IAMIC Annual Report 2014

1 Contents

Contents ...... 2

1. Foreword from Susanna Eastburn, IAMIC President ...... 3

2. IAMIC Board ...... 4

3. IAMIC Office & Secretariat ...... 5

4. IAMIC Working Groups ...... 6

5. IAMIC Meetings ...... 7

5.1 Winter meeting & Extraordinary General Assembly 2014 ...... 7 5.2 Annual Meeting, General Assembly, Conference and Concert 2014 ...... 8 a) Annual Meeting ...... 9

b) Conference & Concert ...... 10

c) Board Meetings ...... 12

6. IAMIC Activities ...... 13

6.1. MINSTREL Project ...... 13 7. IAMIC ICT ...... 14

7.1. New Mailing Lists ...... 14 8. International Relations & Partnerships ...... 15

8.1. European Music Council (EMC) / International Music Council (IMC)...... 15 8.2. Culture Action Europe ...... 16 8.3. International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) ...... 16 9. Representation ...... 17

9.1. Classical:NEXT 2014 ...... 17 9.2. Womex 2014 ...... 19 10. Visibility ...... 20

10.1. IAMIC e-newsletter & digital presence ...... 20 11. Members ...... 21

11.1. IAMIC Members in 2014 ...... 21 11.2. New Members ...... 22 12. Support ...... 23

12.1. Grants and funding – funding completed ...... 23 12.2. Human support ...... 23 13. Financial Report 2014 ...... 24

14. Annexes ...... 25

2 1. Foreword from Susanna Eastburn, IAMIC President

2014 was a year of transition and development for IAMIC – and one which gives me great optimism for IAMIC’s future. For whilst the cessation of core funding from the EU presented some immediate practical issues to resolve, it is a testimony to the strength of the network – and the innovative approaches and experience of its members – that the organisation emerges in 2015 with a broader, ambitious and more inclusive strategic plan to shape its future development.

IAMIC’s members bring together a unique collection of perspectives that can offer really practical insights into how music can thrive in a digital age, as well as a global network of contacts and support spanning 35 countries. Its role in connecting national music promotion and information organisations feels more important than ever, in order to facilitate music promotion and export, exchange and collaboration; and more generally to support artists and their work to thrive internationally, as well as collaborating to build and develop online and live audiences for music. We had a particularly enjoyable and stimulating Annual Meeting this year in the beautiful city of Wrocław, hosted by POLMIC and convened to coincide with the annual meeting and festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music. Thanks to the POLMIC team for such great organisation. And thanks as ever to my brilliant and inspiring colleagues on the IAMIC Board, as well as to Yanna Papadopolou for her excellent organisational skills.

As I write this, we are preparing for our Spring Meeting, this year in Rotterdam to coincide with Classical:Next, where we have convened an expert panel discussion about successful export strategies. 2015 is promising to be another dynamic year for us!

Susanna Eastburn

President, IAMIC

2. IAMIC Board

IAMIC board as of October 2014:

3. IAMIC Office & Secretariat

IAMIC Official Domicile 19, Saintctelette Square, BE-1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32-2-504 90 99 | Fax: +32-2-502 81 03 E-mail: [email protected]

IAMIC Secretariat 105, Adrianou Str., 10558, Athens, Greece E-mail: [email protected] | Tel: +30-210-33.10.129

4. IAMIC Working Groups

Communication Working Group - Chaired by Frank J. Oteri | New Music USA with: Jonathan Grimes | Contemporary Music Centre Ireland Eva Planková | Music Centre Slovakia Signý Leifsdóttir | Iceland Music Information Centre Izabela Zymer | Polish Music Information Centre Yanna Papadopoulou | IAMIC Office Coordinator

Office Exchange and Skills Swap with: Michalis Karakatsanis | Cyprus Music Information Centre Ed Harsh | New Music USA

Music Observatory with: Kostas Moschos | Institute for Research on Music & Acoustics Mietek Kominek | Polish Music Information Centre Franz Hergovich | Music Information Centre Austria

