in Siegen. He turned to a position as dramaturge at the new Apollo-Theater in 2007, retiring 10 years later.[1]

Vering died in a nursing home in Wilnsdorf on the night of 1 January 2021.[3]

Work

Books
  • Zeugen zur Sache. Hänssler, Holzgerlingen 1981
  • Ein Lesebuch. Oncken, Kassel 1988
  • Siegfried Fietz – Von guten Mächten und bewegten Zeiten (biography of Siegfried Fietz) Gerth Medien, Asslar 2011, ISBN 978-3-86591-582-5.
  • Aufbruch wagen: Skulputen, Bilder. Kunstbroschüre. Abakus Musik Barbara Fietz, Greifenstein 2012

Audio books
  • Liedbeschreibung. ERF-Verlag, Wetzlar 1988
  • Zeugen zur Sache. ERF-Verlag, Wetzlar 1988
  • Biografie von Siegfried Fietz: Von guten Mächten und bewegten Zeiten. Abakus Musik, Greifenstein 2017

References
  1. Schwab, Steffen (1 January 2021). "Musiker und Theatermann: Siegener Jan Vering ist tot". Westfalenpost (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ""Gnade für die Welt": Jan Vering verstorben". jesus.de (in German). 3 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. "In der Silvesternacht verstorben: Ex-Apollo-Dramaturg Jan Vering ist tot". Siegener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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