Produced by Britten Pears Arts in partnership with Counterpoints Arts as part of the Platforma Festival (October 2025).

This strategic ThinkTank is being convened to explore and address the intersections between music, migration, and displacement. This initiative brings together artists, cultural leaders, policy makers, academics, funders, and grassroots organisations to collectively envision more inclusive, sustainable, and impactful ways to create opportunities for refugee and migrant musicians and foster meaningful musical participation among displaced communities.

Migration is as old as humanity and as it continues to shape our society, music emerges not only as a form of cultural expression and emotional survival but also as a tool for community-building, advocacy, and socio-economic inclusion. This ThinkTank aims to generate actionable insights, identify structural barriers, and propose frameworks for ethical, long-term support, career development, and community engagement.

This is an invitation only curated Think Tank, with learnings and outcomes to be shared as appropriate in due course.