Hochschule für Musik Detmold

The University of Music Detmold is one of Germany's university-level schools of music, situated in Detmold, Germany.AcademicsThe 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.StructureIn 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.HistoryAfter 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 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.