Friends of the European Choral Association

29/04/2026

🧡 LAST DAYS TO APPLY FOR THE NOËL MINET FUND SCHOLARSHIP 🧡

⏳ You still have time to apply for the Noël Minet Fund Scholarship until tomorrow, Thursday, April 30!

The Noël Minet Fund, administered by us since 2021, is once again offering funding for young musicians to participate in events held under the label of the European Choral Association.

In 2026, the fund offers scholarships to applicants wishing to attend one of the following events:
– European Seminar for Choral Composers by Feniarco - La voce dei cori |Aosta, Italy | 19-26 July 2026
– Fosco Corti Competition for Choral Conductors by Feniarco - La voce dei cori | Torino, Italy | 23-25 October 2026

🗓 Application deadline: April 30, 2026

If you are or know someone who is
✅ under 30
✅ from a European country
✅ with limited financial resources
this is for you/them!

You can fill in the application form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_dIqRysVmrEh2xtNd4EeO8bXylFMb6QpOENq93lhGDiqehg/viewform

Find more information here: friendsofeca.org

We are looking forward to receiving your application! 🤩

02/04/2026

📣 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 📣
Noël Minet Fund Scholarship for young musicians with limited financial resources 🪄

We are happy to announce that the Noël Minet Fund, administered by us since 2021, is once again offering funding to applicants under 30 from European countries to participate in cooperation events or events held under the label of the European Choral Association.

In 2026, the fund grants scholarships to applicants wishing to attend one of the following events:
– Study Tour to Europa Cantat Junior | Girona, Spain | 11-19 July 2026
– European Seminar for Choral Composers by Feniarco - La voce dei cori |Aosta, Italy | 19-26 July 2026
– Fosco Corti Competition for Choral Conductors by Feniarco - La voce dei cori | Torino, Italy | 23-25 October 2026

🗓 Application deadline: 30 April 2026

Could this be for you or someone you know?
Find more information here: friendsofeca.org

P.S. We would be very grateful if you could help spread the word about this opportunity.
Let’s support young and talented musicians in their professional development and welcome them into our wonderful pan-European community of collective singing! 🧡

23/12/2025

As we’re preparing for the holidays, we want to say THANK YOU for being a part of our success this year!

Whether you participated in one of our two auctions this year at Leading Voices or at the Membership Weekend of the European Choral Association, joined our online community events or our General Assembly, or most importantly, helped to support the work of the European Choral Association through your membership fee, we are so grateful for your support!

If you would like to support the work of the Friends in the future, we would be really happy if you could share your experiences with the European Choral Association with your friends and family and maybe convince them to become a member of the Friends as well?

And if you’re not a Friend yourself yet, what better time to start your own chain of friendship than right now? 🤗

To better emphasize this idea, we wrote a little poem. ;)

A HOLIDAY CHAIN OF VOICES

In the season of light and holiday cheer,
When voices and hearts draw ever more near, 🎶
There’s a gift we can give that will truly stay:
Support for ECA, in a meaningful way.🎁

➡️Become a Friend, take part in the song,
Then invite another to come along.
One Friend finds one, how lovely, how fair!
A growing community, built with care. 🫂

This holiday gift, both joyful and true,
Is a stronger ECA, thanks to me and you. 💝

✨ With this heartfelt dream for the European Choral Association, the Friends of the European Choral Association would like to wish you and your loved ones a Happy Holiday season and a good start to the New Year 2026. ✨

👇

➡️ Registration for individuals: https://civicrm.europeanchoralassociation.de/form/friends-individual
➡️ Registration for choirs, ensembles, and other legal bodies: https://civicrm.europeanchoralassociation.de/form/friends-legal

14/12/2025

🎉 JOIN US IN CELEBRATING
World Choral Day / Dia Mundial del Canto Coral🎉

🌍 Today, as on every second Sunday of December for more than two decades, we celebrate World Choral Day. Choirs all around the world are singing for Peace, Connection, and Our Common Home — the theme of this year.�

🔥 We, the Friends, truly know the power of choral singing to advocate for peace, foster connection, and advance awareness about environmental issues. We witness this power time and again in the work you, our friends, do within our European choral network that reaches beyond Europe.�

📣 Now it’s time to make that power visible and heard!�

👇You’ll find instructions on how to participate in the post below.
📬We also warmly invite you to tag us and share photos or videos that reflect this year’s theme. We would be happy to share something from you today!�

On World Choral Day, let us raise our voices in song, in solidarity, and in hope.� Sing for peace, connection, and our common home.�

🌍 Celebrate World Choral Day – 14 December! 🎶
Be part of the global choral community and share your voice with the world!

