IFCM - International Federation for Choral Music

2024 Apr 26 highlighted

World Youth Choir Concert Tour 2024: Secure your Tickets

Published: Apr 26,2024

As part of the World Youth Choir 2024 concert tour, the choir will join the National Youth Orchestra of Germany —Bundesjugendorchester — for a program featuring Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and a commissioned work by Tan Dun entitled Nine - Ode to Compassion.

2024 Apr 26 highlighted

Mark your calendar for Leading Voices 2025 in Tallin, Estonia!

Published: Apr 26,2024

Leading Voices had its first edition on 27-31 July 2022 in Utrecht (The Netherlands), offering a European platform for meeting professional peers, learning from colleagues, and being inspired by artistic concepts and choirs. It was a place to co-create, exchange opinions, and network with choral leaders. As well, Leading Voices provided the opportunity to learn more about repertoire, conducting techniques, educational methods, choral management, and much more.

2024 Apr 25 highlighted

The African Confederation for Choral Music presents the first African Choral Night virtual concert

Published: Apr 25,2024

On 13 April 2024, the first African Choral Night virtual concert showcased the richness and diversity of African choral music. Choirs, ensembles, and vocal groups from Africa and its diaspora were brought together on the digital stage. Through this unique virtual experience, treasures of talent and authenticity were presented, offering an exceptional panorama of varied repertoire ranging from the traditional to the modern. Entitled In the Moonlight, this first edition of African Choral Night focused on traditional African repertoire through video performances by nine choirs from the four corners of the African continent. The concert was broadcast on the ACCM YouTube channel.

2024 Apr 25 highlighted

IFCM Member running a survey for her thesis: take part in it!

Published: Apr 25,2024

IFCM member Anastasia Agafonova (France) is a first year PhD student in Linguistics at the University of Strasbourg (France). She invites you to participate in the survey that will form the basis of her thesis.

2024 Apr 23 highlighted

Swedish Youth Choir visits Japan for the first time and interacts with Japanese youth choirs

Published: Apr 23,2024

The Swedish Youth Choir (SYC) and its conductor, Maria Goundorina, arrived in Tokyo, Japan, in the morning of 2 April 2024. Although they had just been on an overnight flight, the choir had a rehearsal that evening during which they interacted through choral singing with the Japan Choral Association's Youth Special Choir. On the following day, 3 April, a joint concert was held at the Saitama Arts Theatre Concert Hall. Each choir performed their own exceptional repertoire, and the concert ended with a joint performance. As anticipated, both choirs charmed the audience which included the Swedish Ambassador, Pereric Högberg, and the President of the Japan Choral Association (JCA), Saeko Hasegawa.

2024 Apr 18 highlighted

Advertise with Choral Canada

Published: Apr 18,2024

Choral Canada offers advertisement spaces in the Spring/Summer 2024 edition of its journal Anacrusis. You can also sponsor a concert, reception or special event during PODIUM 2024

2024 Apr 18 highlighted

Looking for a Wonderful Tour Experience in one of the most Beautiful Provinces in China?

Published: Apr 18,2024

Great opportunity! IFCM is cooperating with the Qiandongnan People's Government of Guizhou Province and is calling for choirs interested in joining the International Folk Song Festival in Kaili, Guizhou Province, 20-25 July 2024. During five days, participants will share their cultures, make friends and meet colleagues, and spread the love of choral folk songs to people from around the world.

2024 May 07 highlighted

European Choral Association online webinar: Are you paid fairly?

Published: Apr 26,2024

Online webinar: Are you paid fairly? Recommendations on fair pay at international collective singing events, Tuesday, 7 May 2024 | 5pm CEST | online

2024 Apr 16 highlighted

Berkshire Choral International Announces New Artistic Leadership Team

Published: Apr 16,2024

Berkshire Choral International (BCI) has appointed its new artistic leadership team. Anthony Trecek-King (IFCM board member) will assume the new role of Artistic Director, providing leadership to the organization for strategic direction and long-term artistic vision. Having served as a frequent BCI faculty member over the past decade, Sean Taylor will expand his role at BCI, becoming the Director of Music.

