JOIN US! BECOME OUR MEMBER

Network, Cooperate & Grow

• Become a part of the European choral family
• Organise events in cooperation with us or under our label 
• Access to expertise from the team of the General Secretariat or from our artistic strategy group
• Advice and support for youth involvement from our Youth Committee 
• Support in advocacy for collective singing at the national level 
• Opportunity to get involved in European projects
• Participate in our Membership weekend and other international networking opportunities
• Present one of your projects to our membership and to the wider sector, and get inspired by other projects

Contribute & Make a difference

• Suggest ateliers and atelier conductors for the EUROPA CANTAT Festivals and candidates for our Music Commissions
• Contribute and develop the European choral scene and make suggestions to the Board & Youth Committee
• Vote to elect the European Choral Association board when there are elections
• Be a candidate for the European Choral Association Board
• Nominate candidates for the Youth Committee

Get financial benefits and other advantages

• Discount for indirect members (members of member organisations) for participating in our cooperation events and events under our label 
• Discount on advertisement rates on our channels
•  Privileged access to the Musica International database (world-wide database of choral music)
• Our regular publications (annual report and brochure) mailed to your organisation´s address, with the possibility to ask for extra copies to distribute if needed
• Benefit from grants and initiatives when funds are available: Financial support for setting up international peer-to-peer training projects and special offers for target countries of the regional development strategy, as part of the IGNITE project

What are you waiting for? Join us and get involved in European Choral life!

 * This rule of indirect membership for members of members does not apply for:

• Member organisations that have not paid their membership fee for the previous year
• Member organisations from categories A3 and A4 (below)

A1: ORGANISATIONS WITH CHOIRS AS INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES

Size B1: With more than 1.000 member choirs (32 votes)
Size B2: With more than 300 and less than 1.000 member choirs (24 votes)
Size B3: With less than 300 member choirs (16 votes)

(All direct and indirect members of these organisations and institutions, choirs or ensembles and their members as well as individual members who can prove their membership will profit from reduced participation fees for indirect members at activities of the European Choral Association and in partnership with the European Choral Association, as long as the organisation is in good standing)

A2: ORGANISATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS AS INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES

Size B1: With more than 1.000 individual members (8 votes)
Size B2: With more than 300 and less than 1.000 individual members (6 votes)
Size B3: With less than 300 individual members (4 votes)

(All direct and indirect members of these organisations and institutions, choirs or ensembles and their members as well as individual members who can prove their membership will profit from reduced participation fees for indirect members at activities of the European Choral Association and in partnership with the European Choral Association, as long as the organisation is in good standing)

A3: UMBRELLA ORGANISATIONS WITHOUT INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES

(They pay a lower membership fee, have 16 votes and their members cannot profit from reduced participation fees)

A4: OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS WITHOUT MEMBERS

(They pay a lower membership fee, have 16 votes and cannot profit from reduced participation fees)

The membership fees are based on the category, the size and the country groups.

Download here the overview on the membership fees!

Please contact the General Secretariat at info@EuropeanChoralAssociation.org.

For information:

• Statutes in EN | DE
• Bylaws in EN