Martin Gotthard Schneider, Theologian, cantor, and composer, Died at 86

  Music, Religion

Martin Gotthard Schneider was born on April 26, 1930, in Konstanz and died on February 3, 2017.

He was a German theologian, church musician, Landeskantor (state cantor), songwriter and academic teacher.

Martin was known for prize-winning songs of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied, such as “Danke” and “Ein Schiff, das sich Gemeinde nennt”.

Martin Gotthard Schneider passed away at 86 years old.