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Singing Masterclass – Haslach im Kinzigtal
From April 1st to April 7th, 2024, I had the privilege of attending a masterclass in Haslach im Kinzigtal. This event was expertly organized and led by Baritone Bernd Valentin, a distinguished Singing Professor at Mozarteum Salzburg, along with Klaus Roth, an esteemed piano accompanist and lecturer at HfMDK Frankfurt and HfMT Köln. Throughout the…
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Online Auditions for Bachelor Classical Singing
The audition process for classical singing is split into multiple rounds at most music universities. In many cases, a first online round decides which applicants get invited to the later rounds in person. I am glad that the videos I entered let to invitations from Rostock, Detmold, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Berlin. One excerpt of these…
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Welcome!
I am currently in preparation for auditions to get accepted for classical singing. Whenever a new concert or event arises, it will be postet here for you to find. So see you soon!
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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