Draft Programme of the European Forum on Music 2023

11th European Forum on Music
8 - 10 June 2023, Budapest (HU)

Thursday, 8 June

Friday, 9 June

Saturday, 10 June

Thursday, 8 June 2023

Location: House of Music Hungary

13:00     Registration and welcome coffee

14:00     Opening
               with
               David Zsoldos, Papageno, JM Hungary, Hungarian Music Council
               Victoria Liedbergius, European Music Council
               Audrey Guerre, European Music Council
               Georg Häusler, European Commission (video message)

               Musical intermission
               Performers: Maxim Rysanov and Valentin Magyar

14:30     Keynote on "Concepts of Sustainability"
               by Matt Brennan, University of Glasgow

15:00     Panel discussion "Sustaining Music in Ukraine and beyond"
               with
               Mariana Bondarenko, Ukrainian Institute
               Olga Bekenshtein, Am I Jazz? Festival
               Dmytro Savkiv, 32 Jazz Club
               Alona Dmukhovska, Music Export Ukraine
               Moderator: Joanna Grotkowska, European Music Council

16:00     Exchange session "Sustaining Music in practice"

17:00     End of sessions

20:00     Concert
               Performers: Ferenc Ségercz, Mohamad Zatari and Lehel Vitályos
                                     Komák Ensemble

Friday, 9 June 2023

Location: House of Music Hungary

09:00     Registration and welcome coffee

09:30     Introduction and Q&A to "Sustaining gender equity: our aim in the music sector"
              
by
               Aysha Hussain, Keychange

10:00     Panel discussion on "Sustaining gender equity: our aim in the music sector"
               with
               Gretchen Amussen, AEC/PRIhME
               Szonja Balogh, Karton Foundation/first.wave
               Martha Lomelí, JMI/Play it Loud
               Yohann Floch, Fresh Arts Coalition (FACE)/SHIFT
               Moderator: Victoria Liedbergius, European Music Council

11:00     Coffee break
               with info desk on EU funding with Gabor Mondik (CED Hungary)
               and Olga Sismanidi (EACEA) (tbc)
               and info desk on SHIFT eco-certificate

Parallel sessions - focus groups

11:30     Focus group I
               Safe spaces and events
               facilitated by Gretchen Amussen
11:30     Focus group II
               Intersectionality and underrepresented voices
               facilitated by Aysha Hussain
11:30     Focus group III
               Gender balance across the music sector
               facililated by Szonja Balogh

12:30     Musical intermission
              
Performers: Monika Ruth Vida and Gergely Devich

13:00     Lunch break - Etno Bistro
14:00     Coffee - Cafeteria in the House of Music
               with info desk on EU funding with Gabor Mondik (CED Hungary)
               and Olga Sismanidi (EACEA) (tbc)
               and info desk on SHIFT eco-certificate

14:30     Introduction and Q&A on "Sustaining music in the digital arena"
               by Alfons Karabuda, IMC

15:00     Panel discussion "Sustaining music in the digital arena"
               with
               Alfons Karabuda, IMC
               Yvan Boudillet, Utopia Music
               Zahra Mani, ECSA
               Gerard Assayag, expert on AI
               Xavier Serra, Music Technology Group Universitat Pompeu Fabra

16:00     Coffee break - Cafeteria in the House of Music
               with info desk on EU funding with Gabor Mondik (CED Hungary)
               and Olga Sismanidi (EACEA) (tbc)
               and info desk on SHIFT eco-certificate

16:30    Info session "EU strategies and policies on music"
             
with
              Tomasz Frankowski, Member of the European Parliament   
              Susanne Hollmann, European Commission (video presentation)
              Benjamin Feyen, European Parliament Cultural Creators Friendship Group
              Michalis Karakatsanis, European Music Council

Parallel sessions

17:15     What do we envisage for Music Moves Europe?
               for national music organisations
               moderated by Katharina Weinert, European Music Council
17:15     What do we envisage for Music Moves Europe?
              
for European music organisations
               moderated by Simone Dudt, European Music Council

18:00     End of sessions


Location: The Workshop (Brody House)
MOST evening reception and concert
Performing: Dina e Mel, Alice in WonderBand
Welcome by Ruth Jakobi, EMC, Balázs Weyer, Hangvető, and Klára Nagy, Hangvető

Saturday, 10 June

Location: House of Music Hungary

09:00   Registration and welcome coffee

09:30   Panel discussion on
             "Sustaining learning and participation in music"
             
with
              Sonja Greiner, European Choral Association
              Blasko Smilevski, Jeunesses Musicales International (JMI)
              Stefan Gies, European Association of Conservatoires (AEC)
              Till Skoruppa, European Music School Union (EMU)
              Isolde Malmberg, European Associatin for Music in Schools (EAS)
              Moderator: Silja Fischer, International Music Council (IMC)

11:00    Coffee break

11:30   Panel discussion on "Sustaining music in local communities"
            
with
             Shain Shapiro, Center for Music Ecosystems
             Marta Lozano Molano, Wazo Coop
             Friderika Mike, Veszprém European Capital of Culture 
             Mia Zabelka, Music in the Countryside
             Moderator: Audrey Guerre, European Music Council

12:30   Closing statement
             by Anne Appathurai  and Robert Manchin
                         
             Musical intermission
            
Performers: BudaPesme

13:00   Lunch

14:30   Annual Meeting of EMC members

17:00   End of Annual Meeting of EMC members
 

Location: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music
Evening: World Youth Choir Concert