The Cities of Music

Equaliser (EQ) is an open-source gender equality project designed to raise the participation and opportunities for women entering or working in the music sector.

To mark 15 years of UNESCO City of Music status for Glasgow, Glasgow Life is launching a small awards scheme to support emerging and established musicians to create new music, take a step in a different direction or take on a new challenge. https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/arts-music-and-culture/glasgow-unesco-city-of-music/glasgow-unesco-city-of-music-small-awards-scheme

The Solasian Youth Orchestra Program, which is held every August in Daegu, Republic of Korea is a perfect opportunity for young musicians/students from 18 to 28 to experience how to cooperate and communicate with other orchestra members, a conductor, and a soloist in an orchestra performance. First held in 2018, this is a week-long project […]

By this International Music Festival; As UCCN Mission Statement Goals, “Strengthening international cooperation between cities that accept creativity as a strategic factor for their sustainable development” was realized. Since this international festival was open to everyone free of charge and music concerts took place within the festival, the goal of “Improving access to and participation […]

Via Trio, a classical crossover performance troupe of Daegu, successfully performed in two creative cities of Katowice, Poland and Llíria, Spain. They showed their unique collaboration with K-pop OLD & NEW with string instruments. Via Trio is the first Korean musicians officially invited to Glastonbury Festival in England, one of the world’s most prestigious festivals, […]

Leiria celebrates the Rock World Day for the second year with a roundtable conversation with musicians, industry professionals, and music enthusiasts. DISRUPTIVE SPEAKS AROUND ROCK II 19:00 | City of Music – Civic Center. https://www.facebook.com/LeiriaCidadeCriativa/ https://www.instagram.com/leiriacreativecity/,

The first Kurdish carpet exhibition was held at Asif’s house with a musical performance. This exhibition, which was organized by the private sector and Egin Studio and supported by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Tourism and the Creative City Secretariat, was a meeting place for lovers of Kurdish culture and art, especially carpets, […]

United By Music – a perfect phrase to capture the magical two weeks Liverpool has enjoyed sharing with the world. Everything we have done has been with the awareness that we were hosting this year’s final on behalf of the Ukraine and wherever you went in the city or whoever you spoke to it was […]

Sanandaj Day was celebrated in diverse and attractive  programs for 2023. Various celebrations of Sanandaj Day were held on April 26, which coincides with the sixth of Ardibehesht 1046 A.H, when the city of Sanandaj was founded by Suleiman Khan Ardalan. In 2019, this day was announced as the “Senah” day, and various celebrations are […]

For this year’s International Day of Jazz on April 30th, member cities of the UNESCO Creative Cities of Music have come together for a joint video project. Jazz music plays an important role in many of the Creative Cities of Music in the network; it was therefore natural for many cities to join under a […]