Estonian Choral Association
Eesti Kooriühing
Estonian Choral Association (founded in 1982) is the umbrella organization for all choirs, wind orchestras, choral conductors and music teachers in Estonia. Its goals are to foster the choral and wind music tradition, to find and spread repertoire, to create new contacts, to organize international choral festivals, competitions, concerts, educational programs, seminars, one-day choral singing events and other occasions for choirs, singers and conductors.
There are 6 societies belonging to ECA:
Estonian Male Choirs Association
Estonian Society for Music Education
Estonian Mixed Choirs' Union
Estonian Female Song Society
Estonian Chamber Choirs' Union
Estonian Wind Music Association
Association of Estonian Choral Conductors
Children’s choirs belong to School Choirs’ Section of ECA. Altogether about 32 000 musicians belong to ECA, among them choristers, conductors, wind players and music teachers.
Estonian Choral Association is a member of the European Federation of Young Choirs Europa Cantat, and of the International Federation for Choral Music (IFCM).
BOARD:
- At least 7 members
- Meets at least 6 times per year
- Budget, financial questions, work, schedule
MUSIC COMMISSION:
- At least 7 members
- Meets at least 6 times per year
- Artistic questions (events, concerts, song celebrations…), educational questions etc
BOARD OF CHAIRMEN:
- Members are the chairmen of societies
- 7 members
- Meets at least 4 times per year
- Co-ordination, strategy
STAFF:
Managing director: financial work, budgets
General secretary: artistic questions, events, PR, supports, articles
Consultant (school choirs): events for youth and children’s choirs
Office assistant
Accountant