Miriam Pascual
Cadier en Keer
Summary
Passionate about culture, performing arts and education, my profile results from an extensive artistic background, management, and business experience in education and the classical music industry. I bring proven leadership, organizational, and customer relations skills. Independently solves problems and keeps teams on task to handle diverse business requirements. History retaining clients and talented staff.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Coordinator European Opera Academy (EOA), Coordinator/teacher Your Art as a Business (YAB), Master Research Coach
Conservatorium Maastricht
11.2018 - Current
- Company Overview: Conservatorium Maastricht is a leading institution for music education in the Netherlands, focusing on various artistic profiles within classical music, jazz, and music education
- Tasks performed as EOA Coordinator:
- Advise and guide the development of new modules for singers, pianists, conductors, stage designers, composers, and other transversal creative profiles related to the professional opera world.
- Optimization of human and financial resources by restructuring processes and organizational dynamics
- Doubling application numbers by improving marketing and promotion strategies
- Optimization of using Erasmus grants to support new developments in the network
- Organization of gathering events that facilitate ideas and vision exchange on opera education among EOA members and relevant professionals in the sector
- Examples: Conference Preview Maastricht and M4 Music Theatre Festival (2019), in the framework of an Erasmus+ project, and the EOA Open Days (Florence, January 2023; Maastricht, January 2024)
- As YAB Coordinator: Design and implementation of Your Art as a Business (YAB) program in Master and Bachelor, which resulted in a structure that includes mandatory and elective elements to answer the needs of different student profiles better
- Migration of YAB lectures and workshops to a digital environment
- Since September 2019, Master Research Coach
- Since September 2021, Curriculum Committee member
Freelance Consultant
Deusto University
10.2019 - 10.2020
- Benchmarking study: Economic Sustainability in European Opera Organizations
- Analyzed data sets to identify trends and opportunities for process improvements within client organizations.
- Client: Auditorio de Tenerife
Business Development Department
ABAO-OLBE
09.2017 - 10.2018
- Company Overview: Bilbao Opera is a prominent opera company in Spain known for its rich cultural contributions
- Managing existing sponsors and researching information about new sponsors
- Organize and give introduction talks about opera
- Editorial coordination of the Season Book 2018-2019
- In 2019 the same activity was continued for Season Book 2019-2020 as freelancer
Stage, Assistant Project Manager
music:LX
03.2016 - 10.2017
- Company Overview: Luxembourg Export Office focuses on promoting Luxembourg's music and artists internationally
- Assisted in the successful completion of projects by coordinating tasks, monitoring progress, and maintaining documentation at the jazz and classical music sections
- Intensify and smoothen the contact with the Spanish-speaking music sector, Spain and Latin-America
Sales and Marketing
Odradek Records
03.2016 - 10.2017
- Company Overview: Odradek Records is a USA-based label known for its diverse music catalog
- Online and representation, Freelance
- Achievements: Representation at conferences such as Classical Next, JazzAhead and WOMEX
- Bring in new customers for the Ghost Label-service
- Organization of PR campaigns in most relevant music magazines like Gramophone, BBC Music en Downbeat
Assistent Artist Manager
Agencia Camera
03.2017 - 09.2017
- Company Overview: Agencia Camera is one of the main classical music agencies in Spain, representing various artists
- Negotiated contracts and terms with agents and talent by attending meetings and creating deals.
