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2025 Apr 29
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.
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2025 Apr 29
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.
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2025 Apr 29
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.
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2025 Apr 29
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.
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2025 Apr 29
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.
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2025 Apr 29
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!
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2025 Mar 31
Did you miss IFCM's last Online Cafe with Carmen Acevedo, Jurģis Cābulis and Lim Ai Hooi?
Published: Mar 31,2025
You can still watch on https://www.ifcm.net/service/access-to-ifcm-members-online-cafes-recordings (after login)
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2025 Mar 31
Unison – Two more episodes are ready on Spotify and YouTube
Published: Mar 31,2025
Since the last publication of the IFCMeNEWS, YOUNG IFCM members have interviewed two other personalities of the choral scene.
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2025 Mar 31
Musica International: A new score added!
Published: Mar 31,2025
A new score has been added to the Musica International Library, making it score #205,356: Comme Une Rose (Like a Rose), words and music by Anthony Sylvestre (France) and published by Asturia Music.
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2025 Feb 28
Musica International: Repertoire for Children’s Choir
Published: Feb 28,2025
In order to best catalogue choral music from around the world and provide access to all choral musical culture, Musica International not only offers descriptions of scores for mixed-voices and equal-voices adult choirs but also includes repertoire for children's choirs at all levels.
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2026 Mar 13 2026 Mar 17
34th International Franz Schubert Choir Competition & Festival, Vienna, Austria
Published: Aug 18,2025
13-17 March 2026. Festival open to all kinds of choirs from all around the world.
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2026 Mar 29 2026 Apr 02
19th International Choir Festival & Competition, Riva del Garda, Italy
Published: Aug 18,2025
29 March-2 April 2026. Festival open to all kinds of choirs from all around the world.
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2024 Dec 31
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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2024 Dec 31
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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2024 Nov 29
Watch the last online café dedicated to three Latin-American composers
Published: Nov 29,2024
On 9 November 2024, the IFCM online café focused on the art of choral composition. Three well-known Latin American composers shared their ideas on how to create choral music for ensembles today, using their own compositions as illustrations: César Alejandro Carrillo (Venezuela), Julio César Morales Pineda (Mexico), and Mónica Pacheco (Argentina).
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2024 Nov 29
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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2026 Jun 06 2026 Jun 07
The Choral Federation A Cœur Joie Wallonia-Brussels announces Namur en Chœurs 2026
Published: Jun 30,2025
Namur en Chœurs is an open, welcoming, and multicultural festival — a joyful celebration for everyone who sings in a choir, whether professionally or as an amateur or someone who simply loves choral music.
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2024 Oct 31
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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2026 Jul 03 2026 Jul 06
6th International Choral Celebration & Laurea Mundi Budapest, Hungary
Published: Aug 18,2025
3-6 July 2026. Festival open to all kinds of choirs from all around the world.
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2026 Jul 15 2026 Jul 19
15th Musica Eterna Roma International Choir Festival and Competition, Italy
Published: Aug 18,2025
15-19 July 2026. Festival open to all kinds of choirs from all around the world.
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IFCM International Online cafe

IFCM International Online Cafes are open to everyone! Recordings are available to IFCM members only. Since the first online meeting in 2023, IFCM has invited prestigious choral leaders, conductors and composers, from all over the world: Maria Guinand (Venezuela), Eric Banks (USA), Michael Ostrzyga (Germany), Tracy Wong (Malaysia/Canada), Luz Helena Peñaranda (Colombia), Joel Magus P. Navarro (Philippines), Ana María Raga (Venezuela), Carmen Acevedo (Puerto Rico), Jurģis Cābulis (Latvia), Lim Ai Hooi (Singap

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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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