NEWS
Christmas greetings from our president
Elisabeth von Waldstein, President of Foederatio Internationalis Pueri Cantores, sends a very special Christmas greeting from Stockholm, Sweden, to all choir directors, singers and others involved in our choirs worldwide. stockphoto: congerdesign / Pixabay
Newsletter December 2025
You can view the Newsletter of the International Federation here.Image: Eichstätt Youth Choir from Germany at the "Eichstätt Hall" in Pune, India (©Eichstätter Dommusik/Christian Klenk).
5 questions to our new FIPC president Elisabeth von Waldstein
When and how did you first encounter Pueri Cantores?I encountered Pueri Cantores on a visit to the Cathedral Choir School in Cologne. A very good friend of mine, AnnaMaria Hedin, wanted to start a similar school in Stockholm and Ansgarwerk invited us to a study visit....
French Pueri Cantores National Choir at the European parliament in Strasbourg
The French Pueri Cantores National Choir gave a powerful concert for peace at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on October 20, 2025. The choir, formed earlier that year, consists of 40 talented young singers selected from the 80 choirs of the Pueri Cantores...
German-Indian partnership and visit to Pune
“Music builds bridges” – Eichstätt Youth Choir in Pune Eichstätt/Pune – Music connects people and nations, builds bridges, and opens doors. With this realization, the Eichstätt Youth Choir's ten-day trip to India came to an end during the fall break. The group of 26,...
Polish-Hungarian friendship and choir congress in Krakow
The choir of the Presentation Sisters School in Krakow has been cultivating friendship with the choirs of the Padányi Biró Márton Catholic School in Veszprém for 12 years now. Over the years, they have prayed, sung together, participated in cultural programs and...
Portuguese Federation of Pueri Cantores honors Cón. Ferreira dos Santos
Musical service at Mass – Tribute to Cónego António Ferreira dos Santos On October 26, Sunday, at Ig. Lapa, in Porto, two choirs of young singers from the Porto region – Pueri Cantores de São Cristóvão de Ovar and the Children's and Youth Choir of the Parish of Beiriz...
Luca Buzzavi appointed as Professor for Children’s and Youth Choir Conducting at the PIMS
The Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music (PIMS, Pontificium Institutum Musicae Sacrae) has appointed Luca Buzzavi as Professor for Children's and Youth Choir Conducting. In the program he will teach children's and youth choir conducting, voice training and physiology,...
Newsletter September 2025
You can view the Newsletter of the International Federation here.Image: Choir at the First National Choir Forum in Poland (©Polish Federation of Pueir Cantores/Paweł Liszkowski)
Pueri Cantores France National Choir has started
In France a Pueri Cantores National Choir has started. The Choeur national de Pueri Cantores France is composed of 40 young people aged 10 to 17, selected through auditions from among the 80 choirs of the Pueri Cantores France Federation. The young singers came...