Federal Association of German Music Associations
| Federal Association of German Music Associations (BDMV) |
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| purpose | Music association |
| Chair: | Paul Lehrrieder |
| Establishment date: | 1979 |
| Number of members: | 1.3 million |
| Seat : | Stuttgart |
| Website: | www.bdmv-online.de |
The Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Musikverbände eV ( BDMV for short ), founded in 1979, has around 1.3 million members (60% under 26 years of age), and 18,000 orchestras , mostly run by volunteers, are organized there.
The tasks of the federal association are the support of the member associations, the coordination of the flow of information within the association, political representation of the clubs and associations in other organizations as well as within politics. Press and public relations as well as event management are other topics that the federal association takes on.
Projects
- Innovation award honorary office (together with Messe Frankfurt ), annually since 2002 (3000 euros): for exemplary activities by orchestras. / For example in 2006 for a “sound studio” for young people in the “House of Music” in Köndringen .
- The BDMV is one of the partners of dm -drogerie markt as part of the ZukunftsMusiker initiative , the core element of which was that 1,600 children received several weeks of free instrument taster courses.
- On May 6, 2006, the BDMV together with dm-drogerie markt set a Germany-wide record as part of the dm initiative ZukunftsMusiker . Over 200 orchestras simultaneously played for a good cause in front of dm markets.
- Organization of the German Music Festival ; every six years
Member associations
- Allgäu-Swabian Music Association
- Brass band of Baden-Württemberg
- Berlin brass band
- Brass band of Thuringia
- Wind Association Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Federation of German Brass Music Associations
- Association of Saarland Music Associations
- German Fire Brigade Association / Music-driving trains
- German Shooting Association / Music Department
- German Gymnastics Federation / Music Department
- Diocesan Association of Wind Choirs - Diocese of Mainz
- Hessian Music Association
- Brandenburg State Brass Band Association
- LandesMusikVerband NRW 1960
- State Music Association of Rhineland-Palatinate
- State association of minstrels and fanfare trains in Baden-Württemberg
- Regional association for minstrels in Bavaria
- Music Association of Upper and Lower Bavaria
- Musicians Association of Schleswig-Holstein
- Hamburg Music Association
- Lower Saxony Music Association
- Northern Bavarian Music Association
- Saxon brass band association
- Volksmusikerbund NRW
Awards
The Federal Association of German Music Associations (BDMV) awards the following awards for outstanding services to music:
- Badge of honor
- Merit Medal
- Medal of Honor
Web links
literature
- Volunteer Music , Conbrio Regensburg 2004