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Our activities 2018
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EUROPA CANTAT festival
in Tallinn - Estonia - Summer 2018
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Hearts in Harmony
acting for inclusion
The European Choral Association is supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, by the German Ministry of Youth (BMFSFJ) and the City of Bonn
Carus-Verlag is a cooperation partner of the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat
"Sing outside the box" conference | General Assembly 2017
Tallinn, Estonia | 6-8 October 2017
organised in collaboration with the 
Estonian Choral Association
Continuing the line of conferences discussing hot topics of the choral world, we organised the public conference “sing outside the box”. We set up an exciting programme focusing on “different” ways to perform, to interact with (new and younger) audiences, and cooperation with other art forms. On Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, we discovered new ideas, exchanged along practical sessions and also even sang (outside the box, of course…).
The conference ended with a concert on Saturday evening.
The public conference was part of the cooperation project “sing outside the box” coordinated by the Estonian Choral Association in cooperation with ZIMIHC, Sulasol and ECA-EC, and co-funded by the European Union Creative Europe programme. The project develops an in-depth cooperation between the EuroChoir sessions 2017 in Utrecht (NL) and 2018 in Helsinki (FI) and the EUROPA CANTAT Festival in Tallinn (EE).
What happened?
Friday 6 Oct. 2017
09:30 > 12:30 Membership Day | interactive session
Members gathered and discussed the activities, projects and future development of their association.
13:30 > 15:30 Project presentations
Interesting projects from the membership were presented in short and entertaining 5 minutes slots.
- Setting an example: manifesto for choral music | Daphne Wassink (NL)
- The Foundation or Re-establishment of the Serbian Choral Association | Tamara Adamov Petijevic (RS)
- Accessible scores | Kjetil Aaman (NO)
- The Baltic Song Festivals - Intangible Cultural Heritage | Aarne Saluveer (EE)
- Officina Corale del Futuro | Marco Fornasier (IT)
- An Island Sings: An Irish community choirs project | Dermot O´Callaghan (IE)
- "Üks Koorilaul" (A Choral Song) | Raul Talmar and Kristiina Randoja (EE)
- Singing Roadshow - European mobile vocal academy | Stéphane Grosclaude (FR)
- New Carmina | Anneliese Zeh (AT)
17:30 > 19:00 Conference “sing outside the box” - Keynote Speech
By Tido Visser, manager of the Nederlands Kamerkoor
19:00 Dinner with musical surprises by the Estonian Radio Children’s Choir!
Saturday 7 Oct. 2017
09:30 > 12:30 General Assembly ECA-EC
[for members at the Estonian Parliament]
13:30 > 15:00 Conference “sing outside the box” - Plenary session
Presentation of the project “sing outside the box”
15:15 > 16:15 Conference “sing outside the box” - Session 1
3 offers to choose from:
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Singing and scenic performance | Stephan Luterman
A stage may be more than just a place to place your singers!
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More audience for classical music | Timurs Tomsons
A curated selection of initiatives that convince new audiences that classical music is cool.
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EUROPA CANTAT, outside the box | Jan Schumacher
What to expect in the next festival, if you want to sing outside the box!
16:45 > 17:45 Conference “sing outside the box” - Sessions 2
3 offers to choose from:
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Choireography | Panda van Proosdij
How to use your physicality while conducting and how to teach your singers to use theirs
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Audience development in Choral Context | Raul Talmar and Sonja Greiner
Choral enthusiasts have developed many ways to expand their audience.
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“Get out of your box” | Panel discussion
Choral and A Cappella? The panel will discuss what brings us together, how we can cooperate and exchange. With Susan Monks, Stephan Lutermann, Masis Aram Gözbek, Virginie Scherrens, Aarne Saluveer, Jeroen Schrijner
20:30 Concert Collegium Musicale Chamber Choir at the Tallinn Town Hall
Sunday 8 Oct. 2017
09:00 > 11:00 Fresh Ideas: Sunday Morning Market
Participants could exchange and set up cooperations.
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Special grant for organizations from Central-Eastern Europe
In order to increase the involvement of member organisations of ECA-EC in Central-Eastern Europe in the activities of the association, we had the opportunity, in the frame of our network project, to offer grants for up to 5 representatives of 5 different member organisations, to cover or contribute to travel expenses and participation fees.
Grants 2017 impressions
