IFCM eNews September 2014

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Volunteers Connecting our Choral World
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New IFCM board of directors
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At the IFCM General Assembly in Seoul, Korea on August 10,
Dr. Michael J. Anderson was re-elected as IFCM President and a
new IFCM board was elected.

The newly elected board members are:

* Cristian Grases
* Emily Kuo Vong
* Jean-Sébastien Masiala
* Stephen Leek
* Philip Brunelle
* Theodora Pavlovitch

Together with the representative from the founding members –
Gábor Móczar, Tim Sharp, Håkan Wickström, Thierry Thiebaut and
Saeko Hasegawa and one appointment by the President, Sang-Kil
Lee, the IFCM board was completed.

During the first meeting of the IFCM Board, the President’s
selection for an Executive Committee was presented and, in the
manner prescribed in the newly accepted Statutes, was voted in by
the Board.

The IFCM Executive Committee is:

* Michael J. Anderson (President)
* Håkan Wickström (Treasurer)
* Emily Kuo Vong (Vice President)
* Stephen Leek (Vice President)
* Phillip Brunelle (Vice President)
* Francesco Leonardi (Project Manager appointed to the ExCom)

Congratulations to all the elected representatives who will
represent the IFCM membership and take the IFCM into a bright
future under the new operational plan.

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World Symposium on Choral Music Follow-up
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The Tenth World Symposium on Choral Music was held in
Seoul, Korea (6-13 August) with 24 international choirs and 10
Korean choirs participating. The international choirs represented
all continents with children's choirs, youth ensembles, adult
choirs and smaller ensembles. This year's theme - Healing and
Youth - was captured in the repertoire presented by the choirs,
offering very thoughtful insights into the ways that music
reflects this theme. More than 1000 delegates attended the
Symposium and responded enthusiastically to the choirs'
presentations.

More than 30 lecturers were present (again, from all
corners of the world) providing fascinating lectures on a host of
topics that drew large crowds to the various sessions.
Information on their presentations is found in the summer ICB.
Each morning began in the National Theater with a "Morning Sing"
let by an internationally-known conductor providing music each
had selected and which appeared in the very handsome "Morning
Sing" songbook - a wonderful resource for every attendee to take
home!

The Symposium featured three festive concerts to open the
Symposium, celebrate the mid-point, and provide a suitable
conclusion to the Symposium. The opening concert included six
international choirs each providing a soupçon of music from their
country followed by a musical welcome from several Korean choirs.
The concert on 10 August featured the Asia Pacific Youth Choir
followed by 3 Korean choirs combined, conducted by Dr. Anton
Armstrong. The closing concert included the World Vision
Children's Choir, the African Youth Choir, an invitation to the
11th Symposium (to be held in Barcelona, Spain in 2017)
concluding with a very moving rendition of Brahms' "Requiem"
featuring a combined international choir from Korea, Sweden and
the USA conducted by Dr. Sang-Kil Lee, co-chair of the artistic
and executive committees of the World Choral Symposium. It was
also fitting that the concert was emceed by Ambassador Young-shim
Dho, Honorary Chair of the Symposium who guaranteed its success.

Philip Brunelle, Executive Director, Tenth World Choral
Symposium and Vice President, IFCM

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IFCM World Youth Choral Education Conference
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This event took place for the second time in combination
with the 12th China International Choral Festival
which was held
in Beijing from 29 July to 4 August 2014.

Many of the presenters, conductors, and board members of
IFCM met in Beijing to assist the China Choral Association in
adjudicating the festival-competitions, and gave lectures and
master classes/workshops for the Educational Conference.

A great success, which will be, repeated in future in which
the role of IFCM for educational purposed will be even bigger.

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In brief - News from the members
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Vale Peter Sculthorpe (April 29, 1929 – August 8, 2014)
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Internationally renowned Australian composer Peter
Sculthorpe, whose work was shaped by his love of the Australian
landscape, has died aged 85. His many remarkable compositions
were strongly influenced by Asian, Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander music, and centered around his deep love for Australia
and its landscape.

Extracted from www.abc.net.au (
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-08/tasmanian-composer-peter-sculthorpe-dies/5484044
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Volunteers
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Do you want to join with others around the globe in
volunteer work for the IFCM? The IFCM is currently compiling a
database of people such as you who wish to have their name
included for consideration for assistance in various choral
projects throughout the world, as they are required. The process
is simple. Just send a CV, a photo, and any suggestion of ways
you might be able to help us to leonardifra@yahoo.it (
mailto:leonardifra@yahoo.it ). Please write "Volunteer's
database" in the subject line of your email, and preferably send
your material in English.

Remember the IFCM slogan "Volunteers connecting our choral
world" − come and join us in our work!

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Feedback
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Remember that the IFCM wants to hear your feedback about
our projects and other choral issues. HAVE YOUR SAY is an
important feature of the current IFCM website. The IFCM would
love to hear from you.

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Member organisations and Choirs
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Remember to forward this newsletter to your individual
members! This will assist the IFCM in its mission to “connect our
choral world”.

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What's on in our choral world
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* 2-7 5th Korofest, Istanbul, Turkey − www.korofest.com (
http://www.korofest.com )

* 3-6 Cantogrande International Choral Festival for Older Adults,
Mendoza, Argentina − www.cantapueblo.com.ar (
http://www.cantapueblo.com.ar )

* 4-7 International Mountain Song Festival, Bonn, Germany −
www.musicultur.com (
http://www.musicultur.com/en/trips/reisen/international-choir-festival-nice-2014-cote-d-azur.html
)

* 4-8 2nd Choral International Festival Let's Sing Under the Sun
of Sardegna − info@giulianorinaldi.com (
mailto:info@giulianorinaldi.com )

* 8 Sep Jimena de la Frontera Music Week, Chippenham, United
Kingdom − www.lacock.org ( http://www.lacock.org )

* 9 Sep-4 Oct Incheon Asian Games Incheon 2014, Korea (Rep. of) −
www.incheon2014.kr ( http://incheon2014.kr )

* 10-14 2nd Per Musicam Ad Astra, International Copernicus Choir
Festival and Competition, Pohlheim, Germany −
www.meeting-music.com ( http://www.meeting-music.com )

* 11-14 Liviu Borlan International Choral Festival, Baia Mare
City, Maramures County, Romania − www.festivalborlan.ro (
http://www.festivalborlan.ro )

* 12-14 European Congres for Choral Conductors, Lyon, France −
www.choralies.fr ( http://www.choralies.fr )

* 14 Sep Jimena de la Frontera Music Party, Chippenham, United
Kingdom − www.lacock.org ( http://www.lacock.org )

* 16-21 4th International Choir Competition and Festival Canco
Mediterrania, Lloret de Mar, Spain − www.serrabrava.eu (
http://www.serrabrava.eu )

* 19-21 3rd International Choir Festival CorInfesta, Bazzano
Bologna, Italy − www.scholacantorumbazzano.it (
http://www.scholacantorumbazzano.it )

* 20 Sep Master Class with Dr. Kirby Shaw, the art of a cappella
singing for Middle and High School Singers, Nashville, USA −
www.nashvillesingers.org ( http://www.nashvillesingers.org )

* 24-27 8th Cantapueblo for Children, Mendoza, Argentina −
www.cantapueblo.com.ar ( http://www.cantapueblo.com.ar )

* 25-28 VIII Rimini International Choral Competition, Rimini,
Italy − www.riminichoral.it ( http://www.riminichoral.it )

* 26-28 Tonen2000 International Choir Festival, Poeldijk,
Netherlands − www.tonen2000.nl ( http://www.tonen2000.nl )

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