Music Projects

“Almost a couple of weeks in now and the reality of the lockdown is really starting to bite, quickly moving from being a novelty to the new norm. Some people are treating it like a prison sentence, albeit one where the prison is remarkably similar to your house and you have the privilege of being […]

Next Thursday is a very special date for music lovers: it is the anniversary of the death of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the greatest geniuses of composition. What is more, the date is further special because the year 2020 is internationally recognized as “Beethoven Year”. Unfortunately, the worldwide health crisis caused by Covid-19 has […]

Music served for a few minutes as symbol of union and hope at Valencian homes. As a Creative City of Music, with all its strength and enthusiasm Llíria pushed forward the initiative of the Federación de Sociedades Musicales de la Comunidad Valenciana and of the communicator Eugeni Alemany, who gathered every musician, professional, student and […]

The Banda Juvenil (youth band) and the Banda Simfònica (symphony orchestra) held a moving concert to pay homage to the women on the International Women Day. In the first half of the concert, Esteban Espinosa conducted the Banda Juvenil and, in the second half, the Banda Simfònica was led by Pablo Marqués, who organized a very special concert with two pieces, the […]

The Créalit project aims to create an artistic network linking contemporary literature to the digital arts between the cultural actors of Metz and Quebec, both UNESCO creative cities. Supported by the City of Metz, a UNESCO Creative City of Music, and the Maison de la Littérature / Institut Canadien de Québec, a UNESCO Creative City […]

On February 1, 2020, Kazan launched a Children’s Arts Competition called “100//Faces”. Its participants are pupils of music and art schools of the Republic of Tatarstan. The competition will bring together more than 1000 children from different parts of Tatarstan. In 2020, young musicians and artists can participate in the competition in 20 different branches […]

The release of the Love Language EP this week prompted me to look back at our recent collaborative work with Hannover. Since we achieved the UNESCO City of Music designation in December 2015 we have enjoyed a hugely productive relationship with this vibrant and welcoming German city. The UNESCO music office there  is led by the […]

Voices United: Healing the Bahamas will feature Fred Ferguson of the Bahamas and local choirs to raise funds for the recovery process. The UNESCO Creative City of Music in Kansas City will host a benefit on Sunday, October 6th, 2019 from 2 pm to 6 pm at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage and State […]

Here comes the sun…as the sun set on The Beatles final album, our Head of UNESCO City of Music takes a look back at the iconic Abbey Road album by The Beatles 50 years on. I was born a month after The Beatles released their first album. But even though I grew up in Liverpool […]