The H.E. Erwin Walther - Foundation's founding act was signed by the benefators on Dec. 27, 2024. The accreditation of the Foundation was issued on Jan. 28, 2025 by the supervising authority, i.e. Regierung der Oberpfalz in Regensburg. On Feb. 24, 2025 the qualification of the Foundation as charitable entity was granted by the fiscal authorities.

The mission of the Foundation is the enduring promotion of the rememberance and the enhancement of the public awareness of the composer H.E. Erwin Walther, and will be realised especially by

1. executing and promoting public performances of H.E. Erwin Walther's compositions, preferably togehter with compositions of other - also contemporary - composers,

2. promoting and distributing H.E. Erwin Walther's oeuvre in public broadcasting and other publicly available media,

3. granting of mandates for compositions to composers, in which they deal with H.E. Erwin Walther's oevre, as well as performing these compositions,

4. initialising and possibly funding research assignments and academic editing regarding the life and work of H.E. Erwin Walther, incl. digitalizing his compositions,

5. promoting composers and musicians who follow new and experimental tracks of musical documentation and facilitation and thereby act according to H.E. Erwin Walther's own unconventional ways.

Further information at www.erwin-walther-stiftung.de

By notarized deed dated Nov. 18, 2024 the complete artistic legacy of the composer was endowed to the Archive of the City of Amberg (Stadtarchiv Amberg). The endowment consists of musical compositions (handwritten scores) in classical and graphical (optical music) notation, and - as far as available - in printed and/or digitalized version. This safeguards the composer's complete oeuvre being permanently presented to the public (see press article under "Latest News / Archive").

Further information at Stadtarchiv Amberg.