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MCA 15th ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
Saturday to Monday 27th to 29th
September 2008
Crystal Room, Stamford Plaza Hotel, 150 North
Terrace, Adelaide
ASSEMBLY PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Note: Program arrangements may be changed without notice.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27
2.00 - 5.30 BOARD
AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Stamford
Plaza Hotel
6.00 - 7.00 OFFICIAL
WELCOME
Governor
of South
Australia, His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR,
will host a welcoming reception at Government House, North Terrace and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide for delegates attending the
Adelaide MCA Assembly. You must pre-register for the Assembly in order to be
admitted to the reception.
EVENING Own
devices
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28
8.30 REGISTRATION
9.15
Welcome
and introductions
9.30
Session 1
THE
MUSIC PLAY FOR LIFE CAMPAIGN
Tina
Broad, Manager
Music.
Play for Life
Music.
Count Us In
Music
in Communities Awards
Making
Music Being Well with Catherine Threlfall
Guitars
in Schools
Flame
Awards
IGNITE
Websites
Impact
10.15 MAPPING
THE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC SECTOR
Robyn
Holmes, Curator of Music, National Library of Australia, Councillor of MCA
The 2007
Assembly adopted a proposal by Robyn Holmes that there should be an exercise to
map Australian music, showing "the pressure points". This resulted in
a decision to invite representatives of various sections of the music community
to submit "SWOT" (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)
analyses of their areas. The submissions were analysed and common themes
discovered, important differences drawn out. The information is to be loaded
into the MCA online Knowledge Base to be available to inform policy and
advocacy.
10.45 COFFEE
BREAK
11.15 Session
2
THE
LIVE MUSIC PROJECT
John
Wardle and Dean Ormston. Dean Ormston is Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications
for APRA, and a Board Member of MCA; John Wardle has recently completed a
research project for MCA, has led the advocacy that resulted in reforms to the
NSW Liquor Act and to legislation around local government that could see a
revitalisation of live music activity there; he is a Councillor of MCA.
A
report on a research project conducted by John Wardle that lists and comments
upon the regulation of licensed premises in each state and territory and the
possible effects on proprietors' decisions to present live music. There will
also be a presentation of future developments of this project.
11.45 MUSIC
IN AUSTRALIA KNOWLEDGE BASE
Hans Hoegh-Guldberg,
Editor, Board Member, MCA
Progress
in developing the Knowledge Base, a summary of its narrative and statistical
content and plans for its further development
NATIONAL
INSTRUMENT BANK
Dr
Rachel Hocking, Program Manager
Report
on the new MCA program to provide top quality musical instruments to Australia's best performers. The program is
being extended to assist younger players whose financial circumstances also
prevent their access to suitable instruments.
MUSIC
BUDGETS IN AUSTRALIAN TELEVISION PROGRAMS
Art
Phillips, President, Australian Guild of Screen Composers, Councillor, MCA;
principal investigator
An MCA
research project with assistance from the AGSC and Wesley College, Sydney. Looks at all Australian
television productions for the years 1998-2007 to discover music budgets as a
proportion of total budgets.
12.30 LUNCH
1.30
Session 3
THE
DIGITAL FUTURE OF MUSIC DISTRIBUTION AND RELATED COPYRIGHT ISSUES
Panel:
Phil Graham, Director, Institute of Creative Industries and Innovation, QUT;
Prof Julian Knowles, Portfolio Director, Faculty of Creative Industries, QUT; Nathan
Shepherd, lawyer, Herbert Geer Rundle; Michael Smellie, President, Media
Development, Bertelsmann Asia Pacific. Other speakers. All are Councillors of
MCA.
2.40
SOUND LINKS RESEARCH PROJECT
Prof.
Huib Schippers, Director, Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre,
Deputy Chair, MCA
Research
into community music education in six contrasting communities around Australia. Initiated by MCA, led by the Qld
Conservatorium Research Centre, with AMA, ASME and MCA as partners in an ARC Linkage
Grant.
JOURNAL
OF MUSIC RESEARCH ONLINE
Dr Sylvan Elhay, Dr Jula Szuster. Sylvan (“Schmoe”) is
Chairperson of MCA, Jula has been a member.
The new refereed online journal is publishing its first
paper.
3.10
COFFEE BREAK
3.40
Session 4
THE
FUTURE FOR CLASSICAL MUSIC
Mary
Jo Capps, CEO, Musica Viva Australia; John Davis, CEO, Australian Music Centre;
Rainer Jozeps, CEO, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra; Stephen Phillips, GM, State
Opera of SA. All are Councillors of MCA.
Stories
about the situation of classical music are mixed. In Australia, they are mostly positive:
standards are high, audiences are increasing or at least holding. In some
places overseas, audiences are declining, the number of students applying for
conservatorium places are down, in some European countries, the formerly lavish
subsidies have been cut. In China, millions are learning to play and
Korea and Japan now produce some of the world's
finest artists.
What
is the future for classical music in Australia and what needs to be done to make
it a positive future?
5.00 Close
5.15 ANNUAL
ADDRESS
David
Price OBE
David
Price is a consultant working in arts and education. After a career as a
performing musician, he worked extensively in adult, further, higher and
community education. In the 90s he devised the innovative curriculum for Sir
Paul McCartney's Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, where he served as
Director of Learning for 7 years. Before that, he was Director of the Arden
School of Theatre, in Manchester.
His
recent project leadership has included the groundbreaking Musical Futures
project for the Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF); he is currently leading, on
behalf of the PHF and the Music Manifesto, an enquiry into strategies for music
transition between Primary and Secondary education stages, and is also leading
‘Learning Futures' a partnership project between the Innovation Unit and PHF,
which is working to improve teaching and learning in secondary schooling.
