Nordtrad Conference
Every year since 1996, with support from Nordplus, the Network has organized an annual meeting conference for five days. This meeting fills a vital role in creating and maintaining contacts between the institutions both on teacher and student level, and for many of the students who have done exchange periods in other Nordic countries, the conference has been the first influence to start that train of thought. The conference takes place in different institutions, and each year, it has a different theme. You can find more information and photos of the past conferences below:
1996: ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
1997: NORWEGIAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, OSLO, NORWAY
1998: SIBELIUS ACADEMY, HELSINKI, FINLAND
2000: VILJANDI CULTURE ACADEMY, ESTONIA
2001: OLE BULL ACADEMY, VOSS, NORWAY
2002: CARL NIELSEN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, ODENSE, DENMARK
2003: CENTRAL OSTROBOTHNIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, KOKKOLA, FINLAND
2004: TELEMARK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, RAULAND, NORWAY
2005: INGESUND COLLEGE OF MUSIC, ARVIKA, SWEDEN
2006: ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
2007: VILJANDI CULTURE ACADEMY, ESTONIA
2008: THE NORDTRAD CROSSROADS CONFERENCE, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN
2009: THE ARK09 CONFERENCE IN JOENSUU, FINLAND
2010: BORDERLAND CONFERENCE, JAZEPS VITOLS LATVIAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC, RIGA
2012: SIBELIUS ACADEMY, HELSINKI, FINLAND
2013: LITHUANIAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC AND THEATRE, VILNIUS, LITHUANIA
2014: TELEMARK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE- RAULAND, NORWAY
2015: SYDDANSK MUSIKKONSERVATORIUM - DANISH NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC, ESBJERG
2016: VILJANDI CULTURE ACADEMY, ESTONIA
2017: Royal College of Music in Stockholm
2018: Ole Bull Academy
The conferences usually include concerts both by students and teachers, seminars, mixed ensemble workshops with students from different institutions, dance workshops, and most of all, spontaneous playing and dancing all night long.