Voices in Harmony Choral Summit

Writing today from Patagonia, Argentina, at the 9th World Choral Music Symposium, I am pleased to announce that next July (2012), following the World Choir Games in Cincinnati, a World Choral Summit will take place in Beijing, China, and will bring together thirty choral leaders from throughout the world. I look forward to being a part of the Summit, representing American Choral Music.

 

The Summit, a joint project under the sponsorship of the International Federation for Choral Music, the China Chorus Association, China Entertainment and Arts Group, and China Cultural International Tours Inc, will be held simultaneously with the 11th China International Choral Festival. Five choirs, each from a different continent, as well as many choirs from throughout the world, will join with their Chinese counterparts to participate in the Summit and Festival.

 

The focus of the Summit will be on ideas, concerns, and ways to enhance communication and cooperation within the global community, as well as the exploration of choral traditions, especially those of China. Appropriately, the theme will be Voices in Harmony. The host city of Beijing offers an ideal setting for choral leaders and choirs to experience the hospitality and rich cultural tradition of the Peoples Republic of China.

 

For more information regarding next summer's China Choral Summit and a full brochure (PDF), visit   http://ifcm.net/