Creative Exchange between Sweden and UK announced
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20 talented music practitioners will take part in New Music Incubator – a new international programme supported by PRS for Music Foundation, Swedish Music Information Centre and MusikAlliansen. 2 week-long residential courses in Gothenburg this April and London in September will enable the performers, composers, improvisers and sound artists from Sweden and the UK to share and experiment with new ideas and strengthen their professional networks.
New Music Incubator builds on the project leaders’ involvement in the pan-European Re:New network, which exchanges repertoire between 12 European composer societies/collecting societies (see www.renewmusic.org ) New Music Incubator is based on an existing training model led by creative course leader Martin Q Larsson. Every day, participants collaborate to create new pieces of music, which are performed that evening. www.natverkslager.se
Vanessa Reed, Co-Director of The PRS for Music Foundation said “As PRS for Music and STIM [1] work together on new data collecting systems for the benefit of the music industry, this initiative demonstrates how the charitable arms of Europe’s collecting societies are working together to support musicians and composers at every stage of their creative development. We are delighted to be collaborating with the Swedish Music Information Centre and MusikAlliansen to support an extremely talented group of creators and performers.”
Stina Westerberg, Swedish Music Information Centre said “The aim of New Music Incubator is to enable professional musicians and composers at turning points in their career to build transnational networks, step beyond their usual working context and to learn from cross cultural collaboration. Music, perhaps more than any other art form, is an international language and we are keen to build more international connections for those who are pushing musical boundaries and creating new work.”
From April 11th-16th, an intensive residential course in a remote location outside of Gothenburg will enable the 20 participating musicians and composers to create new work and experiment with processes and techniques that they would not be able to try in their day-to-day practice. A second course from 2nd-5th September will be held at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and conclude the project with a public performance.
Please see below for contacts and information about participants.
Notes to editors:
UK participants | Swedish participants |
Kerry Andrew – voice | Bjorn Eriksson, sound artist |
Ignacio Agrimbau - composer | Marie Fahlin, dance / choreography |
Adam Gorb - Composer | Sareidah Hildebrand, flute |
Larry Goves – composer | Pascal Jardry, guitar |
Stuart King - clarinet | Sofia Jernberg, voice |
Leon Mitchener – piano | Anna Koch, dance / choreography |
Claudia Molitor - composer | Per Magnusson, composer / laptop |
Gabriel Prokofiev - composer / DJ | Anne Pajunen, performance artist |
Bill Thompson - sound artist | Mattias Rodrick, cello / electric cello |
Jessica Curry – composer | Lisa Ullén, piano |
About PRS for Music Foundation: The PRS for Music Foundation (PRSF) is the UK's leading independent funder of new music across all genres. Widely respected as an adventurous and proactive funding body, PRSF supports a wide range of new music activity - from unsigned band showcases to composer residencies, from commissions for new music to experimental live electronica. Since March 2000 PRSF has given more than £13.5 million to over 4,000 new music initiatives. It has set up a number of professional development courses with collecting societies overseas e.g. with CASH in Hong Kong and with KODA in Denmark. PRSF also runs British Music Abroad which supports emerging acts to attend showcases overseas. PRSF receives generous support from the Performing Right Society and is celebrating its 10th anniversary. www.prsformusicfoundation.com
About Swedish Music Information Centre: The Swedish Music Information Centre is a company owned and financed by Stim (The Swedish Performing Rights Society). The Centre's purpose is to document and provide information about copyright-protected Swedish music and its activities include promoting music projects that need special support, co-funding of Export Music Sweden and participating in international networks www.mic.se
About Musikalliansen: Musikalliansen is a cultural policy measure with the principal task of being an employer to freelance musicians. Musikalliansen also supports the independent music life through training courses, seminars, open discussions and co-operation with other actors within the area of music. The enterprise is financed by state grants via the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs.. http://www.musikalliansen.org/en/page/about-us
About the project leaders:
Martin Q Larsson is a Swedish composer and musician, board member of the Society of Swedish Composers, the inventor of New Music Incubator and an experienced course leader.
Jan Hendrickse is a composer, improviser and sound artist. He teaches at The Guildhall School of Music & Drama and is artist in residence for ACME studios in East London. He has led training courses and professional development projects for a wide variety of arts organisations, venues and orchestras worldwide.
For more information about this course and the funding partners please contact:
Vanessa Reed, Vanessa@prsformusicfoundation.com , tel: + 44 (0)207 306 4746
Stina Westerberg, stina.westerberg@mic.se , tel: +46 (8) 783 88 57
[1] STIM is the collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers of Sweden, the Swedish equivalent of PRS for Music