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21 April 2021

13:30 - 13:50

Welcome and introduction to the symposium and collaborative research of MCICM, Peter Peters, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

13:50 - 14:45

Parallel Sessions:

Session 1a Musicians of the Future

Session 1b Future Performance Formats

14:45 - 15:00

Break

15:00 - 16:00

Parallel Sessions:

Session 2a Musicians and Professional Development

Session 2b Curation and Concert Formats

16:00 - 16:10

Break

16:10 - 16:45

Discussion Tables and Networking

16:45 - 17:30

Producing futures: how futures matter in the present
Keynote lecture by Harro van Lente, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

17:30 - 18:00

Discussion Tables and Networking – Bring your own drink!

22 April 2021

13:00 - 13:30

Digital Foyer: Chat to the MCICM team and fellow delegates

13:30 - 13:40

Recap of Day 1 with Stefan Rosu

13:40 - 14:20

Future challenges: Can art make constructive contributions to solving current civil society challenges and what roles can classical concerts or opera performances play in this?
Keynote lecture by Helmut Seidenbusch, Director for Cultural Education at Stiftung Mercator, Germany
 

14:20 - 15:20

Parallel Sessions:

Session 3a The Promise of Technology

Session 3b Opera Futures

15:20 - 15:40

Break

15:40 - 16:30

Parallel Sessions:

Session 4a Preparing Future Musicians

Session 4b The Future of the Concert Hall

16:30 - 16:40

Break

16:40 - 17:30

Parallel Sessions:

Session 5a Future Performances and the Senses

Session 5b Politics and Inclusion

17:30 - 18:15

Roundtable: Whose Future?
Kirsteen Davidson Kelly, Scottish Chambre Orchestra, UK
George E Lewis, Columbia University, USA
Maria Hansen, ELIA - Association European League of Institutes of the Arts, the Netherlands