Time to Listen: Program Day 1

DAY ONE: Thursday, 30. Octobre 2025

9:30 Registration and welcome coffee | Foyer

10:00 Welcome and Open Network Forum | Plenary | Studiofoyer

Welcome by Iris ter Schiphorst (Deputy director of the Academy of Arts Music Section) 

Welcome and introduction by Lisa Benjes (Head of the field notes program) and Julia Gerlach (Secretary of the Academy of Arts Music Section) | Studiofoyer

Welcome by the cooperation partners Lydia Rilling (Donaueschinger Musiktage), Sophie Aumüller (Impuls neue Musik) and Tuuli Lindeberg (Musica nova Helsinki / Northern Connection)

Open Network Forum
Moderated by Fanny Martin and Peter Brownell 
The Network Forum brings together representatives of networks and initiatives active in the field of contemporary music to explore their role in addressing today’s pressing social, political, and ecological challenges. Through short presentations and participatory dialogue formats, the session will facilitate exchange, collective reflection, and fosters possibilities for collaboration.

Participating Networks:

• Acoustic Ecology Lab (Tania Rubio)
• Baltic Contemporary Music Network (Mykolas Natalevičius, Rolands Kronlaks, Mantautas Krukauskas)
• EM Guide (Roberto Beseler Maxwell, Gabriella Gál, Verena Hahn)
• Europäische Allianz der Akademien (Iris ter Schiphorst)
• Futurs Composés (Grégoire Lorieux)
• Heroines of Sound (Bettina Wackernagel)
• International Association of Music Information Centres (Doris Weberberger)
• Konstmusiksystrar (Anna Jakobsson)
• Nexus Netzwerk / Frequenz Festival Kiel (Sherif El Razzaz)
• Northern Connection (Tuuli Lindeberg, Musica nova Helsinki)
• SHAPE+ (CTM)
• Sounds Now (Heloisa Amaral, Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival)
• Sound SIG Group (Salomé Voegelin and Anthea Caddy)
• Tone List / Audible Edge Festival (Josten Myburgh)
• Toolkit of Care (Magda Mayas)
• ULYSSES Platform (Heloisa Amaral, Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival)
• Unrelated Narrations
• If you are part of a network that you would like to present at the forum, please get in touch at info@field-notes.berlin.

11:30 Parallel Sessions:

• Roberto Beseler Maxwell, Gabriella Gál, Verena Hahn: EM GUIDE – A network of independent music magazines | Presentation and Talk | Studiofoyer
  It's not an easy time for music journalism. The music editorial departments of general newspapers are shrinking, while fans seem to find more direct proximity to musicians on social media than on paid music journalistic media - which is also felt by advertisers. Independent musicians also struggle to gain visibility in an oversaturated digital landscape. At “Time to Listen,” Gabriella Gál, Verena Hahn and Roberto Beseler Maxwell will present together on the work of the EU-funded network, EM GUIDE, which connects independent music magazines across Europe.
   
• Alexandra Cárdenas: Live Coding Networks – A Performance-Lecture on Tools, Community, and Artistic Infrastructures in Live Coding | Presentation and talk | Clubraum
  This performance-lecture explores networked live coding from the perspective of Colombian composer and live coder Alexandra Cárdenas. Drawing on projects such as OFFAL (Orchestra For Females And Laptops), Shared Buffer, Livecodera, Estuary, and Flok, she traces how open-source platforms and community infrastructures have supported decentralized, collaborative music-making across borders. The talk also reflects on the evolution of communication tools — from mailing lists and IRC to Slack, Discord, and federated networks — that sustain global knowledge exchange. The session includes audiovisual excerpts and concludes with a short Estuary-based live coding performance in collaboration with the Livecodera collective. Audience participation is welcome.

12:30 Lunch Break

13:30 Parallel Sessions

• Green Mobility: How can networks promote ecologically sustainable mobility concepts through new forms of cooperation? | Panel | Studiofoyer
  Mobility is one of the key sustainability challenges facing the music sector today. This panel explores how collaborative approaches between festivals, venues, ensembles, and networks can help develop more climate-conscious touring practices. How can the sector rethink mobility without sacrificing artistic exchange?
  The panel discusses ways in which the sector can significantly reduce its carbon footprint, such as through the development of shared touring circuits, the reduction of one-off performances, and the optimization of schedules. Dedicated tools, guidelines, and training are also essential to support this transition.
  • Elie Peuvrel, Nachhaligkeitsbeauftragter AdK
  • Sherif El Razzaz, Frequenz Festival Kiel
  • Clemens Hund-Göschel (Zafraan Ensemble)
  • Jakob Fraisse (jazzahead! - Green Mobility)
  • Sophie Aumüller (Impuls neue Musik) Moderation 
     
• Open Sessions | Clubraum and Besprechungsraum
  An Open Session is a flexible discussion format where participants can spontaneously propose topics they care about. The topics are collected on the first day during the Welcome Round.

