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Pueri Cantores Federation forming in Denmark

Pueri Cantores Federation forming in Denmark

FIPC President Jean Henric and First Vice President Matthias Balzer and their wives visited the correspondent member of FIPC, Denmark, from April 3rd to 6th to see, hear and experience how the conditions are in Denmark nowadays, and to have communication with Bishop...

In Memoriam Josef Bogensberger

In Memoriam Josef Bogensberger

Josef Bogensberger, long-time President of Pueri Cantores Austriae and Vice President of the FIPC, passed away on March 21, 2025 at the age of 83. With great care, skill, knowledge and passion – starting with the re-founding of the Salzburg Cathedral Boys' Choir in...

American Federation Festival Season 2025

American Federation Festival Season 2025

The 2025 American Federation of Pueri Cantores Festival Season recently came to a close having included a record number of 18 festivals across the country – from Southern California to Houston to Boston – which involved more than 2.600 young singers from 170 different...

The Munich festival choirbook has arrived!

The Munich festival choirbook has arrived!

The long awaited choir book for the international festival in Munich is out! The books are sent in April 2025 to the participating choirs. Please contact the festival management at info@muenchen25.de for subsquent orders from participating choirs or from special...

Palestrina at the Vatican

Palestrina at the Vatican

On Friday the 28th of March 2025, an exceptional private concert was organised in the Sistine Chapel in Rome by the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music and the Pontifical Sistine Music Chapel to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Palestrina's birth. Alberto...

Newsletter February 2025

Newsletter February 2025

You can view the Newsletter of the International Federation here.Image: Walk of peace of Pueri Cantores in Goma, DR Congo, 2022.

Introducing: Pueri Cantores Hungary

Introducing: Pueri Cantores Hungary

In August 2024 the FIPC welcomed a newly founded federation of Pueri Cantores Hungary: Pueri Cantores Magyar Szövetség. Since then, the federation has established structures and elected an executive board of active members. To learn more about the people and the...

Vade Mecum for choir directors

Vade Mecum for choir directors

As choir directors have a very broad range of responsibilities, a variety of skills is necessary to both lead the choir community as well as the musical activities in a beneficial way and faith-inspired way. For this purpose, the FIPC Council of Administration led by...

Newsletter January 2025

Newsletter January 2025

You can view the Newsletter of the International Federation here.Image: General Assembly of Pueri Cantores France in Paris.

Looking back at the International Congress in Rome 2023/24

Looking back at the International Congress in Rome 2023/24

After 5 days of prayer and singing together, 3,700 young singers returned home filled with impressive moments. Almost 100 choirs from 20 countries took part in the PUERI CANTORES international choir festival in Rome over the turn of the year 2023/24. Due to the...