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Designing Voices for Our Lives: Where Music Becomes Dialogue
This initiative celebrates the role of young artists as makers in society, engaging in a creative and intercultural dialogue that spans continents and generations. Through a shared musical journey, the choir explores ideas of identity, peace, resilience, and transformation, inviting audiences to listen, reflect, and connect.
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Music in Socio-Cultural Turmoil Conference in Belgrade
Join “Music in Socio-Cultural Turmoil”, organised by the Department of Musicology, Faculty of Music, University of Arts in Belgrade from 29 to 31 October.
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Welcoming new members to the AEC Community
We are happy to welcome six new member institutions to the AEC Community from Italy, Lebanon, Ukraine, USA and China. An introductory meeting was held on 25 April to connect them with the AEC’s daily activities and opportunities for collaboration.
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AEC appoints new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Panel of Experts for the 2025-2028 term
In addition to organising workshops at AEC member institutions, the Panel will collaborate closely with other Working Groups to address structural imbalances, with a particular focus on gender equality, ethnicity, socio-economic background and other interconnected dimensions.
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Join the Monopoli Sax Fest
The Monopoli Saxophone Fest will take place in Monopoli (Italy) from 19 to 23 May.
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Innovating Curricula – Building Capacity for Innovation in Higher Music Education Institutions
Discover AEC’s new publication, designed to inspire and support institutions starting or undergoing curriculum changes, to align with the evolving identity of musicians as “makers in and of society.”
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Designing Voices for Our Lives: Empowering Young Artists at WORLD EXPO OSAKA 2025
We are proud to announce Designing Voices for Our Lives, a powerful and inspiring initiative that will take center stage at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. This project reflects the Expo’s overarching theme: “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.”
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EPARM 2025 in Tallinn Wrap-up
From 3–5 April, EPARM 2025 brought together 180 participants in Tallinn, at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, for inspiring performances, research presentations, and vibrant discussions on the future of artistic research in music.
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Embedding Artistic Research within Curricula
So far, the acquisition of knowledge and experience in Artistic Research has often been left to music performance students' initiative or even chance. Recent activities and events give reason to hope that this is about to change.
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Academy of Arts Novi Sad Launches International Call for Solidarity Amid Ongoing Student Protests and Academic Hardship
In the wake of a national tragedy and sweeping academic pay cuts, the Academy of Arts Novi Sad calls for international solidarity. Join the effort by sharing their message and supporting an online art auction to aid affected faculty.
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