By Daniela Vlad, music editor for Radio Iaşi
The Gavriil Musicescu International Youth Choir Festival and Contest (1-7 July 2016) once again quenched the thirst for vocal harmonies in Iași, the old cultural capital of Romania, which…Read More →
By Francesco Leonardi, IFCM project manager
Any chorister should consider being born in Basel a stroke of luck, thanks to the commitment of the ‘European Festival of Youth Choirs’ organizers. In 1992, they began a policy of choral s…Read More →
By Roger Schmidt, freelance journalist
In 2016 the 9th World Choir Games were held in the world’s largest country: in Russia. The 2014 Winter Olympic City of Sochi welcomed 283 choirs and 12,000 participants from all over the world …Read More →
By Emily Kuo, IFCM Vice-President
With great support from leaders such as Zhou Weizhi, Li Ling and Li Huanzhi, the China Chorus Association (CCA) was established in Beijing in 1986 by famous conductors including Yan Liangkun, Qiu Li…Read More →
Carus-Verlag has awarded the conductor Prof. Frieder Bernius a Golden CD for his recording of the complete sacred music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The award was presented to him by the music publisher, Dr. Johannes Graulich, during the German…Read More →
By Henri Pompidor, choir director and teacher
Choral music is the subject of significant, unprecedented growth in contemporary societies, extending to the four corners of the world. Assuming a variety of forms, it is practiced in co…Read More →
By Christian Ljunggren, Choral Conductor and Artistic Director at Interkultur
My very good friend and colleague, Swedish conductor Bosse Johansson, passed away suddenly in the beautiful month of May in his home in Sweden.
By Dr. T. J. Harper
“To inspire excellence in choral music by expanding our reach to create positive social change, foster community, and create opportunities for the next generation of choral leaders.”
Beyond the bor…Read More →
By Nick Cutts
2016 is a very special year for The Bach Choir because it marks 140 years of music-making since the Choir’s formation in 1876 by Otto Goldschmidt, who give the first performance in this country of Bach’s Mass i…Read More →
By Maya Shavit, choral conductor and teacher
Impressions from 10 days with the young Armenian singers, and their Maestro Tigran Hekekyan.
As an invited guest-conductor I was privileged to shar…Read More →