Chairman: Holm Köhler
Deputy chairman: Klaus Behncke
Treasurer: Christoph Kämmerling
Our association · from Cuxhaven
FeMiC e.V.
“Für eine Musikschule in Cuxhaven” — supporting music education in Cuxhaven, Nordholz and Otterndorf. The non-profit association behind our music school.
History of the association
FeMiC was founded on 13 March 2005 and entered in the register of associations at Cuxhaven District Court on 21 March 2005. On 1 April 2005 the Cuxhaven tax office certified its charitable status. Its aim: to ensure that Cuxhaven continues to have a public, non-profit music school even at times when municipal budgets are tight.
Behind this matter-of-fact chronicle lies a simple conviction: music is part of a town’s cultural life and should be open to everyone. A public music school creates spaces in which children discover their first instrument, teenagers grow together in bands and ensembles, and adults finally realise a long-held wish. That this should be reliably available in Cuxhaven, Nordholz and Otterndorf is not a given — a supporting association secures the foundation for it, precisely when public funds become scarce.
Structure & membership
The association thrives on participation and is open to everyone who cares about music education. FeMiC has two kinds of membership:
Active members
The teachers who give lessons at the music school. They elect the board from among their own number.
Become an active member
Requirements & admission
Any natural person may become a member; minors require the written consent of a legal guardian. Admission is decided by the general meeting of active members with a three-quarters majority, and the application is placed on the agenda as a separate item. Holding active and supporting membership at the same time is not possible.
Our statutes are authoritative.
Supporting members
Parents, students and everyone who believes a public music school matters and would like to help shape it. They elect the advisory council from among their own number.
Become a supporting member
Contribution & admission
The amount and due date of the supporting contribution are set by the general meeting of supporting members. Admission is decided by the general meeting of active members with a three-quarters majority. Any natural person may become a member; minors require the written consent of a legal guardian.
Our statutes are authoritative.
Board & advisory council
The board runs the association and represents it externally. The advisory council brings the wishes of the supporting members to the board, advises it and monitors how donations and grants are used.
Chair of the advisory council: Dr. Stefan Thiems
Deputy chair of the advisory council: Angela Zichner
Questions about the association, or interested in joining?
As a supporting member you back a public, non-profit music school — and help shape it. Every supporting membership helps to establish this provision in the region for the long term. We look forward to hearing from you.