The Carl Orff Foundation fulfils its duties in close cooperation with the ›› ›Orff Centre Munich, which as a state institution for research and documentation in the Free State of Bavaria has undertaken a prominent role in the supervision of the archive and the encouragement of the musicological study of Orff’s life and works. The primary tasks of the Orff Centre include the supervision of the estate of Carl Orff, academic research into his oeuvre and biography, the issuing of publications and the organisation of events (concerts, lectures, symposia and exhibitions). The Orff Centre provides an information centre for musical and theatre practice and for the media.

A similar close cooperation exists with the ›››Bavarian State Library, with which the Foundation has concluded a deposit contract for all autographs of stage works by Carl Orff (with the exception of “Die Kluge”).

The Carl Orff Foundation fulfils its duties in close cooperation with the ›››Orff Institute at the University Mozarteum iin Salzburg which was established by Carl Orff in 1961. Numerous well-known music and dance educationalists have received their training in this institute and now contribute to the worldwide dissemination of the name Carl Orff, his concepts and his musical-artistic approach, particularly through the Orff-Schulwerk. Currently, there are over 40 Orff Schulwerk Associations in existence around the world.

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(Carl Orff in his study in Dießen, 1956)

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