European Federation of young choirs is a Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

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Choir

A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...

 organisation founded in 1963. It is currently the biggest European youth organisation with members in 40 European countries and 50 countries worldwide. It is a network of choir organisations, choirs and individual conductors, singers and choir managers all over Europe and it directly represents more than 1 million of them all over Europe and indirectly reaches 20 million. http://www.europacantat.org/conpresso/index_e.php?src=about/detail.php?nr=95&kategorie=about

Aims

Europa Cantat aims at

• improving the quality of vocal music all over Europe
• supporting cultural diversity and promoting cultural exchange within Europe
• encouraging the mobility of conductors, composers and singers
• encouraging the creation of innovative contemporary vocal music
• making its activities accessible to young people from all European countries including those who are geographically, economically, socially or otherwise disadvantaged
• on the basis of respect for differing cultures and a strong belief in the social and economic importance of vocal music
• with a special focus on young people under 27

Mission

Europa Cantat exists to encourage and increase greater understanding and cooperation between Europeans by bringing them together in the common activity of singing, promoting the exchange and development of cultural heritage and education. - It is our differences that unite, not divide us.

Offered services

Europa Cantat offers the following services: http://www.europacantat.org/conpresso/index_e.php?src=current/detail.php?nr=541&kategorie=current

• activities for choirs, young singers and conductors from Europe and overseas, on all levels
• EUROPA CANTAT Festivals and Singing Weeks
• Vocal Jazz Days, Showchoir Weeks
• EUROPA CANTAT junior for children's, girls' and boys' choirs
• European Academies for conductors and singers
• International Competition for conductors (under 30)
• International Study Tours
• World Youth Choir for selected young singers (under 27)
• In the footsteps of famous composers
• Seminars for composers - current offers
• Publications of songbooks
• Cooperation for composition competitions