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Finnish Music Council: The Corona Spring & Summer 2020 in the Music Field
This report presents the measures, practices, and recommendations taken in the various sectors of Finland’s music field to prevent the spread of COVID 19 and due to the restrictions on gatherings established during the spring and summer of 2020. A list of sources and relevant material has been compiled at the end of this article.
EOFed online conference
The European Orchestra Federation (EOFed) held an online conference on 1 November with more than 30 participants from 16 countries. 19 members of EOFed were represented at the meeting, national orchestra federations, music organisations and individual orchestras. Board members and librarians of EOFed member federations, orchestra managers, conductors and festival organizers attended. Members from Germany, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria, Hungary, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Liechtenstein, Ireland, United Kingdom and Italy took the opportunity to discuss many topics. It was very good for networking and finding out about the projects of each other.
In the first part of the meeting the report was presented on the survey of the music libraries of EOFed member federations. International exchange and lending of sheet music between EOFed members was discussed.
The second part of the conference focused on EOFed and its member activities. Participants were provided with information about the 12th European Orchestra Festival in 2022 in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and other projects of EOFed. Members presented their plans and events. The conference talked about ideas on more cooperation between members and exchanging solutions to problems. It was a great chance to share ideas and projects with each other. The EOFed plans to continue online meetings with its members in the future.
European Orchestra Federation is an umbrella organisation of European youth and amateur symphony and chamber orchestra including more than 2400 orchestras with about 100 000 musicians.
PFI infos - 4/11/2020
Rendez-vous PFI
Atelier Qualiopi - 19 & 27 novembre
Après une formation en juin, la PFi propose de poursuivre les échanges sur l'élaboration d'éléments de preuve en vue d'un audit et dans une démarche d'amélioration permanente de la qualité de l'offre de formation.
IMZ Academy 2020: “the complete performer of the future – embracing media skills in music education”
3 December 2020, online workshop, 10:00-18:00 (CET) followed by virtual drinks + networking
Supported by AEC – Association Européenne des Conservatoires and Music + Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK)
“Digital competencies are now top of the list in the tool kit of what music students require.”
– Deborah Kelleher, Director Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin, April 2020.
REMA Newsletter November 2020
Dear early music heroes,
While we continue to operate under pressure at almost any cost, one thing continues to give me hope. And that is that the shock and frustration of the early months of the pandemic is now being channeled into action. Colleagues around the world find clever and safe solutions, make their voices heard, and unite... just what REMA is all about. And we have much more in store!
PFI Pratiques artistiques et (re)confinement
Le décret 1310 du 29 octobre 2020 prescrit les mesures nécessaires pour faire face à l'épidémie de covid-19 dans le cadre de l'état d'urgence sanitaire et du nouveau confinement à compter du 30 octobre. En voici un résumé pour ce qui relève des pratiques artistiques et musicales en particulier
News from ECSA – October edition
As the COVID-19 crisis had a disastrous impact on the livelihood of millions of creators and cultural professionals, ECSA and many other European organisations from the CCSs sent a joint letter to BUDG, ECON and CULT MEPs on Tuesday 20th October. The letter asks MEPs to support a number of amendments tabled on the draft Report on a Recovery and Resilience Facility. These amendments which are in line with the European Parliament’s recent resolution on the cultural recovery of Europe, for at least 2% of the Recovery and Resilience Facility to be earmarked for the cultural and creative sector.
The Silk Road Symphony Orchestra - Newsletter October 2020
Dear Friends
as we all have to learn, Corona is bringing the cultural and musical life to a near full-stop with unprecedented challenges for an entire sector. This situation also shows to us that an orchestra, just as quality itself, is only a possibility and the conditions it needs have to be created each time with many willing hands and efforts, from scratch. With this focus in mind the team of Callias Foundation is working on new cooperations and a strategy for the coming 7 years.
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