Symposium 2008 – Role
From 23 to 25 January 2008 we are inviting you as experts from Germany, the neighbouring countries and the USA to speak in an atmosphere of friendship and factual orientation about the role played by music education for our concert halls. Almost all of us have had wide-ranging experience in this field over the past few years. It will enliven and optimise our work if we can exchange views on visions and successes, as well as the limits of music education.
The symposium addresses the current debate on the role of music education for concert halls – two trains of thought are engaged in a productive dispute: the one position sees music education as a new, effective means of ensuring good capacity utilisation quotas for the concert halls. The other sees the halls in the role of cultural educators and musical centres of cities and society
Both positions are justified and must be taken into consideration by the concert halls today, which raises numerous questions:
How must a concert hall be rooted in the cultural life of the city? Which partnerships can it cultivate and which partners are reliable in the long term? What stand does a concert hall take between educational work and “classic” concert schedules, between music education and tourism strategies? Which or how many target groups can it reach? Which structural, personnel and fi nancial prerequisites does good music education need? Can music education serve as fundraising?
Concept
The symposium is inviting concert hall managers, chief dramatic advisors, orchestra managers, directors of music education programmes and experts from politics, media and the music scene for two days to discuss the situation and development prospects of music education. To kick off the expert talks, a total of seven concert halls from the USA, England, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Germany will be presenting special aspects of their music education programmes in order to fan out the broad spectrum of approaches and experiences. Based on the insights thus gained into existing practice, further ideas are to be developed jointly.
Goals
The focus is on creative approaches to music education such as the innovative use of media, visitor loyalty programmes / addressing new target groups or the self-perception of concert halls and its surrounding cultural scene. Paths and obstacles, opportunities and limitations, as well as possible contents of music education are also the subject of the symposium – as is the question as to which course must be set today in the fi eld of music education for the future success of concert halls programmes and concert music.
Day 1 - Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Wednesday, 23.01.2008
17:00 h | Opening
- Karin von Welck, Culture Senator and Patron
- Experience music! Moritz Eggert, composer
- Christoph Lieben-Seutter, Managing Director HamburgMusik gGmbH
- Experience music! Hartmut Fladt, musicologist
- Klaus Wehmeier, Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board, Körber Foundation
19:00 h | Get together
19:45 h | Presentation
The architecture of the Elbphilharmonie. Ascan Mergenthaler, Partner in Charge for the Elbphilharmonie, Herzog & de Meuron
20:15 h | Improvisation concert With pianist Gabriela Montero (ECHO Award winner 2006)
Day 2 - Thursday, 24 January 2008
Thursday, 24.01.2008
09:00 h | Ideas and Culture Café
- Ideas: International music education programmes 7 short presentations from the USA and Europe
- Culture Café: Abstraction and development of further ideas Moderated small groups and plenum
13:00 h | Lunch break
14:00 h | Continuation of Ideas and Culture Café
17:30 h | Talk
“Availability and experience. Listening to music in the modern age” Gerhard Schulze, University of Bamberg
20:00 h | Reception
Day 3 - Friday, 25 January 2008
Friday, 25.01.2008
09:00 h | Ideas and Discussion
- Music Education I: Potential for concert halls (marketing, visitor loyalty programmes, fundraising)
- Music Education II: Potential for the city / region (cultural identity, urban development, integration)
- Music Education III: Potential of partnerships (exchange, cooperations, networks)
13:00 h | Lunch break
14:00 h | Public panel discussion
Elite temple vs. house for all – what makes concert halls successful
Ends approx. 16:00 h
