Creation of ECSA (European Composers and Songwriters Alliance)

On March 4th to 6th,representatives from APCOE, FFACE and the ECF met in Madrid with a view to forming the umbrella organisation that would identify shared aims, present and defend music writers’ and composers occupational rights and cultural identity in the European arena

In all, 22 countries and 35 organisations came together from all over Europe and on 7th March, at the Theatro Circo Price in Madrid, The European Composer & Songwriter Alliance (ESCA), was formally launched. The Member countries of ECSA are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and of course the United Kingdom. The Praesidium or Executive Board of ECSA is David Ferguson(APCOE), Bernard Grimaldi (FFACE) and Klaus Ager (ECF). David Ferguson will also act as spokesperson.
The ECSA Manifesto is available in the download area.