It is with great regret that WFAO announces that the international orchestra conference in Tokyo, Japan, June 4 – 7 2020 is cancelled. The organizer in Japan has decided to forgo all overseas invited members to participate in the festival this coming June due to the unprecedented pandemic situation caused by COVID-19. WFAO fully supports […]
In 72% of the 380 cases, government authorities are responsible for violations and the art form censored the most is music with 39% of the cases. Freemuse has presented a breathtaking report showing that censorship of arts and culture is a much larger issue in Europe than what we would like to believe.
“Connecting people through music”February 22nd-23rd 2020 Adult amateur musicians from a score of countries and citieswill gather at St Agnes’ Community Centre for Music & the Arts, Armagh Rd, Crumlin, on Saturday February 22nd and Sunday February 23rd including musicians from Singapore, Scotland, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, England, the United States of America and of course, Ireland. The events on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd are hosted by St Agnes’ CCMA, […]
JAO, NPO-WFAO and WFAO are happy to announce the Tokyo 2020. From June 4 to 7 the World Amateur Festival Orchestra, the World Amateur Orchestra Forum and the World Amateur Orchestra Leaders Conference will be held, in the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre. The World Amateur Orchestra Festival will be held in Tokyo in 2020 when the […]
The World Federation of Amateur Orchestras were present at the award ceremony at the 6th World Forum on Music in Paris, and extends our utmost congratulations to the Scoil Úna Naofa Violin and Orchestra project, for this remarkable accomplishment and well-deserved recognition. The St. Agnes project is a leading star and inspiration for the whole […]
The World Federation of Amateur Orchestras supports the initiative from the European Music Council that culture must be a visible and central part of the new European Commision. On 10 September, European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen presented her new Commission, with a structure of 8 Vice Presidents who stand for the new work […]
This year, the annual global conference of WFAO, hosted by the Singapore National Youth Orchestra pointed out the models and trends of developing amateur orchestral practice in different countries. During three days, we had the opportunity …
At the General Assembly of WFAO, Alex Van Beveren of Belgium stepped down as chairperson. Since 1991, he has been essential in the development of the World Federation of Amateur Orchestras, working day and night to expand the network of orchestras around the world. Alex Van Beveren is a professional oboist, now retired from the […]
WFAO is happy to be able to present the keynote speaker on our conference «Developing Amateur Orchestras: Models and Trends». Juan Andrés Rojas Castillo was also a part of the conference in Bergen 2018, but will this year have the main keynote speaker role. Born in Colombia, Juan is a journalist and a cultural manager. […]
Dear all, Unfortunately, the website of The World Federation of Amateur Orchestras has been struck by a security breach lately. After an extensive search, in the end we had to completely remake our websites. In the coming days, we will update with most of the old information, and you will se a lot of changes. […]