Music and Art School Wesel

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The music and art school of the city of Wesel is an institution founded in 1969, which has combined the offers of a music school and an art school since its foundation . It is located in the south of Wesel city ​​center in a building belonging to the Wesel Citadel .

building

The building of barracks VIII

The music and art school has been located in the building of barracks VIII, which makes up the east wing of the Wesel citadel, since 1991. The building was erected in 1809 under French rule. It is separated from the western part of the citadel with the Prussian Museum Wesel , the Wesel city archive and the main gate building of the citadel by Bundesstrasse 58 (Schillstrasse), which runs between the buildings. However, the music and art school is accessible via a small side street, which is why it has the address An der Zitadelle 13 .

deals

In the core area, the school has around 900 students. In addition, there are cooperations with local schools, including elementary schools, which means that the total number of students is around 1,200. 35 teachers work at the school. The music school offers learning a variety of instruments. There are also offers such as the children's choir, ballet lessons and a musical-music theater. In the arts area, lessons in visual design are offered. The total costs for the annual operation of the school amount to around 1.1 million euros. They are financed partly by income and to a greater extent by municipal grants.

history

In March 1969 the establishment of the school was made possible by a resolution of the Wesel City Council. Since it was aimed solely at children and young people, it was then called the Youth Music and Art School. It was the first institution in West Germany with a dual function as a music and art school. The school was organized as a registered association and could initially only be financed by private donations without public subsidies. As early as 1970 it had 436 students, all of whom were taught by teachers who worked part-time. The lessons took place in different places, including in the grain magazine in the western part of the citadel, today's Prussia Museum. The municipal theater and the school premises were also used by the youth music and art school. From 1974 it was permanently housed in the main gate building of the citadel, which is located adjacent to the Körnermagazin in the western part of the citadel. In 1977 the previously privately organized association became the sponsorship of the city. This decision was controversial in public. After another change of premises, the school has been housed in the barracks VIII building in the eastern part of the citadel since 1991. In 2004 the courses were also opened to adults and the name was changed from youth music and art school to music and art school.

Known teachers

Well-known music professors have been recruited to teach since the late 1980s. These were:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The music and art school turns 44 (rp-online.de)
  2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.buergerhaushalt-wesel.de
  3. ↑ a b Wesel: Music never takes place alone (rp-online.de)
  4. ↑ a b Music and Art School Wesel (Kulturserver-nrw.de)
  5. ↑ Cultural center of the city (derwesten.de)

Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 2.9 ″  N , 6 ° 37 ′ 2.1 ″  E