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EUROPA CANTAT 2021
Concert Tickets on Sale!
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Yes, there will be live concerts in Ljubljana!
We are excited to give you a wonderful line-up: a combination of invited vocal groups and choirs from Europe, and top-notch Slovenian ensembles.
Also part of the programme: various National Youth Choirs and the EuroChoir!
A dedicated concert cycle 'Listen to Slovenia' will showcase Slovenian choirs and choral tradition. We hope that our choir music will become your cœur music, and perhaps even the new core music for your repertoire!
Full concert schedule and ticketing here.
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Online Educational Programme
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EUROPA CANTAT TV will broadcast a diverse educational programme each day, from morning until late afternoon.
We'll kick off our days wth the introduction of this day's programme, and continue the morning with reading sessions by different music publishers - and of course the Open Singing! Open Singing will be brought to you in a hybrid way; our conductor Jan Schumacher and a small choir will be with you live from the studio in Ljubljana, and we'll all join in from wherever we are!
There is one Discovery Atelier per day, starting around lunchtime (find out more here), and the afternoon is dedicated to daily PULSE sessions. Interesting topics with even more fascination speakers! Click here for more info about the PULSE programme.
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#BenefitsOfSinging
ECA Online Campaign | 19 May - 31 July 2021
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We at the European Choral Association have a vision:
A world where everybody experiences the benefits of collective singing, and we channel our efforts to make this world come true.
Today more than ever, we need to act together. ECA with its member organisations, choirs and individuals, as representatives from all over Europe and beyond, to unify our voices and bring choral music to the attention of our communities and the agendas of decision-makers, both at the national and international level.
Therefore, from 19 May to 31 July, we will carry out an online campaign on the benefits of collective singing.
We strongly encourage you to develop an individualised, national or regional call to action and link it to any existing activity you’re already engaging with. Develop your own call to action, which should answer the question: 'Singing is good for me, what can I do now in my surroundings to let others experience the benefits of collective singing?' or link the campaign to any of your existing content.
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Translate the campaign contents
A big contribution you could make is to help us translate the contents of this campaign into your own language (and publish them, to reach a broader audience). We already have the graphics available in English, Dutch, Turkish, German, Russian, with Italian, Serbian, Arabic and Romanian on the way. Find them all on our website.
Multiply & reach out
In order to reach as many people as possible, we would encourage you to multiply the messages of the campaign in your country during the campaign run. We want to reach people at a national level and showcase the benefits of singing through our online campaign. Spread the contents of this toolkit to your network or any other partners which you think could be interested in joining this online campaign.
Interact and use the #BenefitsOfSinging hashtag
Let's make some noise together and remind everybody about the #BenefitsOfSinging !
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COVID-19 in the Choral Sector - One Year On
Fill in the Survey
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Following our survey from last year, we would like to hear how you have been affected in these challenging times, and how you see the future as we transition out of the pandemic.
Our aim is to identify the impacts of COVID-19 on the sector and what support is needed going forward. The survey is open to anyone in the sector - so please fill it in and share it widely!
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Collective Singing: At the Heart of Revitalising Society in Europe
ECA Open Letter
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This month, ECA calls on the European institutions to recognise the benefits of singing for society, both in the transition out of the pandemic and in the long term as part of a sustainable future. Collective singing has been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, but it also has the potential to recitalise society and should be empowered t do so by institutions at all administrative levels.
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ECA's Educational Webinars
Recordings Online
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The world belongs to those who never stop learning!
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Over these last weeks and months, ECA has brought you a host of educational webinars on a variety of topics, interesting for those active in the sector: singers, conductors/vocal leaders, composers/creators and music professionals.
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You can now go back to our YouTube channel and watch them all as often as you want!
Check out our webinars on:
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CHORAL ACTIVITIES
(under the label of the European Choral Association)
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Upcoming Choral Activities
NB: The event details mentioned below may be subject to change. We kindly ask you to always check with the organiser of the respective event for more information and the latest updates.
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International Congress for Choral Conductors
Puteaux (FR) | 10 - 12 September 2021
Activity in partnership with the European Choral Association
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Conductors and vocal leaders, here's an opportunity for you to be spending a long weekend in September in Puteaux, France, to discover new ideas, techniques and repertoire, as well as to meet fellow conductors and widen your network!
Working language will be French.
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This event is organised by A Cœur Joie France and is part of the Training Leading Voices project, cordinated by ZIMIHC and co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
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International Choral Festival Barcelona
online | 5 - 9 July 2021
Activity from the network, promoted by the European Choral Association
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The 56th International Choral Festival Barcelona will take place in 2021 as a hybrid format, bringing you:
- An international video competition
- Concerts at the Church of Santa Maria del Pi, Barcelona
- More festival concerts
- Workshops & round tables on Zoom and Instagram
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International Choral Conducting Summer School
Limerick (IE) | 8 - 14 August 2021
Activity from the network, promoted by the European Choral Association
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Sing Ireland presents its 41st International Choral Conducting Summer School for conductors, teachers, music students, choral singers and musicians.
The only one of its kind in Ireland, this seven-day intensive course under the artistic Direction of Orla Flanagan offers excellent conducting tuition at a range of levels, tutor-led warm-up sessions and whole group singing, exposure to new repertoire, conducting in final-day concert (optional) and one-to-one lessons by private arrangement.
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For information and how to apply please visit the Sing Ireland website.
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chor.com
Hannover (DE) | 23 - 26 September 2021
Activity from the network, promoted by the European Choral Association
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From 23 - 26 September 2021, the choral world will meet in Hannover, Germany once again.
