euromed music festival & common routes of euro-mediterranean music new model for mobility of...
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EuroMed Music Festival &
Common Routes of Euro-Mediterranean Music
new model for mobility of musicians in the EuroMed area
Presented by: Zoltán Kátay, project director
The project was supported by the Anna Lindh Foundation in 2007, and it continues with the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union.
Objectives of the initiatives
• use music to promote cultural pluralism, diversity of Europe and of the South Mediterranean countries
• show how music can be a mediating tool between cultures• highlight the positive aspects of the migration and diversity of
Europe • enforce mutual enrichment of contemporary musical styles
between Europe and its Mediterranean neighbours• contribute to shape the modern European identity, the identity
of citizens who live in multicultural surrounding• promote South Mediterranean culture in the Eastern
European region that might soon face migration problems• extend the possibilities of artist to take part cross border
creation programs and meet other musicians • strengthen links between organisations in the Euro-Med
region
EuroMed Music Festival
• We invite professional musicians - NOT bands - from the two shores of the Mediterranean Sea (jazz, traditional, world music)
• We do form small groups (4-6) of musicians who have never met each other or played together. In each group one musician from the South is involved
• We give them space and short period (4-5 days) to work on the joint productions
• We present the results of their work on a music festival dedicated to their creation
EuroMed Music Festival
• We invite professional musicians - NOT bands - from the two shores of the Mediterranean Sea (jazz, traditional, world music)
• We do form small groups of musicians who have never met each other or played together. In each group one musician from the South is involved
• We give them space and short period (4-5 days) to work on the joint productions
• We present the results of their work on a music festival dedicated to their creation
• multicultural group and audience • groups promoting national cultures
and universal values • new fusion
compositions/arrangements • sharing experiences, learning methods
ect.
• networking possibility for musicians• possibility to keep successful groups/
establish new co-operations among professionals
EuroMed Music Festival, 2007
• Took place in Budapest/Hungary in August, 2007• 45 musicians from 5 countries (Italy, Hungary, Poland, Jordan,
Israel) took part in the festival• 9 groups were formed during 5-day of rehearsals and
presented on the 3-day event• a partner meeting was organised to discuss the possible future
of the initiative
Conclusions• unique event that was nowhere in the world organised before• musicians should be more motivated to improve artistic quality• more possibility to perform together, more countries to involve• the initiative should be further developed to export the idea and promote the
results
EuroMed Music Festival, 2009
• Took place in Budapest/Hungary, Belgrade/Serbia, Katowice/Poland in June, 2009
• 45 musicians from 13 countries (Hungary, Serbia, Poland, Finland, Spain, Sweden, France, Belgium, Greece, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Turkey) took part in the festival
• 9 groups were formed during 5-day of rehearsals and presented on the 3-day event closely following each other in Budapest, Belgrade and Katowice
• the festival continues in 2010 in the same way as it was in 2009
Conclusions• musicians were highly motivated - performances were of very high standard • needs born to continue the most successful groups - one of the most
successful group was offered a recording contract (recording finished in March, 2010)
• needs born to show the new creations to professional guests
Common Routes of Euro-Mediterranean Music
• Internet based informal, thematic world music platform developed for professional musicians and organisations with the aim of o serving as a database of musicians who can be concerned
in cross border creation programso help and support members to organise similar events
and/or other forms of cross border creation o promote activities and results
• A Team who o organise similar activities in the future, o lay down the foundation of partnerships in order to this
initiative flourisho develop concept and models for the sustainability of the
future creations
What is keeping us busy?
• New location, cities for the festival from 2011• creating a model for cooperation between organisation related
to members of multinational groupso new business partnerships (management, distribution and
promotion)o model that help the members to enter each others market o contribute to the integration of musical industry of South
Mediterranean countries• creating a model for the future cross border creation programs
o gather national funds promoting their musical culture abroad
o new scheme for mobilityo sustainability of the festival same way, in new forms
• Showcase new creationso invitation of professional guestso partnership with showcase festivals
• Fund raising activities
