Association of Choir Directors

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The professional association of choir directors (FDC) was founded in 1920 under the name “Association of academically trained choir directors e. V. ”founded in Cologne . Founding members such as Willy Schell , Fritz Spieß , Franz Wildt and Mathieu Neumann were chaired by Prof. Josef Schwarz . The association was temporarily banned under National Socialism and was re-established in 1955 under the name: "Fachverband Deutscher Berufschorleiter". After intensive discussion, an ordinary general assembly decided to rename it to “Association of Choir Directors (FDC)”.

The purpose of the association was to create an organization to represent the interests of professional choir directors in public.

Intermittently banned by National Socialism , the association was reconstituted after the war and has been called “Fachverband Deutscher Berufschorleiter e. V. “with its association headquarters in Cologne. Peter Hammers became chairman and he managed to tie numerous well-known professional choir directors to the FDB.

Activities and tasks

The FDB sees its main areas of activity u. a. with the creation of a choir conducting contract, as well as the publication of the guide through the literature of the well-composed male choirs . For the first time, there is a uniform definition of the difficulty rating for choir competitions in order to guarantee an objectified list of literature and difficulty . Through the formation of regional district groups, comprehensive support is provided by the regional chairmen. The publication of the FDC information takes care of the informative necessities. With the introduction of the professional titles Chordirektor FDC and Musikdirektor FDC , the activities of the choir director received the previously unregulated appreciation of the FDC and thus protected their lobbyism. As an outstanding social. The FDC belongs to the largest German music umbrella organization, the German Music Council .

aims

Some of the goal-setting points are the preservation of the artistic interests of the choir directors as well as advice on professional issues. In addition, reforms in the field of choral singing as well as professional training and further education, as well as advice on questions of social security for the profession of choir director. An appropriate presentation of the job description of the choir director in public is initiated in exactly the same way as further training in regional district groups with annual further training events in the field of vocal technique and performance practice; also in connection with singers' associations, regional music councils and academies. A symposium takes place annually as the central advanced training event of the FDB, with national and international topics, lecturers and choirs. A website with information on association work, literature, rehearsal methodology, publications, factory reviews, etc. is now a matter of course. Finally, the constant updating of the FDB literature and difficulty list should be mentioned .

Important members

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ on this see the Hermann Smeets archive of the Bilker Heimatfreunde in Düsseldorf, with its utensils and notes: http://www.cl-historia.de/archivportal/smeets.html
  2. ↑ History | Association of Choir Directors V. (FDC). Retrieved December 20, 2018 .