Give Music a Chance

Info

Give Music a Chance is a charity music festival on 26th of May 2018 at Campus Argenteuil in Waterloo, Belgium. The festival is hosted by Waterloo Sessions For more info go to www.givemusicachance.eu

Geschiedenis

Give Music a Chance

We believe that arts and music can be a means for communication and reconciliation and that is what Give Music a Chance is about. We want to give (young) people living in conflict areas the opportunity to create, and perform music, and be able to connect, unite, and in some instances reconcile, through music. We want people to have the opportunity to have their voices heard through music.

Music fund is Belgian non-profit organization, which in 2005 started collecting used musical instruments including strings, wind, brass and percussion. The instruments are repaired and donated to music schools in countries such as Palestine, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Morocco and Haiti.

To date, over 5000 instruments have been collected and 2500 of them have been repaired and donated. By ensuring a reliable supply of decent musical instruments, Music Fund helps young people access music education and share in the joys of music making.

Music Fund also seeks to build local capacity, so it trains local musicians in instrument repair and maintenance, starting with introductory workshops in the partner schools, then further training and finally inviting the best students for advanced training in Europe.

In addition to running a number of programs in different countries, Music Fund has identified two new projects it would like to support, in Vietnam and Myanmar - and this is also the reason why we are organizing this festival.

Hedda Foundation is a Norwegian non-profit organization, which works to foster human rights, equality, democracy and development through artistic projects and programs. Hedda has worked on cultural programs in Vietnam for over 10 years, and is currently working on a newly established cultural program in Myanmar, which include among other things the rehabilitation of a 350 m2 music School in Gitameit.

However, the Gitameit school will only have limited instruments and Music Fund therefore wants to equip the school with instruments and provide training of local technicians who can maintain and repair the instruments.

On June 10th, we will support his collaborative project between Music Fund and Hedda by enjoying music together - at an all-day - family friendly - music festival on the beautiful Campus d‘Argenteuil in Waterloo.

There will be a number of Belgian and Norwegian artists and bands playing on two different stages – one outdoors and one indoors – with music playing between 13hr and 22hr. Gates will open at 12hr. So far 8 bands have signed up to play and more will be added. More info coming soon.