European Early Music Network/Réseau Européen de Musique Ancienne

The European Early Music Network (REMA for Réseau Européen de Musique Ancienne) is the only representative network for early music on a European level. It was created in France in 2000 and now boasts a membership of 69 members in 19 countries. The network’s members are promoters active in the early music field, such as festivals or concert halls. REMA’s main aim is to act as a network for its members, encouraging the exchange of knowledge, information and cooperations in the early music field.In addition to that, REMA set itself the following objectives:- to be a leading voice for early music in Europe,- to stimulate, facilitate, develop and promote awareness of early music,- to engage in rediscovering and promoting European heritage in terms of early music and period instruments, with a historically inspired interpretation,- to encourage the development and integration of early music education and the promotion of young artists,- to encourage the inclusion of music in programming.These objectives are followed through various activities and projects defined in detail below. These include regular members’ meetings in different European countries, during which meetings, conferences, round table discussions, presentations, etc. take place. They also include actions to promote early music and its geographical and artistic diversity, such as the REMA Award, or the European Day of Early Music, which started in 2013, with the patronage of Mrs. Androulla Vassiliou.A showcase festival, the organisation of a conference with conservatoires and early music students or a project of a webradio as an online platform for early music will have an impact on the promotion of young artists and early music in general.