Côme Ferrand Cooper Email and Phone Number

www.choralies.org

Developing and running cooperation projects for the main European choral network.Current projects 2017:Sing Me In - Collective Singing in the Integration Process of Young MigrantsERASMUS+ project | 11 partners | 24 months | 240K€ funding | The “Sing Me In” project aims at providing children and youth choir conductors and music teachers with pedagogical approaches and tools that allow collective singing activities to play a positive role in the integration process of young people.Sing Outside The BoxCreative Europe Project | 4 partners | 24 months | 200K€ funding | The main aim of “Sing Outside The Box” is to develop, demonstrate and disseminate innovative approaches that pushes through the usual boundaries of what the audiences usually expect from choral music: new scenic approaches, new repertoires, new relations to the audience.

Received, sorted and entered film submissions into the database. Wrote summaries of films, organized and took part in the jury viewing sessions. Diverse administrative tasks. [working language: German].www.cologne-conference.de

[maternity leave replacement] Blast-furnace complex turned into a tourist and cultural site.Prepared the opening (April to Nov.) by redesigning the permanent exhibition, recruiting the reception desk and point of sale employees. Negotiated contracts. Implemented the new computerized ticket system. Organized the yearly festival.www.haut-fourneau-u4.fr

[Concert Hall - 500K€ budget - 6 full time employees - 3 stages 500/200/100 - 2 bars - 150 events/year]Successfully put the concert venue back on the map by tightening its scope and enhancing its communication. Streamlined the event production process. Implemented up-to-date security procedures. Successfully operated a private-to-public-sector merger over a fast paced 6 month time frame.www.lestrinitaires.com

Evaluated the European program “Grundtvig2” on behalf of the “Agence Europe Education Formation France”. Conducted interviews across France. Coded, computed and analyzed questionnaires. Wrote and presented the final report.www.europe-education-formation.fr

[Contemporary Music Festival -10 days - 30 shows - 10,000 attending]Artistic advisor. Organized the team, overhauled the database, supervised PR and communications.www.38rugissants.com

[Rock and Pop Festival. 350K€ - 35 employees - 30 shows - 23,000 attending]Managed communications, PR, budget, recruitement and general organization. Successfully built up the audience from 15,000 to 23,000.www.cabaret-frappe.com

Advised elected officials. Assessed grant applications. Wrote up the contract between the City and the State for the building of a new concert hall.www.grenoble.fr

[Music Venue. 180 seat auditorium. Music School. Rehearsal rooms]Supervised end of building. Set up the initial administrative, financial and technical scheme. Built a team and launched the first season.www.maison-musique.fr