IFCM - International Federation for Choral Music

2025 Dec 02

Celebrate the World Choral Day (14 December) and Send Your Video to IFCM

Published: Dec 02,2025

Send your poster to announce your WCD concert to office@ifcm.net. Download the World Choral Day Proclamation. Recite it before, during or after your concert. After the concert, send your video to office@ifcm.net. We will publish it on the World Choral Day Facebook page.

2025 Dec 02

World Symposium on Choral Music 2026, Meet the Selected Choirs

Published: Dec 02,2025

For six days in August 2026, Macau will be host to one of the biggest events of the International Federation for Choral Music, held with the support of the Macau Choral Arts Association. The theme for the 2026 triennial gathering of the international choral community is Reimagining the Future and aims to attract representation from all regions in the world. WSCM 2026 will invite us to reflect on the present, considering what has changed or is in the process of changing, while also looking forward with imagination and curiosity to what the future could hold.

2025 Dec 02

Did you miss the IFCM Online Café, Creating, Conducting, and Inspiring Youth Ensembles

Published: Dec 02,2025

With Michael Barrett (South Africa), Maria Theresa Vizconde-Roldan (Philippines) and Lyn Williams (Australia)

2025 Dec 02

Peer-to-Peer Conductors Beyond Borders Exchange Programme

Published: Dec 02,2025

The Conductors Beyond Borders (CBB) Peer-to-Peer Exchange Programme is part of the Choral TIES project coordinated by the European Choral Association, co-funded by the European Union Creative Europe programme, and organised in cooperation with IFCM. Here’s a peek into some of the November exchanges made possible through the CBB Peer-to-Peer Exchange Program.

2025 Dec 02

IFCM Signed Policy Recommendations from the Cultural and Creative Sectors on the Future of EU-UK Cul

Published: Dec 02,2025

The Policy Recommendations are addressed to EU and UK institutions, including the EU–UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA). They evolved from a recent forum in Brussels where EU and UK cultural organisations discussed key issues such as mobility, transnational funding, cross-border collaboration, regulation, and innovation.

2025 Dec 02

European Choral Association: One-on-One Online Exchange with a Singing for your Life Conductor

Published: Dec 02,2025

Opportunity: One-on-One Online Exchange with a Singing for your Life Conductor Learn about choirs for people confronted with cancer Kanker in Beeld offers a one-on-one online meeting with an experienced Dutch conductor who works with Singing for your Life choirs.

2025 Dec 02

The Internationaler Volkskulturkreis, Germany, Announces Two Festivals in 2026

Published: Dec 02,2025

The Internationaler Volkskulturkreis is a non-profit association that promotes encounters between people of different nationalities and cultures, especially between China and Europe. Through various events such as festivals, competitions, seminars and workshops, they organize choir and orchestra experiences.

2026 Jun 06 2026 Jun 07

The Choral Federation A Cœur Joie Wallonia-Brussels announces Namur en Chœurs 2026

Published: Jun 30,2025

Namur en Chœurs is an open, welcoming, and multicultural festival — a joyful celebration for everyone who sings in a choir, whether professionally or as an amateur or someone who simply loves choral music.

2026 Jun 09 2026 Jun 12

The European Music Council announces the 14th European Forum on Music: Music, Health and Wellbeing

Published: Feb 19,2026

The European Forum on Music (EFM) returns in 2026 with its 14th edition, dedicated to the theme Music, Health & Wellbeing. We are delighted to welcome you to Timișoara, Romania, from 9 to 12 June 2026, where we will explore how music supports physical and mental health, strengthens resilience, and contributes to wellbeing across society.

2025 Nov 13

Cantemus Choral Institute Organises its 16th Cantemus International Choral Festival

Published: Nov 13,2025

The Cantemus Festival in Nyíregyháza, Hungary on 16-21 August 2026, offers choirs a unique opportunity to showcase their talents while creating unforgettable memories. Participants will enjoy a rich program of cultural experiences, concerts and performances, folk evenings, dance houses, competitions, and awards.

2025 Nov 03

Summa Cum Laude Youth Music Festival, Vienna, Austria, announces its next dates 2026 & 2027

Published: Nov 03,2025

The Summa Cum Laude (SCL) Youth Music Festival, held every July in Vienna – the world’s capital of music – brings together young musicians from all continents to perform and learn together.

2025 Oct 31

The Promotional Campaign of the World Choral Day Has Just Started!

Published: Oct 31,2025

IFCM invites conductors, singers, and choirs worldwide to join in building an international collage of photos and stories. Together, let’s show how choral singing touches lives, strengthens communities, and unites our planet. Start sharing now your unforgettable moments when singing together truly made a difference.

2025 Oct 31

World Youth Choir (WYC) Performing

Published: Oct 31,2025

During its session 2025 in Catalonia and France, the World Youth Choir premiered Peace, a new composition by Anna Campmany. Commissioned especially for this session, Peace was performed in renowned venues including the Palau de la Música in Barcelona and the Théâtre Antique in Vaison-la-Romaine.

2025 Oct 31

European Choral Association (ECA), Conductors Beyond Borders Peer-to-Peer Exchange Programme

Published: Oct 31,2025

Through a Choral TIES project, a series of inspiring sessions have brought together conductors and choirs across borders, strengthening artistic and cultural connections worldwide. The programme has provided limited financial support to help cover travel expenses, enabling European conductors to collaborate with choirs from other continents, EU conductors to work in European countries outside the Union, or European choirs to host conductors from abroad.

2025 Oct 31

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.

2026 Jul 03 2026 Jul 06

6th International Choral Celebration & Laurea Mundi Budapest, Hungary

Published: Aug 18,2025

3-6 July 2026. Festival open to all kinds of choirs from all around the world.

2026 Jul 06 2026 Jul 12

Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corals (FCEC) Announces the 61st International Choral Music Festival

Published: Aug 29,2025

From 6–12 July 2026, the Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corals (FCEC) invites choirs from around the globe to Barcelona for its 61st International Choral Music Festival—a week of singing, cultural exchange, and unforgettable performances.

2026 Jul 07 2026 Jul 10

Summer Course on Choral Conducting, Barcelona, Spain, 7-10 July 2026

Published: Jan 31,2026

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.

2026 Jul 15 2026 Jul 19

15th Musica Eterna Roma International Choir Festival and Competition, Italy

Published: Aug 18,2025

15-19 July 2026. Festival open to all kinds of choirs from all around the world.

2026 Jul 16 2026 Jul 18

8th World Youth Arts Festival 2026, Vienna, Austria, 16-18 July 2026

Published: Sep 12,2025

The 8th World Youth Arts Festival 2026 will take place in Vienna, Austria, from 16 to 18 July 2026. We cordially invite artists of choral music and etc. from Europe, China and all over the world to participate in this unforgettable summer event.