Audience Development Research with: Susanna Eastburn | Sound and Music Julie Sperring | SOUNZ Centre for New Zealand Music Jonathan Grimes | Contemporary Music Centre Ireland Mietek Kominek | Polish Music Information Centre

Repertoire Exchange with: Sabine Reiter | Music Information Centre Austria Laure Marcel-Berlioz | Centre de Documentation de la Musique Contemporaine Oľga Smetanová | Music Center Slovakia John Davis | Australian Music Centre Gwyn L. Williams | Tŷ Cerdd - Welsh Music Information Centre

6 5. IAMIC Meetings

5.1 Winter meeting & Extraordinary General Assembly 2014

31 January 2014 Nice, France

IAMIC Winter Meeting & Extraordinary General Assembly was held in Nice on 31 January 2014. 14 members from 14 countries were present, while 22 members from 22 countries were absent and excused. The meeting started with the Treasurer presenting the situation of IAMIC accounts for 2013 as well as the Budget for 2014 in order to be discussed and approved by all members.

Right after the approval of IAMIC budget 2014, there was a discussion on some amendments that will be done on IAMIC Bylaws and an update of IAMIC Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan was unanimously approved while the board was authorized to incorporate further changes to IAMIC Bylaws and disseminate to all members for electronic voting.

During the Winter Meeting 2014, an evaluation on IAMIC Office Exchange Programme 2013 was presented as well as a report on Music Monitor project by Kostas Moschos.

Furthermore, An-Heleen De Gref and Susanna Eastburn provided detailed explanations about Creative Europe Guidelines and gave a feedback from EU Meeting highlighting the priorities, objectives, content and activities an application form should include.

The future of IAMIC Winter Meetings was also discussed and present members shared news, projects and evolutions that took place in their organisations the past months.

7 5.2 Annual Meeting, General Assembly, Conference and Concert 2014

3-8 October 2014 | Wrocław, Poland IAMIC 2014 Wrocław Website

IAMIC Annual Meeting & General Assembly 2014 was held in Wrocław, Poland from 3 to 8 October 2014. The host organisation was POLMIC, the Polish Music Information Centre. IAMIC Annual Meeting & Conference took place alongside the “World Music Days Festival”, organised by the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM). Thus, IAMIC members had the opportunity to attend some of the concerts of “World Music Days Festival” as well as meet with members from ISCM. Furthermore, a joint IAMIC-ISCM working board dinner took place giving the opportunity to further exchange ideas and discuss the future plans of both Associations.

8 a) Annual Meeting

IAMIC Annual Meeting 2014 lasted four days and consisted of three business sessions. The first business session took place on day 1 (4 October) and its purpose was to welcome the potential new members, review the activity that took place since the previous IAMIC meeting as well as share some news from each present member organisation.

The second business session was held on day 2 (5 October) and this time the focus was put on IAMIC strategic plan and proposed schedule of activity for 2014-2017, ideas for future cooperation projects, new funding opportunities and discussion on how IAMIC impact can be expanded.

The third business session also took place on day 2 (5 October) and started with a short presentation on the next IAMIC Annual Meeting 2015 that will be held in Basel, Switzerland, organised by Fondation SUISA in collaboration with IAMIC. In the same session a financial update on 2013 accounts took place and a forecast on 2014 was made by the Treasurer, Kostas Moschos. Moreover, two new candidate members presented their organisations and the reason why they wish to join IAMIC. The first candidate organization “music:LX, Luxembourg Export Office” was presented by Luca Di Bernardo. The second candidate organization named “The National Library of Norway” was presented by Richard Gjems. Both representatives presented in details the activities of their organisations and expressed their motivation to become part of IAMIC, in order to exchange expertise, best practices and experience and also start co-operation in projects.

Presentations were followed by some questions from members. Both organisations were unanimously elected to the membership of IAMIC (during the GA, on Moday 6 October 2014). They were welcomed by the President and all the president delegates. Before this business session reached its end, a discussion took place on IAMIC future meetings (2016 and beyond) to investigate possible interested hosts.

b) Conference & Concert

IAMIC Conference & Concert with the title “Tradition and new music” took place on 7 October in Książ Castle in the region of Lower Silesia, near to Wrocław. IAMIC Conference was linked to the Oskar Kolberg anniversary celebrations through the theme of traditions in contemporary (new) music.

