Culture

Community Music - for all!

Community music is all about making music together. The idea is to give all people, regardless of their musical talent or skills, their age, sex, physical condition or other characteristics, access to music and creative work and foster participation in cultural and social activities in Dortmund.

Menschen mit Musikinstrumenten beim Workshop "Community Music" im Foyer des Konzerthaus Dortmund

Europe

Germany

Dortmund

Funding period: 2019-2027

In September 2019, the Konzerthaus Dortmund was the first German concert hall to launch a Community Music programme (website). Under the motto “Community Music – Music for everyone to join in” the Konzerthaus Dortmund is increasingly including its immediate surroundings in its education programme. The free events target day care centres, schools, families, musicians, adults, senior citizens and many more. Participants interact with each other as equals, using music as a tool for personal empowerment and for further developing their personal and artistic talent.

Konzert aller Community Music-Gruppen in der Dortmunder Nordstadt im Rahmen des Community-Sommerfestes — Together with all community music groups, Matt Robinson's team wrote a community music symphony, which was performed on June 28, 2024 in Dortmund's Nordstadt. Photo: Konzerthaus Dortmund GmbH, Credit: Oliver-Hitzegrad

Das Stegreif Orchester steht mit nach oben gestreckten Armen auf der Bühne — As part of Community Music, the Stegreif.orchester performed the piece "Beethoven 9 plus" at the Konzerthaus Dortmund on 30.09.2021. Photo: Konzerthaus Dortmund GmbH

Some of the activities take place in the Konzerthaus or are integrated in concert series such as "Neuland" or "International Orchestra”. Events are also being organised in the city centre, in youth centres, social institutions and on the streets and squares of the Brückviertel district in the immediate vicinity of the Konzerthaus. There are also many other training formats offered locally, in addition to the Community Music programme. These formats give people an opportunity to delve deeper into the subject, one example being the first certificate course “Community Music” that is being implemented in collaboration with other institutions in this field. The course provides comprehensive practical and theoretical training for future Community Musicians.

Photo Header: Konzerthaus Dortmund GmbH, Credit: Daniel Sadrowski

Our funding partner

The Konzerthaus Dortmund GmbH opened its doors in September 2002 and since 2012 has belonged to the prestigious European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), together with the leading concert halls of London, Paris, Barcelona, Budapest and Vienna. It is one of only four German venues to have achieved this honour, along with Baden-Baden, Cologne and Hamburg. In the 2018/2019 season, Dr Raphael von Hoensbroech took over as artistic director and managing director of the Konzerthaus Dortmund, succeeding Ulrich Andreas Vogt and Benedikt Stampa.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) forms the global framework for action for socially, economically and ecologically sustainable development. Our funding commitment also supports these sustainability goals. With this project, we are making a contribution to achieving the following SDGs:

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