WITH "MERITA" LE DIMORE DEL QUARTETTO FULFILLS A EUROPEAN DREAM
MERITA – where chamber Music, cultural hERItage and TAlent meet
The new European project MERITA – where chamber Music, cultural hERItage and TAlent meet wins the call Creative Europe – European Platforms 2021 and obtains a co-financing by the European Union, for a total of 2.100.000 Euro.
MERITA is an online and offline platform that increases the visibility and circulation of emerging European string quartets while promoting European cultural heritage.
THE FOUR OBJECTIVES OF MERITA
MERITA develops on three areas, training, production and research, and it is founded on the principles of innovation, training and development, promotion and sustainability.
Promoting the production and diffusion of chamber music in Europe through original and special projects.
Improving training and development of capabilities of emerging chamber music artists on how to effectively expand, internationalize and consolidate their careers.
Innovate the operation of the chamber music industry by matching the demands of musical institutions with the aptitudes of quartets, thus creating new job opportunities for young musicians.
Promote a sustainable business model that unites emerging chamber music artists, audiences, and cultural heritage (European mansions and historic sites), fostering the exchange of best practices and competitiveness for artists, audience engagement and development, and environmental sustainability and awareness.
These specific goals will be achieved through the MERITA digital platform and through a rich array of online and on-site activities, such as trainings, artist residencies, transnational and international circulation of young artists, studies and research.
MERITA IN NUMBERS
- 17 ORGANIZATIONS FROM 12 COUNTRIES
- 38 STRING QUARTETS WITH 152 MUSICIANS
- 156 CONCERTS
- 30 HISTORIC HOUSES
- 3 YEARS
BWHAT ARE THE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS WORKING IN MERITA?
The consortium is represented by Le Dimore del Quartetto, based in Italy, as lead and coordinator of 16 organizations from 12 European countries:
- Comitato AMUR, Milan (Italy)
- European Historic Houses, Bruxelles (Belgium)
- EuAbout Lab ASBL – European Association for Research, Educational, Cultural and Social Innovation, Bruxelles (Belgium)
- ProQuartet – Centre européen de musique de chambre, Paris (France)
- B&M Theocharakis Foundation, Athens (Greece)
- Stichting Strijkkwartet Biënnale Amsterdam, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Europa Nostra, The Hague (Netherlands)
- Traces&Dreams, Stockholom (Sweden)
- Lofoten Internasjonale Kammermusikkfest, Oslo (Norway)
- University of Arts of Tirana (Albania)
- Qendra EVENT, Tirana (Albania)
- Julian Cochran Foundation, Warsaw (Poland)
- Beogradska Umetnička Nova Teritorija (Belgrade Artistic New Territory), Belgrado (Serbia)
- Kolarac – Zadužbina Ilije M. Kolarca, Belgrade (Serbia)
- Cadenza Arts Management Ltd., Budapest (Hungary)
- experimentadesign – Associação para a Promoção do Design e Cultura de Projecto, Lisbon (Portugal)
WHO IS THIS PROJECT ADDRESSED TO?
- Professional string quartets, composed of members between the ages of 18 and 35, who play together on a permanent basis.
- Audience, the projects and concerts generated by the platform aim to attract a variety of different and new audiences, allowing everyone to experience classical music.
- Music institutions, are cultural centers for the community, planning activities in the service of collective and widespread cultural growth. They have the responsibility to support the careers of new musicians, to preserve the tradition and precious legacy of classical music but the need to innovate the proposal and modes of enjoyment.
- Europe’s historic houses and cultural sites, scattered throughout Europe and are an integral part of cultural heritage. Cultural sites find an innovative way to experience their spaces, opening up to artists and audiences in a sustainable model.
THE DIGITAL PLATFORM
All project activities are carried out with the Digital Platform as the main area for artist showcase, presentation of cultural sites and historic houses, educational materials, networking and content for the public, panel of online and on-site activities, as trainings, art residencies, transnational and international circulation of young artists, studies and research.
Discover more and follow the development of the platform!
Watch on YouTube the video greetings of Councilor for Culture of the Municipality of Milan Tommaso Sacchi
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