📣 Hosting a WCD concert?
⬇️ Download the World Choral Day logo for your publications (https://www.ifcm.net/projects/world-choral-day).
➡️ Send your poster to announce your WCD concert to the IFCM office.
⬇️Download the World Choral Day Proclamation (https://www.ifcm.net/projects/world-choral-day).
Recite it before, during or after your concert.
➡️After the concert, send your video to the IFCM office. We will publish it on the World Choral Day page and on the IFCM YouTube channel.

🙌🏼 Thank you for your participation in the celebration of the World Choral Day / Dia Mundial del Canto Coral

22/11/2025

📢 Opportunity: One-on-One Online Exchange with a Singing for your Life Conductor 🌼

Are you interested in supporting people confronted with cancer through the power of singing? Kanker in Beeld is offering a unique chance to connect one-on-one with the experienced conductors of Singing for your Life choirs in the Netherlands!

💛 About Singing for your Life choirs: these choirs are created especially for people living with or recovering from cancer and their families, offering them a warm and supportive space where singing makes a real difference.

During this personal online exchange, you can explore:
🎵 How Singing for your Life choirs work and how to start a choir for people confronted with cancer
🎵 The benefits of singing for people living with or recovering from cancer
🎵 Ways to build international connections with conductors in this field

👥 Who is it for? Anyone who wants to support people living with cancer through singing or music-making — including conductors, choir managers, community organisations, music groups, and health-focused organisations.

👉 Sign up by 15 December 2025 here: https://bit.ly/1-on-1ExchangeSingingforYourLife
Only available in 2026? No problem — you can still register your interest for future opportunities!

This opportunity is part of the SWAN Project (Singing With Additional Needs), co-funded by the EU 💙
👉 Learn more about the project: swanproject.eu

📢 Opportunity: One-on-One Online Exchange with a Singing for your Life Conductor 🌼

Are you interested in supporting people confronted with cancer through the power of singing? Kanker in Beeld is offering a unique chance to connect one-on-one with the experienced conductors of Singing for your Life choirs in the Netherlands!

💛 About Singing for your Life choirs: these choirs are created especially for people living with or recovering from cancer and their families, offering them a warm and supportive and space where singing makes a real difference.

During this personal online exchange, you can explore:
🎵 How Singing for your Life choirs work and how to start a choir for people confronted with cancer
🎵 The benefits of singing for people living with or recovering from cancer
🎵 Ways to build international connections with conductors in this field

👥 Who is it for? Anyone who wants to support people living with cancer through singing or music-making — including conductors, choir managers, community organisations, music groups, and health-focused organisations.

👉 Sign up by 15 December 2025 here: https://bit.ly/1-on-1ExchangeSingingforYourLife
Only available in 2026? No problem — you can still register your interest for future opportunities!

This opportunity is part of the SWAN Project (Singing With Additional Needs), co-funded by the EU 💙
👉 Learn more about the project: swanproject.eu

Stichting Kanker in Beeld, creatieve expressie bij verwerking van kanker | Norsk sangerforum | Feniarco - La voce dei cori | Sing Ireland | Koro Kulturu Dernegi

17/11/2025

✨ GENERAL ASSEMBLY ✨
📅 Tue 25 Nov, 5:30–7:00 p.m. CET

Hey Friends and Friends-to-be! 🧡

It’s that time of the year again — time to look back at everything we’ve done and look ahead at what’s coming next. The best thing is that you can be part of co-creating the future of the Friends: at the end of the General Assembly, we’ll get to brainstorm together what the year 2026 looks like for us! 🤝✨

If you’re already a member, please register using the link in the GA invitation email any time up until the GA.
If you became a member after we sent the invitation — or would like to join now — just drop us a message at [email protected].

All members, old and new (and yes, there’s still time to become one!), are warmly, warmly welcome. 🧡🌟

Hope to see many of you there! 🙌

16/11/2025

📣 APPLY FOR THE NOËL MINET SCHOLARSHIP! 📣

If you are under 30 and passionate about choral music, you still have time to apply by November 30, 2025! ⏳

This time, the scholarship offers financial support to participate in the Walter Strauss Choral Conducting Masterclass | Ankara, Türkiye | 25–31 January 2026, a cooperation event of the European Choral Association. The scholarship is administered by us, the Friends of the European Choral Association, dedicated to supporting the next generation of choral leaders and singers.

📌 For more information, click here: http://bit.ly/3IkOQVP

P.S. There are three more events in 2026 for which you can apply by 30 April 2026. Check out the opportunities! 👆