English Translation

56 BUzAnAN der Prag II, herrengasse 12 Fernruf 241-41 Serie Jagrszcitung für Böhmen unö Mähren 16. March 1940 Art=-Shriftleitung File memo to Mr. Wannenmacher The cultural situation in Prague, especially as regards music, is known by a catastrophic indifference of the public. With the exception of the concerts of the association for chamber music with its permanent membership, German music events are very weakly attended. This is true in front of all of the concertes of the Sudeten German Philharmonic Orohester. The orchestra itself has occasionally shown considerable achievements under good conductors /Gld Albert/; if some reinforcements are engaged, some weak players are set by better er- h9, it can provide a good basis for the Prague German music life. Special attention needs to be paid to the social situation of the German artists, especially the musician in Prague. Their payment was already very different in the cheaper living conditions of the republic and has not been improved since then.The German X ml Academy for Music and Performing Arts suffers from such undervaluation of intellectual work, but also suffers the Sudeten German Philharmonic Rchester with its salary average Mxx of 200 RM per month. The situation of the German Volksbildungg=stätte is also difficult. Here too there is a lack of money and interest of the audience. It must therefore be considered as the most important task for the redesign of the Prague German cultural life: l. by creating social ties and centres, by contact between separate layers of people and by organisations to stimulate and awaken the cultural needs of people. to obtain the sums necessary to bring us with decency over the dead point, until the newly created groups of interested parties can themselves be economic bearers of a generous cultural life. The one art exhibition, which was inprovised in the Deutsches Haus before län- Auhuer's time, was generally referred to as a failure. x An important organizational question is also the avoidance of simultaneous art events. It is repeatedly anticipated that an opera guest performance in the stand theatre and a concert S of the Chamber Music Association took place on the same day. This results in a fragmentation of the already small German music band, which would be avoidable. + froon am Lihoglboo Cimaedd waes brogay! 1.10 biizepiy E/6y Please contact !