IFCM - International Federation for Choral Music

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Message from Emily Kuo Vong, IFCM President

Published: Dec 31,2024

Dear Friends, as we welcome the New Year 2025, I am delighted to take a moment on behalf of the International Federation of Choral Music (IFCM) to extend our warmest wishes to each of you. May this year bring you and your loved ones good health, joy, and fulfillment in all aspects of your lives!

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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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A look back at the World Choral Day 2024

Published: Dec 31,2024

How did you choose to celebrate World Choral Day / Dia Mundial del Canto Coral this year? Many of you chose to celebrate it with a concert dedicated to this year's theme Voices Uniting the Planet.

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Conductors Beyond Borders in Cameroon

Published: Dec 31,2024

In 2021, the first session in Cameroon of the IFCM Project Conductors Without Borders (recently renamed Conductors Beyond Borders) was organised in Douala, thanks to the collaboration of À Cœur Joie International, FECAMUCH-ACJ (Choral Federation À Cœur Joie of Cameroon), and IFCM. It was the first session of a three-year programme, based on the rate of one week per semester.

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Musica International’s Monthly FAVOURITE PIECE Could Be YOURS!

Published: Dec 31,2024

If you were going to a desert island, what is the one choral piece you would take with you? This is the whole idea of Musica International’s monthly Favourite Piece!

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YOUNG IFCM Committee meets in Istanbul

Published: Dec 19,2024

Sam Nicholson, Oceania representative on the YOUNG IFCM Committee of the International Federation for Choral Music, recently travelled to Türkiye for the committee's first in-person meeting in Istanbul. Read Sam’s reflections on the committee’s work and the many highlights of his trip on an article that he recently wrote for eBreve, the monthly newsletter of the New Zealand Choral Federation.

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European Choral Association: EUROPA CANTAT Festival is back!

Published: Dec 18,2024

Liepāja to host the next edition in August 2027. The European Choral Association is delighted to officially announce the 22nd EUROPA CANTAT Festival, ECA’s major event designated to singers, choirs, and all choral lovers across Europe and beyond.

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YOUNG, Youth International Cultural Management Programme 2025, Munich, Germany

Published: Nov 29,2024

YOUNG, Youth International Culturel Management Programme organised in the frame of the 45th International Congress of Pueri Cantores, (16-20 July 2025), Munich, Germany. Application process is open from 1 December 2024 to 31 January 2025

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Carus-Verlag: Choral Music Composed by Women

Published: Aug 31,2024

A real novelty: Choral Music Composed by Women features a total of 47 works for mixed choir. Numerous hidden gems for mixed choir are ready and waiting to be performed in concerts and church services.