Notenspur association

Purpose of the association

The purpose of the association is "the promotion of education and culture" by supporting the project Leipziger Notenrouten – Leipzig Music Routes developed by the Leipzig Notenspur Initiative.

This purpose of the association is realized in particular by the following measures and tasks (selection):

- Informaing members and public about the Music Routes

- Activities and events to anchor the unparalleled density of authentic composer sites in Leipzig in the public perception as a unique selling point for the city and an identity-forming feature for its population.

- Promotion of the presentation of the Leipziger Notenspur music route as a tourist attraction, in particular through information, PR and mediation measures

- Implementation of and participation in music-related, experience-oriented city explorations

- Promotion of an intergenerational design of the Music Routes as well as development of corresponding information material

- Organization and implementation of music-related events for cultural education and social integration

- Development and realization of the “European Music Trails" with music as the connecting "mother tongue" of people of different nations, religions and cultures

- Organization and realization of commemorative projects on Jewish musical culture

Association documents

• Statutes of the association
• Membership form

Contact

Prof. Dr. Werner Schneider
Chairman of the Board
Notenspur Leipzig e.V.

E-Mail: verein(at)notenspur-leipzig.de
Phone: +49 341 / 97 33 741

Office contacts:
Wintergartenstraße 2
04103 Leipzig
Phone: +49 341 /25 35 48 60

Members of the association

In addition to numerous private individuals, the following institutional members belong to the association:

• University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig
• Leipzig Tourism and Marketing Ltd. (LTM)
• Mendelssohn House Leipzig
• Museum for Musical Instruments of the University of Leipzig
• Robert and Clara Schumann Society Leipzig e.V.
• Grieg-Begegnungsstätte Leipzig e.V.
• Leipzig Gewandhaus
• forum thomanum Leipzig e.V.
• Straße der Musik

Board of Directors

• Prof. Dr. Werner Schneider, Chairman of the Board, Head of Leipziger Notenspur-Initiative, Visiting Scientist University of Leipzig

• Dr. Jörg Schmidt, Managing Director MFPA Leipzig GmbH Gesellschaft für Materialforschung und Prüfungsanstalt für das Bauwesen Leipzig mbH (Society for Materials Research and Testing for the Building Industry Leipzig)

• Prof. Dr. Eszter Fontana, former director of the Museum of Musical Instruments at the University of Leipzig

• Prof. Thomas Lennartz (co-opted), Prorector for Artistic Practice, University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig

• Dipl. phil. Wolfgang Gühne (co-opted), retired