INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR CHORAL MUSIC
Major choral organizations who came together as Founders and have remained united in a common mission.
The American Choral Directors Association (USA)
A Coeur Joie International (France)
European Choral Association – Europa Cantat (Europe)
Japan Choral Association (Japan)
Nordisk Korforum NKF (Scandinavia)
Milestones in the History of IFCM
The International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM) works to strengthen cooperation between national and international organizations and individuals in all aspects of choral music.
Through its world and regional symposia, conducting master classes, the World Youth Choir, ChoralNet website, World Choral Census, International Choral Bulletin, World Choral Day, Conductors Without Borders, and many other projects, IFCM fulfills its purpose regularly.
IFCM has achieved important results:
1982: Creation of the IFCM in Namur, Belgium
1987: First World Symposium in Vienna, Austria
1988: First issue of the World Choral Census
1989: Opening of the International Center for Choral Music in Namur, Belgium
1990: Second World Symposium in Stockholm, Sweden, Helsinki, Finland, Tallinn, Estonia
1990: First session of the World Youth Choir
1992: First issue of the International Choral Bulletin in four (4) languages
1992: First World Choral Day
1993: Third World Symposium in Vancouver, BC, Canada
1993: First IFCM master class in Namur, Belgium
1993: Publication of “Cantemus 1,″ Song Book and CD
1995: First Regional Symposium in Ljubljana, Slovenia
1996: Fourth World Symposium in Sydney, Australia
1996: ChoralNet becomes the IFCM official web site
1997: IFCM 15th Anniversary festival in Namur, Belgium
1998: IFCM creates Musica International with the CAPA in Strasbourg, France
1999: Fifth World Symposium in Rotterdam, Netherlands
1999: Opening of an International IFCM Headquarters in Altea, Spain
2000: First conference of the Commission of Choral Conductors in Altea, Spain
2000: First conference of the Commission on Ethnic Choral Music in Puerto Rico
2002: Sixth World Symposium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
2002: Publication of IFCM Cookbook!
2004: Opening of the IFCM Asia Pacific Regional Secretariat in Busan, South Korea
2004: “Songbridge” becomes a project of International Federation for Choral Music
2005: Seventh World Symposium in Kyoto, Japan
2006: First World Assembly for Choral Conductors Associations in Buenos Aires, Argentina
2007: First “Asia Pacific Cantat” in Taipei, Taiwan
2007: IFCM 25th Anniversary festival “Namur en Chœur”, Belgium
2008: Eighth World Symposium in Copenhagan, Denmark
2008: First Forum “Youth, Art & Management” in Caen, France
2008: Creation of the project “African Children Sing!”
2008: Creation of the project “Choral Conductors Without Borders”
2009: Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the World Youth Choir in Örebro, Sweden
2010: First International Competition for Choral Composition “A Choral Work for Peace”
2011: Ninth World Choral Symposium in Puerto Madryn, Argentina
2012: First World Choral Summit, Beijing, China
2013: Asia Pacific Choral Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2013: America Cantat, Bogota, Columbia
2013: Voices Festival, Mediterranean, Barcelona, Spain
2013: Asia Pacific Choral Council established
2014: Tenth World Symposium in Seoul, South Korea
2015: Feeding Souls, Thanking for Food - Expo Milano 2015
2015: IFCM World Choral Expo Macau
2016: China International Chorus Festival & IFCM Choral Education Conference
2017: 11th World Symposium on Choral Music, Barcelona, Spain
2017: China (Qiandongnan) International Folk Song Choral Festival and IFCM World Voices Conference
2017: Belt & Road Choral Festival in Hohhot, China
Official magazine of the International Federation for Choral Music, the International Choral Magazine is published quarterly in the four official languages of IFCM: English, French, German and Spanish. It is distributed in more than 80 countries on the five continents and is the official voice of choral music around the world.
Read moreOur focus at the moment is to unite the choral calendars of international choral organisations. Meanwhile please consult the calendar of choral events published by the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat here.
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