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INTRODUCTION NATIONAL COMPETITIONS
Lord Mayor’s Foreword 2 Primary Schools 79
Artistic Director’s Introduction 3 Mixed Voice Post-Primary Schools 80
Festival President’s Introduction 4 Equal Voice Post-Primary Schools 81
Upper & Lower Voice Choirs, Chamber
GALA CONCERTS Choirs & Ensembles, Ibec Workplace Choir
Opening Gala Concert Stanford at 100 7 of the Year 83
State Choir LATVIJA 16 Youth Choirs, Mixed Voice Choirs,
Chamber Choir Ireland 19 Ireland’s Choir of the Year 86
EXAUDI22 Light, Jazz & Popular Music 88
Fleischmann International Trophy Gala Church Music 91
Concerts26
Closing Gala Concert 28 FESTIVAL AWARDS
International Awards 94
FRINGE CONCERTS National Competition Awards 95
Choirs at the Honan Chapel 33
Choirs at the Goldie Chapel 34 SACRED TRAIL & CHURCH
Choirs at Griffith College 35 INTERCHANGE
Choirs at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral 36 Church Interchange 98
Choirs at the Freemasons' Hall 37 Sacred Trail 99
Music at St Fin Barre's Cathedral 38
Choirs at the Sirius Arts Centre 39 CHORAL ART
Choirs at Christ Church, Cobh 40 National Competition Trophies 102
Choral Evensong at St Fin Barre's CICF Awards Repository 103

CONTENTS
Cathedral41 BIOGRAPHIES
Choirs at St Colman's Cathedral 42
Choirs at St Fin Barre's Cathedral 43 Adjudicators106
Choirs at the Goldie Chapel 45 Fleischmann International Trophy
Choirs at St Colman's Cathedral 46 Competition Choirs 112
Choirs at Triskel Christchurch 47 International Non-Competitive Choirs 125
Choirs on the Court 48 Guest Groups 137
Choirs at St Anne's, Shandon 49 FESTIVAL SPONSORS &
CHORAL GATHERINGS ORGANISERS
Choral Trail 52 Festival Sponsors 140
Cobh Choral Trail 53 Festival Organisers 141
Friendship Concerts 54 GET AROUND GUIDE
Marina Market Stage 55
Explore Cork Map 144
Afternoons in the Atrium 56
Food & Drink 146
EDUCATION Hotels 153
Introduction 59 See & Do 157
Schedule61
Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition63
Let Us Perform 64
Workshop for Post-Primary Schools 67
Alexander Technique Workshop 68
Choral Conducting Workshop 69
Rewire Your Choir 70
Medieval Chanting Workshop 71
The Big Sing  73
Utilising Eurhythmic Movements 74
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 LORD MAYOR’S FOREWORD

Inscribed on the choir balcony of Cork’s Christ the King

Church in Turners Cross are the words of St Augustine
- “To sing is to pray twice”. Each year when the Cork
International Choral Festival comes around, such words
echo for me. I attend the festival to hear the most
heavenly of music that has calmed not just my life at
that moment in time, but also those around me in the
audience. Truly it is a festival that brings with it many
positive emotions.
The Cork International Choral Festival is one, which the
city is immensely proud of. The festival is one that truly
belongs to the city. It has connected itself effortlessly
into the DNA of our cultural heritage and has become
an annual cultural focus in the yearly festival calendar
for the city.
With its international charm and musical excellence, one could be anywhere in the world when
the diverse sets of choirs take to the stage with such professionalism and grace. In essence
the festival places Cork at the centre of choral music in Europe.
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I wish to recognise and compliment the organisers of the festival for their hard work,
dedication and commitment, ensuring that this wonderful event happens so naturally, while
placing Cork as a destination for music lovers from all over the world.
The diverse programme of concerts, educational offerings and many fringe activities
continues to be exciting. Restaurants, cafés, pubs, churches, schools and public amenities
all come alive with choral groups. One cannot but stop to listen, be impressed and even sing
along.
My sincere thanks to the many volunteers, supporters, patrons and venues for their continued
support, without whom, this festival would not be possible.
Is cúis mór áthas dom fáilte croíúil a chuir romhaibh anseo le haghaidh an Cór Fhéile
Idirnáisiúnta Chorcaí 2024.
I look forward to seeing you all there.

Cllr. Kieran McCarthy

Ard Mhéara Chorcaí
Lord Mayor of Cork

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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the 69th Cork International Choral Festival.

We are delighted to have so many choirs visiting us
once again from all over the world, making this a truly
international event.
The opening concert on Wednesday evening focusses
on the music of Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford
who died 100 years ago this year. Stanford is arguably
the most famous of all Irish composers and is notable
for his huge contribution to choral music, most of
which is sacred. However, his orchestral and chamber
works are also known across the world to those for
whom singing is not their first love. Our thanks to
the Cork School of Music Symphony Orchestra and
the Fleischmann Choir who are performing this work,
conducted by John O’Brien.
Thursday will feature the State Choir LATVIJA who will sing music from all over Northern
Europe, as well as Rhona Clarke’s Requiem. Chamber Choir Ireland are conducted by
Paul Hillier for the final time this year as he retires as their Artistic Director, and their

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programme will include the winning entry of the Seán Ó Riada composition competition,
which is supported with our thanks by the Ó Riada family. Both this concert and the late
night concert are held in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, and we are delighted that EXAUDI from
the UK are presenting their programme The Mirror of Speculation for us. The Fleischmann
Trophy Competition will be held on Saturday afternoon and again in the evening, and there
is a second opportunity to hear these choirs perform in our closing Gala Concert on Sunday
evening.
Even before the opening day of the festival, a choral conducting course will have already
begun, led by experts László Norbert Nemes from Hungary and Angeliki Ploka from Greece.
The culmination of this course can be seen on Friday morning, at an open session with
Chamber Choir Ireland where the conductors will be put through their paces.
We are grateful to the many supporting bodies including Fáilte Ireland, the Arts Council, Cork
City Council, and Cork County Council who provide much needed financial grant aid. Thanks
also to Ibec for their continuing support of our Workplace Choir of the Year Competition. Our
appreciation also goes to our many other sponsors who contribute to making the Festival such
a success.
My personal thanks also go to Elaine FitzGerald (Festival Manager) and Michela Del Tin
(Festival Administrator) who work so hard throughout the year to ensure that everything we
present is done to the highest standards.
I hope that you will enjoy the festival experience in Cork this year, and you are all most
welcome!

Peter Stobart
Artistic Director

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 FESTIVAL PRESIDENT’S INTRODUCTION

Beirim fíor chaoin fáilte romhaibh go léir ag an 69ú Cór

Fhéile Idirnáisiúnta Chorcaí 2024…. a heartfelt welcome to
you all to this year’s festival when choirs from home and
abroad, audiences, friends, festival organisers, will enrich
our city and county both musically and financially. The
heart of the Festival has always been its capacity as a
major international festival, not just to present an
excellent and wide-ranging programme, but, most
importantly, to provide for its participants and audiences
the positive opportunity to meet and share mutual
understanding and friendship through choral music.
This year is a particularly special year for CICF as it hosts
the General Assembly of CFN: The Choral Festival Network
– the international network for choral competitions and
festivals of which it is a founding member. CFN is a
worldwide network of festivals and associations who
operate to aligned quality guidelines designed to enhance the development of choral singing
worldwide. One of its intentions is “to give fair and transparent participants’ conditions to choirs
and individuals”. Membership of CFN for CICF has, over many years, fostered positive and
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productive relationships for CICF with many festivals and ensured that Cork and its festival is well
known and well-placed at international level as an excellent, and choir centred, festival platform
for a diverse range of choirs. CFN is an important choral association and I am honoured to
represent CICF as a board member.
The festival has for many years enjoyed a positive relationship with Chamber Choir Ireland as
its choir in residence. CCI has maintained a positive part in ensuring the continuity of new joint
commissions between it and the festival and we have valued its continued support of The Seán
Ó Riada Composition Competition in performing the works of the winning composers. The CCI
Gala Concert has become a central part of our programme and its innovative and interesting
programmes have always attracted large audiences. The celebrated Paul Hillier, its Artistic
Director and Conductor over many years, has been central to its development. The national and
international esteem CCI now commands artistically is very much attributable to him. This will
be the final concert he will present in Cork as he moves on from CCI at the end of the year to
concentrate on other activities. I thank Paul for his support and for his contribution to the festival
and wish him well in what I know will continue to be a productive future.
I take this opportunity as President of the Festival firstly, to thank all our Grant Aid providers,
festival sponsors and advertisers, support of our venues, and the benefit in kind we receive from
so many people. Cork International Choral Festival is a jewel to be treasured and needs this
continued support into the future. Secondly, I wish to acknowledge the great work undertaken by
our administrative team, particularly Elaine FitzGerald, Festival Manager, Michela Del Tin, Festival
Administrator; Gerard Breen, Festival Chairman, Peter Stobart, Artistic Director, and the members
of the Festival’s Board of Directors in ensuring that Cork continues to present a quality festival of
which of which we are very proud. Finally, I wish to publicly acknowledge our dedicated team of
volunteers, without whom we would find it much more difficult to function. My congratulations and
thanks to all and I look forward to the opportunity of hearing much beautiful music and meeting
many friends over the period of this year’s festival.

John Fitzpatrick
4 Festival President
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Wednesday OPENING GALA CONCERT
1st May 2024
8pm
STANFORD AT 100
CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY
Cork City Hall ORCHESTRA & FLEISCHMANN CHOIR

Tickets: PROGRAMME
€22.50, €27.50, Symphony No. 1 in C minor - J. Brahms (1833-1897)
€32.50 I. Un poco sostenuto - Allegro
II. Andante sostenuto
Presenter: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
Nicki ffrench Davis IV. Adagio - Più andante - Allegro non troppo ma con brio

INTERVAL
Stabat Mater - C. V. Stanford (1852-1924)
I. Prelude
II. Quartet and Chorus: Stabat Mater
III. Interlude
IV. Quartet and Chorus: Eia Mater

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V. Finale

John O’Brien Conductor

Tom Doyle Chorus Director
Rachel Croash Soprano
Madeline Judge Mezzo-soprano
Gavan Ring Tenor
Rory Musgrave Bass

To commemorate the centenary of Anglo-Irish composer Charles

Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), the combined forces of the Cork
School of Music [CSM] Symphony Orchestra and Fleischmann Choir
will present the composer’s iconic Stabat Mater. First performed
at the Leeds Triennial Festival in October 1907 and subtitled a
“symphonic cantata”, the work channels the medieval Latin text
in a dramatic portrayal of Christ’s crucifixion, resurrection, and
promise of eternal salvation.
The CSM Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of John
O’Brien, will begin the Opening Gala Concert with a performance
of Johannes Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, a cornerstone
of the symphonic repertoire and much admired for its extensive
expressive lyricism and triumphant, unassailing finale.

