PRINCIPLES OF
THE WILHELM FURTWÄNGLER CENTRE OF JAPAN 

The Wilhelm Furtwängler Centre of Japan (hereinafter WFC) is a non-profit organisation which has been established with an aim to provide supportive services to its members, the admirers of the art of Wilhelm Furtwängler.  Also, the WFC itself is engaged in the research and study of his art and his contribution to the classical music culture for the purpose of sharing those information among its members. 

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THE WILHELM FURTWÄNGLER CENTRE OF JAPAN ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

Chapter 1 General Provisions 

(Name)

Article 1              

The name of the organisation is The Wilhelm Furtwängler Centre of Japan (hereinafter called the “Centre”). 

(Purpose)

Article 2              

The purposes of the Centre are to engage in

(1)the research and study on the art of Dr. Wilhelm Furtwängler (hereinafter called “Furtwängler”),

(2)to provide its members with support and assistance to their study on the art of Furtwängler,

(3)to contribute to the development of the international friendship among admirers and scholars of the art of Furtwängler and classical music in general, and

(4)to preserve and transfer the fruit of those studies to the future generations. 

Chapter 2     Activities 

(Activities)

Article 3              

The Centre is engaged in the activities as stipulated below in order to achieve the purposes as referred to in the preceding article.

(1)         Conduct its own research and study on Furtwängler’s art.

(2)         Provide its members with information on Furtwängler’s art.

(3)         Co-operate with the other organisations and scholars, home and abroad, who are engaged in the study on Furtwängler.

(4)         Conduct research and study on topics on Furtwängler as entrusted by its members.

(5)         Produce and/or distribute printed, audio- and visual-materials primarily to its members and offer associated services based upon the collaboration with the other external organisations.

(6)         Sponsor and/or support concerts, study meetings, lectures, exhibitions and international conferences on Furtwängler.

(7)         Publication of bulletin.  

Chapter 3     Membership 

(Members)

Article 4              

Members of the Centre are classified as follows:

(1)   General member: Admirers of Furtwängler’s art, who enrolled to the Centre.

(2)   Honorary member: Individuals, who accepted to join the Centre at the recommendation of the Board of Directors for their remarkable achievements in the study of Furtwängler’s art 

(Enrolment procedure, enrolment fee and annual fee)

Article 5              

The person who wishes to enrol as a general member must enrol according to the Member Rules that are established by the Board of Directors.

2. A general member must pay enrolment fee and annual fee that are determined by the Board of Directors. 

(Qualification of a General Member)

Article 6              

The qualification of a general member is to be effective upon receipt by the Centre of the enrolment fee as well as annual fee as referred to under item 2, Article 5. 

(Member rules)

Article 7              

Particulars of the membership that are not specified in these Articles of Association are specified in the separate Member Rules (hereinafter “Rules”) that are established by the Board of Directors.

2.     Members must observe the Rules of the foregoing paragraph. 

(Withdrawal)

Article 8              

When a member wishes to withdraw from the Centre, he must submit a Notice of Withdrawal in an appropriate format.

2.  The Centre reserves the right to deem that a member has withdrawn in case he has not made payment of annual fee more than two months after the due date of payment.  

(Dismissal)

Article 9              

When a member falls under either of the following events, the Board of Directors are entitled to dismiss him from the membership list:

(1)  The person disgraced the honour of the Centre or conducted any action that cause the Centre lose its credibility,

(2)  The person does not observe the Articles of Association and/or Rules. 

(Loss of Qualification of a member)

Article 10            

A person who withdrew or was dismisses loses his member-qualifications immediately and is in no way entitled to claim on any of the assets of the Centre and properties including the enrolment fee and annual fee that may have been paid.  

Chapter 4      Board of Directors and Auditors 

(Number)

Article 11               

The Centre will employ the following members of the Board:

(1) Executive Directors (“Directors”)
The number of the Directors of the Centre shall be three (3) or upward but does not exceed ten (10). 

(2) Auditors.
The number of Auditors shall be an appropriately small number. 

(Election of Directors and Auditors)

Article 12            

All the Directors and Auditors shall be elected at the Board of Directors (“Board”). 

(Duties of Directors and Auditors)

Article 13

Directors organise the Board Meeting and conduct businesses of the Centre. 

Article 14

Auditors inspect and audit the financial status of the Centre and business conduct of the Directors. 

(Terms of office of the Directors and Auditors)

Article 15

A term of office of the directors and auditors is two years.  Re-appointment is permitted. 

(Dismissal)

Article 16

In case inappropriate incidents occurred to a Director, the Director may be dismissed by the Board Meeting at the consent of the two thirds of the participating Directors.

2. In the foregoing case, the Board Meeting must notify the subject Director that the Board intends to dismiss him and he will then be given opportunities of explanation. 

