Voluntary Social Year
A Voluntary Social Year (FSJ) at the Dresdner Philharmonie is possible in four areas. Here, the individual areas introduce themselves and report on their work at the Philharmonie.
Library? We know! So you can roughly imagine what a music library is. But what does an FSJ in the music library mean?
The music library is THE place to go for our orchestra when it comes to... Well? Sheet music! "Hello, I need the sheet music for Dvorak next week"...
An important part of the FSJ is the contact with the musicians, but also with the conductors and soloists. Sheet music has to be issued, ordered from publishers, adapted, archived and organised. Of the four FSJ positions at the Dresdner Philharmonie, this one requires the most musical knowledge. In addition to the contact with the artists and the everyday tasks, you occasionally work with the other FSJs on joint projects.
Sales and Distribution
How do we ensure our concerts reach the right audience? How do we know which formats work well – and why? And what do sales figures actually tell us?
During your FSJ in Sales, Distribution & Communication, you’ll be tackling precisely these questions.
You’ll work with sales figures and learn to compile simple key performance indicators that are genuinely useful in day-to-day work. You’ll maintain our website, assist with newsletters and mailings, and help organise target audiences and mailing lists. You’ll also gain insights into direct customer contact – for example, by managing and developing a chatbot.
What’s particularly exciting is that you’ll also have the chance to experience concerts up close – as you’ll be involved in concert preparations, supporting school and family projects, and organising rehearsal visits.
Communication and Marketing
Insights into the world of marketing for a large orchestra:
How do you advertise a concert, how do you create publications, how do you maintain websites and the online presence? And what does CLP actually mean? In the FSJ Communication and Marketing, you are right in the middle of the action. Website management, social media planning, design processes for new print products. You get to see and work on all of this. The options are very varied. This also means that there is always a lot going on and every single day always has (usually good) surprises in store!
Choirs and Music Distribution
The Dresdner Philharmonie has some outstanding choirs: the Dresden Philharmonic Choir, the Philharmonic Children's Choir Dresden and the Bürgerchor am Kulti. As an FSJ volunteer in the choirs department, you will support them in their work. This includes accompanying and supporting the choirs at rehearsals, concerts and events. You will also help prepare tours and be an important point of contact for the singers and the administration.
You will learn how choirs are integrated into the concert programs and how cooperation with the musicians and the Philharmonie team works.
More information & application
The FSJ Culture regularly begins on September 1 of each year and lasts until August 31 of the following year. The application period for the year 2027 begins on February 1, 2027 and ends on March 15, 2027. Links to the application form will be published on this page on February 1st, 2027 under each description.
More information can be found at https://freiwilligendienste-kultur-bildung.de/en/.