Music Projects

Ramallah City of Music celebrates International Jazz Day 2024 with this piece from Mohammed Najem entitled Jaffa Blossom.

On April 30th, the Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige and the municipality of Bolzano will take part in the Unesco International Jazz Day events with a marching band walking through Bolzano’s city center. The Municipality of Bolzano in collaboration with the Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige will host the Italian marching band “Funk Off” on April 30th […]

The UNESCO Creative Cities of Music Network has announced a collaborative music video to celebrate International Jazz Day on April 30, 2024 while raising awareness for Sustainable Development Goal #13 – Climate Action. Ten (10) cities from the global UNESCO Cities of Music Network (UCCN) have produced a collaborative video featuring the traditional Korean folk […]

Co-creation of an immersive concert between the creative cities of La Havana (music) and Enghien-les-bains (media arts) “Noche insular” is a great example of dynamic interdisciplinary cooperation between cities. The concert, magnified by immersive technology, is the fruit of a collaboration between two creative cities: Havana (Cuba), a creative city in the field of music, […]

  Discover the next chapter in Merseyside’s music scene with our latest ‘Spotlight On’ video, showcasing the state-of-the-art Kempston Street Studios in Liverpool. This facility, which opened its doors in October 2022, is not just a recording studio but a creative haven born out of the legacy of the Grammy award-winning Parr Street Studios. Forced […]

OPEN CALL! Green Streets of Europe is a transformative residency project addressing environmental challenges within the performing arts sector.  From 2023 to 2025, four European festivals for performing arts in public spaces will collaborate with artists to explore and co-develop more sustainable formats for international touring and festival programming. The key driver in the project […]

II Festival Leiria Cidade Criativa da Música with three days of music and 15 creations in absolute première. The Leiria Cidade Criativa da Música Festival is returning to the city of Lis for the second edition on the 7th, 8th and 9th of December 2023, with three days of music in its absolute premiere on […]

Daegu hosted the “2023 UNESCO Creative City of Music Daegu Global Forum” on November 9th for two days, aimed at building partnerships between UNESCO Creative Cities. Since joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in October 2017, Daegu has been leading annual international forums and performances, with this year’s theme being “Climate Action and Roles of […]

A string ensemble from Hanover, a UNESCO Creative City of Music, and a representing ensemble from Daegu staged a fantastic performance on November 22nd in Daegu. This concert was a special event planned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the reopening of Daegu Concert House as a classical music hall, held in collaboration between the […]