CONFLUENCE

Calling all creatives!

Echoes in the Valley invites performers, researchers, filmmakers, collectors, and creators to submit their work to share at EITV 2025 Confluence.

Moving away from our previous format, this year’s Confluence is no longer a round-table convening, but rather a casual and celebratory gathering. We are reimagining Confluence as a coming together of musicians, teachers, students, music enthusiasts and supporters to connect, share and exchange stories, experiences, ideas and inspirations around music-related projects.

We have seen a surge of movements, small and big, around music. Some have used social media to document otherwise inaccessible musical traditions. With limited resources, some have started their own museums of folk instruments. Music has driven many young artists to explore their metaphorical roots. Today, we know that music can also be used in therapeutic ways. We have seen communities revitalise decades old and long forgotten indigenous musical heritage. And music continues to be a tool for cultural and political movements.

To honour these and many other important (and sometimes thankless) initiatives around music, this year’s theme for the Confluence is Rising Chorus. We want to hear the part you sing in this chorus.

FORMAT
You can share an idea or a messy work-in-progress; pitch your dream project; premiere your music video or a trailer for your film; repackage your 200-page thesis into a crisp story; let the audience take a peek into your personal archive; or simply perform an original piece of music. But whatever you choose to share, you must do so in 10 minutes.

Submission Deadline: 15 February 2025
Notification of Acceptance: 20 February 2025
EITV 2025 Confluence: 6 March 2025

For more details about format contact Smarika 9813442027 ‬or write to us at echoesinthevalley@gmail.com