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Youth Choral Societies of Catalonia
Youth Choral Societies of Catalonia or YCSC, is the federation which brings together the young people's choral societies of Catalonia and which works exclusively to satisfy the interests and meet the needs of the choirs and singers in this age group.
Youth Choral Societies of Catalonia
Via Laietana 54, 2n, despatx 214 - Barcelona 08003
Telèfon: 93 319 74 76 - Fax: 93 319 74 76
cjc@coralsjoves.cat
About us
Youth Choral Societies of Catalonia is the federation which brings together the youth choral societies of Catalonia. Its aims are to promote and co-ordinate choral singing among young people; to facilitate their gradual integration into adult choral societies; and to expand their knowledge and their musical, social and human potential.
The choral societies which belong to the Youth Choral Societies of Catalonia are made up of young men and women aged 16 to 35 who want to improve their musical knowledge and to get to know each other through choral singing.
Who can be a member of the YCSC?
- As a choral society, any group of young people (aged between 16 and 35) who want to sing:
- Choral societies, chamber choirs and vocal groups
- Women's choirs
- Older children's choral societies
- High school choral societies
- Music School and Conservatory choral societies
- University choral societies
- Gospel choirs
- Theatre music groups,
- and others
- And, as a partner member, any other person of any age who is a friend of young people who sing and wants to benefit from the advantages which the YCSC can offer.
Youth Choral Societies of Catalonia is part of the Catalan Choral Societies Movement (CCSM) together with the other Catalan federations.
Youth Choral Societies of Catalonia is a member of the International Choral Music Federation (ICMF) and a member of the Catalan Music Council (CMC).
Youth Choral Societies of Catalonia offers all those choral societies which share the same aims the chance to come together and thus provide better services as an association and to reach further milestones in choral singing.
Services for our members
YCSC can offer you all of this:
- Taking part in our activities:
- Meetings and concerts in the best halls and auditoriums in Catalonia
- Master classes and training seminars with prestigious conductors (from both Catalonia and around the world)
- Workshops to explore works in all styles of music: Medieval, polyphonic, classical, Romantic, contemporary, jazz, gospel, musicals, etc.
- Study trips for conductors
- Exchanges with foreign youth choral societies
- Alternative choir conducting courses
- Phoniatrics and vocal technique sessions
- Rural working weekends
- Concert seasons for meetings and exchanges between our choral societies
- Taking part in the activities open to the other federations which belong to the Catalan Choral Societies Movement
- Access to our archive of more than 1,500 scores, containing works from all periods and in all styles in the choral repertoire which can be performed by youth choral societies, such as with a reduction in the tessituras of male voices or adaptations of works to three mixed voices, etc.
- Up-to-date information about concerts, workshops, festivals and competitions both in Catalonia and around the world
- Participation, at a reduced price, in the activities organised by Sung Europe and by the International Choral Music Federation
- Discounts with your YCSC membership card in specific shops, publishing houses, theatres and auditoriums (for example L'Auditori de Barcelona and the Palau de la Música Catalana)
- Grants and help to take part in the World Youth Choir and in the European Youth Choir
- Legal and technical advice for our member associations
- Freedom: you are under NO obligation to take part in our activities nor to attend our regular meetings. These activities and meetings are completely voluntary
- Fast and direct communication, preferably via e-mail or the web
- Direct and democratic participation: you are free to put forward any activities you wish so the YCSC organisation can put them into practice
- A good time: because you can belong to an organisation which has a very good atmosphere, is very supportive and has a modern and innovative character
History
Youth Choral Societies of Catalonia started out in the academic year 1969-70 under the name Intermediate Groups of Catalonia (IGC). It was made up of young people who had been in children's choral societies.
We celebrated our Xth anniversary in 1979 in Manresa with a concert in which all the groups took part together with the Barcelona CSMM Chamber Orchestra.
In 1984 we premiered J. Domingo Mombiela's suite for choir and orchestra La Primavera at the Palau de la Música Catalana to mark the XVth IGC Meeting.
On our XXth Anniversary in May 1989, under a new name of Young People's Choral Societies of Catalonia we performed Schubert's Mass in Sol M with the help of the Youth Orchestra of Young Musicians, conducted by Francesc Llongueras.
In 1994, to celebrate our 25th anniversary we commissioned the pianist and composer Albert Guinovart and the poet Miquel Desclot to compose the pacifist cantata Fills del Segle. This work was performed with the Barcelona and Catalan National Symphony Orchestra (BCSO), conducted by Salvador Brotons.
Also in 1994, Young People's Choral Societies of Catalonia was awarded the National Popular Culture Prize for the best Cultural Promotion Activity given by the Generalitat of Catalonia's Department of Culture.
Young People's Choral Societies of Catalonia took an active role in the I Music in Catalonia Congress (1994), in the Catalan Popular and Traditional Culture Congress (1995) and in the I Choral Singing in Catalonia Congress (1999).
In November 1995 it was a founding federation of the Catalan Choral Society Movement (CCSM).
In 2000, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of our foundation we performed Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, conducted by Pierre Cao and once again with the Barcelona and Catalan National Symphony Orchestra (BCSO). In addition, with the opening of our new head office we changed our name to Youth Choral Societies of Catalonia .
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