Europa Cantat – European Federation of Young Choirs
The vision of Europa Cantat is to be the leading pan-European non-profit organisation dedicated to education and cultural exchange among young people in the field of vocal music.
Europa Cantat directly represents more than one million and reaches out to more than 20 million singers, conductors and composers in over 40 European countries including new and future members of the European Union.
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.
Europa Cantat is a non-profit organisation registered according to German law under the number VR 2791 in the Vereinsregister Bonn. The non-profit status was last confirmed on November 7th 2003 under the fiscal number 205/5762/0967
the European federation of young choirs, founded in 1963
• the premier European youth choir organisation
• a European network of choir organisations, choirs as well as
individual singers and conductors
Europa Cantat directly represents
• more than 1 million singers and conductors in 42 countries all over Europe
and indirectly reaches 20 million
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
• activities for choirs, young singers and conductors from Europe and overseas,
on all levels
• EUROPA CANTAT Festivals and Singing Weeks - current offers
• Vocal Jazz Days, Showchoir Weeks - current offers
• EUROPA CANTAT junior for children's, girls' and boys' choirs - current offers
• European Academies for conductors and singers - current offers
• International Competition for conductors (under 30) - current offers
• International Study Tours - current offers
• World Youth Choir for selected young singers (under 27) - more
• In the footsteps of famous composers - current offers
• Seminars for composers - current offers
• Publications of songbooks
• Cooperation for composition competitions
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