Together for music - the podcast of the German Music Council
The German Music Council (DMR) is committed to the interests of 15 million people who make music in Germany and is the world's largest national umbrella organization for music culture. We are convinced that music contributes to social cohesion, democracy and understanding in Europe and the world. In the podcast, we talk about musically and socially relevant topics and address issues that affect the music scene. Where should contemporary funding structures start? What does diversity in music look like and how can it be made visible? We talk about the structure and working methods of the DMR, about artistic priorities and the specific musical work of our projects (including Jugend musiziert, Bundesjugendorchester, Podium Gegenwart and Forum Dirigieren). Our team of presenters consists of experts from the music scene and takes turns in producing the episodes: Together for Music.
Intro music:
Sergej Maingardt: Rush (2019)
for large orchestra, amplified ensemble and electronics
Krisztián Palágyi, Tal Botvinik, German National Youth Orchestra, Lothar Zagrosek
Together for music (in German only!)
EPISODE 1: INTERVIEW WITH DMR PRESIDENT PROF. MARTIN MARIA KRÜGER ON 70 YEARS OF THE GERMAN MUSIC COUNCIL
by Claudia Rometsch
EPISODE 2: MUSICAL INNOVATION TODAY, CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLES IN FOCUS
by Bastian Zimmermann
1. Genoël von Lilienstern: Couture (2014)
for two sinthesizer soloists and orchestra
Benjamin Kobler, Lars Jönson, SWR Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov
2. Yiran Zhao: behind the apples (2018)
for six voices
New Vocal Soloists Stuttgart
3. Jonah Haven: starnge nest (2020)
for bass clarinet, piano and violoncello
Trio Catch
4. Jonah Haven: gasser (2020)
for eight musicians
Ensemble Proton Bern, Gregor A. Mayrhofer
5. Genoël von Lilienstern: Top (2012/13)
for ensemble
Ensemble Interface
Episode 3: German Conducting Award
by Claudia Rometsch
Music:
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Overture "The Hebrides or The Fingal's Cave" op. 26
WDR Symphony Orchestra
Dayner Tafur-Díaz (conductor)
EPISODE 4: MAX VOLBERS - THE WINNER OF THE DMW AND "YOUNG ARTIST OF THE YEAR" (OPUS KLASSIK) IN CONVERSATION
by Claudia Rometsch
As a recorder player, harpsichordist and ensemble leader, Max Volbers is one of the most versatile young musicians in the field of early music. He is winning hearts with his recorder - and not just in the early music scene. In 2021, he won the German Music Competition, and his debut CD "Whispers of Tradition" from the German Music Competition prizewinner series on the GENUIN label was awarded the OPUS KLASSIK in the "Young Artist of the Year" category. We talk to him about his success, the importance of competitions and why he is involved in the German Music Council's Future Workshop.
EPISODE 5: PROMOTING MUSIC IN JAZZ. A CONVERSATION WITH THOMAS BOSCH (BMFSFJ) AND MICHAEL LANGKAMP (HFMT HAMBURG)
by Sarah Seidel
Music:
Ole Sinell: "With the Rollator over Red"
Federal Jazz Orchestra
Niels Klein (conductor)
Bernice Petkers / Francy Boland: "Lullaby of the Leaves"
Federal Jazz Orchestra
Jiggs Whigham (conductor)
Jerome Kern / Darmon Meader: "The Song Is You"
Federal Jazz Orchestra
Jiggs Whigham (conductor)
EPISODE 6: SINGER IUMA ON THE BLESSING AND CURSE OF CLICK COUNTS, ALGORITHMS AND LIKES
by Silke Super
EPISODE 7: MUSIC AND INCLUSION
by Thilo Braun
The concert experience and accessibility - how well is the German music scene prepared for this? What experiences do people with disabilities have at festivals, in clubs and at concerts? The reason for this podcast episode is an online focus recently published by the German Music Information Center, an institution of the German Music Council. On miz.org you can find the new offer on the topic of "Inclusion in musical life" with reports, interviews and facts from a wide variety of perspectives. Music journalist Thilo Braun spoke to people involved in the scene for us, including Ron Paustian from the "Inklusion muss laut sein" initiative and music educator Prof. Dr. Irmgard Merkt.
