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Message from the IFCM President (Page 74)

Chicago, 1 January 2015

 

Dear friends,

It’s a new day for IFCM. In the General Assembly in Seoul the rewrite of the Statues and By Laws were approved. This provided new and more expansive regulatory responsibilities to the Executive Committee, reduced the size of the Board of Directors, eliminated the Board Advisors, and created a more robust operational strategy for the future of international choral music.

We have established a sustainable financial structure, which will take the economic burden off a smaller, more robust Board of Directors, make being a member of IFCM easier and less expensive, and allow IFCM to offer more projects, to more people, more often. This action better represents the requests of the membership from as long ago as 2005. We are on the move.

I am writing this at the end our fall semester, which we commonly refer to as “performance season.” Concerts, juries, recitals, recordings, small ensemble work, theatre productions (we are the School of Theatre and Music), etc. The faculty are bringing to fruition 15 weeks of hard work with budding talents, trying to give focus to the newness of professional musicianship, yet calm the pressures caused by university study.

In many ways I compare what I do in my career, with IFCM’s “reawakening:” taking youthful artistry, reworking current “curriculum” to meet more contemporary demands, and opening up a new world of creativity, engagement, and inclusion—for everyone. This is exactly what IFCM is experiencing!

Some examples:

  • Next year, from May to October 2015, is the World Exposition in Milan. Choirs from all of the approximately 150 participating countries have been invited to present music from their own countries both at the Expo and in the community in what we are describing as the IFCM World’s Largest Choral Festival. We are providing opportunities to ensembles (and countries) that have never been part of the international choral community. This is huge!
  • In November 2015, we are presenting the first IFCM Asia Pacific World Choral Expo, another new and innovative project that will focus on bringing new opportunities to choral musicians not previously involved with IFCM. This will happen in Macau, China and the surrounding communities of Shenzhen and Hong Kong. The Expo is expected to bring approximately 15,000 musicians to the area and will present a wide variety of educational musical experiences all in one conference.
  • So many people have asked “how can I get more involved in IFCM.” Well, we have built the IFCM Volunteers Database to which you can add your contact information so that we can get you involved in IFCM’s projects. We ask that you describe your expertise, how much time you would like to volunteer, and if you are an international traveler or not. We are always looking to provide more opportunity to more people, plus we need your help. Get involved!
  • And of course, the Eleventh IFCM World Choral Symposium is set to go in Barcelona, Catalonia in July 2017. Mark your calendar.

I always hear complaints that IFCM doesn’t do enough projects, is focused on only a few of the same people, and “does not pay attention to the things that they think are important.” Well, this is no longer true. We are listening, we are building additional and innovative projects in regions of the world where we have not had much activity, to offer more opportunity, to more musicians, more often.

Our eyes are set on the future. We are . . .

Volunteers Connecting our Choral World!

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Michael Anderson, IFCM President

Message from the IFCM President

2015-01-01
By: Michael J. Anderson
On: January 1, 2015
In: Message from the President
With: 0 Comments

Chicago, le 1er janvier 2015

 

Chers amis,

La FIMC fait peau neuve: une nouvelle version du règlement intérieur et des statuts a été validée à Séoul, lors de l’Assemblée Générale: le Comité de Direction dispose maintenant de nouv…Read More →

Camerata – Guide pour organiser et diriger les petits chœurs, par Arthur Wenk

2015-07-01
By: Debra Shearer-Dirié
On: July 1, 2015
In: Book Review
With: 0 Comments

Camerata – Guide pour organiser et diriger les petits chœurs, par Arthur Wenk (Rowman & Littlefield © 2014)

Revue par Debra Shearer-Dirié, chef de chœur et professeur

 

C’est avec to…Read More →

La Capella de St-Pétersbourg

2015-07-01
By: Irina Roganova
On: July 1, 2015
In: Choral World News
With: 0 Comments

Par Irina Roganova, chef de chœur et professeur

La Capella de St-Pétersbourg est un monument magnifique de la culture russe : non seulement un musée où le temps s’arrête, mais une source apaisant la soif, avec un écho super…Read More →

Penser en même temps de façon commerciale et artistique

2015-07-01
By: Daniel Schalz
On: July 1, 2015
In: Focus
With: 0 Comments

La gestionnaire culturelle et auteur Alexandra Jachim, sur les bases d’une gestion chorale efficace

“Beaucoup n’ont pas les outils de base”!

Plus de reconnaissance, une répartition claire des tâches, plus de formations continues<...Read More →

Être multitâche: la gestion de chœur

2015-07-01
By: Daniel Schalz
On: July 1, 2015
In: Focus
With: 0 Comments

En quoi cela consiste-t-il, et comment apprendre?

Plus un chœur a des ambitions musicales, plus les capacités organisationnelles requises sont élevées. Mais en quoi consiste le travail d’un manager de chœur? Peut-on apprendre à le devenir, e…Read More →

Message from the IFCM President

2014-10-24
By: Michael J. Anderson
On: October 24, 2014
In: Message from the President
With: 0 Comments

Chicago, le 24 août 2014

 

Chers amis,
Ce mois d’août a été important pour la FIMC. . .
Du 29 Juillet au 13 Août 2014, la FIMC a été impliquée dans deux projets majeurs: le 12ème Festival choral Inte…Read More →

After Eric: New American Composers After 1980 (Part Two)

2015-07-01
By: Philip Copeland
On: July 1, 2015
In: Repertoire
With: 0 Comments

Par Philip Copeland, chef de chœur et professeur

Voici le second article d’une série en deux parties sur les compositeurs américains nés après 1980. Pendant de nombreuses années, Eric Whitacre et Morten Lauridsen dominèrent le paysa…Read More →

Message from the IFCM President

2015-04-01
By: Michael J. Anderson
On: April 1, 2015
In: Message from the President
With: 0 Comments

Chicago, le 1er avril 2015

Chers Amis,

A l’heure où nous entamons notre 33ème année d’activité depuis la création de la FIMC, je me rappelle que celle-ci est une organisation toujours tournée vers le service. En effet, notre…Read More →

La vie chorale en Islande

2015-01-01
By: Sigurður Sævarsson
On: January 1, 2015
In: Choral World News
With: 2 Comments

Par Sigurður Sævarsson, chanteur et compositeur
Traduit de l’anglais par Chantal Elysène-Six (France)

C’est aux alentours de 1850 que le premier chœur d’Islande a été créé. Un groupe de réflexion progressiste considérait …Read More →

Mystère polonais et Minimalisme: Twardowski, Bembinow, et Łukaszewski

2014-10-21
By: Philip Copeland
On: October 21, 2014
In: Repertoire
With: 0 Comments

Par Philip Copeland, directeur et professeur

Le terme “Holy Minimalisme” (Minimalisme sacré) se développa à la fin des années ‘90 pour décrire le travail de John Tavener (Angleterre), d’Arvo Pärt (Estonie) et d’Henryk Gorec…Read More →

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