IFCM eNews - May 2012
ANNOUNCING the 2nd IFCM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR CHORAL COMPOSITION
The IFCM is excited to announce the Second International Competition for
Choral Composition - the chief aim of which 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. The composer of the award winning work will receive a cash
prize of 5,000 euros, and in addition the winning work will be premiered
by the Philippine Madrigal Singers and performed in concert by other
leading choirs in over 3 continents. A special prize for a work
demonstrating �harmonic originality� may be awarded by the jury to one
other work whose composer will have the opportunity to work with the
British vocal ensemble Voces8 in an workshop-rehearsal! WOW! Closing dates
is October 1, 2012!
Check out all the conditions, details and applications requirements now:
icb.ifcm.net/?page_id=324
WORLD CHORAL SUMMIT
Time is running out to get your last minute registrations in for this
unique and exciting event.
Thirty (30) guest speakers, five (5) of the best invited international
choirs, hundreds (100�s) of Chinese choirs in seven (7) days of choral
mania � surely this has to be the vision of �choral heaven�! Why not join
other members of the international choral community at the World Choral
Summit and lap it up!
Get up close with choral figures such as Bob Chillcott, Lyn Williams,
Eui-joong Yoon, Fred Sjoberg, Jennifer Tham, Jonathan Velesco, Maria
Guinand, and others...
Register now at www.ifcm.net and follow the links
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.
CHOIRS TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD � A SYMPOSIUM 22 � 23 June, 2012
The Yale Glee Club, Yale University�s oldest musical organisation, in
collaboration with the Conductors Without Borders network of the IFCM, the
ACDA and the International Festival of Arts and Ideas presents a symposium
which celebrates the fusion between art and ideas across a broad array of
genres.
More information: www.ifcm.net
WORLD CHORAL DAY - 9 DECEMBER, 2012
Have you started thinking what you will do on World Choral Day this year
yet? The world Choral Day is a great way of promoting your passion for
choral music within your community, within your country and shared across
the world.
Check the IFCM website regularly for more information:
www.ifcm.net/index.php?m=27
PLANNING FOR 2014 10th WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON CHORAL MUSIC, SEOUL, KOREA
2014 might feel like a long way off right now, but you can never make
plans early enough to ensure your attendance at the world�s most important
choral event � The 10 th World Symposium on Choral Music. Planning is well
underway for this amazing event that brings the most exciting choral
musicians from around the globe together under one roof. Details coming
soon for choirs wishing to audition...start making you plans to attend
now.
7 � 14 August 2014 - PUT IT IN YOUR SCHEDULE NOW!
WHAT�S ON IN OUR CHORAL WORLD IN MAY 2012
2-6 58th Cork International Choral Festival, Ireland, www.corkchoral.ie
2-7 First International Festival of Children and Youth Choirs �Vivat,
Odessa!�, Ukraine , www.vivat-odessa.keysolution.ru
2-6 7th Paparats Kvetka International Student Choir Forum, Minsk, Russia ,
www.chorum.bsu.by/eng/_index.html
2-5 Tapestry International Choral Festival, Vancouver, Canada ,
www.elektra.bc.ca
3 Soaring Leap Choral Workshop with Eric Whitacre, Columbus, OH, USA ,
www.ericwhitacre.com/soaring-leap
3-6 33th Children�s Choir Festival �Fr�hlich sein und singen�, Halle
(Saale), Germany , www.jw-frohe-zukunft.de
6 European Music Competition, Filadelfia, Italy , www.associazione-melody.com
10-13 International Choral Competition Ave Verum, Baden, Austria ,
www.aveverum.at
10-13 34th International May Competition � Prof. Georgi Dimitrov � -
Varna, Bulgaria , www.choircomp.org
15-20 8th European Festival of Youth Choirs, Basel, Switzerland , www.ejcf.ch
16-20 Canta Guayana International Choral Festival, Cuidad Guayana,
Venezuela , www.cantaguayana.org
16-20 International Festival of Choral Singing Nancy Voix du Monde, Nancy,
France , www.chantchoral.org
16-21 8th International Choir Festival Mundus Cantat Sopot 2011, Sopot,
Poland , www.munduscantat.sopot.pl
17-21 Festival Musica Sacra in Venezia, Italy , www.mrf-musicfestivals.com
17-20 Kaunas Cantat International Choir Festival and Competition, Kaunas,
Lithuania , www.kaunascantat.lt
17-20 Podium 2012 Choral Celebration Chorale, Ottawa, Canada ,
www.choirsontario.org
18-20 N�mestovo Music Festival, N�mestovo, Slovak Republic ,
www.choral-music.sk
19 1st International Gospel Choir Festival Berlin 2012, Germany ,
www.eventtours.nl/choirfestivals.html
24-27 Mayo International Choral Festival, Ireland , www.mayochoral.com
24-27 �iauliai Cantat International Choir Festival and Competition,
Kaunas, Lithuania , www.kaunascantat.lt
25-27 41st International Competition "Floril�ge Vocal de Tours", France ,
www.florilegevocal.com
25-28 Blooming Spring Choir Festival, Csongr�d Region, Hungary ,
kov...@csongrad.hu
25-30 Musica Sacra International Festival, Marktoberdorf, Germany ,
www.modfestivals.org
27 2nd International Choir Festival Berlin 2012, Germany ,
www.eventtours.nl/choirfestivals.html
30-2 June Competition Festa Choralis, Bratislava, Slovak Republic ,
www.festamusicale.com
31-3 June 3rd International Krakow Choir Festival, Krakow, Poland ,
www.krakowchoirfestival.pl
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ANNOUNCING the 2nd IFCM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR CHORAL COMPOSITION
The IFCM is excited to announce the Second International Competition for Choral Composition - the chief aim of which 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. The composer of the award winning work will receive a cash prize of 5,000 euros, and in addition the winning work will be premiered by the Philippine Madrigal Singers and performed in concert by other leading choirs in over 3 continents. A special prize for a work demonstrating ‘harmonic originality’ may be awarded by the jury to one other work whose composer will have the opportunity to work with the British vocal ensemble Voces8 in an workshop-rehearsal! WOW! Closing dates is October 1, 2012!
