NEXUS network is a partnership between the Council of Nordic Composers (representing composer societies in Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) the Baltic Contemporary Music Network (representing composer unions in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), Sami Composers Council, Art Music Scotland and Suialaa Arts Festival.
The aim of the network is to strengthen the capacity for music creators in the northern region to engage internationally from a position of cultural strength, solidarity and shared responsibility. Through exchange between the Baltics, the Nordics and Scotland, the network will respond to current challenges impacting the working conditions and well-being of composers and sound artists; creating collective approaches to mobility, international visibility, and sustainable artistic practice.
The network convenes in two, full in-person meetings, aligned with existing festival contexts in order to maximise opportunities for professional exchange, networking, and engagement with artistic practice. The meetings will take place as follows:
2026: Baltic Music Days in Riga, 14–16 April
2027: Sámi Music Week in Alta, 4–6 February
NEXUS is supported by the Nordic Council via Nordic Culture Point, Nordic Culture Fund and Creative Scotland.
New Music ExChange: Enhancing Equity in Contemporary Music
New Music ExChange is a three-year international collaboration (2025–2027) dedicated to advancing equity in contemporary music for disabled composers and musicians.
Born from connections made at Nordic Music Days 2024, this partnership brings together organisations from the Nordics, Scotland and the Baltics to create new opportunities, share knowledge and challenge barriers in music education, festivals and professional practice.
Who is involved?
Nordics: ShareMusic & Performing Arts, Danish Composers’ Society (on behalf of the Council of Nordic Composers, NKR), and Nordic Music Days – an initiative of NKR and its member societies in Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Baltics: The Baltic Contemporary Music Network, representing the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian Composers’ Unions.
Scotland: Drake Music Scotland.
What’s happening?
From 2025 to 2027 New Music ExChange will deliver a series of activities including panel discussions, seminars, masterclasses, workshops and knowledge labs, leading up to the presentation of new inclusive repertoire at Nordic Music Days 2027.
Highlights include:
● 2025: Inclusive Contemporary Music Practice Seminar (November 14, Helsingør, Denmark), panel discussion at Baltic Music Days (October 17, Vilnius, Lithuania), and a mapping survey.
● 2026: Accessible composition masterclass at Baltic Music Days in Riga, workshops in Denmark, and a knowledge lab in Sweden for disabled and non-disabled composers and musicians.
● 2027: Presentation and performance of newly created works at Nordic Music Days.
Why does it matter?
New Music ExChange is about building a more inclusive future for contemporary music. By connecting composers and musicians across borders, the project aims to remove barriers, develop accessible practices and ensure that disabled composers have equal opportunities to thrive on the international stage.
Supported by
The project is supported by Erasmus+, the Nordic Culture Point – Culture and Art Programme (funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers), and STIM. Additional project activities are supported by the Swedish–Danish Foundation and the Swedish–Lithuanian Foundation, while venues and the implementation of activities are made possible through Kulturværftet, Dunkers Kulturhus, and Helsingborg School of Music and Arts.