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 RACHEL CROASH
Dublin soprano Rachel Croash was a member of the inaugural Irish
National Opera Studio and the Cork Opera House Cara O’Sullivan
Associate Artists. Awards include the Wexford Festival Opera
Aria Friends Award and the WFO & PwC Emerging Artist Bursary.
Rachel recently made her Swiss debut as Mathilde (Guillaume
Tell) with Nouvel Opéra Fribourg. Other roles include Blanche;
Norina and Avis (Glyndebourne Festival Opera - Cover) Mathilde;
Marianne; Frasquita; Clorinda; Erste Dame; Kate Pinkerton;
Mademoiselle Silberklang (Irish National Opera), Mimì; Fiordiligi;
Susanna; Frasquita (Cork Opera House), Marzelline; Musetta;
Mabel and Valencienne (Lyric Opera Productions), Elvira; Fiordiligi
(Blackwatervalley Opera Festival), Ines; Serafina; Reneé; Dew Fairy;
Annina (Wexford Festival Opera), Una; Susanna (Opera Theatre
Company), Mrs. Coyle (Opera Collective Ireland) and Narrator;
Banana (Wide Open Opera)
Concert Highlights include Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with
the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and performances with the
RTÉ Concert Orchestra, City of Dublin Chamber Orchestra, Music in
Great Irish Houses Festival, Music for Galway, The Contemporary
Music Centre and The Metropolitan Club, New York.
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Oratorio performances include Verdi’s Requiem, Bach’s Mass in B

Minor; Brahms’s Requiem; Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in C Minor
with Limerick Choral Union, Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle with
Galway Choral Association, Händel’s Messiah at St Muerdach’s
Cathedral in Ballina, Vivaldi’s Gloria at Knock Basilica with the
Palestrina Choir, Haydn’s The Creation; Charpentier’s Messe de
Minuit and Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle with Culwick Choral
Society, Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten with The Guinness Choir, Rossini’s
Petite Messe Solenelle with Maynooth University Choral Society, and
Brahm’s Requiem and Elgar’s For The Fallen with the combined choirs
of Christchurch Cathedral and St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin.
Rachel had the privilege of singing at Áras an Uachtaráin for The
President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, and as guest soloist for the
televised National Commemoration Day Service at Collins Barrracks.
Rachel has appeared with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in RTÉ’s ‘Carols
from Dublin Castle’ and ‘Christmas with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra’.

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MADELINE JUDGE
Madeline Judge is a mezzo-soprano originally from Waukee, Iowa,
USA. Now based in Dublin, Ireland, she recently completed her
Doctorate in Voice Performance from the Royal Irish Academy
of Music and Trinity College Dublin. Currently, she is in her
second year as a member of the Irish National Opera Studio and
Company Chorus. Previously, Madeline has been engaged by
Irish National Opera as understudy for the lead role of Angelina
in Rossini’s La Cenerentola which starred Tara Erraught in 2019,
and was featured as a soloist with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
in their Young Artist showcase. Most recently with INO, she
has portrayed the role of Noble Orphan 2 in INO’s production
of Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier and covered the roles of Charlotte
in Massenet’s Werther, Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, and
Siebel in Gounod’s Faust. With regards to symphonic works, Ms
Judge most recently performed the mezzo-soprano solo in Mahler’s
2nd Symphony with the Esker Festival Orchestra.

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 GAVAN RING
Hailing from Cahersiveen in
County Kerry, Irish tenor Dr
Gavan Ring studied at the
Schola Cantorum at St Finian’s
College Mullingar before
reading education and music
at Dublin City University. An
alumnus of the National Opera
Studio in London, Gavan is
also the first opera singer and
the youngest graduate to
complete doctoral studies at
the Royal Irish Academy of
Music. Gavan’s ground-
breaking doctoral research on
Robert O’Dwyer’s Irish
language opera Eithne led to
the work’s first performance in
107 years. Gavan is the
Artistic Administrator of Drogheda Classical Music, an Artistic
Partner with Irish National Opera and was a member of the
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inaugural Cara O’Sullivan Associate Artist Programme at Cork

Opera House. Gavan is also a multiple prizewinner at competitions
such as the Wigmore Hall Song Competition and the Concorso
Lirico Internazionale di Portofino.
Concert highlights include performances with the London
Symphony Orchestra at the BBC Proms and Lucerne Festival under
Sir Simon Rattle, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment at
the Royal Festival Hall under Sir Mark Elder and the Munich Radio
Symphony Orchestra at the Prinzregententheater under Keri Lynn-
Wilson. Recital work includes regular broadcasts on BBC Radio 3
and RTÉ Lyric FM, plus appearances at Wigmore Hall, the Oxford
Lieder Festival and the Ludlow English Song Festival, collaborating
with pianists such as Simon Lepper, Graham Johnson, Eugene Asti,
Sholto Kynoch and Iain Burnside. Opera highlights include leading
roles at Cork Opera House, Garsington Opera, Glyndebourne, Irish
National Opera, La Monnaie De Munt, Opéra Royal de Versailles,
Opera Holland Park, Opera North, Scottish Opera, Welsh National
Opera and Wexford Festival Opera.
Discography includes Barry: Alice’s Adventures Underground
(Signum Classics 2021), Larchet: The Complete Songs and Airs
(Champs Hill 2020), Rossini: Sigismondo (Bayerischen Rundfunks
2019), O’Dwyer: Eithne (RTÉ Lyric FM 2018), Gilbert and Sullivan:
HMS Pinafore (Linn Records 2016), Offenbach: Fantasio (Opera Rara
2014) and Fleischmann: Orchestral Works (RTÉ Lyric FM 2010).
Gavan is kindly supported by Howard Gatiss, the Arts Council
of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, the Skellig Six 18 Distillery,
Andrew and Lucy Penny and Michael and Giancarla Alen-Buckley.
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RORY MUSGRAVE
Rory Musgrave, a baritone
from Connemara, recently
made his European Operatic
and role debut collaborating
with with Maestro Sesto
Quatrini in a new production
of The Tales of Hofmann,
singing the four roles of
Lindorf, Dapertutto, Copélius
and Miracle at the Lithuanian
National Opera, Vilnius. Rory
made his UK Operatic debut
singing the title role of Eugene
Onegin for Opera Holland
Park, as part of their 2022
season. In 2019 he made his
international operatic debut
singing the role of Young
Kelvin in the Asian premier of
Solaris by Dai Fugikura (Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Japan) and is
set to return to Tokyo in 2024 to reprise this role. Rory recently

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complete his tenure as Associate Artist with the Cork Opera House
where he sang the roles of Marcello/La Boheme, Germont/La
Traviata and Guglielmo/Così fan Tutte (Cork Opera House).
Other recent opera engagements included; White Rabbit/Alice’s
Adventures In Wonderland, Mayor of Youghal/Vagabones, Eumete/
The Return of Ulysses, under the baton of Christian Curnyn and the
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Junius/The Rape of Lucretia (Opera
Collective Ireland); Alonso, Re di Napoli/La Tempesta, Camilo/Ein
Wintermarchen, Sextus/What Happened to Lucrece, Smirnoff/The
Bear and Magnus/Herculanum, Gaby and various/Bernstein a la
Carte, Le Podestat/Dr Miracle (Wexford Festival Opera); Taddeo/
L’Italiana in Algeri, Belcore/L’Elisir d’Amore (Blackwater Valley
Festival); Marcello/La Boheme, Germont/Schaunard/La Boheme,
St. Brioche/The Merry Widow (Cork Operatic Society); Schaunard/
La Boheme, Count Gil/Susanna's Secret (Opera Theatre Company);
Schaunard/La Boheme, Baron Duphol/La Traviata (Lyric Opera
Productions); Gabriel Conroy/James Joyce’s The Dead (Performance
Corporation – World Premier); Second Soldier and Namaan/Salome
(Northern Ireland Opera).
His solo oratorio performances include: St Matthew’s Passion by
Bach, Handel’s Messiah, Carmina Burana by Carl Orff, Beethoven’s
9th Symphony, Haydn’s Paukenmesse and Heiligemesse, Fauré’s
Requiem and Mozart’s Requiem.
He is a graduate from the Royal Irish Academy of Music, with
a Masters in Vocal Performance. An OTC Opera Hub Emerging
Artist with Opera Theatre Company (2014 – 2016), Rory was
also awarded the PWC Emerging Artist Bursary and the Arnholm
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 JOHN O'BRIEN
John O’Brien is a conductor, composer and director from Cork.
He has worked on over eighty different productions of opera and
music theatre in Ireland, the UK and Canada, and has toured across
Europe, Japan and China. John conducts the Cork Opera House
Concert Orchestra – performing 14 different operas since 2016, as
well as a recent double bill of two Beethoven Symphonies (III and
V), and numerous other concerts.
John composed and directed the operas Morrígan – at Cork
Opera House in 2022; and The Nightingale and the Rose – which
premiered with an Irish tour in 2018. He is acclaimed for directing &
conducting the operas Faust, Der Vampyr, Orpheus, and Pagliacci
at the Everyman.
Other compositions include Ecclesiastes – premiered by the
Carducci String Quartet and Derbhle Crotty; Lullaby for the City
(In a Time of Pandemic) for chamber orchestra – premiered at Cork
Midsummer Festival; Easter 1916 – premiered by Fiona Shaw and
the RTÉ Concert Orchestra; scores for the feature films Tree Keeper
and Shem the Penman Sings Again – premiered at the Galway Film
Fleadh; as well as music for plays, short films, choral works, piano
pieces and numerous operatic, choral and orchestral arrangements.
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He is currently writing music for the new feature film Stupid August;
and will record his music for a new documentary by Bob Jackson
with the CSMSO in May 2024.
John has been guest conductor with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, the
National Chamber Choir of Ireland, and the National Symphony
Orchestra of Ireland. He initiated and led the ‘Big Sing’ at Cork
International Choral Festival from 2011 to 2016.

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CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC [CSM] SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

The Cork School of Music [CSM] Symphony Orchestra was founded

by Adrian Petcu, former Head of String Studies at CSM and
has developed from relatively modest beginnings as a chamber
orchestra to become hailed in the national press as ‘the finest
orchestra of its kind in Ireland’. The continuous tradition of
high-standard playing is indebted both to its founder and to the
leadership of Dr Geoffrey Spratt who conducted the group for
nearly twenty years. Many of the orchestra’s past members now
hold positions in some of the leading orchestras across the globe.
The orchestra’s regular performances in Cork are complemented by
visits to venues throughout Ireland and abroad. The orchestra has
twice taken part in the International Festival of Youth Orchestras
held annually in Valencia, Spain, and successfully pioneered the
concept of “Proms” concerts in Cork. It has commissioned works
from a number of Irish composers – most notably John Kinsella,
whose Symphony No. 7 it premièred in 1999. Every year, the
orchestra accompanies the winner of the School’s Concerto
Competition, and regularly collaborates with the Fleischmann Choir
for performances of large-scale repertory for mixed-voice choir and
orchestra.

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As well as performing the nineteenth-and twentieth-century
masterpieces from the core orchestral repertory, the orchestra
prides itself on bringing rarely-heard works to Irish audiences
– most recently including Finzi’s Intimations of Immortality,
Liszt’s Dante Symphony, Rudi Stephen’s Musik für Orchester, and
Bruch’s Prelude to Odysseus.