- Booking and production at the Soloists and Chamber Music Ensembles department of Agencia Camera
- Managing the CRM-database
Internship
ABAO-OLBE
04.2016 - 07.2016
- Company Overview: Bilbao Opera is a prominent opera company in Spain, known for its rich cultural contributions
- Project development at the membership department, aiming for a young audience
- Achievements: Design and implementation of the GAZTEAM-ABAO project, aiming to develop a young audience
- Launching of a youth-outreach-programme in the regional and national press
- Since the project was presented in September 2016, the community has risen to over 200 active members
- Bilbao Opera is a prominent opera company in Spain, known for its rich cultural contributions
Composition and Music Theory Teacher
Several Spanish Conservatories
03.2010 - 08.2016
- Teacher at Pre-college Spanish Conservatories: Conservatorio Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Bilbao, Conservatori de Palma de Mallorca, Palma de Mallorca (2014-2015); Conservatori de les Il
Education
Ph.D. - Leisure, Culture and Communication for Human Development
Deusto University
Bilbao10-2025
Master - Cultural Management: Music, Dance and Drama
ICCMU - Complutense, University of Madrid
01.2017
Master - Cultural Management: Cultural Industries
UOC, Open University of Catalonia
01.2015
Bachelor - Composition and Music Theory
High Conservatoire for Music "Joaquin Rodrido"
01.2009
Professional music diploma at medium level - singing
Professional Conservatoire Número 2
01.2010
Professional music diploma at medium level - piano
Conservatoire for Music "Mestre Vert"
01.2004
Skills
- Excellent communication and networking skills
- Decisive leadership
- Inspiring leadership
- Good at delegating
- Analytical mind
- Critical thinking
- Proactive
- Well-organized
- Relationship Building
- Efficient
- Multitasking
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: Valencia, Spain
- Date of Birth: 06/09/83
- Nationality: Spanish
- Driving License: B
Artisticexperience
- Singer (soloist and choralist), Capella Davídica, Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain, 01/01/12, 01/01/13, Soloist for concert at Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona (02/01/13)
- Composer, Adiós, mi España Querida (music theatre), Madrid, Spain, Ville de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 01/01/11, 01/01/12, Performances at Festival Alternativo de Teatro, Música y Danza de Madrid (national premiere 2011), Abbye Neumünster Luxembourg (international premiere 2012)
- Singer (soloist and choralist), Capella d’Art Músic, Xàtiva, Spain, 01/01/02, 01/01/10, Spanish and Latin American Renaissance and Baroque repertoire
References
- Joachim Junghanss, Associate Director Head of Jazz & Pop, AEMA, Composing for Film and Young Talents at CvA, joachim.junghanss@ahk.nl
- Anna Einarsson, Dean Academy of Opera at Oslo National Academy of the Arts, annaeina@khio.no
- Jeanne-Minette Cilliers, Vocal Coach Opera Theatre Faculty at Manhattan School of Music, jcilliers@msmnyc.edu
- Waut Koeken, Artistic and General Manager Opera Zuid, w.koeken@operazuid.nl
- Maria Luisa Molina, General Director Bilbao Opera, mluisamolina@abao.org
- Bernhard Kerres, Executive coach, former Intendant Konzerthaus Wien, bernhard@bernhardkerres.com
Additional Information
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Languages
Spanish, Valencian
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
Italian
Advanced
C1
French
Upper intermediate
B2
Dutch
Intermediate
B1
Timeline
Freelance Consultant
Deusto University
10.2019 - 10.2020
Coordinator European Opera Academy (EOA), Coordinator/teacher Your Art as a Business (YAB), Master Research Coach
Conservatorium Maastricht
11.2018 - Current
Business Development Department
ABAO-OLBE
09.2017 - 10.2018
Assistent Artist Manager
Agencia Camera
03.2017 - 09.2017
Internship
ABAO-OLBE
04.2016 - 07.2016
Stage, Assistant Project Manager
music:LX
03.2016 - 10.2017
Sales and Marketing
Odradek Records
03.2016 - 10.2017
Composition and Music Theory Teacher
Several Spanish Conservatories
03.2010 - 08.2016
Master - Cultural Management: Music, Dance and Drama
ICCMU - Complutense, University of Madrid
Master - Cultural Management: Cultural Industries
UOC, Open University of Catalonia
Bachelor - Composition and Music Theory
High Conservatoire for Music "Joaquin Rodrido"
Professional music diploma at medium level - singing
Professional Conservatoire Número 2
Professional music diploma at medium level - piano
Conservatoire for Music "Mestre Vert"
Ph.D. - Leisure, Culture and Communication for Human Development
Deusto University
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