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HarMA HUB goes to Tallinn

The third Transnational Project Meeting of the HarMA HUB project, co-funded by the European Union, took place on 24 - 25 October in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (Tallinn).

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AEC-ECSA-EJN Mentorship Programme: Empowering the Next Generation of Music Creators

The AEC-ECSA-EJN Mentorship Programme concluded its final phase at the AEC Annual Congress in Milan. A new programme for 2025-2028 will broaden its reach, incorporating new genres and continuing its mission to promote gender equality and non-binary visibility within the music sector.

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Singers Wanted! Designing Voices for Our Lives project

Mozarteum University Salzburg and AEC are inviting students from AEC member institutions to join "Designing Voices for Our Lives," a choir project for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka. One student per institution will be selected to participate in the experience from May 11–23, culminating in a concert on Austria’s National Day, May 23, at the Expo.

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Advocacy at the AEC Congress

Both the AEC Advocacy Workshop and the Discussion Group on Advocacy at the 2024 Annual Congress provided crucial insights into political decision-making and advocacy strategies.

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AEC General Assembly & Council Elections

The AEC General Assembly (GA) convened to make several key decisions, formally approve the AEC Strategy 2030 and elect two new members to the Council.

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Wrap-Up Congress 2024

The AEC Annual Congress and General Assembly 2024 took place in Milan, Italy, gathering a record number of 492 participants from all over the world.

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Opera Europa – Scholarship

Opera Europa is proud to announce the fourth edition of the Eva Kleinitz Scholarship, designed to advance the careers of talented young artists.

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Opera Out of Opera 2 Launches Final Phase with Reimagined Classics for New Audiences

The Opera Out of Opera 2 itinerary performances have begun! The series premiered in Rome with a reimagined Don Giovanni, followed by an engaging performance of Così Fan Tutte in Porto on World Opera Day.

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Highlights from the Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) International Symposium in Singapore

The AEC organised a “DEI International Symposium” in Singapore earlier this month! Participants were joined by colleagues from Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines in a two-day event which focused on facilitating discussion and exchanging knowledge around DEI practices at a local level.

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Advocacy: State of Culture report and new EU Commissioners

This month: a report on the state of culture in Europe, a brief on how culture, education and research will be divided in the next EU Commission and some information on the EU budget.

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