2024 Mar 29 highlighted

Update on the International Choral Magazine

Published: Mar 29,2024

New development on the publication of the International Choral Magazine created more than 40 years ago.

2024 Mar 25 highlighted

IFCM Members Online Café: IFCM on the Discovery of New Repertoire — Part 2, 28 Apr 2024

Published: Mar 25,2024

Are you searching for new pieces for your choir to perform? Do you want to stay up-to-date with the latest trends in choral music?

2024 Feb 21 highlighted

Co-host a Youth International Management Program with IFCM

Published: Feb 21,2024

If your association is a member of IFCM and is organizing an event this year for which you could use some support, the 2024 Youth International Management Program (YOUNG) may be of interest.

2023 Nov 22 highlighted

Exclusive opportunity to discover China and sing in Beijing

Published: Nov 22,2023

The 17th China International Chorus Festival is scheduled to be held in Beijing from 15 to 19 July 2024. During these five days, the festival will feature a wide range of choral activities, including opening and closing ceremonies, choral forums, choir evaluation, high-level concerts featuring both Chinese and international choirs, master classes (workshops), and public welfare activities. These vibrant choral events aim to provide the best platform for global choir enthusiasts to exchange skills and exhibit talents.

2024 Apr 26 highlighted

2025 ACDA National Convention, Dallas, Texas, USA, 18-22 March 2025

Published: Apr 26,2024

The 2025 ACDA National Conference will highlight the United States of America’s rich choral heritage, celebrate the music and expertise of our present-day choral colleagues, and look with excitement to the next generation.

2024 Mar 15 highlighted

Two IFCM Vice-Presidents meet the newly created Turkish Youth Choir

Published: Mar 15,2024

The Turkish Youth Choir held its first rehearsal 1-3 March 2024, at the Historical Hall of the Presidential Symphony Orchestra in Ankara, Türkiye. The choir enjoyed a pleasant visit by two IFCM Vice-Presidents, Jan Schumacher (Germany) and Burak Onur Erdem (Türkiye).

2024 Feb 28 highlighted

Engage with Canada's choral and group singing arts sector and community

Published: Feb 28,2024

PODIUM 2024 planning is well underway and we are searching for sponsors and advertisers for this exciting national event happening in Montreal from May 16 to 19, 2024. There are many opportunities to engage with our conference delegates and festival audience members both in-person and virtually, including sponsorship and advertising.

2024 Feb 21 highlighted

IFCM welcomes a new member in the category “Business”: Musica Sancta Choir Tours, Berlin, Germany

Published: Feb 21,2024

Musica Sancta Choir Tours welcomes worldwide amateur and professional classical choirs, singing groups, individual classical singers (amateur or professional) to join their European tours to perform together sacred masterpieces in the musical capitals of Europe.

2024 Feb 21 highlighted

Launch of the SWAN project — Singing with Additional Needs

Published: Feb 21,2024

Together with the project coordinator Norsk Sangerforum and the other project partners, the European Choral association is delighted to announce the start of the EU-funded project SWAN.

2024 Feb 21 highlighted

2024 Asia Pacific Youth Choir, Daegu, South Korea, 14 — 20 July 2024

Published: Feb 21,2024

The members of the Asia Pacific Youth Choir Artistic Committee are pleased to announce that they received 87 applicants for the 2024 Asia Pacific Youth Choir Audition and have selected 30 singers from 11 countries/regions.

2024 Jan 31 highlighted

American Choral Directors Association announces its 2025 convention

Published: Jan 31,2024

Dallas, Texas, will be the host city of the 2025 National Convention of the American Choral Directors Association:Celebrating the Choral Art: Past-Present-Future (18-22 March 2025).