On 11-12 June 2025, over 100 music sector stakeholders came together in Brussels, Belgium, for the 13th edition of the European Forum on Music (EFM) with the theme “Celebrating Musical Diversity”.
EFM celebrated 20 years of the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and highlighted it as a key reference point for shaping policies that affect the music and wider cultural sector.
Musical diversity was at the centre of the exchanges throughout all panel discussions highlighting it in the context of EU policies, freedom of artistic expression, fair working conditions, and AI.
IFCM International Online Cafes are open to everyone! Recordings are available to IFCM members only. Since the first online meeting in 2023, IFCM has invited prestigious choral leaders, conductors and composers, from all over the world: Maria Guinand (Venezuela), Eric Banks (USA), Michael Ostrzyga (Germany), Tracy Wong (Malaysia/Canada), Luz Helena Peñaranda (Colombia), Joel Magus P. Navarro (Philippines), Ana María Raga (Venezuela), Carmen Acevedo (Puerto Rico), Jurģis Cābulis (Latvia), Lim Ai Hooi (Singap
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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