The 50th General Assembly of the EMU and the European Music School Forum took place from 28 May to 1 June in Vic, Spain, and in various other locations across Catalonia. The event was kindly hosted by the Catalan Association of Music Schools (ACEM) and the Spanish Association of Music and Dance Schools (UEMyD). It preceded the 15th edition of the European Youth Music Festival RITMIKS, which was organised by ACEM in cooperation with UEMyD and took place throughout the Catalan territory.