Deadline: 4 October 2024
The conference section of Classical:NEXT offers presentations, many types of group discussions and interactive formats as well as individual and group mentoring.
In addition, regional meet ups, sector meet ups and meetings for established networks offer platforms for specific sector and special-interest groups.
The main aims of the conference are to help delegates with burning issues, examine today’s challenges and find solutions together, to stay up-to-date with new developments to shape the future of art music, be it early, classical, contemporary, genre-blending, boundary-pushing or tradition-intermingling.
Topics
- A broad range of topics are addressed, from artistic topics to audience outreach and engagement to business- and communication-related issues. Topics must be relevant to multiple sectors and regions. Our focus lies on open, participatory and interactive formats. These can be debates, presentation/group discussion blends, world-cafés, fishbowls or mini-workshops. The Classical:NEXT team will gladly assist in giving the optimum shaping to selected conference session proposals. Traditional panel discussions are accepted only as exceptional cases and will be kept to a minimum.
Themes
- The programme should cover a range of formats and topics. The following are its guiding themes, and the final, overall, total conference programme must address each theme area. Please note that conference topics are not limited to the ones listed below:
- New markets and the future of funding and financing
- Future listeners and audience engagement
- New music, new formats, sonic influences and inspirations
- Music for positive change (for the self, for society)
- New technology & promising start up initiatives
- New/better ways of getting things done at the desk and behind the scenes (business/management)
- Future of Journalism, PR, Marketing, Communication
Application Requirements
- The following completed application form should include:
- a biography (max 150 words)
- session title and summary (max 150 words)
- a high-resolution portrait photo (300 dpi is ideal) with copyright/credit info.
For more information, visit Classical:Next.
