28 September
19.00 Registration and Opening Cocktail
A welcome evening to set the atmosphere and welcome participants from all over the world with music and champagne…Bienvenue à Paris!
29 September
09:15: Registrations
09.30: Welcome
10.00 – 13.00: Third Right – Musical Involvement for all
Involvement in music is many things to many people. For some, it is simply listening to or experiencing music; for many, it is participating in and expressing their own culture, playing musical instruments, singing in their own language or others, moving with and dancing to music. It is also related to the creation of original music and the preserving and development of musical traditions and, in many ways, to know music, to know about music and to have access to knowledge about music. There are many blocks to musical involvement, but at the same time so many ways to help people to be involved. To discover and investigate the IMC third right – the right to musical involvement – we have voices from Africa, North and South America, Asia and Europe, younger, older, male and female voices, performers, organisers and advocates.
Confirmed speakers are: IMC Music Rights Champions Arn Chorn-Pond (Cambodia) and Tabu Osusa (Kenya), Arthur Gill (Pakistan), Sonja Greiner (Germany), Carl Jones (Ireland), Mary Luehrsen (USA), Mariam Obange (Kenya) and Maria Claudia Parias (Colombia). Learn more about them!
This session is curated by Allin Gray (Ireland), member of the IMC Executive Board.
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13.00 Lunch: Music & Networking
14.00 – 17.30: Fifth Right – Just recognition and fair remuneration
In order to have fair remuneration for all musical artists there has to be just recognition of their contribution to the musical ecosystem, but, besides that, there needs to be consciousness about the value of music. It is value for artists, for listeners and for the society as a whole.
Join us in an in-depth discussion on the prerequisites for a thriving and diverse musical landscape, and how it can affect your society when the creatives, globally, are said to obtain an even stronger role in the future.
Confirmed speakers are Irfan Aulia (Indonesia), Wally Badarou (France), Solange Cesarovna (Cabo Verde) and Amber Watts (Sweden). Learn more about them!
This session is curated by Alfons Karabuda (Sweden), IMC Executive Vice President.
Musical intermission by Revoice, International Vocal Ensemble
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17.30: Poster Presentation
18.00: Networking cocktail
Concerts
19.00: EdyVoice Laurence Saltiel, Thierry Peala & Laura Littardi at Sunset/Sunside. More information here
21.00: Brut et tremblant, electro jazz at La Gare. More information here
Please note that these concerts are not organized by the International Music Council. Therefore, the IMC takes no responsibility for seat availability, last-minute cancellation, etc. Please visit the event website to have all the relevant information.
30 September
08.30: Registrations & Cofee
09.00: Musical Warm up
09.30 – 12.30: Fourth Right – Artistry development and communication through all media with proper facilities
This session promises to bring an insight on a global perspective of how individuals engage with music making and focuses on opportunities for all musical artists. This will be tackled from a variety of perspectives, including access to distribution channels and trends in professional training, which cover entrepreneurship, distance learning as well as (digital) media skills.
Confirmed speakers are: H.E. Hoda Alkhamis-Kanoo (UAE), Olfa Arfaou (Tunisia), Tia Korpe (Denmark), Emmanuel Mujuru (Zimbabwe), Frederick Rousseau (France), Alex Ruthmann (USA), Christine Semba (France), Payam Susanni (Turkey) and Didier Zerath (France). Learn more about them!
This session is curated by IMC President Emily Akuno (Kenya) and Jesse Boere (Nethelands) member of the IMC Executive Board.
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12.30 Lunch: Music & Networking
14.00 – 17.30: Second Right – Music Education for all
This session explores the right for all children and adults to learn musical languages and skills from a social justice perspective. We will address a range of challenging social settings, including music for women in Afghanistan; music for prisoners in the USA; music for young refugee/immigrant children in Australia; music for survivors of a devastating earthquake in China; recruiting a broad range of ethnic student populations into opera performance education in South Africa; the pursuit of diversity in school music programmes world-wide.
Confirmed speakers are: Dr. Ahmad Sarmast (Afghanistan), Dr. Mary Cohen (USA), Dr. Kathryn Marsh (Australia), Dr. Shibin Zhou (China), Mr. Lungile Jacobs, (South Africa). A panel session including Dr. Sheila Woodward (South Africa/USA) and Dr. Marina Gall from the European Association for Music in Schools will be followed by an open discussion forum with all participants. Learn more about them!
This session is curated by Dr Sheila Woodward (South Africa/USA), IMC Vice President.
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17.30: Networking cocktail with Alysce in partneship with Zebrcok
Concerts
19h00 : Hommage à McKoy Tiner + Jam Session atSunset/Sunside. More information
21h00: Rick Margitza, le mythe at La Gare. More information
Please note that these concerts are not organized by the International Music Council. Therefore, the IMC takes no responsibility for seat availability, last-minute cancellation, etc. Please visit the event website to have all the relevant information.
1 October – International Music Day
08:30 Registrations & Coffee
09:00 Musical Warm Up
09.30 – 12.30: First Right – Freedom of Expression
The right for all children and adults to express themselves musically in all freedom is something many of us – especially in Europe – take for granted, but sadly, that is not the case throughout the world and sometimes not even in Europe. In our session, we will be joined by distinguished guests who work with oppressed artists and by musicians who have themselves experienced the threat of imprisonment just for having created and performed great music. We will demonstrate that even in 2019 we have a lot to learn about both freedom of expression and freedom of movement. The language of music should be universal in its power to inspire and heal. Please join us to share in our experience and be inspired yourselves to reach out to your communities to ensure that music is indeed available to us all.
Confirmed speakers are: the Music Rights Champion Ramy Essam (Egypt), Jan Lothe Eriksen (Norway), Louise Mitchell (UK), Phloeun Prim (Cambodia), Alison Russo (USA) and Farzane Zamen (Iran). Learn more about them!
This session is curated by Ian Smith, President of the European Music Council.
12.30: Musical intermission by students of CNMSDP directed by Hae Sun Kang.
In partnership with the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (Sandra Lagumina, president).
13.00: Wrap up and Final Keynote
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13.30 Lunch: Music & Networking
20.00: Final concert
IMC Village
The venue of the conference will also host the IMC Village, a place for networking where participants will be able to meet, discover and get inspired by the diversity of the actions of IMC members. Stands, showcases and poster presentations will animate the IMC Village during the entire duration of the World Forum on Music.
The perfect place to imagine new projects while having a drink or coffee!
