2008 Annual Conference of the EMC, 17-20 April 2008, Brno (Cz)

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This year the Conference of the European Music Council (EMC) is focused on the theme of  "Access to Music - New Perspectives in Education, Distribution and Politics".

 

During the Year of Intercultural Dialogue, the EMC Conference will explore specific needs for Access to Music in the context of different cultural backgrounds of people living together in Europe today. The  conference will offer the opportunity to discuss new perspectives in music education, in the distribution of music as well as in the needs towards political settings.

 

Vladimir Sucha, Director for Culture and Communication at the EU Commission, will provide a keynote speech on the EU Agenda on Culture. Moreover, the Council of Europe has been invited to present its White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue and to explore the role of music in it.

The event is organised in co-operation with the Czech Music Council and the Janácek Academy of Music and Performing Arts. The EMC encourages its members and all conference participants to actively contribute to the dialogue about music.

 

More information on the conference can be found here.

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