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Deutscher Musikrat

The (DMR, ''German Music Council''; ) is an umbrella organization for music associations and the 16 music councils of the German federal states. It represents over 14 million music-loving citizens who, for professional reasons or as amateurs, are affiliated with the Musikrat and its member organizations. With more than 100 member associations, institutions and numerous personalities, it acts, together with its projects and support measures, as an advisor and competence centre for politics and civil society.

The council acts as the National Committee of the Federal Republic of Germany in the International Music Council of UNESCO. The patron of the non-profit association is the President of Germany. It runs competitions such as Jugend musiziert, Jugend jazzt and the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb, and nationwide orchestras such as the Bundesjugendorchester. It is based in Berlin and Bonn. Provided by Wikipedia