Check out all the conditions, details and applications requirements now: icb.ifcm.net/?page_id=324
WORLD CHORAL SUMMIT
Time is running out to get your last minute registrations in for this unique and exciting event.
Thirty (30) guest speakers, five (5) of the best invited international choirs, hundreds (100’s) of Chinese choirs in seven (7) days of choral mania – surely this has to be the vision of “choral heaven”! Why not join other members of the international choral community at the World Choral Summit and lap it up!
Get up close with choral figures such as Bob Chillcott, Lyn Williams, Eui-joong Yoon, Fred Sjoberg, Jennifer Tham, Jonathan Velesco, Maria Guinand, and others...
Register now at www.ifcm.net and follow the links
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.
CHOIRS TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD – A SYMPOSIUM 22 – 23 June, 2012
The Yale Glee Club, Yale University’s oldest musical organisation, in collaboration with the Conductors Without Borders network of the IFCM, the ACDA and the International Festival of Arts and Ideas presents a symposium which celebrates the fusion between art and ideas across a broad array of genres.More information: www.ifcm.net
WORLD CHORAL DAY - 9 DECEMBER, 2012
Have you started thinking what you will do on World Choral Day this year yet? The world Choral Day is a great way of promoting your passion for choral music within your community, within your country and shared across the world.Check the IFCM website regularly for more information: www.ifcm.net/index.php?m=27
PLANNING FOR 2014 10th WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON CHORAL MUSIC, SEOUL, KOREA
2014 might feel like a long way off right now, but you can never make plans early enough to ensure your attendance at the world’s most important choral event – The 10 th World Symposium on Choral Music. Planning is well underway for this amazing event that brings the most exciting choral musicians from around the globe together under one roof. Details coming soon for choirs wishing to audition...start making you plans to attend now.
7 – 14 August 2014 - PUT IT IN YOUR SCHEDULE NOW!
WHAT’S ON IN OUR CHORAL WORLD IN MAY 2012
2-6 58th Cork International Choral Festival, Ireland, www.corkchoral.ie
2-7 First International Festival of Children and Youth Choirs “Vivat, Odessa!”, Ukraine
, www.vivat-odessa.keysolution.ru
2-6 7th Paparats Kvetka International Student Choir Forum, Minsk, Russia
, www.chorum.bsu.by/eng/_index.html
2-5 Tapestry International Choral Festival, Vancouver, Canada
, www.elektra.bc.ca
3 Soaring Leap Choral Workshop with Eric Whitacre, Columbus, OH, USA
, www.ericwhitacre.com/soaring-leap
3-6 33th Children’s Choir Festival “Fröhlich sein und singen”, Halle (Saale), Germany
, www.jw-frohe-zukunft.de
6 European Music Competition, Filadelfia, Italy
, www.associazione-melody.com
10-13 International Choral Competition Ave Verum, Baden, Austria
, www.aveverum.at
10-13 34th International May Competition « Prof. Georgi Dimitrov » - Varna, Bulgaria
, www.choircomp.org
15-20 8th European Festival of Youth Choirs, Basel, Switzerland
, www.ejcf.ch
16-20 Canta Guayana International Choral Festival, Cuidad Guayana, Venezuela
, www.cantaguayana.org
16-20 International Festival of Choral Singing Nancy Voix du Monde, Nancy, France
, www.chantchoral.org
16-21 8th International Choir Festival Mundus Cantat Sopot 2011, Sopot, Poland
, www.munduscantat.sopot.pl
17-21 Festival Musica Sacra in Venezia, Italy
, www.mrf-musicfestivals.com
17-20 Kaunas Cantat International Choir Festival and Competition, Kaunas, Lithuania
, www.kaunascantat.lt
17-20 Podium 2012 Choral Celebration Chorale, Ottawa, Canada
, www.choirsontario.org
18-20 Námestovo Music Festival, Námestovo, Slovak Republic
, www.choral-music.sk
19 1st International Gospel Choir Festival Berlin 2012, Germany
, www.eventtours.nl/choirfestivals.html
24-27 Mayo International Choral Festival, Ireland
, www.mayochoral.com
24-27 Šiauliai Cantat International Choir Festival and Competition, Kaunas, Lithuania
, www.kaunascantat.lt
25-27 41st International Competition "Florilège Vocal de Tours", France
, www.florilegevocal.com
25-28 Blooming Spring Choir Festival, Csongrád Region, Hungary
, kov...@csongrad.hu
25-30 Musica Sacra International Festival, Marktoberdorf, Germany
, www.modfestivals.org
27 2nd International Choir Festival Berlin 2012, Germany
, www.eventtours.nl/choirfestivals.html
30-2 June Competition Festa Choralis, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
, www.festamusicale.com
31-3 June 3rd International Krakow Choir Festival, Krakow, Poland
, www.krakowchoirfestival.pl
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