Dear Colleagues,
I hope that you are very well. I am sure you are experiencing a busy and productive time of year in your institutions. AEC continues its own work supporting our members, as you will find in this month’s newsletter.
Following a successful concert in aid of ‘AEC 4 Ukraine’ organised by the Sibelius Academy, Finn and the office team have been in touch with our Ukrainian colleagues to work on how our donation will safely reach them. A huge thanks to all who supported it.
The final session of this year’s Artist as Teacher seminars took place in the Hague this month, and I am sure the latest cohort gained much from their professional colleagues and mentors.
Our student organisation EPASA continues to make strides, and I ask you to note and support the upcoming Conference & Elections by letting your own Student Unions know the details.
Finally, I would encourage you to take time to fill in a Questionnaire on the important subject of admission to Pre-College and Higher Music Education, which we hope will inform our research and ideas under the ARTEMIS Project.
Best wishes,
Deborah Kelleher, AEC President
What does it mean for the AEC to do advocacy work in 2024? In today’s cultural and political landscape, what are AEC’s priorities and actions? Through its advocacy task force and monitoring work, AEC ensures to continue the dialogue with the European Institutions ahead of this year’s elections.
Representatives of AEC have produced a revised version of the AEC Learning Outcomes (last update: 2017), which is embedded in a qualifications framework for the Creative and Performing Arts and Design.
The “Let there be light” concert, organised by the Sibelius Academy of Uniarts Helsinki, took place at the Helsinki Music Centre on 6 April 2024 and raised over 40,000 euros which will directly benefit Ukrainian higher music education institutions under the “AEC for Ukraine” campaign.
As a final outcome of the Lost Heritage & Music project, a series of concerts has been organised, representing the culmination of months of collaborative work and cultural exploration. Read more about the events in Forlí, Dimitrovgrad and Alicante.
Register and candidate yourself for EPASA Conference and Elections, taking place on 25-26 May in Ghent, Belgium.
This questionnaire was developed by the joint AEC / YMTE Working Group on Pre-College music education of the ARTEMIS project.
The final sessions of the second series of the Artist as Teacher seminars took place at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague on 12 – 13 April 2024. The insights gained by the participants during the seminars have not only enhanced their pedagogical approaches but also fostered their professional growth as artist-teachers.
On 20th March, members of the AEC Diversity, Inclusion and Gender Equality (DIGE) Working Group delivered a workshop on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana, gathering 30 participants from 4 AEC member institutions.
Explore ECMA Pro’s Career Skills Platform for Musicians! Access resources curated to enhance your projects and career. Join us as we enhance career development opportunities in chamber music across Europe.
The second Transnational Project Meeting of the HarMA HUB project, co-funded by the European Union, took place on 22 April 2024 at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest. The meeting was followed by the HarMA Intensive Training Week for Students.
Nine new member institutions have joined the AEC. With these new members on board, we are happy to announce that the number of AEC members amounts to 313, an unprecedented milestone in the history of the association.
Mark your calendars and join MusiQuE’s conference and 10th Anniversary Celebration which we will celebrate on 2 October 2024 in Brussels!
AEC Events
4 to 7 September - Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland
International Relations Coordinators Meeting
14 to 16 November - Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Milan, Italy
AEC Annual Congress &
General Assembly
Call for hosting venues - AEC Members
To all AEC members,
The Call to Host AEC Events in 2026 is open to all AEC member institutions to host the following events:
- AEC Annual Congress and General Assembly 2026
- AEC Annual Meeting for International Relation Coordinators 2026
- AEC Pop and Jazz Platform 2026
- AEC European Platform for Artistic Research in Music 2026
Deadline to apply: 1st July 2024
AEC Vacancy Platform
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