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EMC – European Music Council |
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Introduction
The European Music Council (EMC) is a platform for representatives of the national music councils and organisations involved in the field of music education, creation, performance, heritage, etc. from European countries.
The EMC is the leading professional organisation in Europe dedicated to the development and the promotion of all kinds of music.
The EMC contributes to a better mutual understanding among peoples and their different cultures and to the right for all musical cultures to coexist. Therefore it provides exceptional value to its membership by building knowledge, creating networking opportunities, supporting and enhancing the visibility of initiatives that help sustain people’s participation in music and cultural life.
Structure
The EMC is a regional group of the International Music Council (IMC). It was formed upon request of the Director General of UNESCO as the advisory body to the agency on music matters. Today the membership of the EMC consists of over 30 national music councils as well as more than 30 European organisations active in the various fields of music.
Aims
- to promote all kinds of music in Europe;
- to voice the interest of the music sector in relation to the European Institutions;
- to represent the European musical life on an international level;
- to encourage information exchange and cooperation
Activities
- International Conferences:
- 2004: Improvisation in Music, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 2003: Music and Society - Good practices where music can make a change, Bonn, Germany
- 2002: Multicultural Europe - Cultural Identity or when the sound has another colour, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Music for Europe - the Young Generation, Brussels, Belgium
- 2001: Multi-music cultural Europe – new challenges, Tokyo, Japan
- Realization and Participation in European Projects
- 2004: EFMET- European Forum for Music Education and Training, supported by the Culture 2000 programme of the EU
- 2003: European Music Navigator,
- 2002: Multilingual Music Dictionary
- Youth Participation
The EMC believes that youth participation is essential. There fore it created the Working Group Youth (WGY). It is part of the EMC and it is a good example of youth participation.
Contact
Culture Action Europe contact: Simone Dudt
European Music Council
Haus der Kultur
Weberstr. 59a
D-53113 Bonn
Germany
T. +49 228 966 996 64
F. +49 228 966 996 65
e-mail:
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