Manfred Porsch

Manfred Maria Porsch (born 14 April 1950 in Vienna) is an Austrian composer and teacher. He composes Austrian contemporary worship music.

Manfred Porsch comes from the Focolare Movement. In 1971 and 1972, he toured with Gen Rosso. In 1983, he won first prize at the "Worldfestival of religious Song", the "Rassegna Mondiale della Canzone Religiosa Populare" in Rome. In 1987, Porsch founded "Musica e Vita Österreich" and started the festival series "Fest der Lieder". He has published about 200 songs.

In 2012, after a long break from writing music, Porsch published new songs with the producer Thomas Raber.

 Songs 
 Melchior
 Wer schweigt, stimmt zu
 Messe (Ein Fest der Freude)
 Der Geist des Herrn ruht auf mir
 Du bist das Licht auf dem Weg
 Singen wir des Lied vom Frieden (produced by Thomas Raber, RATOM-Edition 2012)
 Eine Schule für coole (produced by Thomas Raber, RATOM-Edition 2012)

 References

 Other websites 
 www.manfredporsch.com
wordcat identities

Category:Austrian composers
Category:Teachers
Category:Writers from Vienna
Category:1950 births
Category:Living people