International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM) is an international association founded in 1982 to facilitate communication and exchange between choral musicians throughout the world.
IFCM has around 900 members from all continents. The members are individuals, choirs, organisations or companies. Through the organisations and choirs IFCM plays a role in choral music and choral events in the world. On the International Music Council of the UNESCO IFCM is the official representative of choral music.
Purposes The purposes are fulfilled mainly through the following projects: African Children Sing! Musica International (Choral music database) ChoralNetChoralNet website. Conductors without borders International Centre for Choral Music in Namur, BelgiumACDA and IFCM, Cooperation for World Understanding (requires login). JSTOR. Master classes OpusChoral Regional symposia SongbridgeSongbridge website. World Choral CensusWorld Choral Census, requires login. International Choral BulletinInternational Choral Bulletin. World day of Choral singingWorld Choral Day. December 2022. World symposium on Choral musicWorld symposium on Choral music. 25-30th April 2023. World Symposium 2011 in Puerto Madryn, Argentina World Chamber ChoirWorld Chamber Choir. Spotify. World Youth ChoirWorld Youth Choir website. Youth CommitteeYouth Committee. European Choral Association.
Organizations IFCM was founded by seven national and international choral organizations from five continents. These are: American Choral Directors Association (United States of America) (France)A Coeur Joie International website. (Europe) Asociación Interamericana de Directores de CorosAsociación Interamericana de Directores de Coros website (Latin America) Europa Cantat - Federation Européenne des Jeunes Chorales (Europe) Japan Choral Association website. (Japan) Korforum Nordisk KorforumKorforum Nordisk Korforum website. (Scandinavia)
References
External links Official web site World Youth Choir Official web site Musica International Choral Repertoire Database official web site