University Senate

Senate

The Senate is one of the central organs of the university and consists of 15 members. It decides on matters of fundamental importance for teaching and research, in particular on the establishment, modification and cancellation of study programmes. It shall give its opinion on the proposals of the Appointment Committees for the appointment of professors. In addition, the Senate decides on proposals for the appointment of honorary professors and on the granting of dignity to an honorary member of the university, an honorary senator or an honorary citizen.

Members by virtue of office

President (Chair)

Prof. Dr. Christoph Wünsch

President | Vice Chairman of the Academy of Music

Chancellor

Roland Ulsamer

Chancellor | Managing Director of the Musikalische Akademie (advisory member)

Members by election

Department I (Vocal Performance/Opera School | Conducting)

Prof. Alexandra Coku

Vocal Performance

Department II (Piano) (Vice-Chair)

Prof. Bernd Glemser

Piano

Department III (Strings)

Prof. Nimrod Guez

Viola | deputy speaker of the string instruments section

Department IV (Woodwinds | Brass Instruments)

Prof. Stefan Albers

Flute

Department V (Jazz | Percussion)

Prof. Bernhard Pichl

Jazz Piano | Jazz History

Department VI (Solo Organ/Church Music | Historical Instruments | Composition/Music Theory)

Prof. Andreas Dohmen

Composition

Department VII (Musicology/Music & Health | Music Pedagogy | Music Teaching Profession | Elementary Music Pedagogy)

Prof. Tobias Usbeck

School Practical Piano Playing

Department VIII (Chamber Music | Liedbegleitung/Korrepetition | Guitar | Akkordeon | Harp)

Prof. Andreas Mildner

Vice-Chairman University Council | Harp | Harp section spokesperson

Artistic assistants | Lecturers

Markus Sotirianos

Music theory

Other Employees

Andreas Herold

Head of stage equipment

Women's Representative

Prof. Daniela Hasenhündl

Elementary Music Education

Student Representation

Kea Niedoba

Student council

Elena Häring

student council

Advisory members

            
                Prof. Dr.
                Andreas
                C. 
                Lehmann
            
Vice President | Systematic Musicology | Studies, Teaching and International Affairs (VPL)

                Prof.
                Clara
                
                Blessing
            
Vice President | Historical double reed instruments | Artistic practice, networking and diversity (VPB) |  Deputy Chairwoman of the Musical Academy

                Prof.
                Jürgen
                
                Ruck
            
Vice President | Guitar | Specialist group spokesperson Guitar | Artistic practice, quality management and promotion (VPR)

                Prof.
                Michael
                
                Forster
            
Elementary Music Pedagogy | Deputy specialist group spokesperson Instrumental/Vocal Pedagogy | Dean of Studies

                Prof.
                Benedikt
                
                Haag
            
Conducting (choral conducting) | Dean of Studies | Deputy Spokesperson for the Conducting Section