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 FLEISCHMANN CHOIR
The Fleischmann Choir was founded in November 1992. Initially
called the Cork School of Music Symphony Orchestra Chorus, it
sang in public for the first time on 22 April 1993 when it gave
a concert with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Cork’s City Hall to
mark the opening of the 40th Cork International Choral Festival.
The programme was of music by Aloys Fleischmann – one of the
founders of the Festival – who had died the previous year. Shortly
after this concert, and with the permission of the family, the choir
was renamed in memory of the man who did so much to further
the cause of choral music and choral singing in Ireland. From
1992 to 2013, the choir was led by founder-conductor Dr Geoffrey
Spratt (former Director of the Cork School of Music, and founder-
conductor of the Irish Youth Choir and Canticum Novum). In 2013,
Conor Palliser was appointed conductor; and since September
2022, the choir has been under the direction of Tom Doyle.
The Fleischmann Choir has achieved an enviable reputation
for fulfilling its mission to perform major works and large-scale
repertory for mixed-voice choir and orchestra. Recent concerts
have included Charpentier’s Te Deum, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria,
Poulenc’s Gloria, Vaughan Williams’s Towards the Unknown
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Region, Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem, Fauré’s Requiem and

Dvořák’s Stabat mater. In addition, the choir has accepted
invitations as diverse as ‘Songs of Praise’ for the BBC, backing
Johnny Logan during the Eurovision Song Contest broadcast by RTÉ
from Millstreet, Co. Cork, and singing with Niamh Kavanagh for
her RTÉ Christmas Show from Cork Opera House. The choir tours
regularly with past performances in Como, Italy, and Cologne,
Germany.

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 Thursday STATE CHOIR LATVIJA
2nd May 2024
7.30pm
PROGRAMME
Cork City Hall
Da Pacem Domine - Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Quis Est Deus - Michael Holohan (b. 1956)
Beati Quorum Via - Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Tickets: Requiem - Rhona Clarke (b. 1958)
€22.50, €27.50, I. Introit
€32.50 II. Lux Aeterna
III. Pie Jesu
IV. In Paradisum
Presenter:
Tu skaistō dīva dōrza rūze - Rihards Dubra (b. 1964)
Rhona Clarke A Drop In The Ocean - Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)

INTERVAL
Pavasara Iezvanīšana - Juris Vaivods (b. 1966)
Dārzs Ziemā - Raimonds Pauls (b. 1936)
Sonet 12 - Valts Pūce (b. 1962)
In Memoriam - Pēteris Plakidis (1947-2017)
Pavasara Mūzika - Arturs Maskats (b. 1957)
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Moonlight Sound Design - Raimonds Tiguls (b. 1972)

Rivers Of Light - Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)
Zīles Ziņa - Pēteris Vasks (b. 1946)

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The State Choir LATVIJA is one of Europe’s most well-known choirs,
invited to collaborate with world-class conductors and orchestras,
and requested at prestigious concert halls and festivals. The
singers’ musical intelligence and skill makes this a musical unit
that feels at home with delicate a cappella choral music as well as
in large-format performances with triple orchestra. Since 1997,
the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the choir is Māris
Sirmais, and the Executive Director is Māris Ošlejs.
The State Choir LATVIJA is a regular guest at the Elbphilharmonie
in Hamburg, where they have performed Gustav Mahler’s
symphonies and György Ligeti’s Requiem with the Hamburg
Philharmonic State Orchestra and their conductor Kent Nagano. A
solo concert in 2019 saw them perform with the world-renowned
Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna. Previous performance also include
those at KKL Luzern, The Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, The
National Music Auditorium in Madrid, The Lincoln Centre in New
York, Shanghai Concert Hall, The Esplanade in Singapore, Hong
Kong Cultural Centre, Bavarian State Opera and many others.
The State Choir LATVIJA has collaborated with world-renowned
symphony orchestras including the Royal Concertgebouw
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Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hamburg Philharmonic State
Orchestra, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, The
Cadaqués Orchestra, The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra,
The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and others, performing with
such outstanding conductors as Mariss Jansons, Andris Nelsons,
Kirill Petrenko, Sylvain Camberling, Zubin Mehta, Neeme Järvi,
Jaap van Zweden, Paavo Järvi, David Zinman, Simone Young, Tõnu
Kaljuste, and others.
The State Choir LATVIJA is internationally acclaimed both for
its academic excellence as well as its innovative projects. The
choir has participated in recordings produced by Naxos, Warner
Brothers, Harmonia Mundi, Wergo and Ondine, as well as numerous
recording projects by both Latvian and foreign music publishers.

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Engaging. Entertaining.
Music, TV, theatre, books, film,
comedy, reviews and more

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Friday CHAMBER CHOIR IRELAND
3rd May 2024
7.30pm
THE DANCERS INHERIT THE PARTY

St Fin Barre’s
Cathedral Conductor Paul Hillier

PROGRAMME

Tickets: €27 chOirland - David Fennessy (b. 1976)

The Lamentations of Jeremiah 1 - Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)
I am - Eoghan Desmond (b. 1989)
Presenter:
The City, Full of People - Cassandra Miller (b. 1976)
Peter Stobart The Dancers Inherit the Party - Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962)
Gallagher - Anselm McDonnell (b. 1994)
Seán Ó Riada Competition winner - World premiere

“Music this uncalculatedly beautiful leaves you almost desperate

with gratitude.”
- The New Yorker, 2023

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Chamber Choir Ireland returns to the Cork International Choral
Festival as Choir-In-Residence, with a brand new commission by
Gabriel Jackson.

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 Jackson’s The Dancers Inherit the Party is based on Ian Hamilton
Finlay’s poem:
When I have talked for an hour I feel lousy –
Not so when I have danced for an hour:
The dancers inherit the party
While the talkers wear themselves out and
sit in corners alone, and glower.
The programme also features I am, a new piece by Eoghan
Desmond which holds a centuries-apart conversation with the
medieval composer and saint, Hildegard von Bingen.
David Fennessy’s eccentric chOirland is made up of nonsense lyrics
taken from the choruses of traditional Irish songs and ballads.
In Cassandra Miller’s The City, Full of People, the audience
eavesdrops on ‘a cacophony of private secrets,’ immersing them in
the meditative echoes of Tallis’s sixteenth-century lamentations.
Chamber Choir Ireland will also perform the winning entry in this
year’s Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition.
The City, Full of People was commissioned by Eamonn Quinn of
Louth Contemporary Music Society with funding provided by
the Arts Council / an Chomhairle Ealaíon and Robert D. Bielecki
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Foundation.
The Dancers Inherit the Party was commissioned by Chamber Choir
Ireland and New Music Dublin with funding from the Arts Council /
an Chomhairle Ealaíon.

CHAMBER CHOIR IRELAND

Chamber Choir Ireland is the country’s national chamber choir and
premier professional choral ensemble, under the Artistic Direction of
Grammy-winning conductor, Paul Hillier.
Recognised for their eclectic and creative commissioning,
programming, and recording, CCI’s programmes span from early
renaissance to cutting edge commissions. Their performances have
been described as having a tone which is ‘liquid in its power and
purity’ with a ‘strong vocal flexibility of style’ (Belfast Telegraph).
The choir has a strong commitment to touring in Ireland, presenting
high quality choral concerts to audiences around the country.
International touring has included the USA, UK, Belgium, Russia,
Germany and South America.
The choir has previously recorded for labels such as Harmonia
Mundi and RTÉ lyric fm, including the world premiere recording
of works by Gerald Barry, Barry meets Beethoven, featuring
Crash Ensemble and Stephen Richardson on the Orchid Classics
label. Their 2020 release, Letters (Naxos) featured A Letter of
Rights by Tarik O’Regan & Alice Goodman, and Triptych, a CCI
commission by David Fennessy. Letters garnered a 5-star review in
the Irish Times and a New Music Scotland award. CCI’s most recent
recording with Louth Contemporary Music Society, Folks’ Music
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(November 2023), features two new commissions, Cassandra
Miller’s The City, Full of People and Linda Catlin Smith's Folio.
Chamber Choir Ireland has a strong Learning and Participation
programme operating all across the island of Ireland, including the
schools-based Composers in the Classroom programme, bespoke
workshops for community and amateur choirs, and Choral Sketches,
a career development programme for established composers.
Chamber Choir Ireland receives principal funding & support from
the Arts Council / an Chomhairle Ealaíon, with support from Dublin
City Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland through its
National Lottery Fund. Their international touring is supported by
Culture Ireland. CCI is a resident ensemble at the National Concert
Hall of Ireland, Associate Artists to Dublin City University, and a
member of TENSO – the network of professional chamber choirs
in Europe. In 2021, Chamber Choir Ireland welcomed President of
Ireland, Michael D. Higgins as Patron.

PAUL HILLIER
Paul Hillier is from Dorset in England and studied at the Guildhall
School of Music and Drama in London. His career has embraced
singing, conducting and writing. He formed the Hilliard Ensemble

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in 1973 and was its musical director for 17 years. In 1990 he
created a new group called Theatre of Voices, which he continues
to direct today. He has taught in the USA at the University of
California campuses of Santa Cruz and Davis, and from 1996-2003
was Director of the Early Music Institute at Indiana University,
Bloomington.
He was Principal Conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber
Choir (2001-2007) and Chief Conductor of Ars Nova Copenhagen
(2003-2023). His books about Arvo Pärt and Steve Reich are
published by Oxford University Press. In 2006 he was awarded an
OBE for services to choral music. In 2007 he received the Order of
the White Star of Estonia, and was awarded a Grammy for Best
Choral Recording.
In 2008 he became Chief Conductor of Chamber Choir Ireland,
and was appointed artistic director of Coro Casa da Musica in
Porto (2009-2019). During 2009 he was artist in residence at Yale
University’s Institute for Sacred Music. In 2010 he was awarded his
second Grammy - for David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion.
In 2013 he was awarded the Order of Dannebrog (the Danish
knighthood) by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark, and last
year he was awarded the Carl Nielsen Prize (Denmark).

