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I am starting in the Gesangsklasse Heyer!
For the soprano Arruda Pereira dos Santos, the tenors Dakai Wei and Jean Philipp Chey and myself, our studies at the HfMDK and thus our time in Prof. Thomas Heyer’s singing class began this week, on October 14, 2024. I am deeply grateful for the fascinating subjects, the already insightful lessons, and for being part…
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Singing Masterclass – Fritz Wunderlich Musiktage
From September 14 to September 21, 2024, I had the honor of participating in a wonderful masterclass with tenor Prof. Thomas Heyer and pianist Klaus Bernhard Roth. Following in the footsteps of the unforgettable tenor Fritz Wunderlich, we spent an enriching week together in his birthplace, Kusel. Alongside vocal and accompaniment sessions, I am grateful…
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Bachelor Singing: in-person Auditions
This May and June, I had the opportunity to participate in the in-person audition rounds as part of my applications for a Bachelor’s degree in Classical Singing at several universities across Germany and Austria. After receiving offers from HfMT Hamburg and UdK Berlin, I am proud to announce that I have also been accepted into…
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My philosophy regarding music
In an era of artificial intelligence and automation, where do we place humans? In a world ruled by numbers and algorithms competing for progress, where is the beauty of the here and now? In a life spent increasingly inside virtual worlds, when do we get the chance to feel real?
Life can feel like a marathon except the goal line moves further everytime you reach it. Sprinting from goal to goal we lose track of our surroundings when in reality life isn’t about how far you can run but about making every step worth it. Especially today, running fast in the race for productivity is not particularly a human quality as robots, algorithms and artificial intelligences are much better at it. Good thing productivity does not define us. “The richest man is not the one who has the most, but the one who needs the least” or as Bob Marley said: “Some people are so poor, all they have is money”. Besides money we can be rich in many ways and memories, experiences and inspiration are the riches that stay.
Even optimizing only for profit and progress, a world full of inspiration, emotions and music is the better alternative to a world shaded in emotionless grey. If throughout history there hadn’t been new ideas that went beyond, humans would still live in caves and roam around forests, provided we were not long extinct. Only because of inventions like the wheel, the light bulb or the internet, civilization has gotten to the point we are at now. And behind each invention stands a person that was inspired. The world is richest with people that are inspired and in concequence with things that are inspiring.
I am convinced that if it weren’t for inspirers like Bach, Mozart or Tchaikovsky, society would be much less colorful. Their works enable us to stay human especially in challenging times like today. A society without music is like evolution without mutation. Always ongoing but never advancing. Music is not just a nice to have, it is the pumping heart continuously redefining the limits of civilization.
Luis Gehrmann
Former IT Professional & Singer