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SMS Strengthening Music in Society project – YEAR 3 successfully completed!
In November 2020, we have successfully completed the third year of the SMS Strengthening Music in Society project! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year was much more challenging for all of us and for advancing the work of the SMS Working Groups (W...
Read moreNew Consonant Music label launches its new website
New Consonant Music is a contemporary classical music label aimed at publishing, distributing and promoting a catalogue that includes more than 70 contemporary composers from 17 different countries, whose works are played and...
Read moreProject news: HarMA+ (European landscape of teaching practices and pedagogical innovation in HMEI’s – Music theory fields)
The HarMA+ (European landscape of teaching practices and pedagogical innovation in HMEI’s – Music theory fields) - Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership project, tackling the question of the transfer of practices and methodologies between higher...
Read moreUpdates on AEC advocacy activities
Advocacy in times of pandemic The good news: on 10 November, after months of dispute between the European Parliament and the member states, not only an agreement was found on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021 to 2027, but at the end of ...
Read moreClassical:NEXT Encore online event series
As of November 2020, the global networking and exchange hub dedicated to classical and art music Classical:NEXT begins the metamorphosis into a year-round, hybrid platform. In addition to the annual gathering every year in May, C...
Read moreThe First Creative Skills Europe Webinar on Digital Skills
The first Creative Skills Europe Webinar on Digital Skills “To create or not to create is never the question” for the Audiovisual and Live Performance sectors will be held on 27 November from 10:00 to 12:00 CET. This webinar ...
Read moreSurvey to Students on Leadership and Employment – News in Map
The path from being a music student to a successful professional is an amazing journey but is often very tough. Every journey needs a map and the NEWS in MAP project proposes a new map that has a fundamental step: self-leadership for a new ...
Read moreOne-year Professional Residency in String Quartet
The National Conservatory of Music and Dance of Lyon is offering a one-year professional residency in string quartet, classical, contemporary and current music repertoires in Lyon. In collaboration with the Opéra de Lyon, this pr...
Read moreMake culture central in the EU Recovery – Open letter
AEC, together with other 109 pan-European cultural networks and associations, signed Culture Action Europe's open letter, published on 30 October 2020. The open letter calls the European Union (EU) and EU member states to protect culture as...
Read moreVirtual Conservatoire – StAMP (St Andrews Music Participation)
On 8 November, StAMP (St Andrews Music Participation) will launch their Virtual Conservatoire, a new and permanent feature of the five-year StAMP project. The online learning environment builds on the successful format of the StAMP Brass Camp held in...
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