The EUC at a glance 


​Frequently called upon to support European events, the European Union Choir has performed in many European towns and capitals. They have interpreted choral works, from baroque to our contemporaries with major European orchestras.
In addition to the concerts that they organise annually, the European Union Choir are regularly invited to collaborate in joint concerts led by renowned conductors (with the Orchestre d'Hulencourt, the Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles, the Orchestre National de Belgique, the Orchestre et les Choeurs du Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, the Cadre Noir de Saumur and the Musique Royale des Guides) et to take part in various festivals in Belgium and abroad. 

More than 65 years in the service of music

Photo: Commission Européenne
The Choir of the European Union was created in 1958 under the name of European Community Choir shortly after the signing of the Treaty of Rome. At its establishment it received the patronage of Walter Hallstein, President of the European Commission as well as Etienne Hirsch, President of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom).
La Reine Élisabeth de Belgique

​At the beginning of the sixties, the Choir inaugurated Easter Concerts at the St Michael Cathedral where they gave alternate performances of the St John and St Mathew Passions by Johan Sebastian Bach, in the presence of Queen Elizabeth of Belgium.
Photo: Conseil de l'UE en 1993

With the signature of the Maastricht Treaty and the transformation of the European Economic Community into the European Union, the Choir renamed itself the European Union Choir.
Drapeaux des 28
The Choir, composed of over 20 nationalities, is proud to reflect the multicultural character of Europe in Brussels. It is often asked to participate in important European events of which the most recent was the enlargement of the EU to 27 member states.
Portrait de Ludwig van Beethoven
The Choir often performs with renowned European symphony orchestras and soloists in many capitals and other cities across Europe. The EUC has performed great choral works from the Baroque to the modern era: Bach, Charpentier, Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Cherubini, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Verdi, Gounod, Franck, Bruckner, Brahms, Saint-Saens, Bizet, Dvorak, Faure, Puccini, Stravinski, Villa Lobos, Jonegger, Orff, Poulenc, etc.

Through the years...

More recently...

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The year 2008 marked a half-century of the EUC's existence. 
The celebrations included a series of exceptional concerts, culminating in the Gala Concert "ELIAS" by F. Mendelssohn (Orchestre National de Belgique, dir. Theodor Guschlbauer, winners of the Queen Elisabeth Competition).

In 2018 the Choir celebrated its 60th Anniversary. On March 23, the vocal ensemble kicked off its jubilee celebrations with a performance of Gioachino Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle (as part of the Concerts de Printemps 2018). The celebrations continued with a gala concert and one of the masterpieces of the 19th century: Ein deutsches Requiem by J. Brahms.
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Since their advent in 1958, the objective of the EU Choir has been to perpetuate the heritage of great classical composers and to use music as the universal language that it is, as a link between the peoples of Europe and the world.  The Choir is composed of 80 singers coming from many different horizons and countries.

Our poster

François Schuiten designed the poster for the European Union Choir.

Born in Brussels on April 26, 1956, François Schuiten discovered his passion for comics at an early age. His father, Robert Schuiten, a well-known architect, nurtured his interest in the fine arts, teaching him to draw in the hope of becoming an architect himself. He designed countless posters, illustrations, serigraphs and lithographs. He also designed a dozen stamps for the Belgian postal service.
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​To learn more, please visit his website.,
Take home a lithograph of the poster designed, numbered and signed by renowned Belgian artist François Schuiten.

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