Main founders                

Choral organization "A Cœur Joie" (France)

Choral organization "Arbeitskreis Musik in der Jugend" (Germany)

                                           

Main aims       

to give an organizational structure to international exchange and         

international cooperation which was the focus of their activities

                                           

First meeting: May 15th1960 in Geneva, Switzerland

- first activity: Festival EUROPA CANTAT I in Passau, Germany, 1961,
  69 groups from 12 countries

- official foundation: February 9th 1963 as an association
  according to German laws, registered under number VR 2791 at Vereinsregister Bonn

- name of association at foundation:  "European Federation of Young Choirs"

 

Presidents:

†François Bourel (FR, 1961-1982), Marcel Corneloup (FR, 1982-1994),
†Gilbert Martens (BE, 1994-1995), Noël Minet (BE, 1995-2000)
Christopher Simmons (GB, 2000-2003), Jeroen Schrijner (NL, 2003 -  2009)
Sante Fornasier (IT, 2009 - )

 

Honorary Presidents:

†César Geoffray (FR, 1963 - 1972)

†François Bourel (FR, 1982-2004) 

 

Secretary Generals:

Paul Wehrle (DE), Christoph Kühlewein (DE), † Herbert Saß (DE) 
Manfred Ehrhorn (DE), Hans-Dieter Reinecke (DE), Dolf Rabus (DE), Sonja Greiner (DE)