14:30 Parallel Sessions

• Rosanna Lovell and Stellan Veloce: Feminist Networks in Contemporary Music | Project Presentation and Discussion | Clubraum
  This session explores what contemporary music can learn from feminist networks. By examining feminist collectives such as Konstmusiksystrar (Sweden), Sounding the Feminists (Ireland), or female:pressure (transnational), the session will discuss how they build sustainable, equitable models in an often-precarious field. Rosanna Lovell and Stellan Veloce share insights from their long-term work in collectives and groups that have emerged in the contemporary music scene in recent years like “Gender Relations in New Music” and “Gather”. They highlight how feminist networks challenge hierarchical models by integrating unpaid labor such as childcare, emotional support, and administrative tasks, into their core functioning. These practices shift power dynamics and suggest sustainable alternatives to individualistic, profit-driven models of the music sector. This session will offer participants not only an understanding of the transformative impact of feminist networks on contemporary music, but also a vision for how the broader scene can address issues of sustainability, collaboration, and resource-sharing.
   
• Brandon Farnsworth: Digital approaches for transnational collaborations | Presentation and Discussion | Studiofoyer
  This panel explores how digital technologies are transforming cross-border artistic partnerships. By using online platforms and data for decisions about touring and collaboration artists, organizations and venues can collaborate more efficiently, reduce travel-related emissions, and overcome logistical barriers.

15:30 Coffee Break

15:45 Laura Mello und Steffi Weismann (Errant Sound) – Sonic Fragilities | Performance | Studiofoyer
Laura Mello and Steffi Weismann offer insights into their current collaboration between Errant Sound and Floating Berlin through a participatory lecture-performance. Afterwards, they invite participants to join in an open discussion.
Mello and Weismann present performative contributions that emerge directly from their work with Floating. Together with the audience, they create a sonic network using strings and resonating objects—such as cans and cardboard boxes—integrating the audience into the evolving sound installation.
The discussion will revolve around the conditions, challenges, and possibilities that natural sites like Floating Berlin present for artist collectives in urban environments. Strategies for engaging with such spaces as a group will be explored, along with approaches to shaping long-term sound art practices. The conversation will also examine how collective presentation formats can both preserve individual authorship and enable processes of transformation. A key focus lies on how artistic practices can open up space for experimentation, soften boundaries, and offer new perspectives on the interplay between site and sound.

16:30 Parallel Sessions

• Networks beyond institutions (artists, ensembles, collectives) | Panel | Studiofoyer
  Independent artists, free ensembles and collectives and self-organized initiatives play a central role in contemporary music-making. At the core of their work are relational networks – social structures based on trust, shared knowledge, and common values. This panel focuses on how such informal structures enable flexible, solidaric forms of collaboration and create spaces for sustainable artistic practice. It also addresses how institutional frameworks, whose funding and curatorial logics often hinder or fragment these connections, sometimes stand in contrast to these networks.
  • Tania Rubio (Acoustic Ecology Lab, Mexico)
  • C-drík Fermont (Syrphe)
  • Holger Schulze (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
  • Magda Mayas
  • Rosanna Lovell (GRiNM/Gender Relations in New Music and gather collective)
  • Moderation: Julia Gerlach 
     
• Open Session | Besprechungsraum
  An Open Session is a flexible discussion format where participants can spontaneously propose topics they care about. The topics are collected on the first day during the Welcome Round.

17:30 Closing Round | Plenary | Studiofoyer

18:00 Dinner at Winehane am Hansaplatz

          Please register here.

Berlin Concert That Evening 

• Imaginary Chambers | Ensemble LUX:NM
  • Bernhard Lang – Loops for small ensemble #1 (2025, UA)
  • Steingrimur Rohloff – Stresstest (2021)
  • Mirela Ivicevic – Heart Core (2021)
  • Lisa Streich – mole’s breath (2019)
  • Georgia Koumará – Neues Werk (2025, UA)
  • LUX:NM – Neues Werk (2025, UA)
    20h | Konzerthaus Berlin, Werner-Otto-Saal
     
• play date
  New works and collaborations 
  with Nic Collins, Michael Thieke and Nina Guo 
  20.30h | KM28
   
• Jazzfest Berlin 2025
  25 concerts from 30. October till 2. November 2025
  program will be announced on 11. September

General Information

Language
The conference will be held in English.

Costs
Admission is free.

Registration
Due to the high number of registrations, registration is now closed. It is still possible to join the waiting list.

Getting There – Akademie der Künste (Hanseatenweg 10)
S-Bahn: S3, S5, S7, S9 to Bellevue station (~ 3 min walk)
U-Bahn: U9 to Hansaplatz (~ 5 min walk) 
Bus: Lines 106 or N26 stop at Hansaplatz (~ 5 min walk)

Accessibility 
The Academy of Arts at Hanseatenweg is accessible for people with disabilities. The venue offers step-free access, elevators, and accessible restrooms. For further questions regarding accessibility or individual support, please contact info@field-notes.berlin in advance.