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2019 Apr 30 highlighted
WSCM2020: ''A Day at the Symposium''
Published: Apr 30,2019
As Aotearoa heads at last into winter, the WSCM2020 team is thinking ahead to nextwinter and positively buzzing at the prospect of the international choral world descending on our little corner of the globe. And there’s no doubt that eight riveting days of choral discovery, professional growth, and collegial aroha will keep us warm and utterly engaged in mid-July 2020! But what will a day at the Symposium actually look like? No one person’s experience will be the same as another’s, of course, but what might a typical day offer?
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2019 Apr 30 highlighted
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Countries Youth Choir
Published: Apr 30,2019
IFCM, in cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), is excited to announce the first SCO Countries’ Youth Choir which will convene this summer in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China (June 24 – July 7, 2019).
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2019 Apr 30 highlighted
Asia Pacific Youth Choir 2019 in Macau and Hong Kong
Published: Apr 30,2019
The Asia Pacific Youth Choir (APYC) is pleased to announce that 98 applications were received for the APYC 2019 session, the largest number so far! Auditions have concluded, and 42 singers (ages 19-28) have been selected from China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
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2019 Apr 30 highlighted
World Youth Choir 2020
Published: Apr 30,2019
We are happy to announce that the next session of the World Youth Choir will take place in Bonn, Germany, followed by a tour with concerts in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Italy.
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2019 Apr 30 highlighted
First Session of Conductors Without Borders (CWB) in Brazil
Published: Apr 30,2019
Cristian Grases, IFCM Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean, will conduct a CWB workshop for Brazilian choral conductors during the 17thChoral Festival of Paraíba, FEPAC 2019, 25-30 November 2019.
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2019 Apr 30 highlighted
Join the free Sing Me In Webinars of the European Choral Association - Europa Cantat
Published: Apr 30,2019
Do you believe that singing can help people live together? Join the free Sing Me In webinars!
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2019 Apr 30 highlighted
The International Music Council Presents its 6th World Forum on Music
Published: Apr 30,2019
The World Forum on Music of the International Music Council (IMC) is conceived as an influential global platform for sharing knowledge about music and society in the 21stcentury, a platform that explores a variety of topics from different perspectives: cultural, political and economic.
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2019 Apr 30 highlighted
Obituary: Emeritus Professor Nketiah
Published: Apr 30,2019
Emeritus Professor Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketiah, a renowned Ghanaian ethnomusicologist and composer, considered as Africa’s premier musicologist, died at age 97 on March 13, 2019
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2019 Apr 15 highlighted
IFCM Welcomes a new International Member
Published: Apr 15,2019
IFCM is happy to welcome a new member in the category ‘International organisation’ of its membership: the International Federation Pueri Cantores
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16th Tallinn International Choral Festival 2019
Published: Feb 01,2019
The Choral Festival includes a choir competition in all categories and a series of concerts in the churches and concert halls of Tallinn.
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2019 Apr 04 highlighted
Music Reading and Choral Confidence
Published: Apr 04,2019
The aim of this research is to advance understanding of how music reading ability affects confidence in a choral setting.
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2019 Mar 27 highlighted
World Choral Expo, Lisbon, Portugal, 27 July - 1 August, 2019
Published: Mar 27,2019
We are delighted to announce the 11 invited choirs selected to enrich the 2019 World Choral EXPO.
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2019 Mar 27 highlighted
Save the dates of the next ACDA's Events (American Choral Directors Association)
Published: Feb 21,2019
Boychoir Symposium, Children's Choir Conductor Retreat, ACDA Regional Conferences, ACDA National Conference
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2019 Mar 27 highlighted
Exchange, the Singing Network
Published: Mar 27,2019
The Singing Network is partnering with IFCM to present Exchange! as part of the World Choral EXPO in Lisbon, Portugal, July 27-August 1, 2019. Join an intimate gathering of international scholars, performers, conductors, pedagogues, and composers… to connect, create, share, and explore.
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2019 Mar 27 highlighted
WSCM2020 LINE-UP
Published: Mar 27,2019
Have you seen the video featuring the stunning line-up of24 world-class choirscoming to the 12th World Symposium on Choral Music in Auckland, July 2020.
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2019 Mar 27 highlighted
Conductors Without Borders, Update on 2019 Sessions and New CWB Logo
Published: Mar 27,2019
Conductors Without Borders (CWB) is one of the major projects of IFCM which deliberately embodies the mission of the federation. In a significant number of countries around the world, national choral associations have not yet developed the infrastructure to teach choral conducting throughout the country. CWB was created as a mutual, joint assistance program with the objective of training local conductors/instructors through the assistance of professional conductors from other countries who offer their skill and expertise.
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2019 Mar 27 highlighted
Summary of the 2018 World Choral Day Survey
Published: Mar 27,2019
In 2018 we celebrated one of the most special editions of World Choral Day throughout the past 28 years. Thanks to the 100th anniversary of the ending of WWI in 2018, the timeframe of 2018 World Choral Day was extended for more than a month, something that never happened previously. In addition, the project was raised to another level in terms of communication & design.
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2019 Mar 27 highlighted
World Youth Choir: the International Jury Met
Published: Mar 27,2019
The WYC international jury, the conductor of the 2019 session and the WYC 2019 session manager met in Toulouse from March 12-14, to discuss the details of the upcoming session, visit some locations for the rehearsal session and concert tour, and - most importantly - listen to all the auditions received and select the singers who will take part in the project this year!
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2019 Mar 27 highlighted
ECA-EC announces the EUROPA CANTAT Junior Festival, Vilnius, Lithuania, 5-12 August 2020
Published: Mar 27,2019
A Festival with a focus on children’s choirs and youth choirs, with singers under 18, offering workshops, concerts,Open Singing and non-choral activities with a schedule adapted to this age group.
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2019 Feb 28 highlighted
WSCM2020 Earlybird Registrations Are Open!
Published: Feb 21,2019
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ICB Bulletin

Official magazine of the International Federation for Choral Music, the International Choral Bulletin 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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