Do you like to sing? Have you sung in a choir before? Come try the IFC!! About the IFC Now in its 15th season, International Festival Chorus (IFC) was formed in Beijing in 2002 to provide opportunities for experienced and enthusiastic choral singers from all over the world to perform large-scale choral works with orchestra at a professional standard. We aim to introduce Chinese audiences to the great works of the Western choral-symphonic repertoire and to introduce Western choral singers to the best of Chinese choral music. Since its founding, the IFC has given over 20 PRC first performances of choral works, commissioned new choral works from Chinese composers, and established itself as Beijing's premier choir. With singers from all over the world, the IFC is a truly international group and community where music lovers living in Beijing and other parts of China come together to share their passion for singing. By singing all music in its original language and drawing on the wealth of culture and experience of its global members, the IFC serves as a platform to showcase global musical excellence and make a genuine and tangible contribution to China's musical growth. For more information, visit us online at http://www.beijingifc.org/. Auditions We will be holding auditions in the lead-up to our next concert - A Sea Symphony by Vaughn Williams. Auditions will be held on August 23. If you have any questions or would like to sign up for a time slot, please contact our auditions coordinator, Joshua Dominick at 13910110263 or add him on WeChat (ID: squashuaa). About Our Fall Concert Sea Symphony--October 16, 2016 Unusually for IFC, this performance will take place on a Sunday. This is because we are teaming up with the well-respected City of Glasgow Symphony Chorus for a piece with big "wow" factor - A Sea Symphony by Vaughan Williams. This was the composer's first really big symphony work, and in fact, turned out to be his longest symphony. For those who don't know it, it's a stunner, from its stop-you-dead-in-your-tracks opening to the "away, away" of the choir at the end, there's not a dull moment. It uses a big orchestra, so to be a comfortable sing, we need a big choir.