European Music Council
| Formation | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Type | European Umbrella Organisation |
| Headquarters | Bonn, Germany |
Membership | 74 active members |
Sec. Gen. Policy & Communication Sec. Gen. Development & Finances | Simone Dudt, Ruth Jakobi |
| Website | www.emc-imc.org |
The European Music Council (EMC) is a regional group of the International Music Council (IMC) representing Europe. It was established in 1972 as the 'European regional group of the IMC' and was renamed the European Music Council in 1992. The IMC was founded by UNESCO in 1949, and is, today, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which still retains formal relations with UNESCO.[1] Until 2000 the secretariat was based in Aarau, Switzerland, and is now in Bonn, Germany.
The EMC functions as a non-governmental advisory body on musical matters. The membership includes National Music Councils from 15 European countries (including countries outside the European Union such as Ukraine, Israel and Azerbaijan); 14 European music organisations; 18 international music organisations and 27 national music organisations or organisations that specialise in specific areas of music.
Members
As of 2016, The European Music Council haa 74 members based in 33 countries.
National Music Councils
National music councils represented are Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Switzerland, and Ukraine.
International Music Organisations
The EMC has 18 members that carry out work on an international level (defined as an organisation that has members or carries out activities in a minimum of ten countries outside of Europe).[2]
- European Festivals Association (EFA)
- Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica
- International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC)
- International Association of Music Libraries
- International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ)
- International Confederation of Accordionists (ICA)
- International Confederation of Electroacoustic Music (ICEM)
- International Council of Organisations of Festivals of Folk and Traditional Art (CIOFF)
- International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM)
- International Federation of Chopin Societies (IFCS)
- International Federation of Musicians (FIM)
- International Music and Media Centre (IMZ)
- International Music Managers Forum
- International Music Products Association
- International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM)
- International Society for Music Education
- Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI)
- World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC)
European Music Organisations
There are 14 organisations in the 'European Music Organisations' category of the EMC (defined as operating in a minimum of 20% of Europe).
- European Federation of National Youth Orchestras
- European Association of Conservatoires
- European Association for Music in Schools (EAS)
- European Composer and Songwriter Alliance
- European String Teachers Association
- European Chamber Music Teachers Association (ECMTA)
- European Music School Union
- Europe Jazz Network
- European Early Music Network
- European Choral Association-Europa Cantat
- European Conference of Promoters of New Music
- European Union of Music Competitions for Youth
- European Broadcasting Union
- European Orchestra Federation
National and Specialised Organisations
There are 27 National and Specialised Organisations in the European Music Council's membership (defined as any legal constituted organisation, association, society, company, foundation, corporation or NGO working in the field of arts and culture, which does not fulfill the requirements of an international or regional musical organisation or National Music Council)
- Aarya Foundation
- All-Russian Federation of Arts
- Association for Fostering of Academic Music „New Sound“
- Association Nationale Cultures et Traditions
- Borusan Center for Culture and Arts
- CHROMA/Zebrock
- Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation
- EMMA for Peace / Euro-Mediterranean Music Academy for Peace
- European Society for Ethnomusicology
- European Voice Teachers Association
- Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corals
- Federation of Women Artists and patrons of the Arts (GEDOK e.V.)
- Flemish Music Council
- Greek Association of Primary Music Education Teachers
- Institute for Research on Music and Acoustics
- Live DMA – European Network for Music Venues and Festivals
- Live Music Now! Scotland
- Miso Music Portugal
- Moviment Coral Català
- Music Austria
- Music Council of the French Community of Belgium
- National Centre of Expertise for Cultural Education & Amateur Arts (LKCA)
- National Music Center of Georgia
- Plate-forme interrégionale
- Scottish Music Centre
- SELAM
- Unison – Croatian Music Alliance
Board of the European Music Council
The Board of the European Music Council consists of seven members and they are elected every two years at the EMC's Annual Meeting.