You can also hear Chamber Choir Ireland at:

CHORAL CONDUCTING WORKSHOP
Friday 3rd May, 9.30am-12.30pm, Millennium Hall, Cork City Hall
Admission: Free of Charge - See page 69 for more info

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 Friday EXAUDI [UK]
3rd May 2024
10pm
THE MIRROR OF SPECULATION
PROGRAMME
St Fin Barre’s
Ars subtilior
Cathedral
Le ray au soleyl - Johannes Ciconia (1370-1412)
La harpe de melodie - Jacob Senleches (1382/1383-1395)
Angelorum psalat - Rodericus/S Uciredor (fl. c. 1395)
Tickets: €22 Music from the Old Hall Manuscript
Beata progenies - Leonel Power (1370-1445)
Presenter: Nesciens mater - Byttering (fl. c. 1400-1420)
Peter Stobart Gloria in 5 parts - Pycard (fl. c.1400)
Scribe - Marcel le Gan (1357-1395/1400), ed. Mark Dyer World premiere
I. O pulcherrima
II. Beata progenies
III. Sanctus
IV. Agnus
Machaut le maître
Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377)
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I. Tant doucement
II. Très douce dame
III. Fins cuers doulz
Six Virelais - James Weeks (b. 1978), after Guillaume de Machaut
I. Foy porter
II. Je vivroie liement
III. Douce dame jolie
IV. Ay mi! dame de valour
V. Dieus, biauté, douceur
VI. De bonté, de valour

Eleanor Bray Soprano

Jessica Gillingwater Mezzo-soprano
Tom Williams Countertenor
David de Winter, James Robinson Tenor
Michael Hickman Baritone

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THE MIRROR OF SPECULATION
Between the years 1370 and 1420, a style of composition flourished
in Europe of unprecedented brilliance, complexity and strangeness.
Composers around the courts of Northern Italy and Southern
France delighted in exploring the limits of musical possibility –
rhythmic, harmonic, polyphonic – experimenting with dizzying
arithmetical forms and bizarre notations: music written in the shape
of a harp, or a heart, or in concentric circles in different colours of
ink. This age has been dubbed the Ars Subtilior, or Subtler Art, in
which the innovations of the 14th-century Ars Nova were raised to
new heights of beauty and expressiveness through a process of
musical speculation.
The medieval act of speculation – intelligent contemplation or close
observation (as opposed to the modern sense of conjecture) – is
central to the Ars Subtilior, and connects it strongly to the music
of the present day. In our own time, many composers have been
fascinated this remarkable music, as well as by Guillaume de
Machaut, the composer-poet whose astonishing achievements
foreshadowed Ars Subtilior’s innovations.
In this programme, we create an aula specularum – a Hall of
Mirrors – reflecting ancient and modern speculations back on each

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other until medieval and contemporary seem to merge. From the
Ars subtilior repertoire, Ciconia’s puzzle-canon Le ray au soleyl is
‘solved’ in a multitude of ways; Senleches’s famous La harpe de
melodie is performed both with and without its canonic triplum;
and we present a rare performance of Rodericus’s notoriously
hermetic Angelorum Psalat, its notation defeating all but the most
mathematically-inclined transcribers.
At the heart of the programme is the world premiere of a brand
new work, speculative in every sense, by the composer Mark Dyer.
Dyer trained a computer to ‘learn’ the notation of the English Old
Hall manuscript, dating from c.1415, using machine learning, and
to produce new facsimiles, which Dyer transcribed. The resulting
compositions are attributed to a fictional 14th-century musician and
presented alongside three original Old Hall works in a fascinating
extension (and obfuscation) of ‘speculation’ – this time by an
incognito, non-human composer.
For the final set of works, turn to the genius of the medieval era’s
greatest composer, Guillaume de Machaut. We perform three of
his polyphonic secular works – a rondeau, ballade and a motet
respectively – and then overlay six of his monophonic songs in the
playful, Cage-inspired collage of James Weeks’s Six Virelais.

EXAUDI
EXAUDI is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles for new
music.
Formed in 2002 and comprising some of the UK’s top ensemble
singers and new music soloists, EXAUDI has collaborated with
hundreds of composers, from today’s leading figures to tomorrow’s 23
 stars, evolving a unique and expanding repertoire that has blazed
new trails in contemporary vocal composition.
EXAUDI’s special affinity is for the radical edges of music both new
and old, whether mind-bending medieval rhythm, Renaissance or
21st-century microtonality or experimental aesthetics, championing
composers as diverse as Cassandra Miller, Michael Finnissy, Jürg
Frey, Catherine Lamb, Evan Johnson and Naomi Pinnock. A strong
feature of its programming is the mixing of early and new music in
imaginative and arresting combinations: new female perspectives
on Gesualdo and the Italian madrigal, or James Weeks’s
reimagining of Arcadelt in Book of Flames and Shadows (Winter &
Winter, 2022).
Committed to growing the future of new music, EXAUDI is also
strongly involved with the emerging generation of young composers
and singers, and regularly takes part in artist development schemes
and residencies such as Voix Nouvelles Royaumont and IRCAM
Manifeste Academie. EXAUDI has particularly strong links with the
Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, and is an Ensemble-in-
Residence at Durham University. The ensemble is a proud signatory
to the Keychange initiative, pledging gender-equal programming
across its own-promotion activities.
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EXAUDI’s many international engagements include Wittener Tage,

Darmstadter Ferienkurse, Musica Viva (Munich), Muziekgebouw
(Amsterdam), IRCAM (Paris), Festival d’Automne (Paris), Voix
Nouvelles (Royaumont), Musica (Strasbourg), MAfestival (Bruges),
CDMC (Madrid), Milano Musica (Milan/Turin), Fundaciò BBVA
(Bilbao) and L’Auditori (Barcelona). The ensemble has also
collaborated with many leading ensembles including musikFabrik,
Ensemble Modern, L’Instant Donné, London Sinfonietta,
BCMG, Talea (NY), Linea, Helsinki Philharmonic and Ensemble
InterContemporain.
EXAUDI has appeared at many leading UK venues and festivals,
including BBC Proms, Aldeburgh, Sound (Aberdeen), Spitalfields,
Manchester International Festival and hcmf//, Wigmore Hall, Café
OTO, Kings Place and South Bank. EXAUDI broadcasts regularly
on BBC Radio 3 and European radio stations, and has released 20
critically acclaimed recordings on the Winter&Winter, Kairos, NMC,
ÆON, Métier, Mode, Confront and HCR labels.

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 Saturday FLEISCHMANN INTERNATIONAL
4th May 2024
3pm
TROPHY GALA CONCERT
SESSION I
Cork City Hall GUEST PERFORMANCE
Góðir grannar [ICELAND]
Conductor: Egill Gunnarsson
Tickets: Moon River - H. Mancini (1924-1994), arr. M. Ingimarsson (1933-2000)
Here comes the Sun - G. Harrison (1943-2002), arr. K. Shaw (b. 1942)
€11 Jóga - Björk (b. 1965), arr. Birger Egge-Hoved
(entry to 3pm session only) Öld hraðans - P. Pálsson (1928-2023)
€18, €24, €28
(both 3pm & 8pm sessions) Bangotne [LATVIA]
Conductor: Iveta Rīsmane-lūse
Ave Maria - Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611)
Presenter: Savā tautā - Pēteris Vasks (b. 1946)
Tom Doyle Neba maize pate nāca - Selga Mence (b. 1953)
Father Thunder - Laura Jēkabsone (b. 1985)

Sponsored by: MTU Glór Choral Society [IRELAND]

Conductor: Caitríona Fitzmaurice
Hear My Prayer - Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
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Ave Maris Stella - Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

The Destroyer - Seán Doherty (b. 1987)
Ta na Solbici - Samo Vovk (b. 1989)
Namdal Vokalensemble [NORWAY]
Conductor: Tor Halvard Nilsen
Ave Maria - Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611)
Blessed are the poor - Bodvar Drotninghaug Moe (b. 1951)
The Sounding Sea - Eric Barnum (b. 1979)

INTERVAL
Juvenalia Choir [FINLAND]
Conductor: Júlia Heéger
Il est bel et bon - Pierre Passereau (c. 1490-1547)
Morning Star - Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Nu sprida de vita nätterna - Greta Dahlström (1887-1978)
Butterfly - Mia Makaroff (b. 1970)
Brigham Young University Singers [USA]
Conductor: Andrew Crane
Crucifixus a 8 - Antonio Lotti (1667-1740)
Caedmon's Hymn - Blake Wilson (b. 1994)
Reggel - György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Amarraditos - P. Belisario, M. Duran, arr. E. Herrera (b. 1988)

GUEST PERFORMANCE
Coro S'Ena Frisca, Putifigari [ITALY]
Conductor: Dario Pinna
Luna - Tonino Puddu
Sas cosas bellas de su coro - Tonino Puddu
Joska la rossa - Bepi De Marzi (b. 1935)
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Saturday FLEISCHMANN INTERNATIONAL
4th May 2024
8pm
TROPHY GALA CONCERT
SESSION II
Cork City Hall GUEST PERFORMANCE
Madrigal 75 [IRELAND]
Conductor: James Taylor
Tickets: Vezzosi augelli - Giaches de Wert (1535-1596)
€18, €24, €28 Christus est stella - Will Todd (b. 1970)
(both 3pm & 8pm sessions)
My Spirit Sang all Day - Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)

Bel Chorus [NORWAY]

Presenter: Conductor: Dag Erik Enoksen
Tom Doyle Ave Maria - Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Lux Aurumque - Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Olaf Trygvason - Friedrich August Reissiger (1809-1883)
NUKU Choir [ESTONIA]
Sponsored by:
Conductor: Reeda Kreen
Phyllis, I Fain Would Die Now - Thomas Morley (1557-1603)
Brother Fire from the Canticle of the Sun - Tõnu Kõrvits (b. 1969)
Kutse jaanitulele (Invitation To Bonfire) - Veljo Tormis (1930-2017)

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Pulmaliste saabumine (The Arrival Of the Wedding Party) - Veljo
Tormis (1930-2017)
The Park Singers [IRELAND]
Conductor: Órla Gillan
O Regem Caeli - Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548–1611)
He Is Mine - Seán Doherty (b. 1987)
Laudate pueri Dominum - Gyongyosi Levente (b. 1975)
INTERVAL

GUEST PERFORMANCE
Madrigalen [FINLAND]
Conductor: Johan Tonberg
Sömntuta och Tigerlilja - A. Sandbäck (b. 1985) & A. Eklund (b. 1987)
Tranor - A. Henriksson (b. 1989) & A. Eklund (b. 1987)
Mis on inimene - Doris Kareva (b. 1958) & Pärt Uusberg (b. 1986)

Coralia of the University of Puerto Rico

[PUERTO RICO]
Conductor: Carmen Acevedo-Lucío
Quella damma son io, SWV 11 - Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)
Laudate Dominum - Levente Gyöngyösi (b. 1975)
Aleluya Criollo - Ángel Cucco Peña (b. 1948)
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers [USA]
Conductor: Bruce Rogers
Gaudete omnes - J. P. Sweelinck (1562-1621)
Nada Te Turbe - Carlos Cordero (b. 1992)
Kalejs Kala Debesis - Selga Mence (b. 1953)
Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel - Moses Hogan (1957-2003) 27
 Sunday CLOSING GALA CONCERT
5th May 2024
8pm
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers [USA]
Cork City Hall Conductor: Bruce Rogers
Divi Sirmi Kumelini - arr. Ethan Sperry (b. 1971)
Ezekiel - arr. Stacey Gibbs (b. 1962)
Tickets: NUKU Choir [ESTONIA]
€22.50, €27.50 Conductor: Reeda Kreen
€32.50 Looking for the Singers, The Bad Thresher, The Oxen Await the
Holidays, The Rowan Tree, Here We Are Together - Veljo Tormis
Presenter: (1930-2017)
Tom Doyle
The Park Singers [IRELAND]
Conductor: Órla Gillan
Danny Boy - Traditional Irish, arr. Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)
Nothin' Gonna Stumble My Feet - Greg Gilpin (b. 1964)

