IFCM - International Federation for Choral Music

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15th European Youth Choir Festival Basel – CALL FOR CHOIRS!

Published: Oct 31,2025

Basel, Switzerland I 4-9 May 2027 Registration open from 1 December 2025 – 31 January 2026 The EJCF Basel ranges among the most important platforms for highly qualified children’s and youth choirs in the world.

2025 Sep 30

Did You Miss the IFCM Online Café Beware of Vowels and Consonants!?

Published: Sep 30,2025

In this Online Café, we’ll hear from someone who knows exactly how that bridge is built. Our guest is Anastasia Kananovich, originally from Russia and now residing in France, where she is a doctoral student at the University of Strasbourg. Anastasia is perfectly qualified to explain to us why we should "Beware of Vowels and Consonants"!

2025 Sep 30

World Youth Choir (WYC) New Recording

Published: Sep 30,2025

In August 2025, the World Youth Choir had the privilege of performing in the stunning Seu Vella de Lleida as part of the WYC tour in Catalonia/Spain and France. The breathtaking venue, acoustics, and the warmth of the audience made this concert a truly unforgettable experience.

2025 Sep 30

The International Federation of Pueri Cantores Presents its New President and Board

Published: Sep 30,2025

The International Federation of Pueri Cantores (FIPC) marked its 75th anniversary in Paris with a tour of Notre Dame, a reception, and a gala concert featuring the Petits Chanteurs de la Croix de Bois and the French National Pueri Cantores Choir. Delegates from across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Lebanon attended the General Assembly, both in-person and virtually.

2025 Sep 30

Get ready for the 71st Cork International Choral Festival, Ireland, 29 April-3 May 2026

Published: Sep 30,2025

Don’t miss the application deadline for the 2026 Fleischmann International Trophy Competition: 31 October 2025. The application deadline for the International Non-Competitive Participation is 30 November 2025.

2025 Sep 23

Berkshire Choral Summer 2026 Season

Published: Sep 23,2025

Berkshire Choral is the elevated music camp experience for adults. Pick a program you like and you’ll sing amazing repertoire with world-class conductors, sharpen your skills, and bond with new friends who love to sing as much as you do.

2025 Aug 29

World Symposium on Choral Music 2026, Meet the Committees

Published: Aug 29,2025

Meet the members of the Administrative and Artistic Committees of the World Symposium on Choral Music 2026

2025 Aug 29

Musica International — New Piece Added to the Library

Published: Aug 29,2025

A new choral work has been added to Musica International, the multimedia, multilingual, and collaborative database of choral repertoire.

2025 Aug 29

InChoral International Choral Festival Network — New Season of Festivals and Competitions

Published: Aug 29,2025

Meeting Music, based in Germany and part of the InChoral International Choral Festival Network, is pleased to announce its new season of international choral festivals and competitions.

2025 Aug 28

News from the European Choral Association (ECA): SWAN Survey & New Brochure

Published: Aug 29,2025

Add your project to the Swan Database: Share your inclusive singing initiatives The ECA Brochure 2026 is out

2025 Aug 12

Carus Verlag: Beethoven 2027 — Pure Choral Joy!

Published: Aug 12,2025

Ludwig van Beethoven stands as one of the most influential composers in music history. In 2027, we will commemorate the 200th anniversary of his death. Through the Beethoven vocal Project, Carus has made Beethoven's rich choral repertoire accessible to choirs worldwide: including the Missa solemnis, which Beethoven himself regarded as one of his greatest achievements, alongside the magnificent Mass in C major.

2025 Jul 31

World Youth Choir 2025, Until They Meet Again

Published: Jul 31,2025

The World Youth Choir Summer Session 2025 officially began in Barcelona on 14 July, bringing together 62 talented young singers from 36 countries for several weeks of music, learning, and connection.

2025 Jul 31

Did You Miss the IFCM Online Café, 26 July 2025, 2PM CEST: Creating Choral Music

Published: Jul 31,2025

The Online Café "Creating Choral Music: Exploring the Art of Choral Composition” took place on Zoom on 26 July 2025.

2025 Jul 31

YOUNG Programme 2025, Pueri Cantores Festival, Munich (14–21 July 2025)

Published: Jul 31,2025

The third edition of the IFCM YOUNG programme was successfully held in Munich from 14 to 21 July 2025, as part of the Pueri Cantores International Festival. This year’s program gathered eight emerging choral managers from Europe and around the world, offering them a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in organizing a large-scale international choral event.

2025 Jul 31

Conductors Beyond Borders, Douala, Cameroon, 21-28 June 2025

Published: Jul 31,2025

This training session marks the end of a three-year Conductors Beyond Borders (CBB) programme (2021–2024), with a week of training taking place each semester. The 2025 session, led by Thierry Thiébaut, Président of A Cœur Joie International and IFCM previous Vice-President, culminated in a concert conducted by two of the six choir conductors who have graduated from the programme.

2025 Jul 31

IFCM Welcomes a New Member in the Local Organisation Category St Peters Chorale, Brisbane, Australia

Published: Jul 31,2025

St Peters Chorale, from St Peters Lutheran College (Indooroopilly), is a mixed voice choir of students in Years 9 - 12. Founded by Graeme Morton in 1983, the choir has developed a national and international reputation as an outstanding youth choir and is well known for its championing of Australian choral composers.

2025 Jul 31

IFCM Welcomes a New Member in the Choir Category Vox Humanis & Vox Libera, Sanliurfa, Türkiye

Published: Jul 31,2025

Located at Harran University in Şanlıurfa, the Vox Humanis Polyphonic Choir comprises twenty-four voices under the direction of Dr Fırat Altun. Its repertoire ranges from Renaissance motets and Turkish premières to vibrant Anatolian polyphony—embracing Komitas’s and Ganatchian’s folk harmonisations, Mozart’s Ave verum corpus, Hasan Ferit Alnar’s modal works, and Karl Jenkins’s globally inflected oratorios.

2025 Jul 31

Musica International at Leading Voices

Published: Jul 31,2025

Musica International attended Leading Voices (6–10 July, Tallinn, Estonia), where its director, Jean Sturm, held a reading session in collaboration with Linas Balandis, a conductor from Vilnius, Lithuania.

2025 Jul 31

European Choral Association: Leading Voices Was a Success!

Published: Jul 31,2025

From 6-10 July 2025, the second edition of Leading Voices brought more than 800 people to Tallinn from 38 countries. The event began with the main concert of the Estonian Song Celebration. The programme of Leading Voices included 55 sessions by 40 session leaders, 128 individual lessons on conducting and singing, and 10 concerts. The main venue of the event was the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.

2025 Jul 31

45th International Congress of Pueri Cantores, Munich, Germany, 16-20 July 2025

Published: Jul 31,2025

After four days of intense encounters and deeply moving musical experiences, the 45th Pueri Cantores International Choir Festival in Munich came to an end with a festive Closing Service with Cardinal Reinhard Marx on Marienplatz.