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CELEBRATE THE 30^TH ANNIVERSARY OF IFCM

IFCM was founded in August 1982 in Namur, Belgium. Dedicate one of your concerts to this special event and join IFCM to celebrate 30 years of connecting our choral world! For this occasion, a special IFCM logo is available on www.ifcm.net

10^TH WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON CHORAL MUSIC

Mark the dates now! The 10th World Symposium on Choral Music will be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, 7-14 August 2014 with the main venue being the National Theatre of Korea. The UNWTO ST-EP Foundation in Seoul together with IFCM will be organizing this important event. Information about applying as a featured choir or lecturer will be provided later.

Information will be posted at www.wscm10.com

The 2^ND IFCM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR CHORAL COMPOSITION

The aim of the competition is to promote the creation and distribution of new, innovative, and accessible choral repertoire. It is open to composers of any nationality and age. The Competition is dedicated to choral, a cappella compositions (SATB or divided into as many as eight parts, SSAATTBB) with a maximum duration of eight (8) minutes.

The text of the composition can be sacred or secular, in any language, and written for any occasion (pre-existing texts should be in the public domain. If not, permission, in writing, must be obtained from the author or copyright holder of the text and must be enclosed with the entry form). A maximum of two works per composer may be submitted. Entries must arrive by e-mail no later than 1 October 2012. There is no entry fee to participate. For competition information and rules see icb.ifcm.net/?page_id=314. The closing date is October 1, 2012!

The application form can be found at icb.ifcm.net/?page_id=324

WORLD CHORAL DAY

World Choral Day (WCD) is celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in December: this year December 9. The theme for 2012 is “Solidarity”: choral events organized for WCD on or around that date will form a collective expression of solidarity with all the people who are suffering because of human and natural catastrophes.

We invite you to enter an event for WCD by simply completing the form that will shortly be available on www.ifcm.net. This only takes 5 minutes, but it makes your event visible to the whole world. You can download the WCD logo and the official WCD proclamation from the same website. The proclamation is usually read during an event, but is not a must, making sure the WCD message is heard all over the world.

We’d appreciate it if you sent us some data and maybe some photos after the event. If you want more information: project.manager@worldchoralday.org

WORLD YOUTH CHOIR

The World Youth Choir session 2012 will be held in Cyprus from August 7th to September 1st, 2012 thanks to the cooperation between the Foundation World Youth Choir and the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra Foundation/Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra, supported by the Cyprus presidency of the European Union (Ministry of culture - cultural events in 2012). The World Youth Choir will have a chance to perform an a cappella program under the direction of Cecilia Rydinger Alin (Sweden) and a vocal-instrumental repertoire accompanied by the Cyprus Youth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Ayis Ioannides (Cyprus).

List of the World Youth Choir concerts :

• 18 August at 8:30PM : Paphos, ancient amphitheatre “Odeion” (Entrance fee : 10 Euros)
• 19 August at 8:30PM : Ayia Napa, Famagusta area, Museum "Thalassa"
• 28 August at 8:30PM : Kourion, Limassol (ancient amphitheatre)
• 30 August at 8:30PM : Nicosia, Strovolos theatre
• 31 August at 8:30PM : Nicosia, Strovolos theatre

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the World Youth Choir in concert if you’re in Cyprus in August!

Information : www.worldyouthchoir.org — Tickets: www.cyso.org.cy

IFCM MEMBERSHIP

Do you know someone in your community who should be a member of the IFCM? With all the new developments going on in the IFCM now is a great time to invite them to become a part of what is going on around the globe.

WHAT‘S ON AROUND OUR CHORAL WORLD IN AUGUST 2012

• 1 August In Memoriam Kodály Zoltán Third International Composers' Competition, Hungary, www.kodaly.hu
• 3 August-1 Sep World Youth Choir Summer Session 2012, Cyprus, www.worldyouthchoir.org
• 3-9 August Bali International Choir Festival, Indonesia, www.balichoirfestival.com
• 3-8 August 10th International Choral Festival The Singing World, Russia, www.singingworld.spb.ru
• 4 August-14 October 34th annual Old Mutual National Choir Festival, South Africa, www.oldmutual.co.za
• 6 August 6th annual 2013 Longfellow Chorus International Composers Competition with tenor Rodrick Dixon, USA, www.longfellowchorus.com
• 7-16 August Kenya Music Festival, Kenya
• 8-12 August First International Choral Festival of Abidjan - FESTICCA, Côte d'Ivoire, www.acoeurjoie-ci.com
• 8-15 August International Children & Youth Choir Festival Sing The Music You Love Most, Germany, www.chorakademie-freiburg.de
• 9-19 August 9th International Summer Choir Academy on Oratorio, Hungary, www.koruskastely.hu
• 10-19 August 9th International Youth Chamber Choir Meeting, Germany, www.amj-musik.de
• 12-19 August Choral conducting Workshop Chamber Choir and..., USA, www.norfolkmusic.org
• 16-21 August 9th Cantemus International Choir Festival, Hungary, www.cantemus.hu
• 21-25 August 7th International Choral Festival Mario Baeza, Chile
• 22-27 August Music in Ávila, Spain, www.lacock.org
• 23-27 August International Festival of choirs and orchestras in Paris, France, www.mrf-musicfestivals.com
• 24-31 August Circlesongs, Workshop with Bobby McFerrin, USA, www.eomega.org/bobby/ifcm
• 26-31 August Music in León, Spain, www.lacock.org
• 26 August-2 Sep Rimini International Choral Workshop with Peter Phillips, Andrea Angelini and Ghilslaine Morgan, Italy, www.choralworkshop.org or www.musicaficta.org
• 26-30 August International Masterclass for Choir Conductors, France, www.choralies.org

