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2025 Sep 03 2025 Sep 07 highlighted
EUROTREFF 2025, Wolfenbüttel, Germany, 3-7 September 2025
Published: Sep 30,2024
Announcing the 21st EUROTREFF to be held 3-7 September 2025 in Wolfenbüttel, Germany. Over 500 young choristers of choirs from all over Europe will come together to create lasting memories through music. The official motto is for this year is “Together”.
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2024 Dec 31 highlighted
 World Youth Choir Session 2025: Auditions are over
Published: Dec 31,2024
The World Youth Choir (WYC) 2025 application process officially ended yesterday, and we are thrilled to announce that we received 240 applications from 51 different countries.
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2024 Dec 31 highlighted
Cork International Choral Festival, more options!
Published: Dec 31,2024
Join the Cork International Choral Festival by becoming a Friend or register to the 2025 International Choral Conducting Course at the Cork International Choral Festival.
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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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2026 Jun 17 2026 Jun 21 highlighted
Dublin Choral Festival
Published: Jan 10,2025
Dublin, Ireland, June 17-21, 2026
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Rome Choral Festival
Published: Jan 10,2025
Rome, Italy, June 21-26, 2026
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2026 Jun 24 2026 Jun 28 highlighted
Salzburg Choral Festival, Jubilate Mozart!
Published: Jan 10,2025
Salzburg, Austria, June 24-28, 2026
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2025 Jul 17 2025 Jul 20
Montana International Choral Festival, Missoula, USA, 17-20 July 2025
Published: Aug 31,2024
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2025 Jul 16 2025 Jul 20
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 12 2025 Jul 18
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 Jun 16 2025 Jun 20
International Children and Youth Choir Festival of Pueri Cantores, Munich, Germany, 16-20 July 2025
Published: Nov 29,2024
Approximately 5,000 young people from all over the world are expected to attend the Pueri Cantores International Choir Festival in Munich on 16-20 July 2025
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2025 Aug 24 2025 Aug 31
FENIARCO: 13th European Academy for choral conductors, Fano, Italy, 24-31 August 2025
Published: Apr 29,2025
The Academy is a biannual professional masterclass opened to participants from all over Europe, organised by Feniarco in partnership with European Choral Association. The lecturer for the Academy 2025 is Māris Sirmais (Latvia). The participants will work with a high level pilot-choir during the whole Academy. The working language will be English.
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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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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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