The international choral network


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WORLD
International Federation for Choral Music
ifcm.net

Songbridge
www.songbridge.net

 

ASIA
HKTC association
The Hong Kong Choral Association organises the biggest international competition for children’s and youth choirs in Asia. It also provides an important link to mainland China.
www.hktreblechoir.com

Ko Matsushita – composer – Japan
The most prominent contemporary Japanese composer, who demonstrates the creativity and diversity of the Japanese choral scene.
komatsushita.com

Taipei Philarmonic Foundation
The celebrated Taiwanese choral foundation which has its own concert venue, professional choir and vocal ensemble, a festival, masterclasses and several training sites.
www.tpf.org.tw

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ASIA PACIFIC
Cordana – Indonesia
A national youth choir, ambassador for the cultures, music and choral richness of Indonesia.
http://cordanayouthchoir.com/

Gondwana Voices – Australia
One of the best children’s choirs in the world and also a remarkable training opportunity for young musicians, where they can work with the greatest contemporary composers, particularly “home grown” Australians.
http://www.gondwanachoirs.com.au

Philippines Choral Directors Association – President Jonathan Velasco
The Philippines is one of the flagships of the Asian choral scene. It has influence far beyond its borders through the activities of the PCDA and its president.
http://www.philippinechoraldirectors.com/

SYC Singapour
http://www.syc.org.sg/

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EUROPE
European Choral Association – Europa Cantat
http://www.europeanchoralassociation.org/

Europaïsches Jugend Chor festival
http://www.ejcf.ch/

Eastern Europe | Northern Europe | Western Europe

Eastern Europe
Cantemus - Hungary
http://www.cantemus.hu

Château Pomazc - Hungary
http://www.kota.hu/

Estonian Choral Society
http://www.kooriyhing.ee

Saint Petersburg Choir Festival - Russia
http://www.choirfestival.ru

Radio Bulgarie
http://bnr.bg

SMPMA - Poland
http://www.scholares.poniatowa.pl/nowa/zespaa.html

Northern Europe
Eric Ericson International Choral Center - Sweden
http://ericericsonhallen.se

Sulasol - Finland
http://www.sulasol.fi

Tampere vocal music festival - Finland
http://www.tamperemusicfestivals.fi

Tapiola Children Choir - Finland
http://www.tapiolankuoro.fi

Vaasa Choir Festival - Finland
http://www1.vaasa.fi/choirfestival/

YLE - Finland
http://yle.fi/

Western Europe
A capella festival Leipzig - Germany
http://www.a-cappella-festival.de/

BBC - United Kingdom
http://www.bbc.co.uk/

Cork International Choral Festival - Ireland
http://www.corkchoral.ie/

Joyfull CS - United Kingdom
http://www.jcos.co.uk/

La Fabbricca del Canto - Italy
http://www.jubilate.it/fabbrica/

Radio Suisse Romande - Switzerland
http://www.rsr.ch/

Voces Cantabiles - United Kingdom
http://www.vocescantabilesmusic.org.uk/

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NORTH AMERICA
CAMMAC – direction Patricia Abbott - Canada
The biggest training centre for amateur musicians in Canada.
cammac.ca

Festival 500 – Sharing the voices - Canada
A festival and international choral meeting place on the Canadian east coast : concerts, workshops, masterclasses and mass choirs. This festival appeals particularly to small vocal ensembles and children’s choirs.
www.festival500.com

Kathaumixw - USA
The international choral competition of western North-America.
www.kathaumixw.org

Mondial Choral Loto-Québec - Québec, Canada
One of the largest gatherings of choirs and vocal ensembles in America, a huge and popular vocal music festival in Montreal.
www.mondialchoral.org

MusicFest Vancouver - Canada
The largest music festival on the North American western coast, which specifically features vocal polyphonic music of excellence.
www.musicfestvancouver.ca

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SOUTH AMERICA
CIC Foundation – direction Daniel Garavano - Argentina
One of the important international choral singing competitions in Latin America and a reference point for the international relationships on this continent.
www.fundacioncic.org

Foundation Schola Cantorum de Venezuela
A major centre for training, artistic creation and production in Latin America.
www.fundacionscholacantorum.org.ve
See invited ensembles in 2007