Founded in 1992, China International Chorus Festival (CICF) is currently the only state-level international chorus festival in China which approved by the state council. As the largest-scale and highest-level international chorus festival held in China, CICF is a cultural activity which brings choirs both at home and abroad together to sing. It is held once every two years, and the past 12 CICFs have been proved a great success. CICF plays an important role in improving performance level of the participating choruses and promoting cultural exchanges between China and other countries.
As a much-loved festival among worldwide choirs, CICF has a great influence and enjoys unanimous praise from professionals, chorus groups as well as people from all walks of life. According to incomplete statistics, in the past 12 festivals, the number of participating choirs has exceeded 1000 and more than 47,000 choir members were involved.
In the tenet of “Build a harmonious world together for the future---Peace and Friendship”, CICF invites people from different countries and regions, of different nationalities and colors to come together and compete on the same platform. Performers sing for peace and friendship, express their happiness and desire for peace，spread friendship and love throughout the world. CICF sticks to the principle of combining art competitions with cultural exchange and performance and try to organize an international and open art festival with authority and fairness. The 14th China International Chorus Festival will be held from July 19 to 25, 2018. We sincerely welcome choral lover from all over the world to join us building the sky of choral music.
14th China International Chorus Festival and IFCM World Choral Education Conference
Performing choirs:
Argentina - Arturo Beruti Choir
Canada - C5 Children’s Choir
Canada - Cadence Vocal Band
Canada - Ensemble Vocal Sénior de la Salle
Gabon - Le Chant sur la Lowé
Hungary - Pannon Voices Mixed Choir
Hungary - The University Choir of Pécs
Hungary - Voisingers
Israel - Moran Singers Ensemble
Italy - Gioventù In Cantata
Kazakhstan - Государственная хоровая капелля
Latvia - Knīpas un Knauķi Choir
New Zealand - Viva Voce
Russia - Choir of Radost
Russia - SARAFAN Chorus
Russia - The Boys’ Choir of the Moscow Sveshnikov Choral College
Spain - Voces para la convivencia Choir
Thailand - Wattana Girls’ Chorus
United Kingdom - Schola Cantorum of Oxford
USA - Ball in the House
USA - The Missouri State University Chorale
USA - The University of Utah Chamber Choir
World Youth Choir (Session 2018)
Speakers at the IFCM World Choral Education Conference:
Ki Adams (Canada), Andrea Angelini (Italy), Alan Bennett (USA), Carole Blankenship (USA), Sandra Chandler (USA), Cristian Grases (USA/Venezuela), Niels Græsholm (Denmark), Saeko Hasegawa (Japan), Rainer Held (Switzerland), Allen Henderson (USA), Daniel Mestre (Spain), Donka Miteva (Germany), Pawasut Piriyapongrat (Thailand), Fumiyo Tozaki (Japan), Vernon Whaley (USA)
Websites:
http://en.cicfbj.cn/ English
http://www.cicfbj.cn Chinese
Official magazine of the International Federation for Choral Music, the International Choral Bulletin 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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