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09:30 10:00 |
Opening |
• Svein Harberg – Chairman, Culture Committee of the Norwegian Parliament • Gerd Kristiansen – President, LO • Hans Ole Rian – President, MFO • John Smith – President, FIM |
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10:00 10:15 |
Keynote | Simon Steyne – “Music against Child Labour” Initiative, ILO | |
10:15 10:45 |
FIM international survey on orchestras | Presentation of results and analysis Colin Marchika (France) – Study engineer, EHESS |
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10:45 11:15 |
Coffee break | ||
↓ SESSIONS INVOLVING MUSICIANS & MANAGERS START HERE ↓ | |||
I. MODERN ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT | |||
11:15 13:00 |
1. Future of symphony orchestras: new concepts, new working practices |
With the reduction of the number of orchestras and the decline of full-time jobs, can alternative forms of orchestra organisation, i.e. casualisation, represent new career opportunities? | Renate Böck (Austria) Dario Broccardo (South Africa) Laurent Bayle (France) Rolf Lennart Stensø (Norway) Mod: Beat Santschi (Switzerland) |
13:00 14:00 |
Lunch | ||
14:00 14:10 |
Keynote | Ray Hair – President, American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada |
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14:10 15:45 |
2. Decision making in orchestras: top-down or bottom-up? |
The involvement of musicians in the decision making process may be a way to enhance job satisfaction, well-being and performance quality within the orchestra. | Carla Lehmeier (US) Nicolas Papageorgiou (Cyprus) François Bou (France) Paul Hughes (UK) Mod: Déborah Cheyne (Brazil) |
15:45 16:15 |
Coffee break | ||
16:15 17.30 |
3. Orchestras in crisis: is there a political solution? |
While some orchestras are impacted by a drop in resources or by budgetary cuts, other continue to develop and flourish: what responsibility do politicians have? | Bruce Ridge (US) Yves Sapir (France) Sture Carlsson (Sweden) Mark Pemberton (UK) Mod: Anders Laursen (Denmark) |
II. HEALTH AND WELFARE | |||
09:00 09:10 |
Keynote | Luis Cobos, conductor (Spain) – President, AIE | |
09:10 10:45 |
4. Ageing and performance: access to training and adapted workload |
Even the most focused musicians may not be able to maintain the same level of performance forever. Is it compatible with the roll-out of a full professional career? | Bill Kerr (UK) Kristin Haagensen (Norway) Dr. Christoph Stahl (Germany) Gita Kadambi (Finland) Mod: Tania Hardy Smith (Australia) |
10:45 11:15 |
Coffee break | ||
11:15 13:00 |
5. Organisation of the workload to avoid excessive strain and stress |
Recent studies show that an inappropriate organisation of work is at the origin of most health problems of orchestra musicians. Mindsets must be changed. | Antonio Muñoz (Spain) Bo Olsson (Sweden) Bongani Tembe (South Africa) Razvan Ioan Dinca (Romania) Mod: Diane Widdison (UK) |
13:00 14:00 |
Lunch | ||
↓ SESSIONS INVOLVING MUSICIANS ONLY START HERE ↓ | |||
14:00 15:45 |
6. Wrap-up session | Items I to V to be wrapped-up in an open discussion Moderator: John Smith (UK) – FIM President |
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15:45 16:15 |
Coffee break | ||
III. THE ROLE OF TRADE UNIONS | |||
16:15 17:30 |
7. Re-auditions: wrong tool | With the alleged objective of higher quality, some managers or conductors may decide to impose collective re-auditions. This is unacceptable, sometimes also illegal. | Déborah Cheyne (Brazil) Reinhard Pirstinger (Austria) Hiroshi Sato (Japan) Gerald Mertens (Germany) Mod: Horace Trubridge (UK) |
09:00 10:45 |
8. Labour conflicts and industrial action | When all ways of dialogue are exhausted, industrial action may become necessary. What are the most efficient forms of action? Can the support of the audience be ensured? | Theodoros Lazarou (Greece) David Morales (Spain) Howard Manley (Australia) Loris Grossi (Italy) Mod: Jay Blumenthal (US) |
10:45 11:15 |
Coffee break | ||
11:15 13:00 |
9. Balance between protection of jobs and raising levels of pay |
Whilst adequate levels of pay and good working conditions remain key objectives, the need to safeguard jobs in deteriorated environments may lead to delicate decisions. | Arto Hoornweg (The Netherlands) Renee Rasmussen (Norway) Boris Postovnik (Serbia) Fernando Lozano (Mexico) Mod: Gerald Mertens (Germany) |
13:00 13:30 |
10. Adoption of a final declaration |
INTERNATIONAL
FEDERATION of MUSICIANS