The University of Music Detmold (German: Hochschule für Musik Detmold) is one of Germany's leading university-level schools of music, situated in Detmold

Detmold

Detmold is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with a population of about 74,000. It was the capital of the small Principality of Lippe from 1468 until 1918 and then of the Free State of Lippe until 1947...

, Germany.

Academics

The Hochschule offers performance degrees in composition, all orchestral instruments, piano, voice, opera, art-song, conducting, as well as degrees in church music and music education. Artistic Music Production - 'Musik-Tonmeister' - is also offered at the Erich-Thienhaus-Institut.

Structure

In 2007 there were 594 students matriculated, plus an additional 22 junior students. The Hochschule offers about 300 concerts per year.
The present Director is Professor Martin Christian Vogel. In 2008 he was re-elected to a further appointment. Associate Directors are professors André Stärk and Norbert Stertz. Hans Bertels was appointed Chancellor in May 2007.
In December 2006 the Hochschule für Music Detmold Foundation was formed to help finance extraordinary activities.
An Alumni Association was founded in October 2006, present chairman is Prof. Martin Christoph Redel.

History

After initial planning that started in 1944, the Hochschule was founded in 1946 as Nordwestdeutsche Musikakademie Detmold. In 1956 the name was officially expanded to Nordwestdeutsche Musikakademie Detmold, Staatliche Hochschule für Musik. After the Hochschule in Münster and Dortmund were officially merged with the Detmold Hochschule, the name was changed again in 1972 to Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Westfalen-Lippe. Nordwestdeutsche Musikakademie Detmold, with campuses in Münster and Dortmund. In 1987 the present name was given: Hochschule für Musik Detmold. In 2003, the Münster campus separated and became the Musikhochschule Münster

Musikhochschule Münster

The Musikhochschule Münster is a university-level school of music in Münster, Germany.From 1972 to 2003 the Musikhochschule Münster was integrated as a campus of the Hochschule für Musik Detmold...

and part of the Westfalian Wilhelms University of Münster. The Dortmund campus was closed in 2004.
The first director was Professor Wilhelm Maler from 1946 to 1959. The second director was Dr. Martin Stephani from 1959 to 1980. Stephani was also professor of conducting and conductor of the Hochschule Orchestra.

Campus

The Hochschule has ten specifically equipped buildings at its disposal, which are arranged as a campus in and around the imposing Palais Gardens: string-players, wind-instruments, singers and percussionists have their own buildings; pianists and organists reside in the historic palace, where rehearsals and concerts for larger chamber music groups also take place. The musicologists work in an Art Nouveau building at the outskirts of the gardens, whereas music-education students and future music teachers hold their academic seminars in the technically excellently equipped Pädagogikhaus.

Also at the fringe of the campus, opera students may use the historic Sommertheater, to gain concert experience and the taste of a fully staged opera performance. The Erich-Thienhaus-Institute is built directly onto the large concert hall, which lies in the shadow of magnificent trees. The concert hall is equipped with a unique spatial audio rendering technique (Wave Field Synthesis). About 180 artists and teachers as well as the many national and international partners work at the Hochschule, laying an optimal foundation for the musical education of their students. Students from Detmold are very often found among prize-winners in competitions. They are represented not only in the contemporary classical music scene in all important opera houses and orchestras, but also work worldwide in prominent positions as teachers in universities, academies and music schools.

Mission statement

The Commission of the Hochschule für Musik Detmold approved the following mission statement in the Senate on Dec. 1, 2003:

The Hochschule für Musik Detmold combines in its capacity as whole-university 'Vollhochschule', artistic, educational and scientific competence at the highest level.
The yardstick of all musical work is artistic excellence. This contributes internationally and also acts as a central carrier of culture for the city and the region. At the same time, the Hochschule für Musik Detmold is an active part of national and international cultural life. It reacts to its developments and changes in a creative way and with the necessary profiling of its training goals. It sees it as its duty to provide constructive contributions to the musical aesthetic education and takes responsibility for music appreciation and teaching of music in our society.
Music training is dedicated to the individual promotion of musical excellence as well as the establishment of balanced, artistic and educational qualifications. The teachings take place in a creative environment and in a personal atmosphere. In doing so the students are always at the centre of all work.
The courses allow the students to determine individual points of focus and thus promote their strengths. The content related fine tuning of the subjects, the cross linkage of the study courses and disciplines as well as the collaboration with universities and other cultural institutions in the region secure a high practical relevance and allow for attractive degrees.
The Hochschule für Musik Detmold sees itself as an institution of cooperation. It conveys the friendly and cosmopolitan atmosphere of an internationally oriented university campus. Openness, helpfulness and tolerance are basic principles of coexistence in the university. The individuality, personality and the performance of teachers, students and staff are widely respected. This mutual respect creates a basis where all members of the university feel part of a community and identify themselves with their different tasks.

