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22:48 German Music Schools 60 celebrate 60 years! | |
 The German Music School Association is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Today, as one of the largest music organizations in the world, it continues to provide a broad music program for all Germans. Following Germany's reunification in 1990, the Association recieved a large number of new members. Over 150 new music schools from the former East Germany joined the Association. Since then, the Association has continued to grow; today it has around 920 music schools across the 16 Germany states, with one million students attending lessons. The Association, however, was not exclusive to German music schools, but also included the Youth String Orchestra of the music schools in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The youth ensemble, founded in 1973 emerged out of the Association's partnership with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. The Association's Frank Hartmann, who overseas the young string players, says the ensemble gets to travel a lot. "The children come from | |
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