Tenso Network Europe is an association.
Criteria for membership
- Membership is open to professional chamber choirs and vocal ensembles of between 12 and 40 singers.
- Member should be backed up by a professional organization which demonstrates the following:
- A clearly defined division of tasks between performers and organization.
- Year-round activity (thus excluding ad hoc / project-oriented organizations) with a consistent membership-base across projects.
- Sustainability – Members should have existed for more than five seasons and plan to exist for three seasons ahead.
- Members should have an independent programming, such as:
- A significant number of a cappella / small accompaniment programmes
- Their “own” concert series.
- Programming should not predominantly comprise works of the conductor or artistic leader.
- It is desirable that members have a commitment to contemporary music (1950 to present), including premieres and commission works.
- Members are expected to be willing and able to send a representative to attend annual membership meetings (if necessary, arrange travel and accommodation at their own expense).
Annual contribution rates as of 2025
Full members and candidate members:
€ 605 for organizations with an annual budget lower than € 500 000
€ 910 for organizations with an annual budget between € 500 000 and € 1 000 000
€ 1 210 for organizations with an annual budget higher than € 1 000 000
Contribution rates, criteria and conditions are regularly discussed in annual members meetings and may be revised as a result.
Membership applications
Applications for membership can be sent to the Board, which will evaluate the application and – in case of a positive advise – forward the application to the general members meeting for approval.
For any questions you may have, please contact our coordinator Gizem Uygun through coordinator@tensonetwork.eu.