Ensembles and orchestras

In this accordion-only ensemble, students play both original literature composed specifically for accordion orchestra (generally concertante pieces) and arrangements of pieces in various styles.

Management: Renate Sewina

Rehearsals: Thursdays, 6:05 p.m. - 6:50 p.m., Music School (Heinrich Strangmeier Hall).

In the "Vielsaitern", students who play the mandolin, mandola or guitar can join in at an early age, for example after gaining their first orchestral experience in "JeKits".

Management: Andreas Limperg

Rehearsals: Mondays, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m., School of Music (Heinrich Strangmeier Hall).

The Hilden Mandolin Orchestra already has a 100-year tradition. In 2008, the association that sponsored the orchestra from the very beginning was dissolved. Since then, the "HMO", in which advanced young people and adults make music together in a plucked string orchestra (mandolin, mandola, guitar), has been an orchestra of the music school.

Management: Lotte Nuria Adler

Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 19:45 - 21:00, orchestra/choir room in the "cube" above the city archives (Gerresheimer Straße 20a)

In "Blowing Up", students who play a wind instrument or percussion can join in at an early age, for example after gaining their first orchestral experience in "JeKits".

Management: Katharina Freundt, Christian Vosseler

Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 17:00 - 18:00, Music School (Heinrich Strangmeier Hall).

In the symphonic wind orchestra of the music school, the advanced students who play a wind instrument or percussion / percussion, for example, build on the orchestral experience gained in the youth wind orchestra "Blowing Up". In this orchestra, young people and adults play music together.

The orchestra maintains a close partnership with the Bundeswehr Training Music Corps. Together with the professional musicians, they organize, among other things, the large LIONS benefit concert once a year in the Stadthalle.

Management: Peter Scheerer

Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 6:15 - 8:15 p.m., Music School (Heinrich Strangmeier Hall).

In the "Sinfonini", pupils who play a string instrument can join in at an early stage, for example after or to accompany their first orchestral experiences within the framework of "JeKits".

Management: Sibylle Husemann

Rehearsals: Thursdays, 16:00 - 17:00, Music School (Heinrich-Strangmeier-Saal)

The youth symphony orchestra "Sinfonietta" is a cooperation of the music school and the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium. Here, string, wind and percussion students from the music school and/or the Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium play in symphonic ensembles.

Direction: Rafael Behrens (Music School), Felix Wagner (Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium)

Rehearsals: Thursdays, 3:45 - 5:15 p.m., Dietrich Bonhoeffer Gymnasium

The Hilden Young Symphony Orchestra, or "JSO" for short, is a cooperative orchestra of the music school, Dietrich Bonhoeffer High School and Helmholtz High School. Advanced young people and adults make music together in this orchestra.

The orchestra maintains an intensive partnership with the "Warrington Youth Orchestra" in Hilden's English twin town. The two orchestras come together once a year for a joint workshop and encounter week, which takes place alternately in Warrington and in Hilden.

Direction: Rafael Behrens (Music School), Felix Wagner (Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium)

Rehearsals: Mondays, 6:15 - 8:15 p.m., Music School (Heinrich Strangemeier Hall).

In this ensemble, participating adults learn rhythms and percussion techniques on timbas, djembes and other percussion instruments, as well as cohesive rhythm pieces. Smaller performances, for example at the music school's summer festival, are also prepared and performed.

Management: Markus Meiser

Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 7:50 - 8:50 p.m., Elbsee Elementary School (music room), Schalbruch 33

• Another Time" - Coaching: Martin Schulte; Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
• Band "Lucky Beat" - Coaching: Jan Peschlow; Rehearsals: Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

The pop choir "All in Favor" brings together young people from about 12 years old who enjoy singing together and singing current beautiful pop songs. They sing sounds and grooves of the songs in one and more voices. Of course, the singers also go on stage from time to time and sing in front of an audience.