Notable students (selection)

• Erich Andreas
• Maria Bayo
• Ingeborg Danz
  Ingeborg Danz
  Ingeborg Danz is a German mezzo-soprano and alto concert singer.- Biography :Ingeborg Danz studied school music at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold and voice with Heiner Eckels...
  
  
• Klaus Hashagen
• Heinz Hoppe
• Mungonzazal Janshindulam
  Mungonzazal Janshindulam
  Mungonzazal Janshindulam , also known as "Mungo", was a Mongolian pianist and music teacher who lived and taught up until her death in Düsseldorf and Dortmund, Germany...
  
  
• Manfred Kluge
• Sandor Konya
  Sándor Kónya
  Sándor Kónya was an Hungarian tenor, particularly associated with German and Italianroles, especially Lohengrin and Calaf.- Biography :...
  
  
• Helmut Kretschmar
  Helmut Kretschmar
  Helmut Kretschmar is a German classical tenor who spent most of his career performing in concerts and recitals with major orchestras and at important music festivals internationally...
  
  
• Renate Kretschmar-Fischer
• Thomas Meyer-Fiebig
• Diether de la Motte
• Geoffrey Moull
  Geoffrey Moull
  Geoffrey Moull is a professional conductor and pianist.- Education :Geoffrey Moull was born in London, Ontario, Canada and studied conducting with Kirill Kondrashin, Sergiu Celibidache and Martin Stephani...
  
  
• Emil Platen
• Peter Rocholl
• Friedrich-Wilhelm Schnurr
• Vera Schwarz
• Klaus Storck
• Wolfgang Trommer
• Alexander Wagner
  Alexander Wagner
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• Cornelia Wulkopf
• Karlheinz Zöller
  Karlheinz Zöller
  Karlheinz Zöller was a German flutist, and principal in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra between 1960–1969 and 1976–1993.-Early life and education:Karlheinz Zöller was born in Höhr-Grenzhausen, near Frankfurt, Westerwald, Germany....
  
  

Notable professors and instructors (selection)

• Gerhard Allroggen
• Günter Bialas
  Günter Bialas
  -Life:Bialas was born in Bielschowitz in Prussian Silesia. The adolescent Bialas received lessons in piano and music theory from Fritz Lubrich, a former student of Max Reger, in Kattowitz between 1922 and 1925...
  
  
• Georg Christoph Biller
  Georg Christoph Biller
  Georg Christoph Biller is a German choral conductor, conducting the Thomanerchor since 1992 as the sixteenth Thomaskantor since Johann Sebastian Bach...
  
  
• Lukas David
• Johannes Drießler
• Arno Forchert
• Wolfgang Fortner
  Wolfgang Fortner
  Wolfgang Fortner was a German composer, composition teacher and conductor.-Life:Fortner was born in Leipzig. From his parents - both singers - Fortner very early on had intense contact with music...
  
  
• Werner Genuit
• Conrad Hansen
• Nobuko Imai
  Nobuko Imai
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• Koh Gabriel Kameda
  Koh Gabriel Kameda
  Koh Gabriel Kameda is a German-Japanese concert violinist and violin teacher.- Early life :Koh Gabriel Kameda was born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, into a family of medical doctors...
  
  
• Rudolf Kelterborn
  Rudolf Kelterborn
  Rudolf Kelterborn is a Swiss musician and composer.-Life:Kelterborn studied in Basel, Detmold, Salzburg, and Zürich, among other places, with the composers Walther Geiser, Willy Burkhard, Boris Blacher, Günter Bialas, and Wolfgang Fortner...
  