Namdal Vokalensemble [NORWAY]

Conductor: Tor Halvard Nilsen
Pols fra Dunderlandsdalen - Ragnar Rasmussen (b. 1996)
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Ned i vester - arr. Tor Halvard Nilsen (b. 1954)

Bel Chorus [NORWAY]

Conductor: Dag Erik Enoksen
I midnattsolen - Sture Odd Woldøen & Alf Wold
I’m gonna live till I die - Al Hoffman (1902-1960), Walter Kent (1911-
1994) & Mann Curtis (1911-1984), arr. Greg Volk

INTERVAL

CADA Performing Arts [IRELAND]

Artistic Director: Catherine Mahon-Buckley
Musical Director: Siomha Marron
Choreographers: Kelly-Ann Healy & Jessica O’Shea
Accompanist: Tom Doyle
Let us be Cool, a medley from "Westside Story" - Leonard
Bernstein (1918-1990) & Stephen Soundheim (1930-2021)

MTU Glór Choral Society [IRELAND]

Conductor: Caitríona Fitzmaurice
Beidh Aonach Amárach - Traditional, arr. David Hayes
Indodana - Traditional, arr. Michael Barrett & Ralf Schmitt

Juvenalia Choir [FINLAND]

Conductor: Júlia Heéger
Mieleni meri - Eero Koivistoinen (b. 1946)
Prästkragen - Traditional, arr. Greta Dahlström (1887-1978)

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Bangotne [LATVIA]
Conductor: Iveta Rīsmane-lūse
Pūt, vējiņi! - Imants Kalniņš (b. 1941)
Precību dancis - Pauls Dambis (b. 1936)

Brigham Young University Singers [USA]

Conductor: Andrew Crane
Reggel - György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Amarraditos - arr. Ernesto Herrera (b. 1988)

Coralia of the University of Puerto Rico

[PUERTO RICO]
Conductor: Carmen Acevedo-Lucío
Gaur Akelarre - Josu Elberdin (b. 1976)
Aleluya Criollo - Ángel Cucco Peña (b. 1948)

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Wednesday CHOIRS AT THE HONAN CHAPEL
1st May 2024
2pm
CORO DE CAMARA AURORA [COSTA RICA]
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY SINGERS
Honan Chapel, [USA]
University College
Cork
PROGRAMME
Coro de Camara Aurora [COSTA RICA]
FREE ADMISSION El Torito - Traditional, arr. Allen Torres
Cofrecito de Dudas - Roberto Valera (b. 1938)
Adiós Nonino - Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
For more information on Ejercicio de Piano con Amapola - Nicolás Guillén (1902-1989) &
venue accessibility please Electo Silva (1930-2017)
visit www.corkchoral.ie
Celebración para el Arcoiris - Jorge Córdoba (b. 1953)
Congolí Changó - Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy (b. 1945), arr. Rolando
Brenes
Brigham Young University Singers [USA]
Caritas habundat - Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
Lux aeterna - Edward Elgar (1857-1934), arr. John Cameron

FRINGE CONCERTS
(b. 1944)
Rocky Road to Dublin - Traditional Irish, arr. Martin Koren Nesheim
(b. 1963)
Jerusalem - Traditional Irish, arr. Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)
I Got a Song! - Colin Lett (b. 1983)
This Little Light of Mine - Harry Dixon Loes (1892-1965), arr.
Stacey Gibbs (b. 1963)

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 Thursday CHOIRS AT THE GOLDIE CHAPEL
2nd May 2024
11am
YORK PHILHARMONIC MALE VOICE CHOIR
[UK]
Goldie Chapel, CORALIA OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO
Nano Nagle Place RICO [PUERTO RICO]

PROGRAMME
FREE ADMISSION
York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir [UK]
Down by the riverside - Spiritual, arr. D. Hood
For more information on Sweet and low - J. Barnby
venue accessibility please Hakuna mungu - Traditional Swahili, arr. W. McKee
visit www.corkchoral.ie
The lost chord - A. Sullivan, arr. A. Simmons
She's like the swallow - Traditional Canadian, arr. A. Simmons
Wandering the King's highway - L. Coward, arr. W. Stickles
Coralia of the University of Puerto Rico [PUERTO RICO]
Sechs Volkslieder, Op. 41 (Six Folksongs)- F. Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
No. 2, Entflieh’ mit mir (Escape with me)
No. 3, Es fiel ein Reif (A Frost Fell)
FRINGE CONCERTS

No. 4, Auf ihrem Grab (On Her Grave)

O Sapientia - Tadeja Vulc (b. 1978)
There is no Rose - Guy Forbes
Danny Boy - Traditional, arr. Russell Robinson (b. 1952)
Tiempo para un tiempo (Time for a Time) - Roberto Valera
(b. 1936), arr. Conrado Monier (b. 1955)

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Thursday CHOIRS AT GRIFFITH COLLEGE
2nd May 2024
MADRIGALEN [FINLAND]
1.10pm
MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CHAMBER
Griffith College, SINGERS [USA]
Wellington Road

PROGRAMME
FREE ADMISSION
Madrigalen [FINLAND]
Finlandia, Op 26/7 - J. Sibelius (1865-1957), arr. V. A. Koskenniemi
For more information on (1885–1962) & Joel Rundt (1879-1971)
venue accessibility please Jag såg dig - Johan Henrik Kellgren (1751-1795), arr. Lukas
visit www.corkchoral.ie
Moodysson (b. 1969) & Eva Lestander (b. 1986)
Sömntuta och Tigerlilja - Alexandra Sandbäck (b.1985) & Andrea
Eklund (b. 1987)
The Parting Glass - Traditional Scottish, arr. Jake Gosling, Peter
Gosling & Mikael Svarvar
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers [USA]
When All Falls Silent - Brent Wells

FRINGE CONCERTS
To Sit and Dream - Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962)
True Colors - William Endfield Steinberg (b. 1950) & Thomas Kelly
(b. 1952), arr. Saunders Choi (b. 1988)
Kalejs Kala Debesis (Forger forged up in the sky) - Selga Mence
(b. 1953)
Divi Sirmi Kumelini (Two Grey Steeds) - Ethan Sperry (b. 1971)
Nac, Dievini (Come God) - Laura Jakebsone (b. 1985)
Hela Rotan (Togetherness) - Ken Stevens
Bend - Kyle Pedersen (b. 1971)
Precious Lord - arr. Arnold Sevier (b. 1949)
Ezekiel - arr. Stacey Gibbs (b. 1962)

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 Thursday CHOIRS AT
2nd May 2024
1.10pm
ST FIN BARRE’S CATHEDRAL
PRO MUSICA SOEST [GERMANY]
St Fin Barre’s BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY SINGERS
Cathedral [USA]

FREE ADMISSION PROGRAMME

Pro Musica Soest [GERMANY]
For more information on Mo Ghile Mear - Traditional, arr. Desmond Earley (b. 1974)
venue accessibility please ABBA Medley - B. Andersson (b. 1964) & B. Ulvaeus (b. 1945), arr.
visit www.corkchoral.ie Oliver Gies (b. 1973)
Vom Schlaraffenland (From the Land of Milk and Honey) -
Traditional, arr. Oliver Gies (b. 1973)
Mr Blue Sky - J. Lynne (b. 1947), arr. B. Bram & D. Sharon (b. 1967)
Brigham Young University Singers [USA]
Psalm 150 - Dan Forrest (b. 1978)
Lux Aeterna - Edward Elgar (1857-1934), arr. John Cameron (1944)
FRINGE CONCERTS

Rocky Road to Dublin - Traditional Irish, arr. Martin Koren Nesheim

(1983)
Jerusalem - Traditional Irish, arr. Michael McGlynn (1964)
Were You There? - Traditional African-American spiritual, arr.
Patrick Dupré Quigley (1977)
This Little Light of Mine - Harry Dixon Loes (1892-1965), arr. Stacey
Gibbs (1963)

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Friday CHOIRS AT THE
3rd May 2024
11am
FREEMASONS’ HALL
BEL CHORUS [NORWAY]
Freemasons’ Hall, MT. SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE CHAMBER
Tuckey Street SINGERS [USA]
FREE ADMISSION
PROGRAMME
For more information on Bel Chorus [NORWAY]
venue accessibility please The Seal Lullaby - Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
visit www.corkchoral.ie
Loch Lomond - Jonathan Quick (b. 1970)
Pål sine hønur (Paul and his chickens) - Knut Nystedt (1915–2014)
Danny Boy - Robert Sund (b. 1942)
Because We Believe - Andrea Bocelli (b. 1958), Amy Skylark Foster
Gillies (b. 1973) & David Foster (b. 1949)
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers [USA]
When All Falls Silent - Brent Wells
To Sit and Dream - Rosephanye Powell (b. 1962)

FRINGE CONCERTS
True Colors - arr. Saunders Choi (b. 1988)
Kalejs Kala Debesis (Forger forged up in the sky) - Selga Mence (b.
1953)
Divi Sirmi Kumelini (Two Grey Steeds) - Ethan Sperry
(b. 1971)
Nac, Dievini (Come God) - Laura Jakebsone (b. 1985)
Hela Rotan (Togetherness) - Ken Stevens
Bend - Kyle Pedersen (b. 1971)
Precious Lord - Traditional, arr. Arnold Sevier (b. 1949)
Ezekiel - Traditional, arr. Stacey Gibbs (b. 1962)

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 Friday MUSIC AT ST FIN BARRE'S
3rd May 2024
1.10pm
CATHEDRAL
ORGAN RECITAL WITH MATTHEW BREEN
St Fin Barre’s
Cathedral
PROGRAMME
Work for Organ - Donnacha Dennehy (b. 1970)
FREE ADMISSION Five Short Pieces - Percy Whitlock (1903–1946)
ii. Folk Tune
iii. Andante Tranquillo
For more information on
venue accessibility please
Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–
visit www.corkchoral.ie 1750)
Four Sketches for Pedal-Piano, Op. 58 - Robert Schumann (1810–
1856)
Psalm Prelude, set 2 no. 1 (De Profundis) - Herbert Howells (1892–
1983)
Hommage à Frescobaldi - Jean Langlais (1907–1991)
v. Fantasie
Capriccio sopra la Battaglia - Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643)
FRINGE CONCERTS

Fête - Jean Langlais (1907–1991)

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Friday CHOIRS AT THE SIRIUS
3rd May 2024
1.10pm
ARTS CENTRE
NAMDAL VOKALENSEMBLE [NORWAY]
Sirius Arts JUVENALIA CHOIR [FINLAND]
Centre, Cobh
PROGRAMME
FREE ADMISSION
Namdal Vokalensemble [NORWAY]
Perhaps - Dale Trumbore (b. 1987)
For more information on Trilogy of Norwegian folk tunes - arr. Henning Sommero & Tor H.
venue accessibility please Nilsen
visit www.corkchoral.ie
I. Mine kåte ungdomsdågå (My wild young days)
II. Uventa brudlaupssjau (Wedding preparation)
III. Bruremarsj (Wedding March)
Pols Fra Dunderlandsdalen - Norwegian folk tune, arr. Ragnar
Rasmussen (b. 1966)
Only In Sleep - Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)
Et Liv För Mig (I know my love) - Anders Edenroth (b. 1963)
Blå Kveill (Blue Evening) - Arvid Hansen & Tove Karoline Knutsen,
arr. Ola Graff & Tor H. Nilsen

