Qiandongnan International Folk Song Choral Festival Kaili, China. 27-30 July 2018
Cristian Grases, IFCM Vice-President for Latin America
The summer of 2018 was a busy time for the International Federation for Choral Music. I was lucky to be a part of an IFCM delegation that visited three regions …Read More →
IFCM Holds General Assembly in Dallas
ACDA National Convention plays host, 12 March 2013
Cristian Grases
choral conductor and teacher
The American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) held its National Conventi…Read More →
Let’s Talk Method
The Rehearsal
Cristian Grases
composer and conductor
“While choral singing reaches the audience or congregation in the public performance, it is, in reality…Read More →
Let’s Talk Method
Warm-Ups
By Cristian Grases
Before we analyze the methodology behind the crafting of the warm-up period, I belie…Read More →
Let’s Talk Method
Placement
Cristian Grases,
IFCM Board Member
In this new installment of Let’s Talk Method I would like to explore an important and often downplayed aspect of our profession: placement. Th…Read More →
Let’s Talk Method
Leadership
Cristian Grases
IFCM Board Member
As the editor for the World of Children’s and Youth Choirs column in the ICB, I would like to introduce the concept of fixed themes…Read More →
Tenth World Symposium Seoul, Korea. August 6th to 12th, 2014
This past August the international choral community met in Seoul, Korea, to celebrate the choral art around the world. The Tenth World Symposium on Choral Music was held between the 6th and the 12th of August at the National …Read More →