Online webinar: Are you paid fairly? Recommendations on fair pay at international collective singing events
Tuesday, 7 May 2024 | 5pm CEST | online
The European Choral Association is a member of the International Music Council (IMC) and subscribes to the Five Music Rights developed by IMC. The 5th Right is the right for all musical artists "to obtain just recognition and fair remuneration for their work." All too often, this right has not been respected fully in the choral sector.
The European Choral Association, therefore, decided to research what could be ‘fair pay’ for choral conductors and vocal leaders working at international events; conductors of auditioned international ensembles; workshop leaders, masterclass leaders or lecturers; as well as for composers who are commissioned to compose a choral work.
In this webinar, Martine Spenjers (The Netherlands) will present the recommendations that were formulated by the European Choral Association as a result of the research and study. Additionally, the session will explore the fair remuneration perspective of Platform Arbeidsmarkt Culturele en Creatieve Toekomst (ACCT), the networking organisation for the Dutch cultural and creative sector. ACCT’s director Sjoerd Feitsma (The Netherlands) will share insights about the organization’s work and commitment to tackling this issue and ACCT’s efforts toward improving working conditions for the professionals in the sector. Finally, Côme Ferrand Cooper (FR) will share the experience of A Coeur Joie France, the French Association for choral music, which is willing to apply our Fair Pay recommendations in the next edition of the international festival Choralies in 2025.
Register here and join the webinar!
This activity is organised in the framework of the IGNITE project co funded by the EU.
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