Over the past year, the lectorate ‘Music, Education & Society’ has worked on a publication with contributions from students and staff from the KC called 'The promise of music'. What does the future of music sound like? What are the hopes of the upcoming generation of professional musicians?

We will celebrate its release during the book launch on 19 May, 16:00 – 17:30, in Studio 1 of the Royal Conservatoire, with drinks afterwards. More information will follow soon.

Short introduction
In the present day young musicians who start their professional musical studies have a mission. Their choice for a labour-intensive education that offers few guarantees at obtaining a steady job requires a lot of courage and faith. Both faith in their own potential, as well as in that of music for the world of tomorrow. This publication asks how music today can be promising, and also how conservatories can help to fulfil that promise.

With contributions from Paul Craenen, Julia Pallanch, Laura von der Goltz, Abigail Rowland, Johannes Boer, Richard Barrett, Noppakorn Auesirinucroch, Celia Swart, Aart Strootman, Shanice Skinner, Dimitris Koutantos, Loes Rusch, Richard Hughes, Sean Bell, Margi Kirschenmann, Suzan Overmeer, Adri de Vugt, Katharina Jacob, Petra Ruth Alexandry, Marlon Titre