10 IAMIC Conference 2014 Presentations:

Chair - Oľga Smetanová

- “Oskar Kolberg (1814-1890): An Ethnographer’s Work and the Chances of Folk Musical Art”, Piotr Dahlig, Poland

- “Folklore tradition in the works by the Slovak composers”, Juraj Bubnáš, Slovakia

- “Rescuing and reviving? What and how? Traditional folk music as an object of idealization and a source of inspiration in contemporary music”, Matěj Kratochvil, Czech Republic

- “Traditional music and its role in the genesis of personal style. Pēteris Plakidis' case”, Ināra Jakubone, Latvia

- “Pyramids at the Louvre” or “Old Wine in New Bottles”, Lyn Davies, Wales

- “The Longest Reel – an illustrated talk on traditional Irish music and contemporary music practice”, Dave Flynn, Ireland

- “The isle is full of noises: musical traditions in Britain from the 1960s to the present day”, Martin Scheuregger, UK

- “Traditional music in New Zealand”, Julie Sperring, New Zealand

- “In 21st Century America, It's ALL Folk Music”, Frank J. Oteri, USA

During the IAMIC Concert in the context of “Tradition and New Music Conference”, the works of five composers were preseted: Savvas Savva (Cyprus), Jana Kmitowa (Slovakia), Cândido Lima (Portugal), Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson (Iceland) and Zygmunt Krauze (Poland).

c) Board Meetings

In 2014, 14 board meetings were held. 12 of them took place through tele-conferences (google hangouts/skype/ooVoo) while 2 of them were held in person. The Board meetings in person took place at the following occasions: one that preceded the Winter Meeting in Nice (January 2014) and one that preceded the General Assembly in Poland (October 2014).

During the Board Meetings particular attention was paid to the strategic plan of IAMIC for the following years, the funding opportunities, the expansion of IAMIC membership as well as the internal activities and coordination (working groups, future Annual Meetings, etc.).

12 6. IAMIC Activities

6.1. MINSTREL Project

MINSTREL project (Music Network Supporting Trans-national exchange and dissemination of music Resources at European Level), supported by the Culture Program 2007-2013 of the European Commission, continued its activities in 2014 with a big number of activities organised by MINSTREL partners who are all IAMIC members. Through MINSTREL project, the participating members had the opportunity to organise several activities in both national and trans-national level.

Circulation of music and artists, creation of music databases, conferences, concerts, CDs and brochures production and dissemination, participation in music forum around Europe, are only some of the actions that took place in the frame of MINSTREL.

MINSTREL duration was extended until the end of July 2015 giving place to the creation of more actions.

MINSTREL partners are: • Institute for Research on Music & Acoustics – Leader • Music Centre Slovakia • Polish Music Information Centre • Slovene Music Information Center Society • Music Information Centre Austria • Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences • Czech Music Information Centre • Latvian Music Information Center • Cyprus Music Information Centre • Music Information Centre Portugal • Croatian Music Information Centre • Kunstenpunt | Flanders Arts Institute

13 7. IAMIC ICT

7.1. New Mailing Lists

New automatic Mailing Lists were created for IAMIC Membership as well as IAMIC Board.

This has made communication between members and board members even more easy and flexible.

The New Mailing Lists are:

For board members: [email protected]

For all IAMIC members: [email protected]

14 8. International Relations & Partnerships

8.1. European Music Council (EMC) / International Music Council (IMC)

4th European Forum on Music

IAMIC, as a member of the European Music Council, participated at the 4th European Forum on Music and the 2014 EMC Annual Meeting, 19 – 22 June 2014 in Bern, Switzerland.

The 4th European Forum on Music’s theme was "Music & Politics: A shared responsibility".

During the Annual Meeting and General Assembly of the European Music Council, Kostas Moschos (IAMIC Treasurer) was elected as Member of the new Board of EMC, nominated by IAMIC and replacing Stef Coninx. This way IAMIC continues the old tradition of having a member of its Board to the EMC board and thus help the collaboration of these two strong networks.