Direction: Mareen Bernath-Lieftink (Maya Lisa)

Rehearsals: Mondays, 5:30 - 6:15 p.m., Music School (Heinrich Strangmeier Hall).

Adults who enjoy singing pop songs together get together in this newly formed choir and work on different songs and grooves under the guidance of experienced singer Maya Lisa.

Direction: Mareen Bernath-Lieftink (Maya Lisa)

Rehearsals: Mondays: 18:15 - 19:15, Music School (Room 1.05)

The vocal ensemble "Voix Mixte" unites experienced singers who, as a rule, have already received several years of classical singing lessons at the music school. The repertoire of the ensemble includes songs and choral arrangements of various styles.

Management: Hyoeun Kim

Rehearsals: Thursdays, 20:00 - 21:30, School of Music (Heinrich Strangmeier Hall).

M&M 4 Kids" stands for "Music and More for Kids" and is the children's choir of the Hilden music school. They not only sing, but also dance and do a bit of theater.

The focus is of course on the songs, which are sung chorally, sometimes in small groups or even as soloists. Embedded in a short story, the songs are also performed for family and friends at the end of each school year.

Management: Vanessa Vieto

Rehearsals: Mondays 16:30 - 17:15

The orchestra "VIELfaltKLANG" is an offer for everyone who wants to make music together in an informal atmosphere. Young and old, people with and without previous musical experience, with and without restrictions or disabilities, in short, a group of music enthusiasts who enjoy the togetherness, the music and the small and large progress achieved together.

Management: Frank Lescher

Rehearsals: Saturdays, 14:30 - 16:00 (every 14 days)

With the support of the Rotary Club and the Förderverein der Seniorendienste Hilden, the music school offers joint music-making on so-called "magic harps" in two senior centers. With great enthusiasm, residents of the senior centers make music here in small groups on table harps, which are easy to play even without musical knowledge and provide quick access.

At the Erikaweg senior center "Saitenzauber" - Direction: Silke Glaser

At the Seniorenzentrum Hummelsterstraße - Direction: Katharina Freundt

Drumming enthusiasts who like Brazilian rhythms meet (since 2016) regularly before Carnival - and now regularly once a month - to rehearse together on typical samba instruments such as Surdo, Repinique, Tamborim, Agogo, Caixa and Shaker traditional rhythms and arrangements composed from them.

With the help of catchy sayings, the participants learn the various rhythmic figures and their implementation on the respective instrument, as well as several typical samba "breaks". The focus is always on the fun of drumming together, which can then be heard and felt by bystanders at the Hilden Shrove Monday parade, the music school's summer festival and other events.

Management: Eva Dämmer

Rehearsals: by appointment (once a month), Grundschule am Elbsee (music room)

As part of "Just Music," a cooperative program between the music school and the Protestant School Center, 5th and 6th grade students (upon registration) are given the opportunity to make music together in one of the three ensembles offered.

• "Just Groove" - Percussion Ensemble; Direction: Mickey Neher-Warkocz (Music School), Anke Jochmaring (Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium).
• "Just Jam" - A mixed ensemble; Direction: Armin Tretter (Music School), Frank Lescher (Music School).
• "Just Play" - An ensemble in symphonic instrumentation; conducted by Peter Scheerer (Music School), Felix Wagner (Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasium).

Chamber music in various formations is an integral part of the instrumental and vocal lessons at the music school. Various groups, ranging from duos to larger ensembles, regularly come together for a limited period of time and study appropriate compositions, which they then usually perform at auditions, performances and/or concerts, as well as at competitions.

There are also permanent chamber music groups that have been making music together regularly for years:

• Flute quartet / quintet "Flûtes du mercredi"; Direction: Silke Glaser; Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 18:00 - 18:45, Music School (Room U.01)
• Transverse flute ensemble "Tiptoe"; conductor: Monika Greim; rehearsals: Fridays, 18:45 - 19:45 (every 14 days), Music School (Heinrich Strangmeier Hall)