For classical music ensembles, however, the looming divorce brings into question whether the UK can extract itself from the union without undermining its links to the broader European music and arts sectors. On both sides of the channel, pan-European orchestras are examining whether Brexit will force changes in their relationship with the UK. A European Union orchestra departs the UKFor the European Union Baroque Orchestra (EUBO), a renowned early-music ensemble consisting of EU member nations’ top young musicians, the answer is yes. “We are an official cultural ambassador for the European Union, and we receive co-funding from the European Union” through the European Commission’s Creative Europe program. An orchestra of Europe, not the European UnionFor the pan-European, London-based Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE), the story is different.

Source: Daily News Egypt April 04, 2017 12:22 UTC