Honorary chairman

Fedaration activities

1971 - 1973 youth leader of district music federation Ahrweiler

1973 - 1983 district chairman of district music federation Ahrweiler

1976 - 1988 founder member and chairman of province music youth of Rheinland-Pfalz

1981 - 2003 founder member and chairman of the German Wind Band Youth

1981 - 2003 board member of the confederation of German Music Federations, now honorary member

1994 founder member of the development association „Haus der Kultur” (house of culture) in Bonn

In different bodies of the German Music Council and vice speaker of the German Culture Council

1963 - 1983 Conductor of music club Niederheckenbach

1964 - 1983 Organist of parish church in Niederheckenbach

1986 - 1996 Conductor of music club Bonn-Duisdorf, now honorary conductor

1998 Direction of the project „Bläserjugend Aktiv“ at the 1st German Music Festival in Trier

1995 Direction of the project Jugendcamp „Treffen junger Multiplikatoren“ at the 2nd German music festival in Münster

1998 - 2001 Administrative direction of the 3rd German Music Festival in Friedrichshafen

1999 Awarded the Federal cross of merit on ribbon

Musical Education

from 1950 piano and church organ

from 1953 trumpet in the band Bergmannskapelle Katzwinkel

1967 - 1970 conductor education

1986 - 1987 two semesters harmonics and one semester music history with Professor Arend in Bonn