FRINGE CONCERTS
Juvenalia Choir [FINLAND]
Sumer is icumen in - Anonimus, 13th century
Il est bel et bon - Pierre Passereau (1509-1547)
Cucu - Juan del Encina (1468-1529)
Il bianco e dolce cigno - Jacob Arcadelt (1507-1568)
Contrapunto bestiale - Adriano Banchieri (1568-1634)
Matona mia cara - Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594)
Nuku - Toivo Kuula (1883-1918)
Nu sprida di vita nätterna - Greta Dahlström (1887-1978)
Prästkragen - arr. Greta Dahlström (1887-1978)
The sun upon the lake is low - Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
Finlandia - Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

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 Friday CHOIRS AT CHRIST CHURCH
3rd May 2024
5pm
CORO S'ENA FRISCA, PUTIFIGARI [ITALY]
MADRIGALEN [FINLAND]
Christ Church,
Cobh
PROGRAMME
Coro S'Ena Frisca, Putifigari [ITALY]
FREE ADMISSION
Lode a Maria (Praise be to Mary) - Traditional
Perdonu (Forgive us, God) - Traditional
Su santu (Holy is the Lord) - Traditional
For more information on
venue accessibility please Deus ti salvet Maria (God Save You, O Mary) - Traditional
visit www.corkchoral.ie Su babbu nostru (Our Father) - Traditional
Ninna nanna pupu bellu (Lullaby, beautiful baby) - Traditional
Madrigalen [FINLAND]
Tranor - Amanda Henriksson (b. 1989), Andrea Eklund (b. 1987)
Jag såg dig - Johan Henrik Kellgren (1751-1795), Lukas Moodysson
(b. 1969) & Eva Lestander (b. 1986)
Sömntuta och Tigerlilja - Alexandra Sandbäck (b.1985) & Andrea
FRINGE CONCERTS

Eklund (b. 1987)

Mis on inimene - Pärt Uusberg (b. 1986)

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Friday CHORAL EVENSONG AT
3rd May 2024
6.15pm
ST FIN BARRE’S CATHEDRAL
ST FIN BARRE’S CATHEDRAL CHOIR
St Fin Barre's [CORK]
Cathedral
PROGRAMME
Responses - Richard Ayleward (1625-1669)
FREE ADMISSION
Canticles in G minor - Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Alleluia, I heard a voice - Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)
Rondeau from Abdelazer - Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
For more information on
venue accessibility please
visit www.corkchoral.ie

FRINGE CONCERTS

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 Friday CHOIRS AT
3rd May 2024
7.30pm
ST COLMAN’S CATHEDRAL
GÓÐIR GRANNAR [ICELAND]
St Colman’s NUKU CHOIR [ESTONIA]
Cathedral BANGOTNE [LATVIA]
PROGRAMME
FREE ADMISSION
Góðir grannar [ICELAND]
Smávinir fagrir (Fair little Friends) - Jón Nordal (1926)
Heyr himna smiður (Hear, Heaven's Maker) - Þorkell
For more information on
venue accessibility please
Sigurbjörnsson (1938-2013)
visit www.corkchoral.ie Maríuljóð (A Poem for Mary) - Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir (1964)
Salve Regina - Egill Gunnarsson
Jubilate Deo - Lászlo Hálmos (1909-1997)
Ave maris stella - Lajos Bárdos (1899-1986)
Blástjarnan (Blue Star) - arr. Jón Þórarinsson (1917-2012)
NUKU Choir [ESTONIA]
Mu süda, ärka üles (Wake Up, My Heart) - Sacred folksong, arr.
Margo Kõlar (b. 1961)
FRINGE CONCERTS

Suvine vihm (Summer Rain) - Toivo Tulev (b. 1958)

Which was the son of... - Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Õhtu ilu (Beauty of the Evening) - Pärt Uusberg (b. 1986)
BANGOTNE [LATVIA]
Mūsu Tēvs debesīs - Didzis Rijnieks (b. 1963)
Ave Maria - Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Saule brida rudzu lauku - Ilona Rupaine (b. 1966)
Barons - Uldis Stabulnieks (1945-2012)

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Saturday CHOIRS AT
4th May 2024
11am
ST FIN BARRE’S CATHEDRAL
CORO DE CAMARA AURORA [COSTA RICA]
St Fin Barre’s ALLMÄNNA SÅNGEN VISBY [SWEDEN]
Cathedral

PROGRAMME
FREE ADMISSION
Coro de Camara Aurora [COSTA RICA]
Kyrie - Carlos Fernando Chaves
Santo - Anonymous
For more information on
venue accessibility please
Ave Maria - Giulio Caccini (1551 – 1618)
visit www.corkchoral.ie An Irish Blessing - James E. Moore Jr. (1951 – 2022)
Allmänna Sången Visby [SWEDEN]
Trilå - arr. Ale Möller (1955)
Livets morgon (The morning of life), from Volund - Jan Ekedahl
(b. 1954) & Eva Sjöstrand (b. 1958), arr. Mats Hallberg (b. 1958)
Kärlekens tid (The time of love) - Benny Andersson (b. 1946) & Ylva
Eggehorn (b. 1950), arr. Göran Arnberg (b. 1961)
Människas glädje (The joy of man), from Samma ull - Jan Ekedahl

FRINGE CONCERTS
(b. 1954) & Eva Sjöstrand (b. 1958), arr. Mats Hallberg (b. 1958)
Scandinavian Shuffle - Svend Asmussen (1916-2017), arr. Jens
Johansen (b. 1952)
Lonesome Road - James Taylor (b. 1948), arr. Lone Larsen (b. 1973)
Så skimrande var aldrig havet (As glimmering was never the sea)
- Evert Taube (1890-1976), arr. Anders Edenroth (1963)
Uti vår hage (Out in our meadow) - arr. Hugo Alfven (1872-1960)

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Saturday CHOIRS AT THE GOLDIE CHAPEL
4th May 2024
1.10pm
CORO S'ENA FRISCA, PUTIFIGARI [ITALY]

Goldie Chapel,
PROGRAMME
Nano Nagle Place
Unu ballu pilicanu - Alessandro Catte (b. 1969)
S’aneddu - Traditional
Joska la rossa - Bepi De Marzi (b. 1935)
FREE ADMISSION A mama - Tonino Puddu
Nanneddu meu - Peppino Mereu & Tonino Puddu
Babbu e su paradisu - Franceschino Satta & Alessandro Catte (b. 1969)
For more information on
venue accessibility please
A duruseddu - Franceschino Satta
visit www.corkchoral.ie A ballare - Tonino Puddu
Sas cosas bellas de su coro - Tonino Puddu
Carezze - Marco Maiero (b. 1956)
Luna - Michele Turnu

FRINGE CONCERTS

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 Saturday CHOIRS AT
4th May 2024
1.10pm
ST COLMAN’S CATHEDRAL
YORK PHILHARMONIC MALE VOICE CHOIR
St Colman’s [UK]
Cathedral MADRIGALEN [FINLAND]
FREE ADMISSION
PROGRAMME
For more information on York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir [UK]
venue accessibility please Music in the air - Spiritual, arr. R. Murphy
visit www.corkchoral.ie My Lord, what a mornin' - Spiritual
Little innocent lamb - Spiritual, arr. M. Bartholomew
Gwahoddiad - L. Hartshough, arr. J. Tudor Davies
Fill a-me up - Pepper Choplin
Just a closer walk with thee - Traditional American, arr. E. Lojeski
Madrigalen [FINLAND]
Finlandia, Op 26/7 - J. Sibelius (1865-1957), arr. V. A. Koskenniemi
(1885–1962) & Joel Rundt (1879-1971)
FRINGE CONCERTS

Den blomstertid nu kommer - Israel Kolmodin (1643-1709), arr.

Andrea Eklund (b. 1987)
Min on inimene - Pärt Uusberg (b. 1986)
Sömntuta och Tigerlilja - Alexandra Sandbäck (b. 1985) & Andrea
Eklund (b. 1987)

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Saturday CHOIRS AT
4th May 2024
1.10pm
TRISKEL CHRISTCHURCH
GUYS AND DOLLS [CORK]
Triskel
Christchurch
Guys and Dolls established themselves as a Barbershop quartet
from their very first Performance together in 2016, winning Na-
Tickets: €15 tional Gold at the IABS (Irish Association of Barbershop singing) in
October 2016. Currently the group holds four National Gold titles
For more information on with IABS after their most recent win in October 2022 at the INEC,
venue accessibility please Killarney. The group also proudly holds an International bronze
visit www.corkchoral.ie prize from SABS (Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers).
All four members of Guys and Dolls are graduates of the MTU Cork
School of Music, Lorna Moore sings tenor, Serena Standley sings
lead, Patrick D’Alton sings baritone and Daniel Beuster sings bass.
The group perform for a mixture of corporate and commercial
events, numerous charity concerts and performances, and have
been featured as performing artists in the Cork International Cho-
ral Festival for many years, and are delighted to be featured artists

FRINGE CONCERTS
on the Fringe Festival Choral Trail again this year!

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 Saturday CHOIRS ON THE COURT
4th May 2024
2.30pm
PRO MUSICA SOEST [GERMANY]
FUNKY VOICES [UK]
Sunday's Well
Tennis Club
PROGRAMME
Pro Musica Soest [GERMANY]
FREE ADMISSION Mo Ghile Mear - Traditional Irish, arr. Desmond Earley (b. 1974)
ABBA Medley - B. Andersson (b. 1964) & B. Ulvaeus (b. 1945),
arr. Oliver Gies (b. 1973)
For more information on Vom Schlaraffenland (From the Land of Milk and Honey) -
venue accessibility please German Traditional, arr. Oliver Gies (b. 1973)
visit www.corkchoral.ie
Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra, arr. Ben Bram and Deke
Sharon (b. 1967)
Funky Voices [UK]
Soft Rock – Richard Page (b. 1953), Mick Jones (b. 1955), arr.
S. Colston
Nothing Compares to Purple Rain - Prince (1958-2016), arr.
S. Colston
FRINGE CONCERTS

Lionel Richie – Lionel Richie (b. 1949), arr. S. Colston

Gloria - Gloria Estefan (b. 1957), arr. S. Colston

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Sunday CHOIRS AT ST ANNE'S
5th May 2024
THE CLERKS CHORAL OF ST MARY’S
6pm
COLLEGIATE CHURCH [IRELAND]
Church of
St Anne, Shandon
PROGRAMME
The Office of Compline in Plainsong
FREE ADMISSION The College of Clerks Choral in Youghal is an ancient institution,
founded in 1464 by Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Desmond. The
College originally consisted of eight fellows and eight singing clerks
For more information on – a choral foundation which was dissolved and reinstated a number
venue accessibility please
visit www.corkchoral.ie of times over the centuries. The present choir represents the latest
revival initiated by Ian Sexton in 2005. Although the Clerks Choral,
now directed by Colin Nicholls, remains informally associated with
the magnificent Collegiate Church in Youghal, the group is most
active in venues throughout Munster, singing for services, weddings
and concerts. They have also performed in England, and their
rendition of Compline in St Anne’s Church, Shandon, has become a
regular feature of the Cork International Choral Festival. Compline

FRINGE CONCERTS
is the last church service of the day; it is a contemplative office,
with an emphasis on spiritual peace. In essence a plainsong service,
a Faux Bourdon setting of Nunc Dimittis (Carolus Andreas) and
Byrd’s Miserere mei provide moments of contrasting harmony.

