I love the effect music has on people. In music I find something I cannot express in words. And I love to share this state, this air with others. That's why I make music. I'm a classical singer, grew up with opera and I love my profession. After my concerts, people always ask me for my own CD. The CD to me would be like a business card, my journeyman's piece, my doctoral thesis.
With Mihai Grigoriu, a colleague and friend, with whom I have already made various productions and concerts, I've started to write a cycle of seven songs, which means I write the lyrics and Mihai adapts my intentions into music. The lyrics are about change, personal development, and the power that comes from it. That's why I called the cycle "The Power of Change" (the lyrics are in German). In each song a typical everyday problem is presented, which then results in a resolution.
We've designed the songs to be very appealing, so that they're easy to listen to for inspiration and ideally the listener will sing along. We've already recorded a demo version of our first own title "And My Soul's on Fire" in a studio in Italy. Now it's all about producing the CD, which means making the remaining recordings, the editing, the mastering and the booklet. I have already raised 4,300 € otherwise, wanting 3,500 € only.
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an INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC CENTER OF INTEGRATION (ArtCI)
It's plain to see: politics and the economy are incapable of bringing the people together.
The arts can do that easily! We need an INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC CENTER OF INTEGRATION (ArtCI)
Who am I?
For those who don't know me, I'm Wolfram and I'm enjoying a career as a professional singer for more than twenty years now. It's a humble but stabile international career, which means I can make a living doing what I love to do: making music. To me that's like a dream come true already.
For years I've been on the go with same message: This planet will only be a place worthwhile living for everyone if we actively participate in integration. Only then real peace, real freedom and true prosperity will be possible. And the way to achieve that are the arts, music, sharing our stories, our cultural inheritance. The Artist's Way is unique!
You may ask HOW? How can music change the world?
In November 2007, for the first time in my life I set foot on the African continent. My impression was indescribable! ... What people! What a continent! At a concert in Abuja, Nigeria Christians, Muslims and many other ethnic groups were together in one hall. We made music, sang, laughed and even cried together! Music brought the people together then and there; or to say it with Victor Hugo: "Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent."
It was at that moment in Abuja that I realized my talent is important and needed. Among other things I took trainings as a personal coach for body language and came across a method that enables me to apply my artistic skills to help people to connect to each other in an accepting and respectful way. This form of communication enables people to loose fears, anxieties, anger and other non beneficial emotions and judgments. It is fairly easy to learn for anyone and involves mainly playfulness and curiosity. The main point is to practice it.
What happens with your donation?
The money goes directly into an account of a registered, non-profit organization, the Robert Stolz e.V. founded in Germany for the very purpose described here. The earmarked use for these cultural and social beneficial goals in the statutes of the organization is checked by the German government regularly. This is as safe as safety can go. I sure hope though you trust me and I promise that all donations and the greatest possible part of all profits (except for 10% of proceeds that will go to Amnesty International) will always be put into the artistic integrative work.
So, what's my plan?
I want to reach out to people to let them know about this project and the best way to do that (as explained above) is through music. A fellow musician/ composer and I will donate a program of our compositions, arrangements and lyrics of inspirational music. The first step will be to record that music, so it can be spread more easily, sending out the message. In this first phase of the project your donation will be used for recording, post production and distribution of my new program.
Proceeds will go back to the non-profit organization. Then donations and the generated money will be used for the second phase, which is the planning and carrying out of a tour with that program through Germany and then throughout the world. Thus acquired profits again go to the non-profit organization and continue to fund the project. On my tour I will be looking for sponsors, promoters, supporters, helpers, fellow organizations to help make the movement internationally known and trusted.
My ultimate goal is the financial basis for the premises of an INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC CENTER OF INTEGRATION (ArtCI)
and to achieve the funds for a foundation that ensures a continuous work of international cultural exchange in the artistic way and the training of coaches that will be able to go out into the world to build new artistic centers of integration.
How long do we want to hop from one homemade crisis to another?
It is high time for the INTERNATIONAL ARTISTIC CENTER OF INTEGRATION (ArtCI)
The artistic center of Integration means: - cultural exchange - music, theater, poetry slam, etc. - learning from each other through playing (after the Heilmeyer Method ®) - communications training.
Our knowledge and social competence are our greatest wealth, our best investment, our best asset, because nobody can take that from us. We constantly bear it within us, no matter where we are.
Together we can save the world, which means to me: "A place worth living for all!"
We will achieve real peace, real freedom and true quality of life only if all people can enjoy this condition in their homelands and in their own way. This is only possible when the many ethnic groups in the world respect each other. This respect for others, for the otherness, other opinions, traditions or belief systems arises only from a principle and sincere, loving understanding. This "kind understanding" the mind can only achieve with the help of the heart and playful interaction with each other. "If it seems utopian now, we can always pretend (play). To the subconscious mind pretending and reality is the same." - (Claudia Heilmeyer) The arts, music, theater, culture and especially the playful performance of it, is the bridge from utopia to reality. All donations and profits coming out of this work (except for 10% of proceeds that will go to Amnesty International) will always at the greatest possible part be put into that artistic integrative work mine. Promised! :-)
I'll create my own projects and you can help me out, your opinion counts.
With which of my projects should I start?
A) "Die schöne Müllerin", Franz Schubert: - recital, concert tour and CD recording
B) "Liriche", Giuseppe Verdi: - recital, concert tour and CD recording
C) "You are my Heart's Delight", a tribute to the talkies and the classic operetta, - concert tour with orchestra and CD recording
D) "Torero quiero sé", Spanish songs, and zarzuela re-arranged, - concert tour and CD recording
The voting is closed. Thank you for your support.
That was really cool. So many people signed up. You have spoken and decided for project A in Berlin, here are the stats:
A) "Die schöne Müllerin": 33,2%
D) "Torero quiero sé ", Spanish songs, and zarzuela re-arranged: 32,6% C) "You are my Heart's Delight" a tribute to talkies & operetta: 23,7% B) "Liriche" Giuseppe Verdi: 10,5%
Preferred cities: Berlin, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Ötigheim, München, Basel (CH), London, Newcastle (UK), Los Angeles (USA)
Berlin 24,2% Freiburg 17,7% Karlsruhe12,8% This was so fun. Thank you folks! Your voice counts. Unfortunately, the realisation will take a little while now. Crowdfunding does not work the way I had imagined. But I'll keep you posted! ;-)
