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2023 Nov 02 highlighted
Carus-Verlag's New Choral Collection on Swiss Choral Music
Published: Nov 02,2023
Swiss up you choir! Mountains, cheese, chocolate – are those the first things that come to mind when you think of Switzerland?
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2023 Nov 02 highlighted
IFCM Vice-President, María Guinand, Awarded an Honorary Doctorate
Published: Nov 02,2023
On 31 October 2023, IFCM Vice-President María Guinand was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas for her exceptional contribution to the development of Venezuelan choral music and for her tireless educative work
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2023 Sep 28 highlighted
Chinese Moon Festival Video Collaboration
Published: Sep 28,2023
The International Federation for Choral Music is happy to announce a new collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of China for the publication of a choral video to celebrate the Chinese Moon festival.
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2023 Sep 28 highlighted
Africa Cantat 2023 Recap Video
Published: Sep 28,2023
It has already been over a month since the celebration of music during the second edition of the Africa Cantat Festival. It was a journey filled with unforgettable musical moments, heartwarming emotions, and the chance to connect with amazing people from all corners of the continent.
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2023 Nov 19 2023 Nov 24
FICFE International Festival of Female Choirs in Latin America, 19-24 Nov 2023, Tlaquepaque, Mexico
Published: Jun 29,2023
FICFE’s International Festival of Female Choirs in Latin America (festival Internacional de Coros Femeninosen Latinoamérica) evolves from the interest in music originally composed for female voices and the need to make their presence visible in the artistic and Latin American cultural field.
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2024 Jan 13 2024 Jan 14
ACDA Children’s & Community Youth Choir Conductors’ Retreat
Published: Jul 28,2023
As we emerge from three years of Covid, we are all in need of healing ourselves as well as finding ways to help our choristers heal. Nashville is at the heart of America’s music. For this retreat, the American Choral Directors Association found a hosting venue that will truly help the participants heal their soul and reconnect them as a community through songs.
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2023 Oct 25
European Choral Association: Collective Singing as Intangible Cultural Heritage
Published: Oct 25,2023
The European Choral Association published an advocacy statement, calling on decision-makers and cultural heritage professionals to fully recognize the importance and the role of intangible cultural heritage and encourage measures of support, protection and promotion.
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2023 Sep 28
Conductors' Cafe
Published: Sep 28,2023
On Sunday, 24th September, the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM) successfully organized the International Conductors' Café event. This interactive and informative session took place through Zoom and was livestreamed on Facebook, attracting a significant audience from across the globe.
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2023 Sep 28
Empowering the Future of Choral Music: The Vision of YOUNG IFCM
Published: Sep 28,2023
Over the past couple of meetings, YOUNG IFCM has passionately deliberated on its role in shaping the future of choral music. After engaging in comprehensive discussions on the subject, we reached a consensus on the missions we aspire to achieve in and beyond our term.
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2023 Sep 28
Call for Young Singers in the Asia Pacific Region for APYC 2024!
Published: Sep 28,2023
The IFCM Asia Pacific Choral Council and Working Committee are now pleased to announce that the APYC 2024 session will be held in Daegu, South Korea, in July 2024.
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2024 Mar 21 2024 Mar 24
17th Fukushima Vocal Ensemble Competition 2024 co-organized by Japan Choral Association
Published: Aug 11,2023
The Fukushima Vocal Ensemble Competition, 21-24 March 2024, co-organized with JCA, is calling for participating groups
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2023 Aug 28
IFCM Welcomes a new member in the category National Organization
Published: Aug 28,2023
ADICORA, the Association of Choir Conductors of the Argentine Republic. The Association of Choir Conductors of the Argentine Republic (ADICORA) was founded in 2003 and is composed of directors from across the country. It is organized into branches and delegations located in the Argentine provinces, with a federal and democratic vision built upon commitment, respect, and professionalism.
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2023 Aug 28
What's in the next International Choral Magazine (October 2023)
Published: Aug 28,2023
What’s going on in the international choral world? Big festivals are in a time of change. Some are discussing the future and others are enjoying their current success, e.g., Africa Cantat in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Composer birthdays are always great programming considerations, and in 2023 we are celebrating Györgi Ligeti’s 100th birthday.
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2023 Aug 28
Musica International: Let's Get Emotional!
Published: Aug 28,2023
During the World Symposium on Choral Music 2023 in İstanbul, Jean Sturm, Executive Director of Musica International (www.musicanet.org), presented "Building a concert program using online choral resources: the Musica project". Interesting questions came up, such as "Can I search for sad pieces in Musica?" On Facebook, a choir conductor was looking for “a piece that would convey anxiety/worries”. Another conductor needed a happy song to end a middle-school choir concert.
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2023 Aug 28
Still time to renew your IFCM membership
Published: Aug 28,2023
Whether you have already renewed your IFCM membership this year or haven’t done it yet, you are invited to (re)discover the benefits of what your membership offers. You will find the complete list of benefits and advantages here. The list has been updated recently, so you might find much more value than expected for your IFCM membership.
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2024 Apr 04 2024 Apr 08
Misatango Choir Festival Berlin
Published: Apr 04,2023
Under the baton of Maestro Saul Zaks, with composer Martín Palmeri at the piano and international soloists, participating choirs will jointly rehearse and perform the famous “Misa a Buenos Aires”, a contemporary roman mass in an authentic Argentinean tango style, as well as the world premiere of a new piece by Martín Palmeri in the fantastic modern venue of the Berlin Philharmonie.
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2023 Aug 09
First Meeting of YOUNG IFCM
Published: Aug 09,2023
The first online meeting of the YOUNG IFCM Youth Committee was an exciting and productive gathering of young choral music enthusiasts and professionals. The meeting took place on August 7, 2023, in an online format to accommodate the global nature of the committee members and ensure everyone's participation. The primary objectives of the meeting were to introduce the committee members to each other, discuss the committee's mission and goals, and outline the plan for upcoming projects and activities. The committee discussed and clarified their shared mission and goals, focusing on empowering and engaging youth in choral music activities and advocating for their inclusion and representation. The members collaboratively brainstormed and discussed potential projects and activities to be undertaken by the committee, and to ensure effective implementation of the projects, the members will allocate roles and responsibilities based on their interests, strengths, and expertise on the next meeting.
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2023 Jul 28
YOUNG IFCM
Published: Jul 28,2023
The idea of creating an IFCM Youth Committee came after a successful program for young choral and cultural managers at the World Choral EXPO in 2022. Noticing the interest of these young participants for IFCM and recognizing the benefits that IFCM could gain from their feedback and vision, the IFCM Board of Directors decided to establish a YOUNG IFCM - youth committee.
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2023 Jul 28
The European Choral Association presents its brochure of 2024 choral events
Published: Jul 28,2023
The 2024 ECA brochure is packed with carefully selected choral activities and events organized next year by ECA itself or under its label. All these events are open to choirs and singers, vocal leaders/conductors, creators/composers, educators/teachers, and any choral lovers from Europe and beyond.
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2023 Jul 28
Training Leading Voices — Your source for resources
Published: Jul 28,2023
Training Leading Voices, a project in partnership with the European Choral Association, came to an end last month! The project developed interventions for the professionalization of vocal and choral leaders in Europe and the internationalization of their careers.
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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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