The current board members, elected at the EMC's Annual Meeting in Wroclaw, May 2016 are:
- Ian Smith (UK), Chairperson, representing the Scottish Music Centre, former Head of Music at Creative Scotland
- Stefano Kunz (CH), Vice Chair, Managing Director Swiss Music Council
- Willem van Moort (NL), Treasurer, Director BplusC, Board member of the European Music School Union
- Krzysztof Knittel (PL), President Polish Music Council, Composer, Professor at Fryderyk Chopin Music University
- Gretchen Amussen (FR), Director of External Affairs and Communication at Paris Conservatoire (CNSMD)
- Victoria Liedbergius (NO), Administrative Director of Ung i Kor, Board Member of the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat
- Kostas Moschos (GR), Director Institute for Research on Music & Acoustics, Treasurer of the International Association of Music Information Centres (IAMIC)
Annual Meetings
The European Music Council hosts an annual meeting to discuss the work of the council. From 2010, the Annual Meeting was combined with a new European Forum on Music, based on the model set by the International Music Council's World Forum on Music.
| Year | Place | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Den Haag, the Netherlands | 'Improvisation in Music' |
| 2005 | Budapest, Hungary | 'Many Musics in Europe' |
| 2006 | Malmö, Sweden | 'Turning Points: Music, Youth Diversity' |
| 2007 | Barcelona, Spain | 'Chances and Challenges: Music and the Future' |
| 2008 | Brno, Czech Republic | 'Access to Music: New Perspectives in Distribution, Education and Politics' |
| 2009 | Athens, Greece | 'ExTra Final Event: Immigration and Multiculturalism. The Musical Dimension' |
| 2010 | Vienna, Austria | 'Music Diversity: Looking Back, Looking Forward' |
| 2011 | Tallinn, Estonia | 4th World Forum on Music: 'Music and Social Change' - in cooperation with the IMC |
| 2012 | Istanbul, Turkey | 'Transcending Boundaries – Building Bridges' |
| 2013 | Glasgow, Scotland | 'Re>>generating Europe through Music' |
| 2014 | Bern, Switzerland | 'Music and Politics: a shared responsibility' |
| 2015 | Riga, Latvia | 'Access to Music is digital?' |
| 2016 | Wrocław, Poland | 'Musical Homelands: New Territories' |
Projects and other Events
European Forum for Music Education and Training (EFMET)
The European Forum for Music Education and Training (EFMET), was formed in 2003 with the aim of bringing organisations that deal with formal and non-formal music education together. It ways supported by the European Commission through its Culture programme. It aimed to improve the collaboration and communication between the facilitators on formal and non-formal music education, map current trends, and formulate recommendations for future use.
ExTra! Exchange Traditions
The aim of the ExTra! project was to stimulate the exchange of different musical traditions in Europe. Its main focus was on the integration of the musical traditions of immigrants and cultural minorities together with those already existing in Europe.
The European Music Council, as coordinator, usually collaborates with some of its member organisations, as well as other interested parties, for projects. In ExTra!, they were:
- Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica, Italy
- Cité de la musique
- Association Nationale Cultures et Traditions (ANCT), France
- International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation (IYMF), Belgium[3]
- Music Information Centre Austria (mica)[4]
- En Chordais, Greece
Music on Troubled Soils
Music on Troubled Soils was a conference held in Jerusalem in 2008 which discussed the role of music in troubled regions such as Israel, Cyprus and South Africa.
Speakers included: Marco Abbondanza, founder and director of 7 Sois 7 luas International Festival; Alenka Barber-Kersovan, lecturer at the Institute for Musicology of the University of Hamburg; Nenad Bogdanovic is a Serbian born Cypriot musician, organizer and youth-cultural worker; Veronika Cohen, Chairperson of the Department of Music Education at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance; Danny Felsteiner, director of the Silwan Music School in East Jerusalem; Marion Haak; Rahib Haddad, conductor; Laura Hassler, director of Musicians without Borders; Timo Klemettinen, Secretary General of the Finnish Music Council and Chairman of the EMC Board; Dubi Lenz, artistic director in Israel; Melisse Lewine-Boskovich, founder of the Arab-Jewish Adamai Ensemble; Myrna Lewis; Dochy Lichtensztajn, musicologist; Eva de Mayo, conductor and music teacher; Henrik Melius, founder of Spiritus Mundi; David Sanders, director of the National Music Council of the United States; Edwin Seroussi, Professor of Musicology and Director of the Jewish Music Research Center of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Maya Shavit, founder of the Efroni girls' choir; Hania Souda Sabbara, director of the Magnificat Institute; Wouter Turkenburg, the founder of the International Association of Schools of Jazz; Merlijn Twaalfhoven, composer; Frans Wolfkamp, managing director of Music in ME.