The purpose of the Music Council of Australia (MCA) is to bring together all sections of the music community in order to advance a diverse and vibrant musical life throughout Australia. To achieve this, MCA, independently and in partnership, gathers and provides information, conducts research, undertakes advocacy, ensures representation in relevant forums, and initiates and realises projects that advance musical life.

WHAT IS THE COUNCIL?

The MCA is a 50-member national peak music organisation for Australia. Its members include nominees of major national music organisations, and distinguished individuals expert in various aspects of music. The membership structure is designed to ensure representation from a broad range of musical genres, the various levels of music education, and the many ways of documenting music and bringing it before its audiences. The MCA is the official Australian representative to the UNESCO International Music Council (IMC), Paris, the world peak music organization, and its Executive Director is currently the President. It is also a member of the International Network for Cultural Diversity (INCD), Ottawa.   It categorises its activities as Information Services, Research, Advocacy and Representation, and Project Management. For details of activities planned this year under these categories, please go to the Plan for 2008 here

COUNCIL MEMBERS. For the current list of members, click here.

HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERS OF THE MUSIC COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA

An Honorary Lifetime Member of the Music Council of Australia is a person who has given exceptional service to the organisation, is not now an MCA Councillor, and has accepted the invitation of the Council to become an Honorary Lifetime Member.

As of the AGM in 2007, the Honorary Lifetime Members were:

• Helen Colman, a member of the founding Steering Committee and subsequently the Board Secretary
• Prof. Michael Hannan, Chairperson of the MCA and author of The Australian Guide to Careers in Music, published by the MCA and UNSW Press
• Brett Kelly, hard-working Treasurer in some difficult early years
• Joan Livemore, member of the founding Steering Committee and then of the Board of Directors
• Beverley McAlister, member of the founding Steering Committee and then of the Board of Directors; she gave guidance in matters around community music development
• Lindy Morrison, Board member, who gave great assistance to community music initiatives and guidance in issues around performers' rights
• Kenneth W Tribe, member of the founding Steering Committee and then for a few years the Council, and who guided the Steering Committe in deciding the legal structure of the Council and then wrote the Articles and registered the organisation
• Mary Turner, member of the founding Steering Committee and then of the Board of Directors; she gave guidance in matters around community music development among other things

COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION

Executive Director
Dr Richard Letts

Fund-Raising Consultant
Pauline Keyvar
0409 363 987
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Manager, Music. Play for Life
Tina Broad
02) 4454 3887
0438 0222 57
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Manager, MCA National Instrument Bank
Coordinator, Music in Communities Network
Assistant to Executive Director
Eve Klein
02) 4787 8742
0435 258 262
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Editor, MCA Music in Australia Knowledge Base
Hans Hoegh-Guldberg
02) 6336 0239
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Advertising manager, Music Forum and websites
Anne Lee-Archer
0418 353 327
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Examples of the issues the Music Council of Australia takes up for advocacy or other action.