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2022 Jul 08 highlighted
Leave your Mark: Host the World Symposium on Choral Music in 2026
Published: Jul 08,2022
The International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM) announces a proposal call to host the World Symposium on Choral Music (WSCM 2026). This triennial symposium is the peak global event in the international choral calendar. It draws together the world’s leading musicians, choirs, vocal ensembles, conductors, composers, clinicians and arts administrators for a superlative experience of concerts, workshops, seminars, presentations and networking opportunities.
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2022 Jun 27 highlighted
Breaking News! The World Symposium on Choral Music goes to Istanbul, Turkey, in 2023!
Published: Jun 27,2022
We are happy to announce that the World Symposium on Choral Music (WSCM), one of the biggest events of the International Federation for Choral Music, will be held in Turkey from 25th to 30th of April 2023 with the support of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The event will be organized by the Turkish representative of IFCM, the Choral Culture Association.
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2022 May 27 highlighted
Special World Choral Day 2022: Sing for Peace, Choirs of the World!
Published: May 27,2022
You can now listen to the recording of the official anthem of the World Choral Day 2022-2023, “On the Road of Life” composed by Chris Artley (New Zealand), the prize-winning piece of the 5th IFCM International Composition Competition.
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2022 Apr 29 highlighted
Creating Futures in Choral Music: Update
Published: Apr 29,2022
We are happy to report that our membership campaign “Creating Futures in Choral Music” is increasing steadily. Many new, young members have already received their 2022-2023 IFCM membership cards and will soon be contacted regarding IFCM’s online activities.
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2022 Jul 29 highlighted
The Brochure of the European Choral Association Activities is out!
Published: Jul 29,2022
In this brochure, you will find a comprehensive selection of the 2023 international events of the European Choral Association and those under its label.
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2022 Jul 29 highlighted
America Cantat 10, La Plata, Argentina, 11-15 October 2023
Published: Jul 29,2022
The America Cantat 10 Festival will take place in the City of La Plata, Argentina (capital of the Province of Buenos Aires), 11-15 October 2023. We will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first version of America Cantat which was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1992.
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2022 Jul 29 highlighted
News from the Japan Choral Association (JCA)
Published: Jul 29,2022
Sing Furusato (Hometown) in Ukrainian and Japanese!
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2022 Jul 21 highlighted
Updates on the Korean Federation for Choral Music
Published: Jul 21,2022
The Korean Federation for Choral Music (KFCM) was established in 1976 for the expansion and globalization of the Korean choral music. KFCM joined the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM) in 2005. Here are some updates on the Federation that hosted the World Symposium on Choral Music in Seoul in 2014 and that just elected a new President for the next three years.
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2022 May 27 highlighted
IFCM Opens a New Branch in Lisbon, Portugal
Published: May 27,2022
2022 is a significant year for IFCM. Not only is it the celebration year of our 40th anniversary, but we have also reached several critical milestones in terms of the administration of our Federation.
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2022 May 27 highlighted
Let the IFCM 40th Anniversary Celebration begin!
Published: May 27,2022
The Choral Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles — A Coeur Joie Belgium, long time member of IFCM based in Namur, Belgium, organized a concert dedicated to IFCM’s 40th Anniversary on 16 May 2022, in the frame of their international festival Namur en Chœurs.
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2022 May 27 highlighted
Where to Meet Musica International this Summer?
Published: May 27,2022
After almost three years away from the live choral scene due to the global health crisis, international choral events are resuming. Members of the Musica International team are delighted to be able to meet many of you face-to-face again, to exchange our ideas on the propagation of the choral repertoire, to advise you on how to optimize your use of our database of nearly 200,000 choral scores, and to allow you to develop, among other things, concert or festival programs that meet your wishes!
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2022 May 27 highlighted
ACDA International Journal for Research in Choral Singing Positions Open
Published: May 27,2022
The International Journal for Research in Choral Singing, ACDA's choral research journal, announces an international call for applications and nominations for the journal’s editorial board, as well as for associate editor and/or editor
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2022 Mar 30 highlighted
Special World Choral Day 2022: Sing for Peace, Choirs of the World
Published: Mar 30,2022
Galvanized by our solidarity with all who are impacted by aggression and hostilities around the world, especially the current war in Ukraine, we call upon the global choral community to raise their voices to Sing for Peace. Join this special edition of World Choral Day, now and until December, to uphold and defend the values of unity, peace, and understanding!
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2022 Mar 29 highlighted
Creating Futures in Choral Music
Published: Mar 29,2022
IFCM Fundraising campaign 2022 Would you like to make an impact in the choral world? Would you like to support young people in different parts of the world? Would you like to be involved in shaping the future of choral music? Let IFCM help you help the future of choral music.
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2020 Mar 26 highlighted
Call for articles in the International Choral Bulletin (ICB)
Published: Aug 30,2019
Would you like to be published in an international choral journal distributed to thousands of IFCM members and associates around the world? Send us your article!
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2020 Mar 26 highlighted
Follow IFCM on Instagram too
Published: Mar 26,2020
Please follow us on Instagram to make sure you don’t miss our important choral news and content.
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2022 Jun 29
World Choral EXPO: YOUNG Youth International Cultural Management Program
Published: Jun 29,2022
In the framework of World Choral EXPO 2022, IFCM has created a program for young choral managers. YOUNG Youth International Management Program aims to give ten selected young individuals from all over the world an opportunity to learn and expand their knowledge and skills in the international cultural field by working closely with the WCE organizing team. The ten selected YOUNGs will come to Lisbon and have an opportunity to learn on the spot what is needed to organize an international festival. Looking forward to seeing these young people in person in September 2022!
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2022 Jun 29
News from Fayha Choir, Lebanon
Published: Jun 29,2022
Faya Choir becomes the first national choir of Lebanon. They also started a new project: the Lebanon Choir for Peace
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2022 Jun 29
Choral Canada/Canada Choral updates
Published: Jun 29,2022
Choral Canada/Canada Choral is pleased to announce the publication of an extensive digital Recording Archive of the National Youth Choir of Canada (1986-2022). For those looking to explore the rich heritage of Canadian choral composers, this is extraordinary resource of choral works (including both Canadian and non-Canadian works) sung by Canadian youth is now available to you. We hope you enjoy the superb work of the hundreds of singers and many artistic staff and musicians who came together to perform these pieces across the country. Program at least one Canadian work next season!
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2022 Jun 29
IFCM Welcomes a New Choir Member: Coro de Jovenes de Madrid
Published: Jun 29,2022
Composed of more than 70 young people and conducted by Juan Pablo de Juan, Coro de Jovenes de Madrid (Youth Choir of Madrid) has gradually achieved great prestige at national and international level, winning numerous awards and getting very positive reviews. Email : asociacion@corojovenesmadrid.com
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IFCM International Choral Magazine

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.

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Global Choral Calendar

Our 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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