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2025 Mar 20 2025 Mar 23 highlighted
18th Fukushima Vocal Ensemble Competition 2025 co-organized by Japan Choral Association
Published: Aug 14,2024
The Fukushima Vocal Ensemble Competition (20-23 March 2025, Fukushima City, Japan)), co-organized with the Japan Choral Association, is calling for groups to participate.
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2024 Nov 29 highlighted
Watch the Webinar
Published: Nov 29,2024
Watch the Webinar "Creating Choral Music — Talking about the requirements of choral repertoire" which took place on Zoom on 23 November 2024
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2024 Nov 29 highlighted
International Music Council has a new website!
Published: Nov 29,2024
The International Music Council (IMC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new website. With this new website, IMC hopes to offer a more dynamic and fresher image of the organisation, its values, its activities, and its community.
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2024 Nov 29 highlighted
Berkshire Choral International (BCI) opens 2025 Apprentice applications
Published: Nov 29,2024
Applications are open for Berkshire Choral International’s two free educational programs for undergraduate and graduate level music students.
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2024 Oct 31 highlighted
News from Carus Verlag: Carus Digital Vocal Scores
Published: Oct 31,2024
In response to increasing demand, Carus Verlag is now offering their vocal scores in digital form.
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2024 Sep 30 highlighted
Federació Catalana d’Entitats Corals: Catalunya Prizes for Choral Compositions 2025
Published: Sep 30,2024
The 10th International Prizes “Catalunya” for Choral Composition of the Federació Catalana d’Entitats Corals (FCEC) is open until 31 January 2025. Composers can enter compositions based on Catalan texts and harmonizations of traditional Catalan songs in two categories: mixed voices and equal voices.
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2024 Sep 30 highlighted
The new IFCM podcast ‘Unison’ is about to start!
Published: Sep 30,2024
Unison aims to bring together diverse voices and experiences with a dedicated online platform that provides the opportunity for IFCM to reach as many corners of the globe as possible. Through Unison, IFCM seeks to celebrate the global diversity of choral music and to gather voices from around the world in a common online space.
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2024 Sep 30 highlighted
Conductors Without Borders becomes Conductors Beyond Borders
Published: Sep 30,2024
At its summer board meeting, IFCM Board of Directors approved a new name for its international conducting project: Conductors Beyond Borders (CBB). In view of the program’s many initiatives that facilitate connections between conductors from different geographical regions and/or between conductors and singers from neighboring countries, the new title is more appropriate and descriptive.
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2024 Sep 30 highlighted
Online Webinar
Published: Sep 30,2024
Do we want everyone to have access to the psychological, physical, social, and educational benefits of collective singing? Do we want everyone to be able to advance their skills and achieve the highest possible level of artistic quality?
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2025 Jun 13 2025 Jun 16 highlighted
5th End of the World Choir Festival “Trascendence”, Ushuaia, Argentina, 13-16 June 2025
Published: Oct 31,2024
The End of the World Choir Festival is a four-day event featuring concerts, workshops, lectures, and discussion forums under a specific theme that makes each edition unique. It takes place in Ushuaia both in-person and online, with professional live streaming that connects the world to a high-quality artistic and touristic experience.
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2024 Aug 31 highlighted
Carus-Verlag: Choral Music Composed by Women
Published: Aug 31,2024
A real novelty: Choral Music Composed by Women features a total of 47 works for mixed choir. Numerous hidden gems for mixed choir are ready and waiting to be performed in concerts and church services.
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2025 Jul 06 2025 Jul 10 highlighted
Leading Voices 2025, 6-10 July 2025, Tallinn, Estonia
Published: Jun 17,2024
From 6-10 July 2025, Tallinn will host Leading Voices 2025, an event of the European Choral Association organised in cooperation with the Estonian Choral Association and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.
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2025 Jul 07 2025 Jul 13 highlighted
Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corals (FCEC) announces its 60th International Choral Music Festival
Published: Jul 31,2024
FCEC’s International Choral Music Festival (7-13 July 2025) offers an international singing week: six days of workshops and concerts in the heart of Barcelona surrounded by music and cultures from around the world.
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2025 Jul 12 2025 Jul 18 highlighted
European Choral Association International Singing Week Ghent
Published: Aug 31,2024
The International Singing Week Ghent will take place in the heart of the beautiful historical city of Ghent, 12-18 July 2025
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2025 Jul 16 2025 Jul 20 highlighted
45th International Congress PUERI CANTORES, Munich, Germany, 16-20 July 2025
Published: Jun 27,2024
In July 2025, approximately 4,500 young singers from all over the world are invited to Munich to pray, celebrate, and sing for peace together. The third largest city in Germany offers a multitude of churches, a beautiful old town, and numerous tourist attractions.
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2025 Jul 17 2025 Jul 20 highlighted
Montana International Choral Festival, Missoula, USA, 17-20 July 2025
Published: Aug 31,2024
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2025 Jul 19 2025 Jul 19 highlighted
The 7th World Youth Arts Festival in Vienna, Austria
Published: Dec 04,2024
A cordial invitation! The 7th World Youth Arts Festival will take place in Vienna on 19 July 2025. We expect artists of choral music and etc. from Europe, China and all over the world to participate in this summer event.
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2024 Jul 25 highlighted
Leading Voices 2025, Tallin, Estonia, 6-10 July 2025, Sign Up for the Newsletter
Published: Jun 17,2024
On 6-10 July 2025, Tallinn will host Leading Voices, an event of the European Choral Association organised in cooperation with the Estonian Choral Association and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.
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2024 Jul 24 highlighted
World’s First Conducting App Created by Carus Verlag: Now Available in English
Published: Jul 24,2024
A clear conducting technique, the ability to lead lively rehearsals and a sound knowledge of vocal training are all essential attributes for any successful choral conductor. Carus-Verlag offers the ideal toolkit for all aspiring choral conductors. Conductor’s Coach, The App is the first tool for aspiring choir conductors to practice, hone and professionalize their technique.
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2025 Jul 29 2025 Aug 02 highlighted
The Bandung Choral Society Announces its 14th Bali International Choir Festival (BICF)
Published: Jul 25,2024
The 14th Bali International Choir Festival, 29 July-2 August 2025 provides a range of services and resources for choirs and solo singers, including clinics and workshops, evaluation performances, friendship concerts, and competitions in several categories.
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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. Publication temporarily suspended.

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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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