He has
advised governments on their national music strategies, helped establish Nepal's first music school and supported
a wide range of education and arts institutions, in the UK, Europe and USA, in their strategic development.
In
addition to project management and strategic advisory roles, he also writes,
lectures and gives talks, internationally. Speaking engagements in 2007
included the International Music Council World Forum on Music in Beijing, Music
Leadership Institute, Georgia, USA and the RSA lecture series ‘Inside Out:
Rethinking Schooling'.
He was
elected Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts in 2000, and was awarded the
Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to education, in 2008.
Free
to Assembly delegates.
$12 to
others, $10 to MCA Network members.
6.15 CLOSE
7.30
ANNUAL DINNER
Barton's Restaurant, 219 O'Connell St
North Adelaide, SA 5006
Telephone (08) 8267 1375
The dinner price includes a three course meal, drinks and live music.
The dinner fee is extra to the conference fee.
Chris
Martin Trio (jazz): Chris Martin (piano), Alana Dawes (bass), Jamie Jones
(drums)
Cost
$75
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29
8.30
REGISTRATION
9.00
THE
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC WORKING GROUP
Mark
Callaghan, CEO, Australian Music Publishers' Association (AMPAL), Councillor,
MCA, member,CMWG.
Report
of the activities of the CMWG, which has for some years been working to get
government support for the economic development of the commercial industry. MCA
is a member.
9.15 Session
5
THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MCA THINK TANK, AUSTRALIAN MUSICAL FUTURES: TOWARDS 2020
"Towards
2020" will have brought 100 of Australia's musical leaders together on
September 5 to consider Australian musical futures in four areas of activity:
A.
Music education
B.
Music and the community
C.
Infrastructure and regulation
D. The
new music industry
The
think tank will produce recommendations for action. Some of these are, or could
be, actions to be undertaken by MCA.
The
Assembly will split into four breakout groups, one for each of these four
areas, and will propose how MCA is to respond to the recommendations.
Chairs:
Ian Harvey (Education), Huib Schippers (Community Music), Richard Letts
(Regulation/Infrastructure/IP), Julian Knowles/Michael Smellie (New Music
Industry)
11.00 COFFEE
BREAK
11.20
Session 6
PLENARY
SESSION: BREAKOUT GROUPS REPORT
11.45
DISCUSSION
12.30
LUNCH
1.30
Session 7
SCHOOL
MUSIC EDUCATION: A ROUNDUP OF COMMITMENTS AND NON-COMMITMENTS
THE
MUSIC PILOT PROJECTS IN THE SA SCHOOLS
Trish
Winter, Department of Education and Community Services.
Chair,
Ian Harvey
VICTORIAN
SCHOOL MUSIC ACTION GROUP
Dr
Anne Lierse, Director of Music, Melbourne High School, MCA Councillor, Chair of the
Taskforce
MUSIC
EDUCATION ADVISORY GROUP (MEAG) TO THE FEDERAL MINISTER
Ian
Harvey, CEO, Australian Music Association (AMA); Jane Law, School Principal,
Department of Education, NSW. Ian Harvey is MCA Treasurer and Jane Law is a
member. Ian and Jane are co-Deputy Chairs of MEAG.
PROSPECTS
AND STRATEGIES
Panel
discussion to include David Price
3.00 COFFEE
BREAK
3.30 ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING OF THE MUSIC COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
Apologies
Minutes
of the 2007 AGM
Financial
Report
Report
of the Chairperson
Report
of the Executive Director (tabled)
Report
of the Fundraising Consultant
Election
of Members and Board Members
Special
Business
4.00 Session
8
DECISION TIME
Discussion, decisions about MCA
activities for 2007-2008
5.00 CLOSE
CONFERENCE VENUE
Crystal Room, STAMFORD PLAZA ADELAIDE, 150 North Terrace, Adelaide SA
5000
Telephone +61 8 8261 1111
Facsimile +61 8 8231 7572
Website: http://www.stamford.com.au/spa
CONFERENCE HOTELS
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SA 5000
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Note: to get the special MCA conference rate at Breakfree
on Hindley ($135 - $145), you must quote the reference number
452400 at the time of booking, and reserve at least 14 days in advance.
SATURDAY WELCOME AND
DRINKS
Governor of South Australia, His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin
Scarce AC CSC RANR, will host a welcoming reception at Government House, North
Terrace, Adelaide for delegates attending the Adelaide MCA Assembly. You
must pre-register in order to be admitted to the reception. A list
of guests will be provided to the Governor's staff and those not on the list
cannot be admitted.
SUNDAY ANNUAL DINNER
Barton's Restaurant, 219 O'Connell Street,
North Adelaide, SA 5006
Telephone (08) 8267 1375
The dinner price includes a three course meal,
one drink, and live music. The dinner fee is extra to the conference fee.
There will be a performance by the Chris Martin Trio
(jazz): Chris Martin (piano), Alana Dawes (bass), Jamie Jones (drums)
Dinner reservations are made with MCA, not with the
restaurant.
Cost: $75 per person
MEALS
Saturday drinks, Sunday and Monday lunches and morning and
afternoon coffee breaks are covered by the conference fee and will be served at
the conference venue.
REGISTRATION
There are discounts for Music Council members, Music
Council subscribers, and for Early Bird registration by August 31. For all
information, and for the registration form, go to www.mca.org.au
and click on the Invitation on the home page.
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