Institutional Overview The National Composers Association (ANC) dates back to August 8, 1936. Mr. Domingo Santa Cruz and Mr. Armando Carvajal called the first meeting. The following year, it would be recognized as a legal entity. Thus, the new organization relied ample support from musicians and different institutions from that time. Till today, most Chilean…

Latvia was confirmed as a memberstate of the ISCM on November 11, 2004 in Bern, Switzerland, first time participated at ISCM General Assembly in 2006. The first Latvian ISCM section leader was composer Uģis Prauliņš, afterwards Indra Riše, Santa Bušs and currently the chair person is Anna Veismane.

Nieuw Geneco is a professional association that promotes the direct and indirect interests of Dutch composers. Our aim is to promote the creation of new music and increase the visibility of composers working in the Netherlands. We therefore advocate a broader base of support and additional funding flows. Nieuw Geneco is also a source of knowledge and inspiration for composers, music professionals and the general public. It provides them with practical information regarding contacts, business support, composing and performance opportunities, and stimulates exchange of knowledge and contact among colleagues. We represent more than 270 composers in the Netherlands and have been illustrating the diversity of composing since 1911. The members of the association are creators of both complex and accessible, as well as conventional and unconventional, composed music. The composers work in a broad range of genres, such as art and concert music, jazz, improvisation, harmony, fanfare and brass music, choral music, electronic and electro-acoustic music, sounds performances, installations, as well as creating works for theatre, dance, ballet, musical theatre, the visual arts and film.

About SHCM The Shanghai Conservatory of Music (SHCM), formerly the National Conservatory of Music, was founded by Cai Yuanpei and Dr. Xiao Youmei on November 27, 1927 as China’s first music education institution of higher learning. It was renamed in 1956 and was affiliated to the Ministry of Culture before 2000. Now, it is under…