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ECMTA at Ascoli Piceno Festival

The next "gathering" of the ECMTA will take place September 24-27 2010, during the Ascoli Piceno Festival in Italy. ECMTA members will be admitted free of charge to all festival events, and thematic discussions will be organised with festival artists. Discussion will include the creation of a work group for the design of chamber music curricula.

An open stage is planned in which all members who so desire may participate. And as always, members may propose to give a presentation about their current or future projects. Assistance with transportation and lodging may be possible.

The provisional program, travel and lodging information is available below, as well as the inscription form.

The program of the festival is available on the festival website: http://www.ascolipicenofestival.com

• Program and other information
• Inscription form

A new chamber music curriculum development work group
At the suggestion of Vice-Chairman Keijo Aho, an informal work group will be launched at the gathering in Ascoli Piceno which will focus on chamber music curriculum development. Members who are interested in working on creating chamber music diplomas in their schools or who have experience in this domain are invited to join in. The work group will take the form of an on-going discussion forum, and we hope to present their results at the general meeting in Rome in April. Already participating are Robert Schenk (Gothenburg Academy of Music and Drama), Marje Lohuaru (Estonian Academy of Music), Keijo Aho (Metropolia University Helsinki), and José Manuel Gil (Concerto Malaga).  If you are interested please contact evan.rothstein019@gmail.com

Remember to reserve April 1-3 2011 for the next ECMTA General Meeting at the Conservatorio 'Santa Cecilia' in Rome.

Website news
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From Latvia
99 young musicians and 59 teachers gathered for the biannual Latvian Young Musicians masterclasses.
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The We Play Music with Friends Foundation has published its third e-Journal. For the moment only the Latvian version is online, but articles in German and English are available.
- e-Journal
- http://www.kamerfest.lv

From Spain
The 6th annual Forum Internacional de Alto Perfeccionamiento Musical del Sur de Europa took place in Nigüelas August 6-19, with the Concerto Malaga in residence. Guest teachers included Massimo Paris, Mariana Sirbu and Mihai Dancila of the Stradivari Quartet. The festival welcomed for the first time ECMTA Chairman Evan Rothstein for a conference "The Central Role of Chamber Music in Music Education".

From Germany
The third column devoted to ECMTA activities will appear in the coming issue of Ensemble Magazine, official partner of ECMTA. In this column Chairman Evan Rothstein focuses on the successful 8th edition of the We Play Music with Friends competition in Riga and the inspiring story of the creation of Concerto Malaga and the FIAMPSE festival.
http://www.ensemble-magazin.de/

From Estonia
Professor Marje Lohuaru (Estonian Academy of Music) has announced that the application proposed to the LLP Erasmus Multilateral Curriculum Development program "Masters in Contemporary Performance and Composition" (CoPeCo) as been confirmed by the  European Commission for the funding .The duration of the project is 3 years.
This project is the only one from music field (presumably from arts, theatre etc as well).The partners includes Royal College of Music Stockholm, Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, Conservatoire National Supérieur * *Musique* *et* * Danse de Lyon (CNSMD), European Association of Conservatoires (AEC) and Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre as a coordinating institution.

From France
The association ProQuartet has launched its 2010-2011 professional workshop program. Professional and professional-level student chamber ensembles can enroll for single or multiple sessions. Grants, concerts, and other professional development tools are available.
- www.proquartet.fr
- ProQuartet training program

ProQuartet also proposes the Odyssée residency program, available only to established non-French chamber ensembles. Includes stipend and travel grant. Deadline for applications 15 November.
More information >>

From United Kingdom
Richard Ireland, formerly of the Chillingirian Quartet, has created the Chamber Studio at King's Place, a chamber music coaching project for young professionals in London, which is also open to both students and amateur musicians. Read more >>