DGM Board Members
The Executive Board is elected by the General Assembly for a term of four years. The current Executive Board took office on January 1, 2026, and its term will end on December 31, 2029.
President
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Schlemmer
University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
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Vice President
Prof. Dr. Anna Wolf
University of Music Weimar
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Secretary
Dr. Jesper Hohagen
University for Music Freiburg
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Treasurer
Dr. Ann-Kristin Herget
Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media
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Advisory Board (Website/Archive)
Dr. Jörg Mühlhans
University of Vienna
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Former Board Members (1983-2025)
| Years | President | Vice President | Secretary | Treasurer | Advisory Board (from 2006 Webaster) |
| 1983-1986 | Helga de la Motte-Haber | Günter Kleinen | Klaus-Ernst Behne | Florian Noetzel | |
| 1987-1990 | Helga de la Motte-Haber | Günter Kleinen | Klaus-Ernst Behne | Florian Noetzel | Heiner Gembris, Holger Höge, Helmut Lang |
| 1991-1993 | Klaus-Ernst Behne | Günter Kleinen | Heiner Gembris | Claudia Bullerjahn | Holger Höge, Helga de la Motte-Haber, Harm Willms |
| 1994-1997 | Klaus-Ernst Behne | Günter Kleinen | Heiner Gembris | Claudia Bullerjahn | Holger Höge, Helga de la Motte-Haber, Harm Willms |
| 1998-2001 | Heiner Gembris | Reinhard Kopiez | Claudia Bullerjahn | Elena Ungeheuer bis 1999, danach Christoph Louven | – |
| 2002-2005 | Reinhard Kopiez | Heiner Gembris | Claudia Bullerjahn | Christoph Louven | – |
| 2006-2009 | Andreas Lehmann | Christoph Louven | Claudia Spahn | Veronika Busch | Christoph Reuter |
| 2010-2013 | Andreas Lehmann | Veronika Busch | Franziska Olbertz | Michael Oehler | Christoph Reuter |
| 2014-2017 | Michael Oehler | Andreas Lehmann | Franziska Degé | Franziska Olbertz | Christoph Reuter |
| 2018-2021 | Michael Oehler | Clemens Wöllner | Anna Wolf | Franziska Degé | Jörg Mühlhans |
| 2022-2025 | Clemens Wöllner | Kathrin Schlemmer | Felix Thiesen | Anna Wolf | Jörg Mühlhans |
| Year of award | Name |
| 2006 | Helga de la Motte-Haber |
| 2006 | Klaus-Ernst Behne (1940-2013) |
| 2006 | Günter Kleinen |
| 2013 | Herbert Bruhn |
| 2024 | Wolfgang Auhagen |