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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 01
Unison Episode 7 welcomed Sabelo Mthembu from South Africa
Published: Jun 01,2025
Sabelo Mthembu was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1983. A singer, conductor and composer, he began his music career at church at a very young age. His love for choral music saw him grow his skill as a conductor and music director. After leaving the University of Johannesburg Choir in 2008, he co-founded an ensemble called Quava Vocal Group.
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2025 May 30
European Choral Association: Check out the full programme and speaker list for Leading Voices
Published: May 30,2025
The daily schedule for Leading Voices 2025 is LIVE!
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2025 May 30
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) announces the dates and locations of its regional confe
Published: May 30,2025
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) announces the dates and locations of its regional conferences
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2025 May 30
International Music Council Music Rights Award Applications are now open
Published: May 30,2025
The International Music Council (IMC) Music Rights Award is given biennially to a programme or a project that supports, in an exemplary way, the Five Music Rights formulated and disseminated by IMC
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2025 May 30
Summa Cum Laude Festival 2026 in Vienna & Summa Cum Laude on Tour 2026 in South Africa
Published: May 30,2025
SCL Festival 2026, taking place in Vienna from 3–8 July 2026, will showcase the exceptional talent of young composers, from Mozart to today’s rising stars.
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2025 May 16
Unison Episode 6 welcomed Lim Ai Hooi from Singapore
Published: May 16,2025
Lim Ai Hooi is a recognised and respected conductor and educator in Singapore’s choral scene. Ai Hooi graduated in 1989 from the Royal College of Music, London, majoring in Piano and Voice. Over the past 30 years, Ai Hooi has led her school choirs to achieve top honours at numerous renowned international competitions. In 2009, she founded ONE Chamber Choir. Since then, the choir has triumphed at competitions in Philippines, Wales, Hungary, Germany and South Africa, including achieving Champion of the World Choir Games in 2018.
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2025 Apr 29
Unison welcomed David Squire in its 5th episode
Published: Apr 29,2025
David Squire is one of New Zealand’s most prominent conductors. Since 2011, he has been Music Director of the New Zealand Youth Choir, the first alumnus director of the choir. David also directs the Auckland Youth Choir and international award-winning ensembles Voicemale (Westlake Boys High School), Euphony (Kristin School), and the Westlake Symphony Orchestra.
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2025 Apr 29
Unison welcomed Basilio Astulez in its 4th episode
Published: Apr 29,2025
In addition to teaching and conducting Leioa Kantika Korala children's choir and SJB mixed youth choir at the Leioa Municipal Music Conservatory, Basilio Astulez conducts Vocalia Taldea, an award-winning female chamber ensemble (Toulouse, Torrevieja, Maasmechelen, Arezzo, Tours, and Cork). He has recorded 12 albums and toured in Europe, North America, and Asia with these choirs.
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2025 Apr 29
YOUNG, Youth International Cultural Management Programme 2025
Published: Apr 29,2025
Meet the selected candidates who will participate in YOUNG 2025, Youth International Cultural Management Programme, in the frame of the 45th International Congress of Pueri Cantores, 16-20 July 2025, in Munich, Germany.
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2025 Apr 29
IFCM welcomes a new member in the Choir Category: Chœur Miangaly from Madagascar
Published: Apr 29,2025
Created in 2013, Chœur Miangaly is a Malagasy secular choir composed of approximately 30 talented and passionate young singers. With its corporate status, Chœur Miangaly is the single model of choral ensemble in Madagascar.
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2025 Apr 29
Musica International:  A quick way to find information about composers of choral music
Published: Apr 30,2025
All choirs and conductors need information about the composers or arrangers of choral works in order to better introduce these pieces to both the singers and the audiences of their concerts. For example, the years of birth and death of composers in concert programmes are appreciated in order to provide an historical point of reference for the composition. Sometimes short composer biographies help to contextualise the works and enhance both printed programmes and spoken presentations during concerts.
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2025 Apr 29
The World Youth Choir is thrilled to announce its 2025 summer tour across Catalonia and France!
Published: Apr 30,2025
Under the direction of Dutch conductor Daniel Reuss (Capella Amsterdam, Rias Kammerchor, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne), the 2025 World Youth Choir will present a rich and diverse programme of European composers, including Vaughan Williams, Vasks, Schnittke, and Martin, complemented by folk pieces and a world première by a Catalan composer — and World Youth Choir alumna — Anna Campmany Duch.
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2025 Apr 29
Join the World Youth Choir Study Tour on 19-22 July 2025
Published: Apr 30,2025
Organized by Asociación Española de Directores de Coro (AEDCORO) in collaboration with the World Youth Choir Foundation and the Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corals, this Study Tour is available exclusively to AEDCORO members and WYC alumni. It will take place in Barcelona during the 2025 WYC session.
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2025 Apr 29
A Cœur Joie International presents the Choralies, 30 July-7 August 2025
Published: Apr 30,2025
Choralies, Vaison-la-Romaine, France, 30 July-7 August 2025, the French Choral Rendez-vous!
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2025 Apr 29
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Between the Staves
Published: Apr 30,2025
Between the Staves is an initiative of the ACDA Education and Collaboration National Standing Committee.
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2025 Apr 29
Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corales offers Summer Course on Choral Conducting Barcelona, Spain,
Published: Apr 30,2025
The Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corales (FCEC) offers a 4-day course on choral conducting for working groups in three levels: Initial, Intermediate, and Advanced. Each group will work with a pilot choir. Aspects of conducting technique (conducting practices, auditory perception, vocal training, and common singing) and complementary activities (conference and analysis) will be included. The closing concert of the course will take place on 11 July 2025.
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2025 Mar 31
Did you miss IFCM's last Online Cafe with Carmen Acevedo, Jurģis Cābulis and Lim Ai Hooi?
Published: Mar 31,2025
You can still watch on https://www.ifcm.net/service/access-to-ifcm-members-online-cafes-recordings (after login)
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IFCM International Online cafe

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

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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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