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2025 Jun 01 highlighted
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 highlighted
New IFCM membership category for students and young people under the age of 25
Published: May 30,2025
The YOUNG IFCM Committee proposed the creation of a new student membership category to the IFCM Committee responsible for membership. The proposal was examined carefully, and an appropriate amount for this new category was discussed and approved by the IFCM board. IFCM hopes that this new fee will increase membership accessibility for the younger generation.
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2025 May 30 highlighted
Did you miss the Choral TIES Webinar on Conducting Youth and Children's Choirs
Published: May 30,2025
The Choral TIES Webinar "Conducting Youth and Children’s choirs — Encouraging the creation of youth and children's choirs, giving practical inputs and tools to choral their conductors and leaders", a collaboration between IFCM and ECA, took place on Zoom on 22 May 2025.
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2025 May 30 highlighted
Musica International May Favorite Piece
Published: May 30,2025
Ave Maria, written by Ivo Antognini (Switzerland) and published by Alliance Music Publications, is an expressive, touching, and luminous piece.
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2025 May 30 highlighted
The 2025 World Youth Choir is heading to Catalonia and France this summer!
Published: May 30,2025
The 2025 World Youth Choir is heading to Catalonia and France this summer! Conducted by Daniel Reuss (The Netherlands), 64 singers from 37 countries will present a programme featuring European composers together with traditional folk repertoire and a world première by a Catalan composer — and World Youth Choir alumna — Anna Campmany Duch.
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2025 May 30 highlighted
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 highlighted
International Choral Study Tour in Lebanon, 12-18 September 2025
Published: May 30,2025
What happens when so many diverse cultures come together to celebrate the love for collective singing?
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2025 May 30 highlighted
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 highlighted
New Zealand Choral Federation (NZCF) is 40!
Published: May 30,2025
Forty extraordinary years of connection, community, and collegiality. SingFests, The Big Sing, The Kids Sing, conferences, workshops, and so many more events have been held around the country, including up a mountain for the first Sing Aotearoa festivals!
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2025 May 30 highlighted
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 highlighted
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 highlighted
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 Jul 17 2025 Jul 19 highlighted
The 7th World Youth Arts Festival: 17-19. July 2025 in Vienna
Published: May 08,2025
This annual celebration brings together musicians and performers from around the world in a unique blend of performance, cultural exchange and travel. Gathering while connecting with fellow musicians from different cultures and exploring the heart of Europe's classical legacy.
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2025 Sep 11 2025 Sep 14 highlighted
Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corals presents the 45th International Festival "Catalunya Centre"
Published: May 30,2025
Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corals presents the 45th International Choral Singing Festival "Catalunya Centre"
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2024 Dec 31 highlighted
Call for Choirs to Apply for Conductors Beyond Borders Peer-to-Peer Exchange Programme
Published: Dec 31,2024
The Conductors Beyond Borders Peer-to-Peer Exchange Programme is a component of the Choral TIES project coordinated by the European Choral Association, co-funded by the European Union, and organised in cooperation with IFCM. This programme provides limited financial support in the form of a grant to cover international travel expenses.
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2024 Nov 29 highlighted
IFCM Online Cafés: Tell us what you think
Published: Nov 29,2024
It has been so inspiring to meet many of you this year at the monthly online cafés organised by IFCM.
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2025 Jun 13 2025 Jun 16 highlighted
5th End of the World Choir Festival “Trascendence”, Ushuaia, Argentina, 13-16 June 2025
Published: Oct 31,2024
The End of the World Choir Festival is a four-day event featuring concerts, workshops, lectures, and discussion forums under a specific theme that makes each edition unique. It takes place in Ushuaia both in-person and online, with professional live streaming that connects the world to a high-quality artistic and touristic experience.
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2025 Jul 19 2025 Jul 19 highlighted
The 7th World Youth Arts Festival in Vienna, Austria
Published: Dec 04,2024
A cordial invitation! The 7th World Youth Arts Festival will take place in Vienna on 19 July 2025. We expect artists of choral music and etc. from Europe, China and all over the world to participate in this summer event.
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2025 Jul 22 2025 Jul 25 highlighted
Florence International Choir Festival by Ensemble San Felice
Published: Jan 17,2025
12th Edition 22-25 July 2025 Florence - Italy
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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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IFCM International Choral Magazine

Official magazine of the International Federation for Choral Music, the International Choral Magazine 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. Publication temporarily suspended.

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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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