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FRINGE CONCERTS
 CHORAL
GATHERINGS

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 CHORAL TRAIL
VENUE TIME CHOIR
WEDNESDAY 1ST MAY
The Atrium Coffee Dock, 11.00am The Rafset Choir [SWEDEN]
Cork University Hospital
Forde's Bar 1.00pm York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir [UK]
St Fin Barre's Cathedral 2.30pm York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir [UK]
Choir of the 18th Junior and Senior High School
Blackpool Library 3.00pm of Athens [GREECE]
THURSDAY 2ND MAY
Central Library, Cork City 12.00pm Allmänna Sången Visby [SWEDEN]
Blarney Library 12.00pm Coro S'Ena Frisca, Putifigari [ITALY]
Hollyhill Library 12.30pm Góðir grannar [ICELAND]
Mayfield Library 2.00pm Coro S'Ena Frisca, Putifigari [ITALY]
Lavit Gallery 2.00pm NUKU Choir [ESTONIA]
Douglas Library 3.00pm Cór Choláiste na Toirbhirte, Bandon [CORK, IE]
CHORAL GATHERINGS

FRIDAY 3RD MAY

Charleville CBS Primary School [CORK, IE]
Central Library, Cork City 11.00am & Juvenalia Choir [FINLAND]
Blarney Castle
11.00am Bangotne [LATVIA]
*Admission fee to the park applies
Cór Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Cailíní [CORK, IE]
Bishopstown Library 11.30am & Coralia of the University of Puerto Rico
[PUERTO RICO]
Ballincollig Library 2.30pm Allmänna Sången Visby [SWEDEN]
Tory Top Road Library 3.00pm Coro de Camara Aurora [COSTA RICA]
Glanmire Library 3.00pm York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir [UK]
On The Pig's Back 3.00pm The Rafset Choir [SWEDEN]
Tequila Jacks 7.00pm Pro Musica Soest [GERMANY]
SATURDAY 4TH MAY
Fota House & Gardens 12.30pm Góðir grannar [ICELAND]
Fota House & Gardens 4.00pm Madrigalen [FINLAND]
Tequila Jacks 7.00pm Glóreile [DUBLIN, IE]
Clayton Hotel, Cork City 10pm Festival Club
SUNDAY 5TH MAY
Nano Nagle Place 3.45pm Cantate [CORK, IE]
Tequila Jacks 6.15pm Coro de Camara Aurora [COSTA RICA]
Clayton Hotel, Cork City 10pm Festival Club

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COBH CHORAL TRAIL

SATURDAY 4TH MAY

COBH HERITAGE COBH BAND STAND THE COMMODORE
CENTRE (PROMENADE) HOTEL

1.00pm Commodore Male 1.30pm Commodore Male 2.00pm Commodore Male

Voice Choir Voice Choir Voice Choir
[CORK, IE] [CORK, IE] [CORK, IE]
1.30pm Coro de Camara 2.00pm Coro de Camara 2.30pm Coro de Camara
Aurora [COSTA Aurora [COSTA Aurora [COSTA
RICA] RICA] RICA]
2.00pm Allmänna Sången 2.30pm Allmänna Sången 3.00pm Allmänna Sången
Visby [SWEDEN] Visby [SWEDEN] Visby [SWEDEN]

2.30pm York Philharmonic 3.00pm York Philharmonic 3.30pm York Philharmonic

Male Voice Choir Male Voice Choir Male Voice Choir

CHORAL GATHERINGS
[UK] [UK] [UK]

SUNDAY 5TH MAY

1.00pm Funky Voices Choir 1.30pm Funky Voices Choir 2.00pm Funky Voices Choir
[UK] [UK] [UK]

1.30pm Góðir grannar 2.00pm Góðir grannar 2.30pm Góðir grannar

[ICELAND] [ICELAND] [ICELAND]

2.00pm Juvenalia Choir 2.30pm Juvenalia Choir 3.00pm Juvenalia Choir

[FINLAND] [FINLAND] [FINLAND]

2.30pm Brigham Young 3.00pm Brigham Young 3.30pm Brigham Young

University Singers University Singers University Singers
[USA] [USA] [USA]

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 FRIENDSHIP CONCERTS

VENUE TIME CHOIR

WEDNESDAY 1ST MAY

Killavullen NS Coralia of the University of Puerto Rico
10.30am
*School concert [PUERTO RICO]

THURSDAY 2ND MAY

St Peter's NS, Dungourney 10.00am Bel Chorus [NORWAY]
*School concert

Carrigtwohill Community College Choir of the 18th Junior and Senior High
11.00am
*School concert School of Athens [GREECE]

FRIDAY 3RD MAY

Gaelscoil Ui Riada Coralia of the University of Puerto Rico
9.30am
CHORAL GATHERINGS

*School concert [PUERTO RICO]

Glanmire Community College 10.00am NUKU Choir [ESTONIA]
*School concert

Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh 10.00am Brigham Young University Singers [USA]

*School concert

MEET & GREET - International

Cork City Hall 11.00am
Non-Competitive Choirs

MEET & GREET - Fleischmann International

Cork City Hall 4.00pm
Trophy Competitive Choirs

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MARINA MARKET STAGE
CENTRE PARK ROAD

SATURDAY 4TH MAY

TIME CHOIR
12.40pm Cór Cois Abhann [CORK, IE]

1.00pm Pro Musica Soest [GERMANY]

1.20pm River Rhythms Community Choir [CORK, IE]

1.40pm Munster Rugby Supporters Club Choir [MUNSTER, IE]

2.00pm Credo Vocal Ensemble [MEATH, IE]

2.20pm Muckross Voices [KERRY, IE]

2.40pm St Vincent's GAA Men's Choir [CORK, IE]

3.00pm Killestars [DUBLIN, IE]

CHORAL GATHERINGS
3.20pm The Rafset Choir [SWEDEN]

3.40pm Glóreile [DUBLIN, IE]

4.00pm University of Galway Singers [GALWAY, IE]

4.20pm Funky Voices [UK]

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 AFTERNOONS IN THE ATRIUM
CLAYTON HOTEL, CORK CITY, LAPP’S QUAY
TIME SATURDAY 4TH MAY SUNDAY 5TH MAY
Munster Rugby Supporters Club Choir
12.30pm
[MUNSTER, IE]
Gaudete St Patrick’s Church Rochestown
12.42pm
[CORK, IE]
Mount Merrion Parish Children’s Choir
12.54pm
[DUBLIN, IE]
1.06pm Shep Community Choir [CORK, IE] The Sonatinas [CORK, IE]

1.18pm University of Galway Singers [GALWAY, IE] The City of Cork Male Voice Choir [CORK, IE]

1.30pm Rowan Room Choir [CORK, IE] The Carrigaline Choral Group [CORK, IE]

1.42pm Bravehearts Choir [CORK, IE] Festival Choir [CORK, IE]

1.54pm Glóreile [DUBLIN, IE] Broadford Youth Choir [LIMERICK, IE]

2.06pm Stellar Choir Rathmines [DUBLIN, IE] SCRUBS [CORK, IE]

CHORAL GATHERINGS

2.18pm St Mary's NS Carrigaline [CORK, IE] The Park Singers [DUBLIN, IE]
Portadown Male Voice Choir [NORTHERN
2.30pm Bel Chorus [NORWAY]
IRELAND]
Cork Prison Officers Male Voice Choir
2.42pm The Polyphonics [CORK, IE]
[CORK, IE]
Coralia of the University of Puerto Rico
2.54pm The Wilcollane Singers [CORK, IE]
[PUERTO RICO]
3.06pm Stroke Notes [CORK, IE] The Hill Harmonics Choir [CORK, IE]
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers
3.18pm FinPhonics [CORK, IE]
[USA]
3.30pm Credo Vocal Ensemble [MEATH, IE] The Voices of Cork [CORK, IE]

3.42pm Douglas Harmonia Singers [CORK, IE] Carrigaline Singers [CORK, IE]

3.54pm Dulciana Vocal Ensemble [DUBLIN, IE] York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir [UK]

4.06pm River Rhythms Community Choir [CORK, IE] Viva Voce [CORK, IE]

4.18pm Union Choir [CORK, IE] Carrigaline Gospel Choir [CORK, IE]

4.30pm Cor Cois Abhann [CORK, IE] Namdal Vokalensemble [NORWAY]

4.42pm The Rafset Choir [SWEDEN] NUKU Choir [ESTONIA]

4.54pm Muckross Voices [KERRY, IE] Barony Choir [CORK, IE]

5.06pm The Marina Singers [CORK, IE] Kinsale Voices [CORK, IE]

5.18pm Hairmonics Barbershop Quartet [CORK, IE] Cór Mhagh Ealla [CORK, IE]

5.30pm Choral Con Fusion [CORK, IE] Forte Women’s Choir [CORK, IE]

5.42pm Cantairí Mhuscraí [CORK, IE] A-Chord-ingly [WICKLOW, IE]

56 5.54pm Cork Headway Choir [CORK]

EDUCATION

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formation:
INTRODUCTION

To broaden the Festival’s long-term commitment to the understanding of choral music, every
year the Festival presents an Education Programme to more fully reflect and enhance the
development of choral music in Ireland. This year’s programme is designed to offer individual
choirs, composers, teachers, solo singers and conductors a wide range in a variety of
masterclasses, voice and warm-up techniques.
In 2024 the Cork International Choral Festival is proud to present for the third year the
International Choral Conducting Course as part of the Education Programme. The course will
take place from 30th April to 3rd May. Designed for anyone with experience in leading choirs of
all kinds, the four-day intensive hands-on course will help develop conducting skills under the
leadership of expert international guest tutors, László Nemes and Angeliki Ploka. The course
will culminate in an Ensemble Workshop with Chamber Choir Ireland on Friday 3rd May.
Of particular note this year is a session on Saturday morning with the French Musicologist
Bruno de Labriolle, who will be giving a presentation on the singing and use of Gregorian
Chant.
Practical sessions in the Alexander Technique, Neurodiversity, conducting styles and
techniques, and choral leadership will offer attendees an opportunity of learning and
upskilling. Full information is available in the following pages. Attendees are very welcome
to attend, at no charge. The Festival thanks Sing Ireland for their support in bringing you the

EDUCATION
Educational Programme, and MTU Cork School of Music for allowing us to use their facilities
over the weekend.

