Please find here the links for online participation in the conference:

The daily conference programme will be published here for each day.

Please find here the conference brochure

21 September 2021 (Conference day 3) / Link to enter the meeting

10-11.30 a.m. Presentations “The social impact of music” – good practice

topics and guests
10.05 a.m. “Filármonica Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá” – Alejandro Vásquez Mejía (Pasión y Corazón Foundation, Colombia)
10.25 p.m. “The social impact of music making in Kenya” – Dr. Duncan Miano Wanbugu (Music Educator, Conductor, lecturer at Kenyatta University, Kenya)
10.45 a.m. “The power of restarting and lifelong music making” – Elena Rahona (Late Starters Orchestra New York, USA)
11.05 a.m. “Orchestras Music in the developement of children” – Viviana Valenzuela (PhD, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)

presenter: Juan Andrés Rojas Castillo (Director of the Filarmónica Jóven de Colombia)

5 minutes Q&A after every presentation


11.30-11.50 a.m. break


11.50 a.m. Open space “The amateur orchestra(s) of the future”

Introduction

12.15-1 p.m. Round I

2 topics in Dresden:

a) Providing opportunities for late starters
presenter: Elena Rahona
b) Financial issues and management in amateur orchestras
presenter: Jüri-Ruut Kangur

1 topic online: Celebrating 30 Years of International Exchange – From Japan to the World through WYOC-WFAO
presenter: Joe Yamaji


1-2.15 p.m. lunch break


2.15-3 p.m. Round II

topics in Dresden:

a) A life as an amateur musician
presenter: Henrik Aarnes
b) Celebrating 30 Years of International Exchange – From Japan to the World through WYOC-WFAO
presenter: Joe Yamaji

1 topic online: Providing opportunities for late starters
presenter: Chris Surety



3-3.15 p.m. break


3.15-4 p.m. Round III

topics to announce


4-4.15 p.m. break


5-5.30 p.m. presentation of the results / Wrap Up / Closing speech


20 September 2021 (Conference day 2) / Link to enter the meeting

Please note the changed starting time

10.35 – 11.45 a.m. Keynotes and presentation

10.35 a.m.
Keynote: “Amateur Orchestras in Eastern Europe”
speaker: Gábor Horváth (conductor, Hungary)
Q&A afterwards

11.10 a.m.
Presentation: “Existing collaboration between amateur orchestras and professional musicians within BDLO, EOFed, WFAO”
speaker: Kiyomi von Frankenberg, BDLO
Q&A afterwards
 

lunch break

1.15-2.30 p.m.
Workshop discussion on “Interaction” (online only) to participate click here or stay in the meeting during lunch break

2.45 – 3.15 p.m.
presentation of the results to follow click here or stay in the meeting during the break

3.30-5 p.m.
Panel discussion “Competition or Collaboration?” – training opportunities and perspectives for professional musicians in amateur music

panellists
Ekkehard Klemm (Dean of Conducting/ Correpetition, Dresden College of Music, conductor)
Tim Fluch (student, Dresden College of Music)
Christine Sickert (Bachelor of Music (French Horn/ student of psychology)

presenter: Juan Andrés Rojas Castillo (Director of the Filarmónica Jóven de Colombia)
Q&A afterwards

End of the online programme

19 September 2021 (Conference day 1)

next programme:

3 – 4.15 p.m.

Workshop discussion (online only) to participate click here or stay in the meeting during lunch break

“What do we want to perform, for whom and where do we get our music from?”

4.30 – 5 p.m.
presentations of the results to follow click here or stay in the meeting during the break

End of the online programme

Conference programme and schedule

The conference is planned as a hybrid event.
The physical meeting in Dresden will be supplemented by livestreams (keynotes and panel discussions) and hybrid discussion rounds in order to facilitate an online participation. If a physical event is not possible due to current events related to the Corona pandemic, the conference will be held as a digital event.

Please note: There is no online participation on this day

arrival of the conference participants, check-in starting from 2 p.m.

afternoon: EOFed and WFAO board meeting (time tba)


from 6 p.m. registration at the conference hotel (lobby)

7 p.m. Welcome reception and dinner for all conference participants

10-10.30 a.m. welcome speech
Helge Lorenz (President of German Association of Amateur Orchestras)
Jüri Ruut-Kangur (President of the European Orchestra Federation)
Carl Ninian Wika (President of the World Federation of Amateur Orchestras)

10.30-11 a.m. Warm Up I


11-11.20 a.m. Opening lecture
Daniel Kellerhals, EOFed honorary president


11.25-11.55 a.m. Warm Up II


12-12.15 p.m. short break


12.15-1.15 p.m. Impuls talks

Impuls I: “Beethoven’s music today and different forms of performing it”
Steven Walter, designated artistic director of the Beethovenfest Bonn

Impuls II: How new/contemporary music can be made accesible for amateur orchestras?
Tamara Kohler, Festival Director at Contemporary Music for All (CoMA)


1.30-3 p.m. lunch break


3-4.15 p.m. Workshop – discussion

“What do we want to perform, for whom and where do we get our music from?”

