Letter of October 4, 1994 to all German Music Universities
here as an example the letter to the College of Music, University of Arts Berlin
To the
Dean of the College of Music
University of Arts Berlin
Professor Martin Rennert
Fasanenstraße 1b
10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg
October 4, 1994
Dear Professor Rennert,
On behalf of the classical composer Peter Huebner whom we represent, we would like to approach you with the special request to kindly support him indirectly with regard to authentic new recordings, especially of the masterpieces of our classical music literature in Dynamic Space-Stereophony®, but also of his own work on CD.
In order to deal with this great musical task, the composer is especially interested in the art performance of young musicians and/or singers, who are musically unspoiled, distinguishing themselves with their exceptionally great musical-human talent. For this reason, he is asking you to kindly introduce him to those musicians and/or singers who
so that he may win these music enthusiasts for the above request.
Our international music publishing house AAR EDITION, as well as the record company ENJOY RECORDS which is connected with us will handle these new recordings and take care of internationally marketing these new recordings.
No damage will be done to your institution by fulfilling this request, as Peter Huebner will in no way affect your service with this project, and at the same time those young people who have received such a disappointing blow to their talent and their abilities will be given the opportunity to become internationally active, and successfully gain a foothold in the musical profession.
The composer would appreciate a prompt reply, which could help save many young people, who love music, from hopelessness. We would ask you to address your reply to us, as we have taken over the organisational procedures of the entire project.
You could also put up a copy of your letter on your notice-board, so that those concerned can contact us direct.
Yours faithfully
AAR EDITION GERMANY
Enclosure
Information on the classical composer Peter Huebner and his work represented by us as music publishers:
– Benefits and damage of society’s music
(62-page publication)
– Music in honour of the Creator (leaflet)
– Music and nature – new branches in medicine (8-page publication)
MUSICAL TALENT
IN GERMANY
A PROBLEM WITH TRADITION
an interview with Peter Hübner
CLASSICAL HORIZONS: Is it possible that Herr Augstein with his SPIEGEL sensed a new impetus for his denigration campaign from your letter – which leaves no doubt about your opinion of the state music academies’ ability to judge the phenomenon of “musical talent”.
PETER HÜBNER: Yes, I think so! But that applies also especially to the president of the GERMAN MUSIC COUNCIL.
CLASSICAL HORIZONS: Prof. Dr. Mueller-Heuser, who at that time was the principal of the STATE ACADEMY OF MUSIC COLOGNE and had also received your letter, and was surely irritated or at least annoyed about your opinion regarding his professional incompetence.
And we may assume the same about his colleagues at the other state academies of music – or am I mistaken? Following this ‘open’ letter – he could now probably expect wide support against you from his colleagues at all the other academies of music in Germany.
PETER HÜBNER: What devastated me was: not one of them thought about those who were actually most affected by the letter: about those music enthusiasts who, due to false assessment by the university, fail their entrance and final exams in spite of possible great talent for music, and then, with no hope at all and abandoned by the music experts, are left lonely and deserted – without any kind of future prospects in the field of their beloved music!
I was shocked by their ice-cold dealings with the phenomenon of a person with genuine musical talent, who is not even responsible for being bestowed with such a gift! The person with a genuine talent for music is confronted with the phenomenon of a run-of-the-mill college examination with the impotence of an innocent child – all he or she could say about this whole music policy is merely: “Here I am, I can’t help myself, so help me God!”
CLASSICAL HORIZONS: And do you look upon the absolute lack of understanding of Germany’s music colleges’ principals for the efforts expressed in your letter to help just those people with a talent for music as a betrayal of talent or as a deception of the talented?!
PETER HÜBNER: The principal of a training establishment for music should above all be focused on two things: the truth of music and the well-being of such a person who can express this truth.
It is therefore imperative that the principal of a training establishment for music knows the truth about music – its real meaning and its true deeper sense and:
The principal of a training establishment for music must recognise the person who can express the truth about music here and now by means of music.
He should support such a person – because he or she provides the reason for the principal’s position: he is literally waiting for this person!
And – unfortunately history has shown: in our documented history of music, hardly any principal at a state college for music can claim to have been aware of meeting such a person gifted by nature with such a talent for music at his school!
This letter has beent sent to all German music universities:
Hochschule für Künste Berlin
Prof. Martin Rennert, Dekan
Hochschule für Künste Berlin
Prof. Dr. Chr. Richter, Dekan
Hochschule für Musik
„Hanns Eisler“ Berlin
Frau Prof. Annerose Schmidt, Rektorin
Hochschule für Künste Bremen
Prof. Kurt Seibert,
Sprecher Fachbereich Musik
Hochschule für Musik Detmold
Prof. M. Chr. Redel, Rektor
Hochschule für Musik Detmold
Prof. Richard Braun, Dekan
Hochschule für Musik Detmold
Prof. Dr. Reinhardt Lüttmann, Dekan
Hochschule für Musik
„Carl Maria von Weber“ Dresden
Prof. Wilfried Krätzschmar, Rektor
Hochschule für Musik
Robert-Schumann-Hochschule Düsseldorf
Prof. Dr. Helmut Kirchmeyer, Rektor
Hochschule für Musik
Folkwang Hochschule Essen
Prof. W. Hufschmidt, Rektor
Hochschule für Musik
Folkwang Hochschule Essen
Prof. Dr. Udo Sirker, Dekan
Fachbereich 4
Hochschule für Kirchenmusik der Evangelischen Landeskirche Württemberg
Prof. Dr. G. Soergel, Kirchenmusikdirektor
Hochschule für Musik und
Darstellende Kunst
Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Hans-Dieter Resch, Rektor
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik
Freiburg im Breisgau
Prof. J.-G. Schaarschmidt, Rektor
Evangelische Hochschule für Kirchenmusik
Halle an der Saale
Prof. H. Gleim, Kirchenmusikdirektor
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Hermann Rauhe, Präsident
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover
Prof. Peter Becker, Präsident
Hochschule für Kirchenmusik
der Evangelischen Landeskirche in Baden
Prof. Dr. theol. W. Herbst, Rektor
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe
Frau Prof. Fany Solter, Rektorin
Hochschule für Musik Köln
Prof. Dr. F. Müller-Heuser, Rektor
Hochschule für Musik und Theater
„Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig
Prof. Siegfried Thiele, Rektor
Musikhochschule Lübeck
Prof. Dr. F. Döhl, Rektor
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik
Heidelberg- Mannheim
Prof. G. Kegelmann, Rektor
Hochschule für Musik München
Prof. C. Eberhardt, Präsident
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock
Prof. Wilfrid Jochims, Rektor
Musikhochschule des Saarlandes
Prof. Dr. phil. Klaus Velten, Rektor
Staatliche Hochschule für Musik
und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart
Prof. Rolf Hempel, Rektor
Staatliche Musikhochschule
Trossingen
Prof. Jürgen Weimer, Rektor
Hochschule für Musik
„Franz List“ Weimar
Prof. Dr. W. Huschke, Rektor
Hochschule für Musik Würzburg
Prof. Franz Hennevogl, Präsident