http://www.composeralliance.org Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:21:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The European Composers Forum - ECSA’s art music composers’ pillar - is organising this years’ Artmusfair conference from 22nd to 25th of September in Warsaw, Poland. ECSA delegates gather on the 23rd of September for a closed session in order to discuss crucial matters for European music writers. Entitled “meeting the ... http://www.composeralliance.org/?p=132 On 15th of July, ECSA's Executive Chairman Alfons Karabuda came to Brussels on the occasion of a meeting with Ms Boix Alonso, Deputy Head of Cabinet of EC Vice-President Neelie Kroes, Commissioner for Digital agenda. "The meeting was extremely constructive" as pointed out by Alfons Karabuda when ... http://www.composeralliance.org/?p=121 On the 9th of June representatives of European composers societies met in Bilbao to address challenges of the European music creators’ community. ECSA’s three pillars – the European Composers Forum (ECF), the Federation of Film and Audiovisual Composers in Europe (FFACE) and the Alliance of Popular Composer Organization in Europe ... http://www.composeralliance.org/?p=91 On 1st of June, Deputy Head of Cabinet Kerstin Jorna welcomed ECSA’s Co-Chairman Klaus Ager and Spokesperson Patrick Rackow for an exchange of views. The meeting took place in the EC Headquaters in Brussels and dealt with issues of concern for the European music writers. http://www.composeralliance.org/?p=87 The location for the Bilbao General Assembly meeting has been fixed: ECSA’s meeting, as well as the meeting of ECSA’s pillars, is going to take place in the Campos Theater, Calle Bertendona, 5. For further information please click here. http://www.composeralliance.org/?p=86 Claudia Schmied, Federal Minister for Education, the Arts and Culture of the Republic of Austria visited ECSA’s Brussels Office on 10th of May. Welcomed by ECSA Secretary General Patrick Ager, Minister Schmied was guided through the venues of Flagey by Director General Hugo de Greef, as well as informed about ... http://www.composeralliance.org/?p=82 Hosted by John Groves, the Coercion Committee met on 8th of May in Hamburg for a day-long working session. “The meeting was extremely constructive, I didn’t expect such inputs. We have now an ambitious action plan for the coming weeks,” as pointed out by Committee Chairman Örjan Stranberg when concluding. Among ... http://www.composeralliance.org/?p=80 The European Commission hold on 23rd of April a Public Hearing on the Governance of Collective Rights Management in the EU. Entitled “ the relationship between collective rights managers and their members” the first panel comprised also the viewpoint of Europe's music creators’ community. Addressed by ECSA Spokesperson Patrick Rackow, the ... http://www.composeralliance.org/?p=71 On 27 April, the European Commission adopted a major policy document – a "green paper" – on "Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries". This Initiative launches a consultation period of three month. The Green Paper can be found here. http://www.composeralliance.org/?p=70 ECSA’s Swedish member organization SKAP, arranged a collaboration with The Entrepreneurs Hunt, on Friday the 16th of April, in Stockholm. A day long, 10 teams of young entrepreneurs were set out to deliberate on a key challenge of the music market: promoting future creativity on the internet, providing widespread, affordable ... http://www.composeralliance.org/?p=56