Before the Congress
Dear colleagues and friends,
Covid-recovery, and yet uncertainty, characterises Europe as we gather for the AEC Annual Congress and General Assembly in Antwerp on 3-6 November, under the title Building Bridges: Artists as Makers in Society. The final results of our flagship project, AEC - SMS Strengthening Music in Society (SMS) will be presented.
This Congress will be held as a hybrid event, where the physical on site conference also provides the opportunity to be followed online. This is an adequate solution for the current uncertain infection situation in Europe and at the same time, it also represents an appropriate and sustainable way to reach out to an increasing number of colleagues and fellow students within our HMEIs.
Before the Congress, I hope you will enjoy reading this newsletter which provides important updates on advocacy work, Erasmus+ projects, the new EU-support for the Music Ecosystem-MusicAIRE as well as upcoming masterclasses for conductors in St. Petersburg. I am sure the announced SMS conference in London about the future of the UK Conservatories, taking place in the light of a demanding situation for our UK colleagues after Brexit, will be followed with interest by many.
Eirik Birkeland, AEC President
AEC participated in an online stakeholder workshop on the ‘Opportunities and challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies for the Cultural and Creative Sectors’
The AEC Early Music Platform 2021 took place in hybrid format online and in Trossingen on 8-9 October under the title Historically Informed Performance (HIP) - is it enough to just be “informed”?
Subscribe your institution to take full advantage of the feature of EASY - the European Online Application System, reply to the EWP survey and watch the EASY Webinar 2021
MusicAIRE, the new project of Inova+ and the European Music Council (EMC), is intended to support the European music ecosystem by developing grants.
On 18-22 October, the HarMA+ Staff Training Week 2021 took place in Leipzig, Germany, gathering music theory teachers for a one-week training programme that included workshops, job shadowing and music theory seminars among many other activities.
The Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Project News in Map organised a hybrid Staff Training week for administrative personnel working in higher music education institutions in Cyprus.
Strengthening Music in Society is a conference taking place on 16 December, based on the AEC-SMS WG1 paper «Musicians as “Makers in Society"».
The International Conducting Masterclass will take place in Saint Petersburg (Russia) on 10 – 17 December 2021.
Leadership news from AEC member institutions
» At The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Prof. Yinam Leef ended a tenure of 9 years on 30 September 2021 and Prof Michael Klinghoffer took office on 1 October 2021.
This section provides updates regarding the senior management of AEC member institutions. You are welcome to share such information with us so that we can disseminate it amongst our readers.
AEC Events
Upcoming events:
3-6 November 2021 | Royal Conservatoire Antwerp
The Information Forum and the General Assembly will be publicly streamed. Connect on Saturday 6 November at 9:45 CET for the Information Forum and at 14:30 CET for the General Assembly!
News from the AEC project SMS
The outcomes of the AEC - Strengthening Music in Society project will be presented at the upcoming AEC Congress 2021. You are invited to watch the online streaming of the Information Forum session on Saturday 6 November at 9:45 CET, where representatives of each Working Group will talk about their work and achievements within the framework of this Creative Europe funded project that is coming to an end.
AEC's partner IMZ invites you to the Academy Workshop 2022
Apply now for the IMZ Academy Workshop 2022 "Live Multi-Camera Directing in Classical Music" - your valuable ticket to gain practical knowledge on multi-camera directing for concert coverage in the digital age from 26-28 April 2022 on-site in Gothenburg (Sweden).