Kostas Moschos has participated in all EMC board meetings that have taken place since his election to EMC board.

8.2. Culture Action Europe

Culture Action Europe is an advocacy and lobby organisation promoting arts and culture as a building block of the European project. Their aim is to influence European policies for more and better access to culture across the continent and beyond.

Through this membership IAMIC receives accurate information about the European Union and European projects and has a voice in advocating for good European culture policies.

8.3. International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM)

The International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) is an important international network of members from around fifty countries, devoted to the promotion and presentation of contemporary music - the music of our time.

At the Annual Meeting in Wroclaw, the board of IAMIC and ISCM had a common meeting to talk about their activities and identify common future challenges and benefits and come to a more structured collaboration. Each year, ISCM presents the World Music Days Festival, hosted by one of their members, which provides a feast of contemporary music across a broad range of contemporary practice.

9. Representation

9.1. Classical:NEXT 2014

14 – 17 May

Vienna, Austria

Classical:NEXT 2014 Website

IAMIC participated once more at Classical:Next 2014 in Austria (14-17 May). Classical:Next is a unique music meeting which is dedicated exclusively to classical and art music. All sectors of classical music meet each other and it welcomes all approaches, from traditional to experimental, with a focus on the future. It also functions as an open platform. The fair is divided in three parts: the Expo functions as a trade fair for companies and institutions and as the place for cross-sector networking. The Conference keeps the delegates up-to-date and oriented towards the future with its presentations, one-to-one mentoring and networking formats. Showcases are a unique opportunity to experience many artists and projects through short concerts, film and video screenings.

The presence of IAMIC in Vienna this year was really successful for several reasons. IAMIC participated with a common stand for all its members where they had the opportunity to expose their material from their countries and institutions and where any potential member could be informed about the Association and its activities. Moreover, IAMIC held again this year a network

17 session with the title: “A Strong Global Network. An introduction to IAMIC’s future projects and plans” presented by Susanna Eastburn (IAMIC President) and Kostas Moschos (IAMIC Treasurer) informing the audience regarding IAMIC organisation as well as MINSTREL project.

9.2. Womex 2014

22 – 26 October

Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain

Womex 2014 Website

Womex, the international music networking meeting was welcomed in Santiago de Compostela from 22 to 26 October 2014. WOMEX 14 edition was led by event agency Nordesía; with the support of Xunta de Galicia, the government of the region, through AGADIC and the Foundation of the City of Culture; and the city of Santiago de Compostela through its Department of Culture and Tourism.

IAMIC participated one more time in Womex, the most important World Music Expo having the opportunity to promote and share IAMIC activities and projects as well as meet professionals from the world music scene and meet potential members.

10. Visibility

10.1. IAMIC e-newsletter & digital presence

IAMIC newsletter containing news from members, participation in projects, and breakthrough news in the local musical life of each country was distributed in August 2014. The plan for the future is that IAMIC Communication Group will be sending the IAMIC Newsletter three times a year, every four months.

IAMIC digital presence consists of a Facebook and a Twitter page which are updated frequently by IAMIC Communication Group who is in charge of IAMIC online presence.

20 11. Members

11.1. IAMIC Members in 2014

In 2014 IAMIC have had 37 members from 33 countries as listed below:

IAMIC MEMBERS 2014 Nr Organisation Country

1 Australian Music Centre Australia

2 Music Information Center Austria Austria

3 Belgian Centre for Music Documentation Belgium

4 Kunstenpunt | Flanders Arts Institute Belgium

5 Canadian Music Centre Canada

6 Croatian Music Information Centre Croatia

7 Cyprus Music Information Center Cyprus

8 Czech Music Information Centre Czech Republic 9 Danish Agency for Culture Denmark

10 Estonian Music Information Centre Estonia

11 Music Finland Finland

12 Centre de Documentation de la Musique Contemporaine France

13 German Music Information Center Germany

14 Institute of Research on Music & Acoustics (IEMA) Greece

15 Iceland Music Information Centre Iceland

16 Contemporary Music Centre Ireland

17 Israel Music Institute Israel

18 Italian Music Documentation and Information Centre Italy

19 Latvian Music Information Center Latvia

20 Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre Lithuania

21 Luxembourg Music Information Centre Luxembourg

22 Centre for New Zealand Music (SOUNZ) New Zealand

23 Polish Music Information Centre Poland

24 Portuguese Music Research & Information Centre Portugal

25 Music Center Slovakia Slovakia

26 Slovene Music Information Center Society Slovenia

27 Korean Music Information Centre South Korea

28 Swedish Music Information Centre Sweden

29 Fondation SUISA Switzerland

30 Borusan Culture and Arts Turkey 31 Sound and Music UK: England

32 National Union of Composers of Ukraine Ukraine

33 Scottish Music Information Centre United Kingdom: Scotland

34 Ty Cerdd - Welsh Music Information Centre United Kingdom: Wales

35 New Music USA United States

11.2. New Members

Two new members have joined IAMIC during the General Assembly held in Wroclaw, Poland on October 2014.

NEW MEMBERS Nr Organisation Country

1 music:LX Luxembourg Export Office Luxembourg

2 The National Library of Norway Norway

12. Support

12.1. Grants and funding – funding completed

IAMIC completed and submitted successfully the financial reports both for the European Union and the Flemish Government for the financial support provided to IAMIC for the year 2014. The final parts of the funding were transferred to IAMIC.

Unfortunately, the EU Network application that submitted for further support after the end of 2014 was rejected. Out of the 58 applications submitted, 22 have been selected for funding. IAMIC is building its next steps and fundraising strategy in order to obtain support for the period to come.

12.2. Human support

IAMIC is continuously supported by its members who, especially through IAMIC Working Groups, make sure of the smooth operation of this network.

IAMIC Secretariat was moved from spring 2014 to Athens, Greece and it is hosted by the Institute for Research on Music & Acoustics (IEMA).

13. Financial Report 2014

COSTS 2014

Services, Meetings, Promotion and other goods € 53.760,34

Salaries € 13.076,13

Other operating charges € 273,65

Financial Charges € 224,39

TOTAL OUTCOME € 67.334,51*

REVENUE 2014

Registration Fees € 21.555,00

Recovery of foreign costs € 1.500,00

Membership Fees € 13.385,00

Winter Meeting Contributions € 3.180,00

Contributions Projects € 440,00

Project Subsidy Flemish Community € 15.000,00

Intervention Ticket Restaurant € 45,78

Discount on salary taxes € 169,23

TOTAL INCOME € 55.275,01

*COSTS include compensation of the former IAMIC Executive Secretary as well as the support as loan to the Annual Meeting 2014 organiser of an amount of 10.000€, to be reimbursed on 2015.

14. Annexes

Annex I: IAMIC Annual Meeting & Conference 2014 Wroclaw, Poland

Some Words About the 2014 IAMIC Annual Meeting and General Assembly

by Frank J. Oteri (New Music USA)

IAMIC held its 2014 IAMIC Annual Meeting from 3 to 8 October 2014 in Wrocław, the largest city in Western Poland and the capital of the region of Silesia. In addition, IAMIC hosted a one-day conference and concert on the theme of “Tradition and New Music” which took place at Książ Castle in Wałbrzych, a Silesian town 82.4km southwest of Wrocław. The 2014 IAMIC events overlapped with the 2014 World Music Days Festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) which continued through 12 October. Although both convenings were very tightly scheduled, there were some valuable occasions for interactions between IAMIC and ISCM delegates as well as opportunities to attend some of the ISCM concerts—including operas by Péter Eötvös and Krzysztof Penderecki that were staged in the historic 1841 Wrocław Opera House as well as a mesmerizing sound installation created by Christof Schläger and Marjon Smit which involved 100 ship horns that were carried on two ships that journeyed across the scenic Włostowic Embankment.

