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2023 Mar 28 highlighted
April updates on the World Symposium on Choral Music WSCM 2023
Published: Mar 28,2023
There are only a few weeks left until the World Symposium on Choral Music 2023, one of the most significant choral events in the world, takes place in Istanbul - six years after the last WSCM in Barcelona! Over six days, 55 choirs and 52 presenters from 28 countries will be featured in 11 performance venues on Taksim Square and Istiklal Street, one of the most famous neighbourhoods in Istanbul.
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2023 Mar 28 highlighted
IFCM Choral Composition Competition 2023/2024
Published: Mar 28,2023
IFCM has organized five international choral composition competitions since this project was created in 2010. The aim of these competitions is to promote the creation and distribution of new, innovative, and accessible choral repertoire. IFCM announces its sixth International Competition for Choral Composition to promote new works in choral music and to encourage innovation in choral writing which fits the needs of a 21st-century choir. We are looking for compositions that combine originality, imagination, and creativity within the context of contemporary global themes.
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2023 Mar 28 highlighted
Congratulations to Two IFCM Vice-Presidents, Maria Guinand and Ki Adams
Published: Mar 28,2023
CONGRATULATIONS, MARIA AND KI! IFCM would like to congratulate two of its Vice-Presidents for their recent recognitions
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2023 Mar 28 highlighted
Update on the World Youth Choir
Published: Mar 28,2023
The World Youth Choir (WYC) is an international ensemble of outstanding young choral singers from all over the world. Established in 1989, WYC brings together remarkable young talents for a rehearsal session and a tour in different countries. This year, an alumni session will take place in Croatia, Slovenia, and Hungary from the 3-12 June 2023. Thirty WYC alumni singers will gather for a rehearsal session in Grožnjan (Croatia) and will perform in Croatia, Slovenia, and Hungary.
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2023 Mar 28 highlighted
Musica International at the World Symposium on Choral Music 2023 in Istanbul
Published: Mar 28,2023
Musica International at the World Symposium on Choral Music 2023 in Istanbul. Four reasons to visit Musica International’s stand at the EXPO:
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2023 Mar 28 highlighted
The Asia Pacific Youth Choir Goes to Penang Island, Malaysia, in 2023
Published: Mar 28,2023
The Asia Pacific Choral Council Working Committee and its coordinators, Yoshi Egawa, Jennifer Tham, and Susanna Saw from the host organisation, are very happy to announce that the Asia Pacific Youth Choir (APYC 2023) will be held in Penang Island, Malaysia, 16-23 July 2023.
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2023 Feb 23 highlighted
Update on the World Symposium on Choral Music, Istanbul, Türkiye, 25-30 April 2023
Published: Feb 23,2023
Our original plans for the March IFCMeNEWS were quite different until life was interrupted suddenly and dramatically by two unfortunate earthquakes about 1000 km from İstanbul. More than 40,000 voices were muted under the rubble, and hundreds of thousands were left homeless. Having served as a historical bridge between various religious, culinary, and musical traditions for thousands of years, Antioch was almost completely erased from maps. We maintained high hopes throughout the retrieval process and cried out of joy with each miraculous rescue. We are deeply touched by the Mexican rescue dog Proteo dying on duty. All the world embraced our pain. We are grateful for the local and international aid, and we pray for all the victims of the devastating disaster.
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2023 Feb 23 highlighted
YOUNG 2 — Youth International Cultural Management Program
Published: Feb 23,2023
Following the success of the YOUNG program during the World Choral EXPO 2022 in Lisbon and Oeiras, Portugal, IFCM, together with the WSCM 2023 team, has organized a second YOUNG programme in the frame of WSCM 2023.
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2023 Mar 28 highlighted
Obituary: Ricardo Denegri
Published: Mar 28,2023
IFCM is deeply saddened about the passing of our long-time friend Ricardo Denegri in La Plata, Argentina, on 4 March 2023, at the age of 78. Thirty years ago, Ricardo founded the Sociedad de los Encuentros Corales and, together with his friend and colleague Oscar Escalada, created the Argentine Association for Choral Music (AAMCANT) and the Festival America Cantat.
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2023 Mar 28 highlighted
Update on America Cantat 10
Published: Mar 28,2023
The America Cantat 10 festival will take place in the City of La Plata, Argentina (capital of the Province of Buenos Aires), 11-15 October 2023. We will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first version of America Cantat which was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1992. Discover the workshops:
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2023 Feb 27 highlighted
March Update on Africa Cantat
Published: Feb 27,2023
Africa Cantat 2 is actively preparing to welcome hundreds of festival goers expected in Yaoundé from 1-6 August 2023. The festival will take place on the Nkolbisson campus of the Catholic University of Central Africa in Yaoundé.
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2023 Feb 27 highlighted
Musica International: Manage your holdings directly in Musica International database
Published: Feb 27,2023
Do you have an extensive collection of choral scores? Do you manage easily to find your way around the collection? Do you have sufficient information on each piece in your current catalogue?
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2023 Feb 27 highlighted
The American Choral Directors Association is happy to announce its Regional Conferences 2024
Published: Feb 27,2023
The American Choral Directors Association is happy to announce its Regional Conferences 2024
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2023 Feb 27 highlighted
March update of the European Choral Association ECA
Published: Feb 27,2023
Webinar: Collective singing as part of UNESCO's intangible heritage: join us online on 29 March 2023 at 5:00pm (CEST-Central European Summer Time) to learn more on collective singing as part of UNESCO's intangible heritage!
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2023 Feb 28
March 2023 News from Carus-Verlag
Published: Feb 28,2023
Anton Bruckner – 200th anniversary 2024
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2023 Feb 28
Press Release of the Board of Directors of the Florilège Vocal de Tours
Published: Feb 28,2023
The 51st Florilège Vocal de Tours that should have taken place on May 5-7, 2023, is unfortunately cancelled. Please read the Press Release of the Board of Directors of this unique festival which will be missed by many in the choral community. Florilège Vocal de Tours is a long time member of IFCM and we find this situation very regrettable and share their disappointment and regrets.
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2023 Jan 31
World Symposium on Choral Music in Istanbul (25-30 April 2023), the Invited Choirs
Published: Jan 31,2023
The first IFCM worldwide choral gathering in six years will be in the world’s only transcontinental city of Istanbul, 25-30 April 2023, celebrating and exploring the theme of Changing Horizons! Don’t miss out on this festive opportunity to meet with voices of the world! For registration information and more details, go to www.wscmistanbul2023.com.
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2023 Jan 31
February Update on Africa Cantat
Published: Jan 31,2023
It is official. The 2nd Africa Cantat, scheduled to take place in Yaoundé from 1 to 6 August 2023, will be held under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Culture and Arts of Cameroon.
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2023 Jan 31
February Update on America Cantat
Published: Jan 31,2023
The America Cantat 10 festival will take place in the City of La Plata, Argentina (capital of the Province of Buenos Aires), 11-15 October 2023. We will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first version of America Cantat which was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, in 1992.
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2023 Jan 31
February Update of the European Choral Association
Published: Jan 31,2023
Brainstorming Report ‘Youth, Mental Health and Culture’ now available. Participants from 23 countries, representing 53 selected organisations, responded to an Open Call in the fields of culture, health, education, and social services. Participants were asked to examine the evidence and practices of the cultural and creative sectors on the mental health of young people from different angles and formulate concrete recommendations and tools for policy makers and cultural practitioners in the European Union and on national levels.
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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.

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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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