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chor.com 2021’s exciting programme includes more than 200 workshops for choral directors, choral managers, and others, top-class concerts, a trade fair, and a platform for exchange between all types of professionals and amateurs in the choral world.
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The working language for this event will be German. For information, please visit the website.
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Find more Activities in our Event Calendar
- A vast list of events for singers, choirs & singing groups, conductors & vocal leaders, creators, composers, etc. from all over Europe and beyond.
- All events listed are international and usually open to participants from all over the world.
- Add your own events to the list and share them with our network!
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FROM THE EUROPEAN & INTERNATIONAL CHORAL SECTOR
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International Federation for Choral Music
IFCM June Newsletter
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Federació Catalana d'Entitats Corals
In memoriam Jordi Subirà
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On the death of Jordi Subirà, founder of FCEC and board member since 1982, president (2000-2003) and member of the organizing committee of the 2003 EUROPA CANTAT XV Festival in Barcelona.
Jordi Subirà began his relationship with the choral world as a singer in the Orfeó Laudate and the Orfeó Català, and in the 1960s he became involved in federal activity through Secretariat d’Orfeons de Catalunya which later became the FCEC (Catalan Federation of Choirs) where he worked with Oriol Martorell and created and was responsible for 23 years of the Barcelona Delegation, to later hold the Presidency of the FCEC (2000 -2003) and the Vice-Presidency (2003-2006).
With his constant, discreet, and totally disinterested work, he organized cycles of concerts, conducting courses, master classes and activities with internationally renowned conductors in order to dynamize and improve the choral singing in Barcelona and Catalonia. He also took part in the organization of major choral events, including the Europa Cantat XV Festival held in Barcelona in 2003.
Those of us who have been fortunate enough to collaborate and learn from him in the choral world will always be grateful for his mastery and testimony. And we will remember him as a great worker of the dissemination of choral values, responsible in the management, and also his calm, confident, kind, generous, sensitive temperament, his always adequate answers -sometimes occurring-, and the hours of meetings and meetings at the trade he ran: "Cereria Subirà", candle shop considered the oldest trade in Barcelona.
Barcelona City Council recognized Jordi's work with awarding him the Gold Medal for Cultural Merit in 2014.
Bàrbara Anglí
FCEC
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Ung i Kor
In memoriam Karl Høgset
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carl Høgset on 2 June.
Carl founded the Norwegian National Youth Choir together with Joar Rørmark in 1987 and he conducted it until 2003. He also founded Grex Vocalis (The Singing Flock) in 1971 and conducted it until the choir's magnificent final concert in 2019. Under his leadership, both choirs won several prizes at the most renowned European choral competitions.
Carl created the Singing Technique Programme, presented in a booklet including exercises recorded on CD and video. In 2007, he was appointed Knight of the Order of St. Olav by the King of Norway for his achievements in the choral field both at home and abroad.
Carl helped set a new standard for choral singing in Norway, and throughout his long and illustrious carreer, he taught and inspired generations of singers. His warmth and musicality will be missed, but Carl Høgset leaves behind an incredible mucial legacy that will live on.
Ung i Kor, on behalf of all Norwegian choral associations
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Carl conducting the Norwegian Youth Choir on its 30th anniversary in 2017
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FROM ACROSS THE CULTURAL SECTOR
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International Music Council
Music World News
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The Music World News eBulletin presents world-wide music news collected for you by the International Music Council. It contains items in English, French and Spanish.
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In issue 11/2021 (9 June 2021), read about:
- La music saharienne d'Algérie
- What can the music industry learn from sports and other sectors?
- Active music making helps thinking and memory
- Music industry remins concerned about European Commission's guidance on safe harbour reform
- How AI and androids could shape the music of the future
- ¿Es esto música? Lego confunde a Spotify con un disco en el que solo se oyen piezas caer
- ... and much more!
This newsletter comes every two weeks, bringing you the latest from the global music sector.
Sign up for free or read it online!
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European Music Council
EMC Board Elections
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Within the frame of the Annual Meeting of the European Music Council, the members elected a new Board for the next two years. The EMC board is comprised of seven representatves of EMC members to decide on content and the strategic outline.
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Victoria Liedbergius - President, representing the European Choral Association
Audrey Guerre - Vice President
Willem van Moort - Treasurer
Joanna Grotkowska
David Zsoldos
Harrie van den Elsen
Michalis Krakatsanis
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The European Choral Association would like to congratulate Victoria and all elected board members.
We are happy to see a representative of ECA in such a prominent position, and we look forward to continuing our long-established cooperation and friendship with the European Music Council.
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The SHIFT Project
Annotated Bibliography on Cultural Leadership
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The main goal of the collection of resources is to explore the concept of Cultural Leadership by adopting a community-oriented understanding. Going beyond the idea of the leader as the sole enactor of change, the project understands change as a transformational process that can be kickstarted by innovation entrepreneurs in touch with the organisational community.
This publication has been created by Trans Europe Halles and the SHIFT partner networks as output for the cultural leadership strand of the SHIFT project.
Read it here.
SHIFT – Sharing Initiatives for Training is an Erasmus+ funded strategic partnership project, coordinated by the European Music Council, bringing together several cultural networks with the ambition to contribute to a better and more sustainable future as recognised in the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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SHIFT aims to develop training for cultural leaders on the topics of environmental sustainability, gender and power relations, inclusion, and cultural leadership.
ECA is proud to be a partner in this important project. Check out the SHIFT website for more information.
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