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“VOICES IN HARMONY” – IFCM WORLD CHORAL SUMMIT

The ICFM World Choral Summit in Beijing from July 15−22, 2012 is a great opportunity to share ideas and thoughts about the future of choral music with thirty leading choral representatives from around the world. Leading choirs from five continents will join with their Chinese counterparts to highlight the importance of the choral art. Running parallel to the IFCM WCS, is the 11th China International Chorus Festival, the most prestigious of its kind in China with competitions, workshops and a unique opportunity to hear many of China´s best choirs. Why not join some of the leading voices in choral music in Beijing? www.ifcm.net

2^nd IFCM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR CHORAL COMPOSITION

Entries are now arriving at a considerable pace, as the deadline for receiving entries in the IFCM Choral Music Composition Competition draws closer, and the excitement of new choral discoveries draws nearer. If you know a composer who has still not heard of this high profiled event, they still have time to get to work and make a submission. This is a unique opportunity for a talented composer of any age to have their work performed by amazing choirs such as the Philippine Madrigal Singers and VOCES8, … and earn an instant international choral profile. Entries close October 1, 2012. More information icb.ifcm.net

THE IFCM BOARD MEETS IN LEGNANO, ITALY

XXI International Choir Festival “La Fabbrica Del Canto” hosted the latest IFCM full board meeting in Italy last month. A very great debt of gratitude must go to Francesco Leonardi and his team for their exceptional hospitality and support of the IFCM in this venture. Congratulations also to the choirs from around the world who participated in this Festival – choirs were represented from Sweden, Czech Republic, Latvia, Hungary, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Germany, and of course, Italy.

WORLD CHORAL DAY

Have you registered your choir yet to participate in a whole day devoted to the celebration of choral music across the world? Why perform in or around December 9, 2012 promote it in your community, and then share it with your colleagues across the world. More information: www.ifcm.net

PREPARATIONS FOR 2014 WORLD SYMPOSIUM OF CHORAL MUSIC IN KOREA

It probably still sounds like a life-time away, but have you started thinking about auditioning your choir to perform at the world’s most prestigious choral event in 2014. Now is the time to put the wheels in motion in preparing repertoire and audition materials together for the call for applications that will occur later this year. Preparations have well and truly begun for this spectacular showcase of the best in the choral world. Stay tuned to the IFCM eNEWS as we bring you more detailed information in the coming months regarding the auditions and the Symposium in Soeul, Korea.

Put these dates in your calendar now! August 7 – 14, 2014.
You can also check regularly www.wscm10.com for information as it comes to hand.

ASIA PACIFIC YOUTH CHOIR 2012 SEASON

The Asia Pacific Youth Choir meets on July 10 in Tianjin to begin the rehearsals for their performances at the IFCM World Choral Summit in Beijing. The APYC brings together singers from throughout the region to share in the highest levels of choral performance and cultural interchange. In its second year, the APYC is honoured to have the distinguished Hakwon Yoon (Korea) as Guest Conductor.
More details: http://www.jcanet.or.jp/ap-youth/index.html

