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Message from the President (Page 33)

Dear friends,

As a university professor, it is my job to take young people through the challenges of advanced learning in an environment that demands embracing professional awareness, musical skills, and conduct. This requires an unrelenting positive methodology—working to add to what the students bring to the table, and ensure that they leave with a more robust and professional “bag of tools”. The students are taught to think differently and pay attention to those around them; something analogous to the responsibilities of the IFCM leadership initiatives. Recently, I participated in an activity here in the United States that draws an interesting comparison to same kind of positive approach.

In April, I was one of 25 leaders from the choral world who met for two days in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. The project was called The Choral Ecosystem Forum sponsored by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS), and Chorus America, hosted by Yale University.

This innovative project included participants from all categories of choirs, choral organisations, music educators, composers, singers, conductors, and administrators. Each of these people was asked to interview three people who represented a specific category of the choral world. The organisers carefully crafted the interview questionnaire using an ecosystem as a metaphor for our interconnected choral world. The results of the interviews served to stimulate energetic and enthusiastic discussions.

I know that Chorus America will be publishing the findings and announcing plans for continuing the research. However, I thought it would be worthwhile to reflect on a few of the conclusions, since I feel that the outcome actually represents the entire choral world. In general, it was the opinion of the participants and the interviewees that people:

  1. Participate in choral music because it fulfils something intangible.
  2. Get satisfaction from making music with others.
  3. Are less concerned about being recognized for their work.
  4. Appreciate having the opportunity to participate in a group-oriented activity with common goals.
  5. Feel that being paid for their work is second to doing it.

It is interesting to compare these five aspects of participating in choral music to the many international festivals, workshops, master classes, and symposia that I have witnessed through the years. It defines participation in a way that talks about the humanity of choral music. It takes the “I” out of the equation and continuously substitutes it with “we.”

In my mind, this encapsulates what the IFCM leadership is implementing for colleagues around the world: to provide opportunity, remove ego in favour of ensemble, find ways to be recognized as a group rather than an individual, worry less about finances and more about working with people, and being able to tap into the power of music repeatedly.

As we move to the next season (be that summer or winter) and plan events for future months, I encourage us to think differently and pay attention to others. Strive to grow humanity back together using our “bag of tools,” (choral music), and to share the positive peace that comes from making music ... together.

With positive wishes for our future,

Dr. Michael J Anderson, President

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Edited by Karin Rockstad, USA

Message from the President

2016-07-01
By: Michael J. Anderson
On: July 1, 2016
In: Message from the President
With: 0 Comments

Chers Amis,

Comme professeur d’université, mon rôle est d’aider des jeunes à franchir les étapes au cours de leurs études supérieures dans un domaine qui réclame de larges connaissances professionnelles, de bonnes compétences et d’instructio…Read More →

Journée mondiale du chant choral 2015: Célébration des valeurs chorales à travers le monde

2016-04-18
By: Francesco Leonardi
On: April 18, 2016
In: IFCM News
With: 0 Comments

Par Francesco Leonardi, gestionnaire de projet de la FIMC

La valeur du travail commun vers un but qui nous implique tous, et dont les résultats sont beauté et harmonie, implique aussi l’empathie en tant que simple observateur. Et ce…Read More →

Lagrime d’Amante al sepolcro d’amata (Larmes de l'Amant au sépulcre de sa bien-aimée)

2016-04-16
By: Franca Floris
On: April 16, 2016
In: Focus
With: 0 Comments

Par Franca Floris, chef de chœur et professeur

 

Le sixième livre des madrigaux

Le sixième livre des madrigaux à cinq voix de Claudio Monteverdi contient huit compositions jusqu’à sept voix et deux cycle…Read More →

Le madrigal et les figures rhétoriques

2016-04-15
By: Lucio Ivaldi
On: April 15, 2016
In: Focus
With: 0 Comments

Par Lucio Ivaldi, chef de chœur et enseignant

 

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Le Programme international d'échange de chefs  de l'ACDA: établir des ponts entre nations par la musique chorale pour bâtir un monde meilleur

2016-04-15
By: T.J. Harper
On: April 15, 2016
In: Choral World News
With: 0 Comments

Par T. J. Harper

ʺEncourager l’excellence en musique chorale en élargissant notre sphère d’échanges pour permettre un changement social positif, favoriser le développement communautaire et susciter des occasions favo…Read More →

Expo 2015 et le Monde Choral

2016-04-15
By: Francesco Leonardi
On: April 15, 2016
In: IFCM News
With: 0 Comments

Par Francesco Leonardi, Manager de projet à la FIMC

 

L’exposition mondiale EXPO 2015, qui a eu lieu à Milan de mai à octobre 2015, s’est terminée il y a peu. Cet évènement, qui se tient tous les cinq ans dans une ville différ…Read More →

The Bach Choir - 140 ans de création musicale

2016-04-15
By: International Federation for Choral Music
On: April 15, 2016
In: Choral World News
With: 0 Comments

Par Nick Cutts

 

2016 est pour The Bach Choir une année très spéciale, puisqu’elle marque 140 ans de création musicale depuis sa formation par Otto Goldschmidt en vue d’interpréter, pour la première fois au Royaume-Un…Read More →

La FIMC rencontre la ʺAll-Russian Choral Societyʺ (Société chorale de la Fédération Nationale Russe)

2016-04-15
By: Francesco Leonardi
On: April 15, 2016
In: IFCM News
With: 0 Comments

Le point de départ d’une nouvelle collaboration

Par Francesco Leonardi, Gestionnaire de projets à la FIMC

 

La mission principale de la FIMC est de croître et d’être un mouvement fédérateur, notamment en donnant aux gens…Read More →

La voix dans la nature et dans l’homme

2016-04-15
By: Giacomo Monica
On: April 15, 2016
In: Choral Technique
With: 0 Comments

Par Giacomo Monica, chef de chœur et professeur

1. La beauté esthétique harmonieuse

Dialogue possible entre les sons des pierres (voix de la nature) et la voix humaine (dans l…Read More →

Au Nom de l’Amour et de la Vie: un an après le Centenaire du génocide arménien, le chœur arménien s’ouvre à de larges horizons

2016-04-15
By: Maya Shavit
On: April 15, 2016
In: Choral World News
With: 0 Comments

Par Maya Shavit, chef de chœur et professeur

Impressions suite aux dix jours en compagnie des petits chanteurs d’Arménie et de leur chef de chœur, Tigran Hekekyan.

 

Avant-propos

En tant q…Read More →

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