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European Choral Association - Europa Cantat

General Information

Identification Code: 236316930224-39
Website: http://www.EuropeanChoralAssociation.org
Entity Form: NGO, non-profit association according to German law (e.V.)
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 2/18/2018
Last Update: 2/16/2024

Mission & Interests

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 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.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Communication
  • Culture
  • Digital economy and society
  • Education and training
  • Enlargement
  • External relations
  • International co-operation and development
  • Public health
  • Research and innovation
  • Trans-European Networks
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: As members of the European Music Council and Culture Action Europe, we are participating in advocacy work for Culture on EU level, and we are contributing to public consultations in the field of culture. Since 2018 we have participated in the Voices of Culture and Music Moves Europe Dialogue and joined different consultations on the future European Agenda Cutural Agenda as well as the future Creative Europe programmes. In 2020 we joind numerous advocacy efforts connected to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the culture sector. We are contiinuing to join advocacy campaigns together with other European networks.
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.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Weberstraße 59ac/o Haus der Kultur
Post Code: 53113
City: Bonn
Country: GERMANY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 49
Phone Number: 2289125663

EU Office

Address: Weberstraße 59ac/o Haus der Kultur
Post Code: 53113
City: Bonn
Country: GERMANY
Phone:
Indic Phone: 49
Phone Number: 2289125663

Financial Data

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Funding Sources:
  • EU funding
  • Member's contributions
  • Other
  • Public funding
Other Source Info: We also have income from our activities in the form of license fees and communication fees.
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Total Budget: 458080
Grants:
  • Source: Creative Europe Network Funding
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    Complementary 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 The accounts 2023 have not been officially closed, yet, which is why we leave the 2022 accounts here.

    Membership Information

    Members25 Percent: 1
    Members: 1
    Members F T E: 0.25

    Structure

    Structure Type: Structure
    Is Member Of: 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
    Organisation Members: 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.

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