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2023 Feb 23 highlighted
Update on the World Symposium on Choral Music, Istanbul, Türkiye, 25-30 April 2023
Published: Feb 23,2023
Our original plans for the March IFCMeNEWS were quite different until life was interrupted suddenly and dramatically by two unfortunate earthquakes about 1000 km from İstanbul. More than 40,000 voices were muted under the rubble, and hundreds of thousands were left homeless. Having served as a historical bridge between various religious, culinary, and musical traditions for thousands of years, Antioch was almost completely erased from maps. We maintained high hopes throughout the retrieval process and cried out of joy with each miraculous rescue. We are deeply touched by the Mexican rescue dog Proteo dying on duty. All the world embraced our pain. We are grateful for the local and international aid, and we pray for all the victims of the devastating disaster.
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2023 Feb 23 highlighted
YOUNG 2 — Youth International Cultural Management Program
Published: Feb 23,2023
Following the success of the YOUNG program during the World Choral EXPO 2022 in Lisbon and Oeiras, Portugal, IFCM, together with the WSCM 2023 team, has organized a second YOUNG programme in the frame of WSCM 2023.
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2023 Feb 27 highlighted
March Update on Africa Cantat
Published: Feb 27,2023
Africa Cantat 2 is actively preparing to welcome hundreds of festival goers expected in Yaoundé from 1-6 August 2023. The festival will take place on the Nkolbisson campus of the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé.
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2023 Feb 27 highlighted
Musica International: Manage your holdings directly in Musica International database
Published: Feb 27,2023
Do you have an extensive collection of choral scores? Do you manage easily to find your way around the collection? Do you have sufficient information on each piece in your current catalogue?
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2023 Feb 27 highlighted
The American Choral Directors Association is happy to announce its Regional Conferences 2024
Published: Feb 27,2023
The American Choral Directors Association is happy to announce its Regional Conferences 2024
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2023 Feb 27 highlighted
March update of the European Choral Association ECA
Published: Feb 27,2023
Webinar: Collective singing as part of UNESCO's intangible heritage: join us online on 29 March 2023 at 5:00pm (CEST-Central European Summer Time) to learn more on collective singing as part of UNESCO's intangible heritage!
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2023 Feb 28
March 2023 News from Carus-Verlag
Published: Feb 28,2023
Anton Bruckner – 200th anniversary 2024
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2023 Feb 28
Press Release of the Board of Directors of the Florilège Vocal de Tours
Published: Feb 28,2023
The 51st Florilège Vocal de Tours that should have taken place on May 5-7, 2023, is unfortunately cancelled. Please read the Press Release of the Board of Directors of this unique festival which will be missed by many in the choral community. Florilège Vocal de Tours is a long time member of IFCM and we find this situation very regrettable and share their disappointment and regrets.
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2023 Jan 31
World Symposium on Choral Music in Istanbul (25-30 April 2023), the Invited Choirs
Published: Jan 31,2023
The first IFCM worldwide choral gathering in six years will be in the world’s only transcontinental city of Istanbul, 25-30 April 2023, celebrating and exploring the theme of Changing Horizons! Don’t miss out on this festive opportunity to meet with voices of the world! For registration information and more details, go to www.wscmistanbul2023.com.
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2023 Jan 31
February Update on Africa Cantat
Published: Jan 31,2023
It is official. The 2nd Africa Cantat, scheduled to take place in Yaoundé from 1 to 6 August 2023, will be held under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Culture and Arts of Cameroon.
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2023 Jan 31
February Update on America Cantat
Published: Jan 31,2023
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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2023 Jan 31
February Update of the European Choral Association
Published: Jan 31,2023
Brainstorming Report ‘Youth, Mental Health and Culture’ now available. Participants from 23 countries, representing 53 selected organisations, responded to an Open Call in the fields of culture, health, education, and social services. Participants were asked to examine the evidence and practices of the cultural and creative sectors on the mental health of young people from different angles and formulate concrete recommendations and tools for policy makers and cultural practitioners in the European Union and on national levels.
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2023 Jan 31
February Update of Musica International
Published: Jan 31,2023
You said pronunciation? Among other functions, Musica International (www.musicanet.org) provides the correct pronunciation of choral pieces by native speakers. Whenever you see the microphone icon in the description of a score, there is a recording of the text.
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2022 Dec 30
Musica International: Are you a composer or an arranger of choral music?
Published: Dec 30,2022
Are you a composer or an arranger of choral music? If so, are you referenced in Musica International choral database?
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2022 Dec 30
January 2023 News from the European Choral Association
Published: Dec 30,2022
Membership Weekend 2022 in Novi Sad, Serbia, and Voices of Culture Meeting in Brussels, Belgium
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2022 Dec 29
World Symposium on Choral Music in Istanbul (25-30 April 2023), Update on Deadlines, Invited Choirs
Published: Dec 29,2022
As we welcome the New Year, the excitement for WSCM 2023 is rising, not only in Istanbul, but all over the world. Registration continues for the international symposium to be held in Beyoglu, one of the most touristic places in Istanbul. During the 5-day symposium, 11 choirs from 5 continents, and 37 speakers from 26 countries will contribute in 10 venues. In aggregate, more than 16,000 audience members will attend symposium events in the 2,040-seat opera house and other venues. If you want to attend this symposium that will take part in the most beautiful venues in Istanbul, book your place NOW. For registration details and more WSCM 2023 information, seewww.wscmistanbul2023.com. The deadline for earlybird registration is 15 January 2023.
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2023 Jun 30
SUMMA CUM LAUDE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC FESTIVAL VIENNA 2023
Published: Mar 07,2022
Yearly international youth music festival for choirs, orchestras and bands. Competition in the Golden Hall of Vienna Musikverein and workshops at the Vienna Music Unversity. June 30th – July 5th, 2023
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2022 Nov 30
World Symposium on Choral Music in Istanbul, 25-30 April 2023, Registration is Open!
Published: Nov 30,2022
While the upper hemisphere is getting ready for the winter, the WSCM 2023 team is working away to provide you with an event-packed, entertaining, educational, inspiring, and uplifting experience at the long-awaited WSCM 2023 in Istanbul. Registration is now open. You have until 1 January 2023 to register with the Early Bird fee. Masterclassapplicants need to act a little quicker as the deadline for application is 15 December 2022 (please see the website for details on masterclass application conditions).
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2022 Nov 30
The International Federation for Choral Music is Making Progress!
Published: Nov 30,2022
During the last Online Voting in August 2022, the IFCM Membership voted positively on considerable changes in the Bylaws and Membership Policy Document that, among others, will change your voting right in a progressive and more democratic way!
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2022 Nov 30
World Choral Day 2022 is on 11 December 2022
Published: Nov 30,2022
Mark your calendars -- this year, the 2nd Sunday of December when we annually celebrate the World Choral Day (WCD) every year falls on 11 December 2022!
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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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