“In need of key Changes! Music for Tomorrow Facing challenges for composers today” European Symposium At the Representation of Lazio Region in Brussels It is largely understood in the field of music that “talent alone is not sufficient for the success of a professional career”. Notwithstanding the adoption of the Universal Declaration on cultural diversity by UNESCO (2001), the UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions (2005), subsequently adopted by the European Union, the Resolution of the European Parliament on the social status of the artists (2007), the Resolution of the European Parliament on equal opportunities in the performing arts (2009) and the UN HRC Document regarding the right to freedom of artistic expression and creativity (2013), little has been achieved and to a great extent nothing changes. The status of composers, songwriters, authors and creators of music is endangered and questioned every day, whilst equal opportunities are far from being a reality. They are under threat of censorship and violation of their rights to artistic freedom, while facing increasingly difficult working conditions in order to sustain their livelihoods. Composers, songwriters and authors of music complain about: Lack of recognition of their role in culture and society, discrimination, unfair contracts, lack of equal opportunities and of transparency in decisional making processes. In order to act on this critical situation, the Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica and the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) have joined forces to face these challenges and to encourage positive ways in which composers, songwriters and authors of music can be promoted and sustained. They call upon EU decision makers to appreciate that a musical work is the result of a process of labour and judgment, necessitating years of study, intellectual reflection, apprenticeship and inspiration and that authorship is the only concept for the justification and legitimacy of copyright law. It is essential that the EU protects and enforces the author’s moral and economic rights in all environments, through a just, stable and transparent European legal framework that promotes the creative process and its exploitation providing common guidelines and best practices for music commissions particularly in the media and in TV. The Symposium “In need of Key Changes! Music for Tomorrow” will encourage the creation of a common platform, engaging Commissioners, Parliamentarians, Heads of Departments and Specialists in a discussion regarding the conditions of today’s and creators of music and the necessity to safeguard, empower and sustain their positions within European cultural heritage, for EU competitiveness as well as for the future of creativity. Speakers will be invited to comment on a draft recommendation prepared by the Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica and ECSA. Their input will be reviewed by experts in a closed afternoon session. The Symposium will culminate in the presentation of the Recommendation for a Resolution to the European Institutions. 05 November 2014 – Brussels be “In need of key Changes! Music for tomorrow” Facing challenges for composers today European Symposium NOVEMBER 5TH2014 –OFFICE OF LAZIO REGION REPRESENTATION IN BRUSSELS, ROND POINT SCHUMAN 14 MORNING SESSION 9.00 –Registration of participants and coffee 9.30 - Video Presentation about composers today 9.45 - Welcome speech Cristian CARRARA, Composer, Vice President of Culture Commission Lazio Region, Italy 10:00 - Moderator: Alfons KARABUDA, composer, President of ECSA, Board member of the International Music Council The role of composers, songwriters and authors of music: recognition of their role and equal opportunities Silvia COSTA, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education, Rapporteur for Creative Europe 2014-2020 The EU support to composers of music for a creative Europe Michel MAGNIER, Director of culture and creativity, DG for Education and Culture, European Commission (tbc) Freedom of the artists Marie-Paule ROUDIL, Head of the UNESCO, Liaison Office Brussels Discrimination and Harassment Patricia ADKINS CHITI, President “Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica” FONDAZIONE ADKINS CHITI: DONNE IN MUSICA 11:15 – 11:30 Q&A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lack of transparency in decisional making processes involving public funding Michaela SOJDROVA’, Member of the European Parliament, Vice President of the Committee on Culture and member of Committee on women’s rights and gender equality (tbc) Fair remuneration of authors and fair contracts MARIA MARTIN-PRATT, Head of copyright Unit, Directorate Intellectual Property - DG Internal Market and Services, European Commission (tbc) Authors’ rights Lucie MATTERA, Secretary General of the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance, ECSA 12:15 – 12:30 Q & A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Conclusions: Alfons KARABUDA 13.00 – Lunch AFTERNOON SESSION WITH EXPERTS: DISCUSSION AND DEFINITION OF THE FINAL DOCUMENT TO BE TAKEN TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 14:00 -Introduction: Patricia ADKINS CHITI, President, Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica Discussion: Moderator: Patricia ADKINS CHITI 1. Yiannis Miralis, Associate Professor European University, Chairperson Women in Music, Cyprus 2. Sophie Lacaze, Composer, President, Association Plurielles 34, France 3. Gudrun Mettig, Responsible Music Department, Bundesverband GEDOK e.V.8, Germany 4. Johann van der Voet, Composer, BCMM – Media Composers, Netherlands 5. Antun Tomislav Saban, Composer, Vice-President of ECSA, Croatia 6. Chris Smith, Composer, PCAM, United Kingdom 7. Stevie Wishart, Composer, representing Women in Music in Belgium 8. Alfons Karabuda, Composer, President of ECSA, Sweden 9. Cristian CARRARA, Composer, Vice President of Culture Commission Lazio Region, Italy
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