Music

The body serves as an instrument and the voice as an expression of inner and outer life. It can make the inner life resound and relate to the outer world. Singing and making music can make happy and offer another language as a form of expression. Vocally, Merle gained basic training in pop, jazz, classical, and experimental music as well as in free improvisation, vocal performance art, voice, and movement.

Merle plays music in several band and group projects, composes and teaches.

Music projects

A VOW

Johanna Lucia: Piano
David Schwartz: Cello, Vocals
Luca Pusch: Gituar, Syntesizer
Merle Thordis: Vocals

all songs are written by Merle Thordis and arranged by Johanna Lucia, David Schwartz, Luca Pusch, Merle Thordis
𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿: Jakob Kerscher, Hanna Sophia Schmeiser
𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴: Hannah Sophia Schmeiser
Studio: UdK Berlin
𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 by Ragna Falk

COURAGE

Johanna Lucia: Piano
David Schwartz: Cello, Vocals
Luca Pusch: Gituar, Syntesizer
Merle Thordis: Vocals

all songs are written by Merle Thordis and arraigned by Johanna Lucia, David Schwartz, Luca Pusch and Merle Thordis

𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿: Jakob Kerscher, Hannah Sophia Schmeiser
𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴: Hannah Sophia Schmeiser
Studio: UdK Berlin
𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 by Ragna Falk

N’AIE PAS PEUR

Johanna Lucia: Piano
David Schwartz: Cello, Vocals
Luca Pusch: Gituar, Syntesizer
Merle Thordis: Vocals

all songs are written by Merle Thordis and arraigned by Johanna Lucia, David Schwartz, Luca Pusch and Merle Thordis

𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿: Jakob Kerscher, Hannah Sophia Schmeiser
𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴/𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴: Hannah Sophia Schmeiser
Studio: UdK Berlin
𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 by Ragna Falk

BLACKBIRD

Blackbird
written by John Lennon / Paul McCartney

Vocals: Merle Thordis
Cello: David Schwartz

„SONNE“

written by me

Cello arrangement: David Schwartz
Cello: David Schwartz
Vocals: Merle Thordis

Sound engineer: Hannah Sophia Schmeiser, Jakob Kerscher
Production/mastering/mixing: Hannah Sophia Schmeiser

Studio: UdK Berlin