FLAME - Florence Art Music Ensemble

National Network
Italy
Address

via G. D'Snnunzio 121
Firenze
Italy

Telephone
+39 055 611299
Telephone (other)
+39 055 6123516
Fax
+39 055 6123516
E-Mail
info@flamensemble.com
Mobile Phone
+39 335 6763377
Mobile Phone (other)
+39 338 9570715
Website
http://www.flamensemble.com
Organisation Type
Other
Year of Establishment
2008
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
FLAME is a non-profit cultural association. It has a chairman, Andrea Cavallari which is even the artistic director, a co-artistic director, Luisa Carpignano, and a managing director, Camilla Laschi. All the others members of the association are musicians, artists in general and classical music lovers. Annual budget ca. € 60.000,00. The economical sources are members' shares, donations, concert tickets, public grants from various institutions. The association organize concerts, festivals, workshops for composers and young musicians. The main partners are Municipality of Florence, Polo Museale Fiorentino, Bargello Museum, Accademia San Felice ltd London.
Mission and Objectives

The aim of the organisation is to promote the performing, the study, the research and composition of music in all its forms including the organisation of concerts, festivals, cultural exchanges, the promotion and production of new musical works, the commissioning of contemporary music works to living composers, the holding of exhibitions for the arts in general and concerts, seminars, workshops, and conventions on musical matters and themes and the encouragement of people of all ages in their pursuit of knowledge of music focusing in particurlar on classical and contemprary music.

Main Projects / Activities

Firenze Suona Contemporanea: high profil contemporary music festival
MECMA Mediterranean Ensemble of Contemporary Music and Arts
Masterclass and workshops for young composers

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

In the past we hosted and produced in Italy the summer sessions for OJMED (Orquestre des Jeunnes de la Mediterranée); we created several editions of TIYO (Touscan Internatonal Youth Orchestra) which saw the partecipation of young musicians from Turkey, Albania, Greece, Malta, Portugal, etc. We would like to develope and increase similar projects in the future focussed on the mediterranean area.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

To create and enstablish partership and collaborations with similar organisations with the particular aim of the creation of a mediterranean culture and music network.

Contact (1) Full Name
Camilla Laschi
Head of the organisation
Andrea Cavallari