The Association

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THE ASSOCIATION

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AEOS

The Spanish Association of Symphony Orchestras (AEOS) is a non-profit Association set up in 1993 which brings together 35 symphony orchestras: 31 full members and 4 affiliate orchestras. According to its by-laws, the AEOS has the aim of promoting and developing a range of initiatives to encourage co-operation and facilitate co-ordination across all member orchestras, in all aspects of their activities. Since it was set up, it has consolidated the services it provides to both member orchestras of the Association and other sectors, bodies, or individuals in relation to national and international symphony music. The AEOS is a member of PEARLE (Performing Arts Employers Association League Europe).

As well as providing a place where people can meet, exchange information, and train, it also speaks up for orchestras at national and international forums in representation of the interests of its members.It also promotes mechanisms to increase awareness of our musical heritage at a national level, encouraging cultural exchanges between the autonomous regions and Portugal, supporting the creation of new audiences, and developing projects for the promotion and dissemination of musical creation.The AEOS has the support of the National Performing Arts and Music Institute of the Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Industries and Co-operation Directorate-General, Acción Cultural Española, the BBVA Foundation, and the SGAE Foundation.

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GOALS

To co-ordinate and encourage co-operation between member orchestras.

To channel and disseminate the symphonic life across all spheres.

To strengthen and represent the interests of its members.

MANAGING BOARD

Mr. Andrés Luis Lacasa Nikiforov

Chairman

He is the Manager at A Coruña Consortium for the Promotion of Music, which manages the Galicia Symphony Orchestra and Municipal Music School. He has been the artistic co-ordinator at the Spanish National Orchestra and Choir, assistant director at the National Centre for Music Diffusion, and director at both A Coruña Mozart and Jazzatlantica Festivals.

Mrs. Maria Riera Gutiérrez

Vice Chairwoman

She is the General Manager at City of Oviedo Musical Foundation, which is responsible for managing the Oviedo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Oviedo City Music Band. A graduate in Art History from the University of Oviedo, she started her professional career as a co-ordinator at the Music Festival of this academic institution, combined with undertaking several collaborations with the Prince of Asturias Foundation music department. She began working for the Oviedo City Council Municipal Culture Foundation as the musical activity co-ordinator in 1999.

Mr. Antoni Pallès Riera

Treasurer

Holder of a BA in Philology from the University of Barcelona, he completed the Executive Master in Public Administration (EMPA) at ESADE as well as several postgraduate courses in cultural and public management. He simultaneously undertook musical training, specialising in singing and choir conducting. He has collaborated in the creation and management of several cultural and educational foundations, such as Fundació Jove Orquestra Nacional de Catalunya and Fundació Julià Carbonell. He has been a member of the Gran Teatre de Liceu management team since 2012 and is Head of the Music, Education and Social Department.

Mr. Daniel Broncano

Secretary

Manager at Cordoba Consortium Orchestra, Daniel Broncano trained as a clarinettist at the Royal Conservatory in Madrid likewise at the Royal College of Music in London. He launched Music in Segura, a festival of charming musical works in the small town of Segura de la Sierra (Jaén) in 2013. He has created other cycles such as Wavelength Leiden (music and science) and Jaen Iberian Resonance and Duologies at Conde Duque Madrid. He has been the artistic director at the Sacred Music Week in Cuenca and Ancient Music Week of Álava, besides working with Radio Nacional de España and Radio Euskadi.

Mr. Jesús Herrera

Chair

He is the General Manager at the Castile and Leon Symphony Orchestra, and is responsible for the Miguel Delibes Cultural Centre programme, Head of the Miradas social project and Promoter of OSC & LJoven. Holder of a BA in Piano, Music and Musicology, likewise in Music Administration and Management, he studied at PSPBB and Sorbonne University in Paris, and Mozarteum in Salzburg. In addition to being a programmer of several initiatives, he has carried out his professional activity at the Jacques Thélen Agency in Paris, Augusto Concerts in Madrid and Intermusica in London. He has built up a large network of international contacts and gained experience in orchestra touring, artistic representation and programming.

Mr. Esteba Morales

Chair

Manager at the Extremadura Orchestra Foundation since 2015, Esteban is a percussionist and the orchestra timpani soloist. He has a long-standing artistic and teaching career and has collaborated with a large number of orchestras and chamber groups on tours, recordings and live radio broadcasts. He has been a member of NeoPercusión and SPG (Spanish Percussion Group).

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JOIN US

To join AEOS as an Affiliate Orchestra, applicant orchestras must meet the following requirements

Requirements

To have a foundational set of by-laws for the orchestra or the entity or body to which they belong.
To be in compliance with all pertinent legal requirements in respect of their employment, civil, or institutional relationships with their artistic and administrative staff.
To have had a stable programme of performances for at least two seasons.
To pay the annual membership fee (€750), equivalent to 50% of the fee for full members.

Documents required

Written application addressed to the AEOS Governing Board, stating that it is the express wish of the orchestra to become an Affiliate Orchestra, signed by its representative and with its letterhead.
Copy of the foundational by-laws of the Orchestra or of the entity or body to which it belongs.
Report detailing the Orchestra’s income and expenditure accounts.
Report detailing the Orchestra’s regular programme of performances over the past two seasons prior to the application, as well as its programme for the current season.
Report detailing the Orchestra’s income and expenditure accounts.
Proof that the orchestra is up-to-date in compliance with its statutory duties as pertinent in each case: tax duties, Social Security contributions, student enrolment, etc..

Process

Applications for membership and the corresponding documents should be sent in electronic form to the following e-mail address: info@aeos.es.
Applications are channelled through the AEOS Governing Board and will be voted on at the following General Assembly of Associates.
Once the decision has been taken, this shall be notified to the interested parties in writing, and acceptance shall be formalized by way of payment of the membership fee and a letter of acceptance.
Membership will be active as from confirmation, and shall be renewable annually.