New Zealander Glenda Keam has just been elected president International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM).
ISCM President Glenda Keam with CANZ President Chris Gendall Photo: Facebook - CANZ
The composer, music analyst, lecturer, and festival organiser is the first New Zealander and the first female president in the organisation’s 97-year history
International Society for Contemporary Music is a network dedicated to the promotion and awareness of contemporary music.
Keam, who is an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Canterbury, has a long association with ISCM.
She was previously the vice-president from 2014 until when she was elected president. She also served 10 years as president of the Composers Association of New Zealand from 2007.
Keam will be leading ISCM as it prepares for the 2020 World Music Days Festival which will be held in Auckland and Christchurch. It will be the first time New Zealand has hosted the festival.
Diana Marsh appointed vice president of IAMIC
Congratulations too, to SOUNZ Executive Director Diana Marsh who has been appointed Vice President of IAMIC.
IAMIC, the International Association of Music Information Centres, is a world-wide network of organisations that document, promote, and/or export the music of their countries. Founded in 1959. IAMIC currently supports the work of 38 member organizations in 35 countries.
Each of these 'Music Information Centres' (including SOUNZ in New Zealand) promotes and documents the music of its own country or region over a variety of musical genres including contemporary classical music, world music, jazz and popular. The member organizations manage extensive resources (large libraries of sheet music, recordings, biographical and research materials) and deliver promotional and artistic projects (festivals, concerts, competitions, conferences) to the public.
IAMIC works to promote international exchange on issues of common concern and brings these organizations together for collective projects. It hosts an annual global conference for its 32 member countries, and this year it was in Tallinn, Estonia. Representatives who attend participate in seminars and discussions around shared goals and issues that relate to the advocacy of music.