The Asia Pacific Youth Choir 2011

WHAT‘S ON AROUND OUR CHORAL WORLD IN JULY

• 1 July Edwin Fissinger Choral Composition Competition, Fargo ND, USA, www.ndsu.edu/finearts
• 1-12 July Yogyakarta International Music Festival Academy, Yogyarkata, Central Java, Indonesia, www.yogyakartafest.blogspot.com
• 2-8 July 47th International Days of Choral Singing, Barcelona, Spain, www.fcec.cat
• 3-8 July International Festival of Academic Choirs IFAS 2012, Pardubice, Czech Republic, www.ifas.cz
• 3-­7 July International Choral Kathaumixw, Powell River, Canada, www.kathaumixw.org
• 4-14 July 7th World Choir Games, Cincinnati (Ohio), USA, www.interkultur.com
• 4-9 July Istanbul International Chorus Competition and Festival, Istanbul, Turkey, www.istanbulchorus.com or www.istcup.com
• 5-15 July IHLOMBE South African Choral Festival, Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg & Game Park, South Africa, classicalmovements.org/s_af.htm
• 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, 26-30 July Choral Festival Verona Garda Estate, Lake of Garda, Italy, gardaestate.altervista.org
• 5-8 July International Choir Festival of Preveza, International Competition of Sacred Music, Preveza, Greece, www.choralpreveza.gr
• 5-9 July Cantus Salisburgensis International Choir and Orchestra Summer Festival, Salzburg, Austria, www.cultours-­europe.com or www.cantussalisburgensis.at
• 5-10 July 3rd International Sacred Music Choir Festival & Competition Laudate Dominum, Vilnius, Lithuania, www.gratulationes.lt
• 6-9 July 4th International Youth Music Festival, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, www.choral-music.sk
• 7-15 July Choralies International, Edmonton, Canada, www.choralies.fr
• 7-11 July Summa Cum Laude International Youth Music Festival, held in the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria, www.sclfestival.org
• 7-15 July EuroChoir 2012, Lomnice nad Popelku, Czech Republic, www.EuroChoir2012.cz
• 7-13 July Crossroads Children's Chorus Festival, Nashville, TN, USA, www.crossroadschildrenschorusfestival.com
• 8-21 July Summer Music Institute for High School Student: Seminar at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA,, www.wmich.edu/music-camp
• 8-13 July 15th International Summer Course of Orff-Schulwerk Orff Meets Kodály, Pomáz, Hungary, www.koruskastely.hu
• 8-14 July 9th Golden Gate International Children's and Youth Choir Festival, San Francisco Bay Area, USA, www.goldengatefestival.org
• 12-15 July 50th International Seghizzi Choral Competition and Festival, Gorizia, Italy, www.seghizzi.it
• 12-23 July Rhapsody! Children’s Music Festival, Prague, Czech Republic & Vienna & Salzburg, Austria, classicalmovements.org/rhap.htm
• 13-22 July EUROCHORUS 2012 International Choir Academy, Toulouse, France, www.eurochorus.org
• 14-22 July 2nd Krakow Singing Week, Poland, www.krakowsingingweek.pl
• 15-22 July 11th China International Choral Festival and IFCM World Choral Summit, Beijing, China, www.ifcm.net
• Mid-July July 15th International Choral Festival en Provence, Var & Bouches du Rhône, France, www.aicler-­provence.fr
• 16-22 July Coastal Song Children's Choir Festival, Savannah and Charleston, USA, www.coastalsong.com
• 18-30 July Melodia! South American Music Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina & Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, classicalmovements.org/s_am.htm
• 18-20 July 1st Florence International Choir Festival, Florence, Italy, www.florencechoirfestival.com
• 18-21 July China Meets America, New York, USA, www.master-music.cn
• 18-22 July International Choir Festival, Pattaya, Thailand, www.festamusicale.com
• 19-22 July 30th Cantonigròs International Music Festival, Barcelona, Spain, www.fimc.es
• 19-22 July Slovakia Folk 2012, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, www.choral-music.sk
• 19-22 July Orientale Concentus V, Seoul, South Korea, www.ace99.com.sg
• 20 July International Competition for a composition of sacred music Francesco Siciliani, Perugia, Italy, www.perugiamusicaclassica.com
• 21-27 July European Seminar for Young Choral Composers, Aosta, Italy, www.feniarco.it
• 21-28 July Choralp 2012, Briançon, France, www.choralp.fr
• 22-28 July CONCORA Summer Festival, Berlin, Connecticut, USA, www.concora.org
• 22 July-12 Aug, International Summer Music Festival, Winchester, England, United Kingdom, www.ingeniumacademy.com
• 23-28 July 2nd International Choir Festival With Flower and Song Cuernavaca, Cuernavaca, Mexico
• 23-29 July 58th International Choral Contest of Habaneras and Polyphony, Torrevieja (Alicante), Spain, www.habaneras.org
• 25-29 July 25th Béla Bartók International Choir Competition and Folklore Festival, Debrecen, Hungary, www.bbcc.hu
• 25 July-4 Aug Choral Conducting and Vocal Training, Freiburg, Germany, www.amj-musik.de
• 26-30 July 4th International Festival of choirs and orchestras in Tuscany, Italy, www.mrf-musicfestivals.com
• 27 July-5 Aug Europa Cantat Festival 2012, Torino, Italy, www.ectorino2012.it
• 28 July-5 Aug, Taipei International Choral Festival, Taiwan
• 29 July-5 Aug, Sarteano Chamber Choral Conducting Workshop, Sarteano, Italy, www.sarteanochoralworkshop.com
• 30 July-2 Aug World Peace Choral Festival Vienna 2012, Austria, www.wpcf.at
• 30 July Koor&Stem Composition Competition, Antwerp, Belgium, www.koorenstem.be

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