European Choral Association - Europa Cantat
Budget
€526,808
EP Access
1
accredited persons
Staff
1
0.25 FTE
EU Grants
€312,217
Mission & Goals
The European Choral Association – Europa Cantat is a network of organisations in the field of collective singing in Europe. Through its membership, it directly represents more than 2,5 million singers, conductors, composers and managers in over 30 European countries, and reaches out to more than 37 million people in continental Europe active in the field of collective singing. Our mission is to be the leading pan-European non-profit organisation dedicated to life-long learning and cultural exchange through collective singing. Since 1955, our aims are to promote singing as an art form and as a tool to connect people of all ages, with a focus on children and young people, to foster cooperation and understanding between cultures, nations and individuals across social and political borders by promoting, supporting, developing and organising activities and events, and to represent the collective singing sector.
EU Legislative Interests
As members of Culture Action Europe and the European Music Council we are sometimes joining advocacy campaigns at EU level.
Communication Activities
Our actions guided by the strategy include: Networking and cooperation building, regional development Setting up and participating in cooperation projects Promoting creation, collecting, and disseminating repertoire, good practices and inspiring examples, as well as the cooperation between amateurs and professionals Offering information and services about collective singing in Europe Disseminating guidelines and handbooks on topics relevant for the sector, such as environmental issues, new business models, inclusion Promoting the benefits of collective singing, based on research, and reaching out to non-singers Advocating for Amateur Music, Collective Singing and Singing in Music Education at the European Union and beyond Promoting and supporting inclusion of those in danger of exclusion in all communication and at activities of the association and its partners We organise and promote activities and events for choirs, singers, vocal leaders/conductors, music creators/composers, educators/teachers, managers, and organisations Developed by the association Organised in partnership with members and other partners Other activities from the network for groups and choral professionals Types of activities offered include Major and smaller choral festivals, with innovative elements and cross-sectorial cooperation International training activities for singers of all ages, vocal leaders/conductors, music creators/composers, educators/teachers, and managers Conferences about “hot topics” relevant to the sector of collective singing Activities promoting inclusion Our strategic aims shall be reached through these activities, which will also be evaluated and developed in view of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially with a view to environmental sustainability and inclusion / accessibility.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
The European Choral Association - Europa Cantat is itself member of - the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM - http://ifcm.net) - the International and European Music Council (IMC - www.imc-cim.org /EMC - www.emc-imc.org) - Musica International (www.musicanet.org/en/home) - the Choral Festival Network (www.choralfestivalnetwork.org) - Culture Action Europe (http://cultureactioneurope.org) and is thus also connected to the choral world outside Europe and to other music and culture organisations.
Organisation Members
Member organisations (national and regional choir organisations and conductors' associations, as well as institutions and other organisations active in the field of collective singing - in total over 60 associations in 35 European countries plus Israel): https://europeanchoralassociation.org/about-us/who-we-are/members/members-list-of-cos
Additional Information
We also received EU grants from Creative Europe and Erasmus+ for EU-funded mutliannual cooperation projects which we are either leading or where we are partnres - see above under contributors
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.