A new look at church music
With a portal on "Church Music - Music in Religions", the German Music Information Center (MIZ) is presenting a service that provides information on the situation of church music life in Germany.
The new MIZ information portal sheds light on the importance of music in religious life in all its different facets - from music in church services and the organ as its central instrument, amateur church music-making and sacred music in concerts, to the training and professional practice of church musicians and music in the Orthodox churches, Judaism and Islam.
In addition to specialist articles and statistics, the MIZ also provides topographical representations, for example on amateur church music-making, training facilities or organ building. A compilation of basic information on the work content and fields of activity of institutions and facilities - including associations, research facilities and archives, but also competitions, prizes, festivals with a focus on church music as well as further education and training measures - provides a comprehensive overview of infrastructural aspects of church music.
The portal is supplemented by information on studies, position papers, statements and cultural policy documents as well as literature recommendations, further sources on the Internet and daily news.
The new MIZ information portal can be accessed at http://themen.miz.org/kirchenmusik.
