MusMA - European Broadcasting Festival

Brussels

Composers of the new generation, masters of the new era, take a flight to present their work abroad. European Festivals join forces to develop a platform to welcome this new, unknown contemporary music. 10 major European festivals, with the support of the European Union, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and the European Festival Association (EFA) pitch these contemporary composers beyond the borders, straight into the air.

The main focus of MusMA is the promotion of contemporary classical music as such, with the ambition to move people to more deeply discover the diverse sounds of new and innovative classical music. History demonstrates that young, creative artists and composers have new ideas, new visions and new means to continually invigorate this genre of music. Hence, they should also be given the chance to bring their creations to the European citizen, a public outstretching the national boundaries.
10 general objectives

The Music Masters on Air (MusMA) will act up to these 10 general objectives:

1. Support artistic creativity of young and innovative composers and musicians in order to facilitate progress and change in classical music.
2. Boost the reputation of young/new/emerging composers by providing them with the support they need to build a successful European/international career.
3. Demonstrate the vital role played by contemporary music in developing Europe’s heritage and the need to enhance the prospects of this form of music where national actors subscribe to a musical language that is essentially international and uniquely European.
4. Improve the intercultural dialogue between European composers from different countries by providing them with the opportunity to exchange ideas, meet and discuss contemporary music; the individual paths of contemporary composers call for these kind of meeting platforms.
5. Innovate classical music by giving new, unique exposure to creative, artistic visions, bringing them closer to the public; the niche of contemporary classical music is small, so it is important to join forces to make it more accessible. Combining contemporary music with the established repertoire of classical music will be one of the means by which this will be achieved.
6. Enhance the mobility of artistic ideas by stimulating the international circulation of new compositions and as performed by local artists, these compositions will take on lives on their own.
7. Deliver a European message to the public, through classical music, by working together on the European themes and seeking to incorporate them into the various facets of the MusMA project. Enhance cultural area shared by EU through cultural cooperation between (1) composers and musicians; (2) festivals; and (3) broadcasting channels.
8. Select rising artists using the broad base of knowledge/expertise/skills the artistic directors have as they “know the cultural field”, and ensure that the output is synchronised with the programme objectives.
9. Communicate and promote creations on the stages of the 10 partner festivals and via the networks of the national festival federations in each country and the European Festivals Association (EFA), as well as through media coverage.
10. Establish sustainable relationships among the various festivals and their broadcasting stations to create a network capable of teaming up for business.

Emilia Romagna Festival, in partnership with Radio Rai 3 and RadioEmiliaRomagna, represents Italy in MusMa's network.