(Honorary Chairperson, Consultant)

Article 17

The Centre may appoint an Honorary Chairperson and Advisor(s).

(1) The Honorary Chairperson and Advisor(s) will be entrusted by the Board of Directors.

(2) Advisor(s) will accept consultation on important matters.  

Chapter 5 Board of Directors 

(Board Meeting)

Article 18

Meeting of the Board of Directors is named “Board Meeting”. 

(Board of Directors)

Article 19

The Board is composed of Executive Directors.

2.      Board Meeting will be held at one of the following events:

(1)         When one third (1/3) of the Executive Directors proposed a Board Meeting specifying a topic or topics to discuss.

(2)         When an Auditor proposed a Board Meeting specifying a topic or topics to discuss.

3.      A Board Meeting may not be opened unless more than half of the Directors participated.

4.      A Board Meeting must be called in writing specifying the agenda at least 7 calendars days before the proposed date of the Board Meeting.

5.      The chairman of the Board Meeting shall be elected among the participating Directors. 

(Agenda of the Board Meeting)

Article 20

A Board Meeting will discuss and decide the following matters:

(1)         Matters concerning the management of the Centre

(2)         Matters concerning the Enrolment Fee and Annual Fee

(3)         Other miscellaneous matters that are regarded necessary 

(Decision Method of the Board Meeting)

Article 21

Decision at the Board Meeting will be settled by majority.  Chairman casts a casting vote in case the pros-and-cons same number.

2.        In case a Director is unable to participate to a Board Meeting due to unavoidable reasons, he may entrust his voting right on any proposed agenda to another participating Director.  In this case, the absent Director will be deemed present by virtue of the Article 19 item 3 and the foregoing paragraph.  

Chapter 6 Assets and Accounting 

(Fiscal Year)

Article 22

The Fiscal Year of the Centre commences on 1^st of April and ends on 31^st of March every year. 

(Assets of the Centre)

Article 23

Assets of the Centre are composed of as follows:

(1)         Enrolment Fee, Annual Fee and other miscellaneous Fees

(2)         Donations to the Centre

(3)         Income from any business conducted by the Centre

(4)         Other miscellaneous income 

(Management and appropriation of assets)

Article 24

Assets of the Centre are managed by the Board and its appropriation is decided by the Board Meeting. 

(Payment of Expenditures)

Article 25

Expenditures are paid by and within the assets of the Centre. 

Chapter 7 Miscellaneous  

Article 26

Other miscellaneous rules that are not included in these Articles of Association but are necessary in order to manage the Centre will be determined at Board Meeting.   

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MEMBER RULES

 

These Rules regulate the matters that are relevant to the Members and determined by the Articles of Association of the Wilhelm Furtwangler Centre of Japan (“Centre”).

 

(General Member)

1.        A General Member of the Centre is an admirer of the art of Dr. Wilhelm Furtwängler.  

(Enrolment)

2.        Enrolment Fee and Annul Fee must be paid in order to be enrolled as a General Member. 

(Effective Date)

3.        Membership will become effective upon completion of the procedures as specified in the Article 2. 

(Membership)

4-1 Valid Members are shown in the Member List (“List”) on the Internet Home Page of the Centre.  An individual enrolled as a Member agrees that his (her) name, the domiciling prefecture, e-mail address and date of enrolment will be displayed in the List.

4-2        Any service of this Centre will no longer be available in case the validity of the membership expired. 

(Expiry date of the membership)

5-1 The membership-expiry of the newly enrolled members falls on the month-end of the enrolled month of the following year.  (Example: Those who enrolled on 5 October 2003 will retain the membership up until 31 October 2004.)

5-2 The membership-expiry of the renewed period is exactly one calendar year. 

(Renewal)

6-2 Membership will be renewed upon payment of the annual fee as specified in these Rules.

6-2        In case a member who lost his membership paid the annual fee within two calendar months after the previous expiry date, he will be exempt from the payment of the enrolment fee.  However any service of the Centre is not available to him during the period when the fee was not paid. 

(Rights of the members)

7.  Members are entitled to utilise the services of the Centre within his membership validity. 

(Loss of Membership)

8.        A member will lose his membership when

(1)   He notified the Centre to withdraw.

(2)   He died.

(3)   He did not make payment of fees within the time specified.

(4)   He was dismissed by virtue of the Articles of Association. 

(Loss of the Rights of Members)

9.        A member who lost his membership by virtue of the Article 8 loses his entire rights

as a Member.  Any payments that were already made to the Centre will not be refunded. 

(Honorary Members)

10.    Honorary members are those members who agreed and did join the Centre at the recommendation of the Board of Directors for his (her) remarkable achievement in his (her) study on Furtwängler. 

Additional Rules

These Rules will become effected on the 1^st day of October 2003 and binding until further notice.

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