IFCM - International Federation for Choral Music

2023 Nov 28

IFCM Choral Composition Competition 2023-2024: The Winners are…

Published: Nov 28,2023

In March 2023, IFCM launched its Sixth International Choral Composition Competition to promote new works in choral music and to encourage innovation in choral writing that fits the needs of a 21st-century choir. The criteria emphasized compositions that combine originality, imagination, and creativity within the context of contemporary global themes.

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FICFE International Festival of Female Choirs in Latin America, 19-24 Nov 2023, Tlaquepaque, Mexico

Published: Jun 29,2023

FICFE’s International Festival of Female Choirs in Latin America (festival Internacional de Coros Femeninosen Latinoamérica) evolves from the interest in music originally composed for female voices and the need to make their presence visible in the artistic and Latin American cultural field.

2023 Nov 16

Conductors Without Borders, Continuation of a Training Cycle for Young Choral Directors in DR Congo

Published: Nov 16,2023

Continuation of a Training Cycle for Young Choral Directors, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 30 October – 4 November 2023

2023 Nov 09

The IFCM online Cafes — International and National

Published: Nov 09,2023

Following the enthusiastic response to the online cafes organized in the past few months, the International Federation for Choral Music is announcing five more of them in the upcoming months! International Cafes will be for IFCM members only while National Cafes will be open to everyone, members or not. These sessions will be informative but also enriched by your active participation.

2023 Nov 03

America Cantat through the eyes of Sofía María Torres Valenzuela

Published: Nov 03,2023

Sofía María Torres Valenzuela is one of the YOUNG IFCM committee members. She is from Chile and recently participated in the America Cantat 10 in La Plata (11-15 October 2023)

2023 Nov 02

Carus-Verlag's New Choral Collection on Swiss Choral Music

Published: Nov 02,2023

Swiss up you choir! Mountains, cheese, chocolate – are those the first things that come to mind when you think of Switzerland?

2023 Sep 28

Empowering the Future of Choral Music: The Vision of YOUNG IFCM

Published: Sep 28,2023

Over the past couple of meetings, YOUNG IFCM has passionately deliberated on its role in shaping the future of choral music. After engaging in comprehensive discussions on the subject, we reached a consensus on the missions we aspire to achieve in and beyond our term.

2023 Sep 28

Africa Cantat 2023 Recap Video

Published: Sep 28,2023

It has already been over a month since the celebration of music during the second edition of the Africa Cantat Festival. It was a journey filled with unforgettable musical moments, heartwarming emotions, and the chance to connect with amazing people from all corners of the continent.

2023 Aug 28

Musica International: Let's Get Emotional!

Published: Aug 28,2023

During the World Symposium on Choral Music 2023 in İstanbul, Jean Sturm, Executive Director of Musica International (www.musicanet.org), presented "Building a concert program using online choral resources: the Musica project". Interesting questions came up, such as "Can I search for sad pieces in Musica?" On Facebook, a choir conductor was looking for “a piece that would convey anxiety/worries”. Another conductor needed a happy song to end a middle-school choir concert.

2023 Aug 09

First Meeting of YOUNG IFCM

Published: Aug 09,2023

The first online meeting of the YOUNG IFCM Youth Committee was an exciting and productive gathering of young choral music enthusiasts and professionals. The meeting took place on August 7, 2023, in an online format to accommodate the global nature of the committee members and ensure everyone's participation. The primary objectives of the meeting were to introduce the committee members to each other, discuss the committee's mission and goals, and outline the plan for upcoming projects and activities. The committee discussed and clarified their shared mission and goals, focusing on empowering and engaging youth in choral music activities and advocating for their inclusion and representation. The members collaboratively brainstormed and discussed potential projects and activities to be undertaken by the committee, and to ensure effective implementation of the projects, the members will allocate roles and responsibilities based on their interests, strengths, and expertise on the next meeting.

2023 Aug 09

Volunteer for Conductors Without Borders

Published: Aug 09,2023

Conductors Without Borders is a core project of IFCM that aims to build bridges between choral communities around the world by providing access to quality choral music instruction to those who may not have easy access to it. As a volunteer choral teacher, you will help realize this goal by sharing your knowledge, skills, and experience in choral music and conducting.

2023 Jul 28

YOUNG IFCM

Published: Jul 28,2023

The idea of creating an IFCM Youth Committee came after a successful program for young choral and cultural managers at the World Choral EXPO in 2022. Noticing the interest of these young participants for IFCM and recognizing the benefits that IFCM could gain from their feedback and vision, the IFCM Board of Directors decided to establish a YOUNG IFCM - youth committee.

2023 Jul 28

The European Choral Association presents its brochure of 2024 choral events

Published: Jul 28,2023

The 2024 ECA brochure is packed with carefully selected choral activities and events organized next year by ECA itself or under its label. All these events are open to choirs and singers, vocal leaders/conductors, creators/composers, educators/teachers, and any choral lovers from Europe and beyond.

2023 Jul 28

Training Leading Voices — Your source for resources

Published: Jul 28,2023

Training Leading Voices, a project in partnership with the European Choral Association, came to an end last month! The project developed interventions for the professionalization of vocal and choral leaders in Europe and the internationalization of their careers.

2023 Jul 13

Celebrating Oxford University Press Music's Anniversary with a.... Song for All

Published: Jul 13,2023

Bringing the world together with a free song by one of the top choral composers, Bob Chilcott, this is what the Oxford University Press (OUP) offers for their 100th Anniversary.

2023 Jun 29

Musica International Celebrates Anniversaries

Published: Jun 29,2023

Musica International (www.musicanet.org), a multimedia collaborative database of the world’s choral repertoire, publishes a comprehensive list of all composers cited in Musica having a jubilee (100, 150, 200, 250 years, etc.) anniversary during the current year and the following three years. This represents hundreds of composers for each of these years.

2023 Jun 29

News from Carus Verlag

Published: Jun 29,2023

Bruckner’s 200th anniversary in 2024 presents a wonderful opportunity to focus on the choral works of a composer highly revered for his Masses, symphonies, and his Te Deum.

2023 Jun 20

IFCM Working Committees 2023-2026

Published: Jun 20,2023

IFCM Board restructures its committees in order to better serve the choral community. During their third meeting on 25 May 2023, newly-elected Board members worked positively and actively to confirm the new structure of the working committees responsible for managing the various matters of IFCM.

2023 Jun 20

The IFCM Board elected a new Editorial Board for the International Choral Magazine (ICM)

Published: Jun 20,2023

The call for the 2023-2026 Editorial Board of the International Choral Magazine was launched in early April 2023. IFCM received 24 applications from 19 countries around the world. The IFCM Board selected eight applicants according to the specifications in the call and the regions they represent. Congratulations and welcome to the new Editorial Board.

2023 May 31

A Coeur Joie International: First Composition Competition Chanter en Français

Published: May 31,2023

A Coeur Joie International (ACJI) is organizing its first composition competition for mixed voices based on French texts – Chanter en français. Open to composers from all over the world without any restrictions, the competition offers 3,000 euros in prizes.