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Conferences, workshops, festival visits... By becoming a REMA member, you can take part in all REMA events and boost your own activities! In 2025, applications are open from 1 July to 8 October: new members will be welcomed on 1 January 2026. The 2026 General Assembly will be held in Malta from 20 to 22 January 2026.

REMA members are active in many fields related to early music: ensembles, festivals, concert halls, labels, agents, research institutes... you'll get to know them better or make new connections!"

Since 25 May 2023, REMA has been open to all types of early music players (ensembles, festivals, concert halls, research institutes, labels, agents, conservatoires, etc.).

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Membership of REMA gives you access to a wide range of benefits:

You will be a member of a representative and well-established network that has been representing the sector and defending its interests for over 20 years.

Through meetings, working groups and conferences, you will be able to meet other early music professionals on a regular basis and establish lasting partnerships.

You'll be able to exchange knowledge with European colleagues, learn from experts in the cultural field and promote your own knowledge.

Thanks to these easy contacts and the collaborative platform, you can easily share your artistic projects and keep up to date with the latest productions and projects

Thanks to REMA's advocacy work and its partnership with other major European networks, you will be represented at European level and will have easy access to information on partnerships and grants thanks to the news dedicated to our members on the website.
Your participation in the network's activities will have an impact on your own organisation, and you will thus be contributing to a stronger, more diversified and more sustainable early music ecosystem.

You will have access to REMA's communication channels with professionals and the general public.

If you have any questions or need advice, you can contact the REMA office to find solutions or the relevant contacts.

You will be able to contribute to the network's activities and governance and involve your own partners in REMA projects.

Your membership will make your organisation more visible to policy-makers at local, national or European level.

There is only one way to join REMA: each year, a call for applications enables around thirty new organisations to join the REMA network. In 2025, applications are open from 1 July to 8 October: new members will be welcomed on 1 January 2026. The 2026 General Assembly will be held in Malta from 20 to 22 January 2026.

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To join REMA, please fill in the form below, under the heading "Become a member".

CRITERIA FOR JOINING

Applicant organisations must have been in existence for a minimum of three years and possess a legal entity status.
The Board of Directors will look at:

The overall quality of the activities
The alignment of the applicants' values with REMA

The criteria and selection process are detailed in the full call.

You will be asked to :

Provide information about your organisation.
Select a main activity: promoter, ensemble, education, research, agent, publisher or other. Once accepted, members can represent all their activities.
Answer specific questions related to your main activity and submit relevant documentation (e.g. programme of activities, list of publications, concerts, etc.)
Explain your motivation for joining REMA and how your values are in line with the network.
Submit a letter of recommendation from a REMA member.
Additional information: if you have taken part in a network project in the past, include this information in your application.<

CODE OF CONDUCT

From the moment they apply, all candidates must endorse the network's code of conduct, established with the members, which ensures adherence to professional ethics among REMA members.

The code of conduct delineates the expected or unlawful or inappropriate behavior from members, and outlines the procedure for penalizing such conduct.

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Organisation details

I confirm that I have reviewed the rules outlined in the call document (see Application procedure) and commit to adhering to them. *

Please enter the full official name of your organization or association. Please provide the name of the primary event, activity, or program for which your organization is applying.

Legal existence *
I certify that my organisation has had a legal existence for three years at least.

Main activity of your organisation

Organizations active in a variety of fields are encouraged to apply, as the list of eligible fields is non-exhaustive. While members can represent all their activities within REMA, the main activity of an organization will be considered for administrative purposes such as the election process, in accordance with REMA's bylaws.

If the applicant does not give an accurate presentation of their activities, the Board may choose to reject an application or reassign it to another main activity.

Please select the core area of your organization's activities for the selection process. While you will have the opportunity to represent all of your activities within REMA, your main activity will be considered for administrative purposes such as the election process.

Are you a :

Secondary activities

If your organisation is active in more than one field, please communicate your secondary activities below :

Additional activities Please select any other types of activities that your organization is currently undertaking.

REMA referent

Please provide the name and position of the main contact person within your organisation.

Information about the team

Please provide details regarding your organisation's team, including the names of the main team members, their job position, and email addresses.

Team (phone number, name, position, contact details...)

General information

To apply, each type of organization must meet the specified criteria. Please ensure that you answer all relevant questions and have all necessary documents prepared before submitting your application.

Recommendation letter from one REMA member Please submit one recommendation letter from a current REMA member, which should focus on your organisation's artistic vision and professionalism, and mention any existing cooperation.. A list of REMA members can be found on our website.

Code of conduct signed Applicants are kindly requested to review and sign REMA's code of conduct, which can be accessed at : see the document. This step is necessary to ensure that all members uphold our organization's standards of behavior.

Your motivation

In this section, you will have the opportunity to elaborate further on your organization's values and motivations for joining the network. While the primary focus should be on your core activity, you are welcome to provide more detailed information about your organization as a whole.

Organisation's project

Please provide a presentation of your organization's project(s) from the past three years, including links to relevant initiatives and programs, as well as a brief outline of your future projects and direction. Maximum 2000 words - in English or French.

Organisation's project

Involvement in rema projects

Have you already been involved in REMA's activities? (e.g. Early Music Day, Conferences, Summit, REMA awards, REMARkable, REMA showcase, REMA Podcast and radio)

Past involvement in rema projects

Sharing REMA's values

Please choose two or three themes that align with REMA's core values and provide a detailed explanation of how your organization is addressing each of them specifically.

Promote the repertoire from a large period and area and encourage its performance and artistic dissemination in today’s world

Support networking, learning from peers, experience sharing and capacity building for all early music professionals.

Advocate for a better representation of Early Music at the local to global level

Participate actively in the transition towards sustainable social and environmental practices, including fair employment, touring and career development, inclusion and outreach.

Sharing REMA's values

Projects data

Please provide more quantitative information about your organization's activities. Please use the data of the last three years. Be as precise as possible when answering the following questions (if applicable).

Information to give depending on your main activity see the document

Projects data

Additional documents

To supplement the information in the previous questions, we kindly request that you send any relevant documents illustrating your organization's main activity.

This includes:

For festival/concert halls: a list of the three-year program
For ensembles: a list of concerts performed in the last three years
For labels/publishers: a list of recordings/publications released in the last three years
For academies/conservatories: a list of the curriculum
For research centers: links to three representative studies conducted in the last ten years
For agents: a list of the artists represented

Additional documents

If you have several files to add, please select them all at once from the file explorer.

I recognise that all decisions taken by REMA and its Board regarding the applications cannot be contested. *

I understand that, due to the number of applicants and to protect the validity of the decisions, REMA and the Board cannot give individual feedback to each applicant. *

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Sharing REMA's values

Projects data

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