Transcript Dr Barry Ife - The Culture Capital Exchange

Euroclassical – basic facts
• Euroclassical is a network of seven European
institutions designed to promote young talented
musicians within and across Europe
• Culture programme 2010 call
• Sub-programme: support for cultural
projects/multi-annual cooperation projects
• Budget: 4,316,150 euros
Euroclassical partners
• Fundación Albéniz/Reina Sofía conservatoire, Madrid
(Coordinator)
• Instituto Internacional de Música de Cámara de Madrid
(Coorganiser)
• Sibelius Academy (Helsinki)
• Guildhall School of Music & Drama (London)
• Accademia Santa Cecilia (Rome)
• Koninklijk Conservatorium (Brussels)
• Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espectáculo (Porto)
Euroclassical outputs
• Each partner to provide video recordings of ten
concerts per year to be streamed from the project
website
• One concert per year streamed live as part of the
Euroclassical virtual festival
• 20 audio concerts per year to be streamed, as above
• Catalogue data and supporting documentation for the
performances above
• By the end of the project, the seven institutions will
have built up a permanent on-demand
auditorium/archive of some 3,600 video, audio and
documentary items
Snags
• 4,316,150 euros is the budget; the grant is 50%,
requiring 50% match funding from institutions
• The grant is for five years and has to be divided
between seven partners
• All the problems of international project
management and the requirement to observe
standard processes and protocols
• Language, culture and time zones
But…
• Matched funding in kind and using costs
already incurred, eg performing rights
• Mutual support in solving common
problems
• Economies of scale
• Combined impact
• The meetings are held in Madrid
Benefits
• Promoting students at a key stage in their
careers
• Capturing work that otherwise evaporates
• Getting to grips with key issues: IT and web
streaming; metadata; IP and performance
rights
• Upskilling technical staff
• Getting the best out of infrastructure
• Helping us to do what we should be doing
anyway…