IFCM - International Federation for Choral Music

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.

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

Unison welcomed David Squire in its 5th episode

Published: Apr 29,2025

David Squire is one of New Zealand’s most prominent conductors. Since 2011, he has been Music Director of the New Zealand Youth Choir, the first alumnus director of the choir. David also directs the Auckland Youth Choir and international award-winning ensembles Voicemale (Westlake Boys High School), Euphony (Kristin School), and the Westlake Symphony Orchestra.

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

Choral TIES Webinar on 22 May 2025 at 2PM CET: Conducting Youth and Children’s Choirs

Published: Apr 29,2025

Encouraging the creation of youth and children's choirs, giving practical inputs and tools to choral conductors and leaders

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

Unison welcomed Basilio Astulez in its 4th episode

Published: Apr 29,2025

In addition to teaching and conducting Leioa Kantika Korala children's choir and SJB mixed youth choir at the Leioa Municipal Music Conservatory, Basilio Astulez conducts Vocalia Taldea, an award-winning female chamber ensemble (Toulouse, Torrevieja, Maasmechelen, Arezzo, Tours, and Cork). He has recorded 12 albums and toured in Europe, North America, and Asia with these choirs.

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

YOUNG, Youth International Cultural Management Programme 2025

Published: Apr 29,2025

Meet the selected candidates who will participate in YOUNG 2025, Youth International Cultural Management Programme, in the frame of the 45th International Congress of Pueri Cantores, 16-20 July 2025, in Munich, Germany.

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

IFCM welcomes a new member in the Choir Category: Chœur Miangaly from Madagascar

Published: Apr 29,2025

Created in 2013, Chœur Miangaly is a Malagasy secular choir composed of approximately 30 talented and passionate young singers. With its corporate status, Chœur Miangaly is the single model of choral ensemble in Madagascar.

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

Musica International: A quick way to find information about composers of choral music

Published: Apr 30,2025

All choirs and conductors need information about the composers or arrangers of choral works in order to better introduce these pieces to both the singers and the audiences of their concerts. For example, the years of birth and death of composers in concert programmes are appreciated in order to provide an historical point of reference for the composition. Sometimes short composer biographies help to contextualise the works and enhance both printed programmes and spoken presentations during concerts.

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

The World Youth Choir is thrilled to announce its 2025 summer tour across Catalonia and France!

Published: Apr 30,2025

Under the direction of Dutch conductor Daniel Reuss (Capella Amsterdam, Rias Kammerchor, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne), the 2025 World Youth Choir will present a rich and diverse programme of European composers, including Vaughan Williams, Vasks, Schnittke, and Martin, complemented by folk pieces and a world première by a Catalan composer — and World Youth Choir alumna — Anna Campmany Duch.

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

Join the World Youth Choir Study Tour on 19-22 July 2025

Published: Apr 30,2025

Organized by Asociación Española de Directores de Coro (AEDCORO) in collaboration with the World Youth Choir Foundation and the Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corals, this Study Tour is available exclusively to AEDCORO members and WYC alumni. It will take place in Barcelona during the 2025 WYC session.

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

European Choral Association (ECA) Leading Voices, Tallinn, Estonia, 6-10 July 2025

Published: Apr 30,2025

Several hundred choral professionals from Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and USA have already registered for Leading Voices!

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

A Cœur Joie International presents the Choralies, 30 July-7 August 2025

Published: Apr 30,2025

Choralies, Vaison-la-Romaine, France, 30 July-7 August 2025, the French Choral Rendez-vous!

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Between the Staves

Published: Apr 30,2025

Between the Staves is an initiative of the ACDA Education and Collaboration National Standing Committee.

2025 Apr 29 highlighted

Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corales offers Summer Course on Choral Conducting Barcelona, Spain,

Published: Apr 30,2025

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. Each group will work with a pilot choir. Aspects of conducting technique (conducting practices, auditory perception, vocal training, and common singing) and complementary activities (conference and analysis) will be included. The closing concert of the course will take place on 11 July 2025.

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.

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.

2025 Feb 28 highlighted

Montana International Choral Festival, Missoula, Montana, USA, 17-20 July 2025

Published: Feb 28,2025

Anton Armstrong will be Guest Conductor of the 2025 Montana International Choral Festival held 17-20 July 2025 in Missoula, Montana, USA.

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.

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.

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

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.