The IAMIC Conference, “Tradition and New Music,” was inspired by the 200th anniversary of the birth of Polish composer and folklorist Oskar Kolberg (1814-1890), an early collector of folk songs throughout Poland as well as in some neighboring regions. Professor Piotr Dahlig, head of Ethnomusicology at the University of Warsaw’s Institute of Musicology set the tone for the day’s events with a presentation about Kolberg and his pioneering ethnographic activities. Matěj Kratochvil and Juraj Bubnáš presented surveys of Czech and Slovak works, respectively, that were inspired by folklore whereas Latvian Music Information Centre director Ināra Jakubone focused on how the composer Pēteris Plakidis’s personal style developed as a result of his immersion into traditional music. Lyn Davies and Dave Flynn, who are leading authorities on the folk music of Wales and Ireland respectively discussed how their national folk traditions have been re-

25 interpreted in contemporary music practice. Composer and musicologist Martin Scheuregger offered a selection of British music spanning half a century which offered widely divergent interpretations of folk-based materials whereas SOUNZ director Julie Sperring showed how indigenous Maori music and the music that European settlers to New Zealand brought with them have forged together to create a new music tradition in contemporary New Zealand. Finally, New Music USA’s composer advocate and NewMusicBox senior editor Frank J. Oteri attempted to prove that in 21st century America, anything and everything could be considered folk music and that the erosion of barriers between musical genres has resulted in an extremely pluralistic contemporary music scene. In the concert that followed, Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej (New Music Orchestra) conducted by Szymon Bywalec performed folk-inspired works by composers from five countries: Cyprus (Drepani by Savvas Savva), Slovakia (Jana Kmit'ova’s Metamerie featuring Michal Paľko as soloist on the fujara, a large fipple flute traditionally played by shepherds), Portugal (Cândido Lima’s Momentos-Memorias II, a double concerto for classical guitar and Portuguese guitar which were performed by Miguel and Philippe Raposo respectively), Iceland (Gunnar Andreas Kristinsson’s Arma Virumque Cano), and Poland (Zygmunt Krauze’s seminal 1973 Aus aller Welt stammende).

During the GA in Wroclaw, two new members have been accepted to join the IAMIC family: the music export office of Luxembourg, "music:LX" and the "National Library of Norway".

During the IAMIC sessions, delegates were asked a set of questions to help chart a path for the network’s future. As a result of the answers to those questions, groups of delegates met together to discuss a broad range of topics including repertoire exchange, skills swaps between member organizations, audience development, comparing music-related data from members’ countries, gender parity, and creating a more viable online presence for IAMIC and more effective ongoing communication tools for its members. As a result of these discussions, IAMIC now has five active working groups:

1. Online Presence and Communication / Gender parity 2. Office Exchange and Skills Swap 3. Music Observatory 4. Audience Development Research 5. Repertoire Exchange

26 2. CD: 2014 IAMIC Concert :”Tradition and New Music”

The majority of IAMIC events took place in Wroclaw, a city in the southwest of Poland that is also known by its historical name of Breslau, which was also the location for the 2014 World Music Days, a festival of the International Society for Contempo- rary Music (ISCM), which provided an excellent context for the IAMIC meeting. But additionally part of the IAMIC Annual Meeting was a one-day conference entitled “Tradition and New Music” held in KsiÄ…Å¼ (formerly Schloss Fürstenstein), a location near Wrocław internationally famous for its spectacular castle with a beautiful park and dark dungeons – a unique pearl of Lower Silesia. The Conference was linked to the Oskar Kolberg anniversary celebrations through the theme of traditions in contemporary (new) music. The Conference in KsiÄ…Å¼ castle ended with a concert, strictly connected with the theme of the Conference. The IAMIC Concert was held as a fringe event of the 2014 World Music Days. Its programme consisted of contemporary works written for a chamber orchestra with a folk instrument or compositions intensely influenced by the folk music of different countries. It offered a very interesting survey of how contemporary composers from different countries (Cyprus, Slovakia, Portugal, Iceland and Poland) maintain the dialogue with traditional music. The CD (Polmic 115) contains in their entirely each of the five pieces from these five different countries that were featured on that concert. Although it is not for sale, the 2014 IAMIC Concert CD may be obtained free of charge from POLMIC.

IAMIC Conference link : http://www.iamic2014.polmic.pl/

Izabela Zymer