Workshop leaders: Steven Walter (Beethovenfest Bonn), Tamara Kohler (CoMA), Helmuth Reichel da Silva (conductor)

4.30-5 p.m. presentations of the results


5-5.30 p.m. coffee break


5.30 p.m. Dresden city tour with local amateur musicians


7.30 p.m. reception and social event / location: Lingnerterrassen (Bautzner Str. 132, 01099 Dresden)

10-11.45 a.m. Keynotes and presentation

Keynote I: “Community Orchestras in the United Sates”
Andrew Perkins (conductor, Fenton Community Orchestra, USA)

Keynote II: “Amateur Orchestras in Eastern Europe”
Gábor Horváth (conductor, Hungary)

Presentation: “Existing collaboration between amateur orchestras and professional musicians within BDLO, EOFed, WFAO”
speaker: Kiyomi von Frankenberg, BDLO

Questions after each keynote


11.45 a.m. -1 p.m. lunch break


1.15-2.30 p.m. Workshops “Interaction”

workshop leaders: Carl Ninian Wika, Daniel Kellerhals, Jüri-Ruut Kangur, tba

2.45 – 3.15 p.m. presentation of the results


3.15-3.30 short break


3.30-5 Panel discussion “Competition or Collaboration?” – training opportunities and perspectives for professional musicians in amateur music

panellists
Stefan Gies (CEO, Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen)
Ekkehard Klemm (Dean of Conducting/ Correpetition, Dresden College of Music, conductor)
Tim Fluch (student, Dresden College of Music)
Christine Sickert (Bachelor of Music (French Horn/ student of psychology)

presenter: Juan Andrés Rojas Castillo (Director of the Filarmónica Jóven de Colombia)

Q&A afterwards


5-6 p.m. networking and “marketplace” (see more details below)


7.30 p.m. concert of BTHVN 2021 – The Orchestra (international amateur orchestra)

afterwards “meet and greet” with the orchestra musicians

10-11.30 a.m. Presentations “The social impact of music” – good practice

topics and guests
“Music in difficult conditions” – Dr. Ahmed Sarmast (Afghanistan National Institue of Music, Kabul)
“Filármonica Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá” – Alejandro Vásquez Mejía (Pasión y Corazón Foundation, Colombia)
“Orchestras Music in the developement of children” – Viviana Valenzuela (PhD, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina)
“The social impact of music making in Kenya” – Dr. Duncan Miano Wanbugu (Music Educator, Conductor, lecturer at Kenyatta University, Kenya)
“The power of restarting and lifelong music making” – Elena Rahona (Late Starters Orchestra New York, USA)

presenter: Juan Andrés Rojas Castillo (Director of the Filarmónica Jóven de Colombia)

Q&A afterwards


11.30-11.50 a.m. break


11.50 a.m. Open space “The amateur orchestra of the future”

Introduction

12.15-1 p.m. Round I


1-2.15 p.m. lunch break


2.15-3 p.m. Round II


3-3.15 p.m. break


3.15-4 p.m. Round III


4-4.15 p.m. break


4.15-5 p.m. presentation of the results


5-5.30 p.m. Wrap Up / Closing speech

The conference schedule may be subject to change at short notice.

“Marketplace – Passion meets Profession
After prior registration, each participant/ represented organisation will have the opportunity to present its work/orchestra and to exhibit information material (flyers, posters, etc.). The official time for the Marketplace is Monday, 20 September 2021 from 5 to 6 p.m. / Display desks for your material will be provided during the whole conference.

International conference on

MUSIC

… in its meaning of repertoire!

Steven Walter, artistic director of the Podium Esslingen and designated artistic director of the Beethovenfest Bonn, and Tamara Kohler from “Contemporary Music for All (CoMA)” will give initial impulses on this topic.

The conference participants are invited to discuss these issues in workshops.

How do we choose our concert programme?
What practical and immaterial conditions do we have to consider?
What do we have to offer the audience?

INTERACTION

… and synergies between amateur and professional orchestras and musicians on an international level.

The status quo in amateur orchestras worldwide and existing models from the USA and Eastern Europe will be presented at the conference.

A good practice of sustainable and successful orchestra tutorships will be discussed.

The cooperation of amateur music with musical educational institutions (e.g. music colleges, universities) will be focused on in a panel discussion on educational opportunities and professional perspectives.

OUTREACH

… as a social impact of music making and as a basis for future visions of amateur orchestras on a global stage.

Impulses from various regions of the world (expected from Afghanistan, Kenya, South America and a global initiative) give an insight of the social impact of music making and orchestral practice.

A joint brainstorming session and an open discussion format provide space for thoughts on “The amateur orchestra of the future”.

As we are still in a special situation due to the global pandemic, it is particularly important to emphasise the issues of this conference even more.

The world will not be the same as before, going back to normality does not exist. The amateur music has to be prepared for a change, a Plan B. At the conference, you can do your part to provoke and advance a change in thinking.

About the conference

The conference is intended to be a platform for those working in the field of amateur and professional music: Professional and amateur musicians, music researchers, professionals from the educational sector and representatives of national and international umbrella organisations. The participants are invited to exchange and share their expertise in order to develop concrete visions for the future and find new fields of interaction. The conference is organised in cooperation with the European Orchestra Federation and the World Federation of Amateur Orchestras, so international networking and the outcome for the participants are very important to us.

Why you should participate

Build

sustainable and successful cooperation between amateur and professional orchestras

Learn

from international good practice models

Exchange

experiences with representatives of international organisations

Create

the vision of the amateur orchestra of the future

Share

knowlegde and expertise with your international colleagues

A project by

Funded by

In cooperation with

World Federation of Amateur Orchestras