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Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation choral traditions, experiences and advice.
Agreement signed to take WSCM to... YOUNG IFCM has got something really spe-
Beijing in 2026! cial coming up! Stay tuned to discover the names
of the YOUNG IFCM podcast guests.
On 8 September 2024, a significant meeting
occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Palacete dos
Condes de Monte Real, headquarters of IFCM. Online webinar:
IFCM President Emily Kuo Vong met with Li “Creating Choral Music: Talking about
Jinsheng, Chairman of China Arts and Enter- the Requirements of Choral Repertoire”
tainment Group (CAEG), to discuss an exciting November 23, 2024, online, 8pm CET
possibility for the next World Symposium on
Choral Music (WSCM) in 2026. Mutually com- The Webinar “Creating Choral Music: Talking
mitted to the goal of promoting international cul- about the Requirements of Choral Repertoire”
tural exchange through the development of cho- will focus on the art of choral composition. Three
ral music, IFCM and CAEG agreed to expand well-known composers will share their ideas on
their time-honoured partnership based on the how to create choral music for ensembles today,
principles of “resource sharing, complementary using their own compositions as illustrations.
advantages, brand interaction, and mutual devel- To develop this theme, IFCM invited compos-
opment.” IFCM and CAEG signed a Memoran- ers from different regions of the world:
dum of Strategic Cooperation Agreement which
aims to present the 14th WSCM in Beijing, Chi- • Marie Herrington (USA). Marie is a Ukrainian-
na, in 2026 in collaboration with the 18th China American soprano, composer, and conductor.
International Chorus Festival (CICF). Stay tuned The winner of the IFCM Composition Competi-
for updates. tion 2023-2024.

• Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (Finland). Jaakko is one of
Finland’s internationally, best-known composers
New! YOUNG IFCM Podcasts of choral music with a catalog of 150 works pub-
In 2023, the International Federation for Cho- lished to date.
ral Music (IFCM) established YOUNG IFCM, an
IFCM Youth Committee consisting of six young • Eva Ugalde (Basque Country, Spain). Eva is
choral musicians from Türkiye, USA, Philippines, regularly invited as jury member in international
Cameroon, Chile and New Zealand. composition competitions around the world.
One of their projects is the creation of a pod-
cast series entirely run by YOUNG IFCM and This Webinar is part of the Choral TIES proj-
produced by IFCM. ect coordinated by the European Choral Asso-
Unison is a new podcast series dedicated to cel- ciation and co-funded by the European Union
ebrating choral music and showcasing the diverse Creative Europe programme and organised in
experiences, insights and talents of choral musi- cooperation with IFCM.
cians internationally. For these globally minded
podcasts, YOUNG IFCM aims to bring together
voices from around the world to share unique

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