On the 10th of June, AEC President Eirik Birkeland (Norwegian Academy of Music) was elected as new member of the European Music Council (EMC) board, during its 8th European Forum on Music on 7 – 10 June 2018 in Oslo, Norway.

The new EMC Board elected for the 2018-2020 period is Ian Smith, Chair, Victoria Liedbergius, Vice-Chair, Willem van Moort, Treasurer, Eirik Birkeland, Joanna Grotkowska, Audrey Guerre, Michalis Karakatsanis and David Zsoldos.

AEC would like to congratulate AEC President Eirik Birkeland for the appointment and wish him all  the best for his 2-year term. AEC is very pleased to continue being involved as an organisation in the EMC Board and we consider very beneficial for strengthening the relationship by having the AEC president directly involved in the EMC activities.