  
• Giselher Klebe
  Giselher Klebe
  Giselher Wolfgang Klebe was a German composer. He composed more than 140 works, among them 14 operas, 8 symphonies, 15 solo concerts, chamber music, piano works, and sacred music.-Biography:...
  
  
• Richard Rudolf Klein
  Richard Rudolf Klein
  Richard Rudolf Klein is a German composer, musician and teacher. His compositional output is diverse, including nursery rhymes and music for children, choral music and hymns, incidental music, orchestral music as well as chamber music.- Life :Klein attended the humanistic Gymnasium in Landau,...
  
  
• Dieter Klöcker
  Dieter Klöcker
  Dieter Klöcker was a German clarinetist known for rediscovering many forgotten masters of the 18th century...
  
  
• Helmut Kretschmar
  Helmut Kretschmar
  Helmut Kretschmar is a German classical tenor who spent most of his career performing in concerts and recitals with major orchestras and at important music festivals internationally...
  
  
• Renate Kretschmar-Fischer
• Jost Michaels
• André Navarra
  André Navarra
  André-Nicolas Navarra was a French cellist and cello teacher.-Early life:...
  
  
• Christoph Poppen
  Christoph Poppen
  Christoph Poppen is a German conductor, violinist and academic teacher.-Professional career:As a violinist, Poppen was awarded first prize in the Kocian Violin Competition age 14...
  
  
• Roland Pröll
  Roland Pröll
  Roland Pröll is a German pianist, conductor, composer, musicologist, and professor of music.- Biography :...
  
  
• Thomas Quasthoff
  Thomas Quasthoff
  Thomas Quasthoff is a German bass-baritone. Although his reputation was initially based on his performance of Romantic lieder, Quasthoff has proven to have a remarkable range from the Baroque cantatas of Bach to solo jazz improvisations.-Biography:Quasthoff was born in Hildesheim, Germany, with...
  
  
• Kurt Redel
  Kurt Redel
  Kurt Redel is a German flutist and conductor.-Early life:Redel studied flute, violin, conducting, and composition, as well music history and piano at the Breslau Conservatory...
  
  
• Hans Richter-Haaser
  Hans Richter-Haaser
  Hans Richter-Haaser was a noted German classical pianist, who was known for his interpretations of Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann. He was also a teacher, a conductor, and a composer....
  
  
• Hans-Peter Schmitz
• Friedrich-Wilhelm Schnurr
• Martin Stephani
• Max Strub
• Erich Thienhaus
• Kurt Thomas
  Kurt Thomas (composer)
  Kurt Thomas was a German composer, conductor and music educator.He was born in Tönning and died in Bad Oeynhausen....
  
  
• Helmut Tramnitz
• Anatol Ugorski
• Jürgen Ulrich
• Tibor Varga
• Alexander Wagner
  Alexander Wagner
  Alexander Wagner was a Polish chess correspondence master and theoretician.He studied law in Lemberg , playing chess in the Lvov Chess Club...
  
  
• Günther Weißenborn
• Helmut Winschermann
• Karl Heinz Wörner

International relations

The Hochschule für Musik Detmold partners with the following institutions:

• University of Sydney (Australia)
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• Sibelius Academy Helsinki (Finland)
• Pirkanmaa Polytechnic, School of Music, Tampere (Finland)
• Conservatoire National Superieur et de Danse de Paris (France)
• Hoogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht (Netherlands)
• Hogeschool voor Muziek en Dans in Rotterdam (Netherlands)
• Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag (Netherlands)
• Conservatorium van Amsterdam (Netherlands)
• Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel (Belgium)
• Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Wien (Austria)
• Akademia Muzyczna Krakow (Poland)
• Jan Dlugosz University Czenstochowa (Poland)
• Royal College of Music Stockholm (Sweden)
• Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava (Slowakia)
• University of Ljubljana (Academy of Music) (Slovenia)
• Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Madrid (Spain)
• Conservatorio Superior de Music de Salamanca (Spain)
• Academy of Performing Arts, Music Faculty in Prague (Tchechia)
• Academy of Music in Lodz (Poland)
• Liszt Ferenc Zenemüveszeti Egyetem Budapest (Hungary)
• Karol Lipinski Academy of Music Wroclaw (Poland)
• Taipei National University of the Arts (Taiwan)