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…