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Message from AEC President Eirik Birkeland in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Dear AEC members, Corona epidemic has a tight grip on Europe and there is no end in sight so far. Our thoughts are first with those who are particularly affected, with those who have lost relatives or friends and with those who are infected by the...
Read moreEU budget negotiations marked by Brexit and Corona
After the new commissioners began their work under President Ursula von der Leyen at the end of 2019 and the date for the Brexit had finally been determined, also the negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) ...
Read moreClassical:NEXT postponed to 2021
Classical:NEXT, the annual global networking and exchange hub dedicated exclusively to professionals in classical and art music, has been postponed to 2021. The event was supposed to take place in Rotterdam on 18-21 May, but after T...
Read moreUpdate on AEC Office Team composition
The composition of the permanent AEC Office Team has substantially changed in the past months. We have welcomed three new colleagues: Alfonso Guerra, after an internship with AEC, was hired as Membership and Finance Coordinator in October 2019...
Read moreQ&A webinar on the Covid-19 impact on exchange students
The AEC wishes to support to all its members experiencing difficult situations due to the Coronavirus outbreak, including administrative staff working in international offices and students. Due to the Corona virus outbreak, many exchange students ...
Read moreOpera InCanto project presented at the European Parliament
The Creative Europe project Opera InCanto (OIC) has been presented at the European Parliament in Brussels during the conference Opera as Part of European Cultural Heritage Linking Past and Future on 19 February 2020...
Read moreInternational conference from your living room: the SMS Network Meeting
Last week the Network Meeting of the project Strengthening Music in Society took place. From 18 to 20 March, up to 60 experts had planned to meet at the Popakademie in Mannheim, which was impossible due measures in place to slow down the spread of Co...
Read more“SWING” project updates: the new LoLa 2.0.0 tested
The Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership project SWING (Synergic Work Incoming New Goals for Higher Education Music Institutions) is working on blended mobilities, international collaborations, curricula innovation and recognition with the objective of exp...
Read moreThe Creative Europe Project “Opera Out of Opera” coming to an end
The Creative Europe Opera Out of Opera Project, coordinated by Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome in partnership with AEC, University Mozarteum Salzburg, Petit Opera du Monde Arts-on in Athens, and Opera da Camara de Navarra in Pamplona, managed to ...
Read moreEPARM 2020 postponed to 2021
Because of the coronavirus emergency, the AEC European Platform for Artistic Research Meeting (EPARM) in London has been postponed to spring 2021. The official dates and more information will be shared in the coming months. ...
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