News in Musikvermittlung

Insights into methods and formats of transcultural music education with members of the asambura ensemble

Tue, May 5 | 2:00 PM | Music Room 3.115  

The asambura ensemble reinterprets, contextualizes, and reimagines classical music: with diverse cultural, interreligious, and post-migrant perspectives on dialogue, both sonically and with sensitivity to diversity.

Musicians of diverse origins and affiliations interact within the asambura ensemble and its associated outreach collective. In doing so, asambura dedicates itself to those voices that have often been overlooked, suppressed, or silenced in our world—through discrimination, violence, displacement, or death. Their stories, memories, and sounds form the starting point for new musical narratives.

Best Of Concert | Mon, May 11, 2026, 7:00 PM

Workshop and Lecture by the Cologne Hip Hop Institute | Thu, May 21, 2026

Workshop: “Introduction to Producing for FLINTA*”
2:00–6:00 PM
DJing Lab (Room 2.106), HumF, Gronewaldstr. 2, 50931 Cologne

The workshop with Hanne Kah (musician/producer) and Lea Jung (cultural educator/producer) offers a hands-on introduction to music production. Through collaborative work, participants will experiment with the basic elements of a home recording setup and develop a track.

The workshop is specifically aimed at FLINTA* individuals (female, lesbian, inter, non-binary, trans, and other*). No prior knowledge or personal equipment is required. The number of participants is limited to 15. Registration at chris.kattenbeck@uni-koeln.de

Lecture: “Safer Space and Empowerment Practices in Music Production Workshops”
7:00–8:00 PM
DJing Lab (Room 2.106), HumF, Gronewaldstr. 2, 50931 Cologne

Rena Janßen’s (Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media) lecture takes these structural conditions as its starting point and examines safer space and empowerment practices in music production workshops. Drawing on her doctoral research, she analyzes the significance of such workshops for facilitators and participants and discusses which practices are perceived as empowering. Finally, she discusses how safer space and empowerment practices can be critically established within institutionalized music education contexts and presents ideas for intersectional-sensitive music education.

The lecture is open to the public and is aimed at anyone interested. Registration at chris.kattenbeck@uni-koeln.de

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Beruf(ung) Musikvermittlung 2.0 | Mon, July 6, 2026, 6:30 PM 

An evening with alumni and students of the Music Education program.

Discussion about internships & reports from the professional world.

UNIVERSITY CONCERTS | Collegium Musicum 

Community Music Training: Fundamentals of Inclusive Practice in Community Music | Sat, April 25, 2026, 10:00 AM–4:30 PM

Dortmund Concert Hall 

How can we truly reach and empower people with diverse accessibility needs in our music projects? In a two-part training session, British expert Ben Sellers teaches the fundamentals of inclusive practice as well as concrete methods for implementation in one’s own field of work. Part 1 introduces the Social Model of Disability and demonstrates how this understanding shapes community music programs. Part 2 focuses on practical application: from inclusive planning through warm-ups and songwriting to the use of iPads and other accessible technologies.
 
Ben Sellers is one of the leading voices in inclusive music education in the UK and works internationally with orchestras, educational institutions, and cultural organizations.
 
The training is aimed at anyone who wishes to develop music programs for diverse groups. It will be conducted in English. Participation is free of charge.
 
Please register by email at matthias.witt@konzerthaus-dortmund.de (including your name, position if applicable, and any accessibility needs).

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New episode of the "Musikwelten NRW" podcast:

Nuances. Dealing with Musical Diversity 

Community Choir - Konzerthaus Dortmund

No prior knowledge or registration required
Every Monday at 5:30 p.m. at
pdL – Weiterbildungsinstitut Ruhr, Münsterstraße 9-11, 44145 Dortmund
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Concerts by WDR Musikvermittlung

Link to WDR.DE

Referent*in Musikvermittlung
Philharmonie Köln

As soon as possible, preferably May 1, 2026
Application deadline: April 30, 2026
Further information

Junior Professional at alba KULTUR 

for the coordination office of the “Klangkosmos NRW” network, to start as soon as possible and initially on a fixed-term contract until December 31, 2026 

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordination and liaison with network members, artist ensembles worldwide, and cooperation with national and international partners 
• Project management and production of residencies and tours (scheduling, travel arrangements, visa management, logistics, permits)  
• Budget planning, monitoring, and financing methods; grant applications and accounting 
• Helping to shape and further develop the network’s working methods; concept development, implementation, and evaluation 
• Legal framework, contracts, copyright, cultural diplomacy, cultural mobility (visa regulations, visa applications) 
• Strategic development of the network (objectives, resource planning), stakeholder relations, networking with sponsors, event organizers, institutions, and evaluation 
• Global and cultural contextualization: diversity of musical cultures, sociocultural issues, ecological aspects in the music landscape
• Public relations, editorial contributions to online communications (website, social media, newsletter), including musicological research  

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Musikvermittler*in with a passion for online formats and orchestras, full-time for the project management of the “Music Swap Lab” 

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

Responsibilities:

• Planning, coordination, and further development of the “Music Swap Lab” in collaboration with the leadership of the Future Lab
• Coordinating nationwide in-person and digital education workshops and performance formats, primarily for children aged 4 to 12
• Supporting the “Music Swap Lab” community and communication channels (newsletter, social media, and website maintenance)
• Network and target audience management

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Part-time Musikvermittler*in

Oldenburgisches Staatstheater

Responsibilities: 

• Conceiving, developing, and implementing music theater education strategies, programs, and materials for various age groups and target audiences, particularly children and young people, such as O*Mobil, concerts for children and families, workshops accompanying the performance schedule, or new formats in consultation with the theater’s artistic director
• Supervising mobile productions in schools and educational institutions
• Maintaining contact with educational institutions.

Application deadline: May 4, 2026
Further information 

Observation placement at the LAUTSTARK composition course for children and young people in Tyrol, Austria

LAUTSTARK is a one-week composition course (July 25–31, 2026) for children and young people aged
8 to 18. The program includes instrumental group coaching and
improvisation, collaborative composition, and performing in larger
ensemble works incorporating improvisation.

The internship offers you the opportunity to gain practical experience by being actively and musically involved
in all aspects of the course. Additionally
, there will be opportunities for joint reflection with the instructors on various
aspects of the course activities.

Travel and accommodation costs will be covered.

Application deadline: May 1, 2025
Further information 

Reinforcement of the Cologne Philharmonic’s foyer team

Ticket checking, coat check, seat assignment
up to twenty hours per week
https://www.koelner-philharmonie.de/de/stelle