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 EDUCATION
EDUCATION

EDUCATION

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SCHEDULE

EVENT TIME VENUE

WEDNESDAY 1ST MAY
Workshop for primary schools with CADA
Performing Arts 11.50am Cork City Hall
@ National Competition for Schools

THURSDAY 2ND MAY

Workshop for post-primary schools led by
Patrick Barrett
12.10pm Cork City Hall
@ National Competition for Schools
in conjunction with Sing Ireland

Alexander Technique Workshop with Mary

4.15pm- Millennium Hall,
Shorten
5.15pm Cork City Hall
in conjunction with Sing Ireland

FRIDAY 3RD MAY

EDUCATION
Choral Conducting Workshop with 9.30am- Millennium Hall,
Chamber Choir Ireland 12.30pm Cork City Hall

Rewire Your Choir: Embracing Neurodiversity. Dr Dora Allman Room,

4pm
Workshop with Dr Eva McMullan-Glossop Student Hub, UCC

SATURDAY 4TH MAY

Medieval Chanting Workshop Stack Theatre,
11.30am
with Bruno de Labriolle MTU Cork School of Music

The Big Sing with Patrick Barrett

12.45pm Cork City Hall
in conjunction with Sing Ireland

Utilising eurhythmic movements to promote

Stack Theatre,
effective vocal pedagogy with choir singers. 2pm
MTU Cork School of Music
Workshop with Shane Lynch

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CHORAL
If you are a solo singer or a keen
SCHOLARSHIPS
ensemble singer,

wants to hear from you!

As a member of Choral Scholars of

University College Dublin you will:
EDUCATION

• Receive a scholarship financial reward of

€1,500 per academic year
• Develop your artistic talents and
team-building skills
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SEÁN Ó RIADA COMPOSITION COMPETITION
The Seán Ó Riada Competition was initiated in 1972, and today, the present format of
the Seán Ó Riada Competition offers a platform for Irish composers to have their work
judged and rewarded purely on its own merits without the judges being influenced by the
reputation or status of the composer. All compositions are submitted under a pseudonym,
with the author’s real name not being revealed until after the judges’ decision has been
made. Works composed in the Irish language are encouraged. The competition has, as a
central aim, the intention of providing Irish choirs with fresh, authentic material for inclusion
in their programmes. The competition has attracted the attention of many highly-regarded
composers, with past winners including Solfa Carlisle, Rhona Clarke, Patrick Connolly, Frank
Corcoran, Séamas de Barra, Eoghan Desmond, Michael Holohan, Marian Ingoldsby, Donal
MacErlaine, Simon MacHale, Michael McGlynn, Kevin O’Connell, Amanda Feery, Criostóir
Ó Loingsigh, Donal Sarsfield, James May, Peter Leavy, Norah Constance Walsh, Daragh
Black Hynes and last year’s winner Laura Heneghan. With over 220 compositions being
submitted in the past 10 years of the new format, the Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition
clearly highlights the number of composers now working and living in Ireland, and further
demonstrates the Cork International Choral Festival’s continuing commitment to encourage
the composition and performance of contemporary music.

ANSELM MCDONNELL

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2024 WINNING PIECE: GALLAGHER

Anselm McDonnell (b. 1994) is an Irish/Welsh

composer who has composed over ninety pieces for
orchestra, chamber groups, choirs, soloists, and
electronics. His music has been performed in thirteen
countries and includes commissions by the London
Symphony Orchestra, the Embassy of the Federal
Republic of Germany, the National Symphony
Orchestra of Ireland, Huddersfield Contemporary
Music Festival, BBC Concert Orchestra, the Crash
Ensemble, BBC Radio 3, British Council, and NCH
Dublin. His music features on eleven CDs, including
two self-released albums: Light of Shore, and Kraina.
In 2023 he had portrait concerts dedicated to his
music in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand, by the
TACETi Ensemble. His music has been played at NCH
Dublin, LSO St. Luke’s (4 performances), Wigmore
Hall, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Hugh
Lane Gallery (4 performances), and New Music Dublin Festival (10 performances). He is a
Jerwood+ resident composer with the LSO for 23/24 and was recently resident composer at
the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris (Oct/Nov 23). His recent interview with the BBC Music
Magazine features in their March 2024 issue. His compositions have been described as
'abrasive and compelling' (Irish Times), 'bright as fluorescent light’ (Journal of Music) and
'perhaps the contrasts and complexities that it contains are a musical reflection of the
multi-layered nature of what it means to be a composer in a community as complex as
Northern Ireland.' (Robert Hugill)
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 Wednesday LET US PERFORM
1st May 2024
11.50am
WORKSHOP LED BY KELLY-ANN HEALY,
ANDREW LANE AND CADA PERFORMING
Cork City Hall ARTS

FREE ADMISSION Join us for this exciting finale to the Section 1 - Primary School
category of the National School Competitions. This year, we have
teamed up with CADA Performing Arts to bring you an engaging
For more information on
and interactive workshop that will captivate both children and
venue accessibility please spectators alike. Learn from the talented instructors at CADA
visit www.corkchoral.ie Performing Arts, and take part in a variety of activities that will
bring the world of performing arts to life.

KELLY-ANN HEALY
Kelly-Ann Healy graduated with a BA
(Hons) degree in Drama and Theatre
Studies at UCC. Qualified with the
I.S.T.D., she is currently Head of Dance at
CADA.
Choreographic credits include numerous
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Junior Chorus over the past 10 years,

UCC’s ‘Ragtime’ at the Everyman Palace,
‘The Wizard of Oz’, ‘CATS’ and most
recently ‘The Little Mermaid’ at the Firkin
Crane as well as the International Choral
Festival. Kelly-Ann has choreographed
many school shows in the City and
County. A fluent Irish speaker, she was also commissioned by T.G.4
to work on a choreographic piece for Gael Scoileanna. She has also
choreographed an ad for Ayrton insurance and assisted on one
for Laya health care with EPIC Productions. Kelly-Ann also recently
qualified as a Zumba Instructor. Kelly-Ann recently choreographed
the Pantomime Cinderella at the Everyman Theatre.

CATHERINE MAHON-BUCKLEY
Catherine is a producer, director,
performer, teacher and lecturer. She has
produced and directed 28 pantomimes
for the Everyman Theatre.
Her career spans musicals, theatre,
film, and teaching all aspects of drama.
This year, after a break of 15 years
from acting, she performed in “Sisters”
directed by Pat Talbot, which was received by standing ovations.
Catherine is very involved in education in the performing arts. She
is the Artistic Director of CADA Performing Arts, on the executive
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Equity, the Drama League of Ireland, and the Irish Film and
Television Academy.
As the Artistic Director of Ireland’s most progressive centre, CADA
Performing Arts, Catherine has created a centre of excellence
in acting, dance, musical theatre, music for junior and leaving
certificate, singing and communication. CADA Performing Arts has
produced many great performers and business people of today.
Recently Catherine received the National Award for Inspiring
Women for the Arts.
Most recently, Catherine directed the film “Hegarty’s of the
Laurels”, an exciting project about the Hegarty sisters focussing on
a family living in the outskirts of Cork City and their involvement in
the revolution in 1920.

ANDREW LANE
Andrew is a performer from Cork. He
holds a Bachelor of Music (Hons) (BMUS)
graduating from MTU Cork School of
Music specialising in voice. He is currently
in his last year studying for a Master's
Degree at MTU Cork School of Music
specialising in Musical Theatre

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Performance and Musical Direction.
Recent performance credits include:
‘Motel The Tailor’ in Fiddler on the Roof,
(New Ross, Dir. Derek Shannon, March
2024), ‘Johnny La Fou’ in Beauty and the
Beast (The Everyman Palace Theatre, Dir.
Catherine Mahon-Buckley, December 2023), ‘Buttons’ in Cinderella
(The Everyman Palace Theatre, Dir. Catherine Mahon-Buckley,
December 2022).
In the last few years, Andrew has developed a passion for musical
directing. He is currently resident conductor for The Barony Choir in
Midleton and The Castlelyons Gospel Choir. He teaches with CADA
Performing Arts in the Music and Musical Theatre department.

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Thursday WORKSHOP FOR POST-PRIMARY
2nd May 2024
12.10pm
SCHOOLS
LED BY PATRICK BARRETT
Cork City Hall

Join us for this exciting finale to the Section 3 - Post-Primary Mixed

Voices category of the National School Competitions. This year, we
FREE ADMISSION
have teamed up with Sing Ireland to bring you an engaging and
interactive 'Big Sing' led by Patrick Barrett that will captivate both
students and spectators alike.
For more information on
venue accessibility please
visit www.corkchoral.ie

Brought to you by

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 Thursday ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
2nd May 2024
4.15pm
WORKSHOP
WITH MARY SHORTEN
Millennium Hall,
Cork City Hall
Freedom, Flexibility and Ease in Performance
Many singers and conductors experience excessive muscular effort
FREE ADMISSION in performance, which can greatly limit their ability to perform well
The Alexander Technique is a fascinating study of the relationship
between thinking and movement. All human activity involves
For more information on movement, whether it’s singing, conducting, playing an instrument,
venue accessibility please walking, running or engaging in simple everyday tasks.
visit www.corkchoral.ie
F.M. Alexander, an Australian actor, began a life-long study of
himself as he tried to find a solution to his vocal difficulties. What
Brought to you by he discovered is relevant for us all. How we are thinking, as we
carry out a movement, can have a profound influence on our ability
to move easily, freely and efficiently.
This informative introductory lecture and demonstration will
introduce you to the Interactive Teaching Method (ITM) approach
to the Alexander Technique. You will learn some key concepts that
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you can apply immediately to improve your mental and physical

performance. By learning more about ourselves and the principles
which govern all movement behaviour, we can greatly improve the
quality of our performance, and greatly enhance the quality of our
lives in general.
Mary Shorten has been involved in choral music for many years
as a chorister, vocal tutor and conductor. In 2012, she graduated
as an ITM Alexander Technique teacher, having studied with Don
Weed, Head of ITM Training in Bristol. She is also a trainer on the
current ITM teacher training course.

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Friday CHORAL CONDUCTING
3rd May 2024
9.30am-12.30pm
WORKSHOP
WITH CHAMBER CHOIR IRELAND
Millennium Hall,
Cork City Hall
As part of the third edition of the Cork International Choral
Festival’s Choral Conducting Course, Angeliki Ploka and László
Norbert Nemes will lead an Ensemble Workshop with singers from
FREE ADMISSION Chamber Choir Ireland.
The course participants will work on selected repertoire in a real
For more information on choir setting and will explore conducting styles and techniques with
venue accessibility please an ensemble of Chamber Choir Ireland.
visit www.corkchoral.ie
The event is free and open to observers.

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 Friday REWIRE YOUR CHOIR:
3rd May 2024
4pm
EMBRACING NEURODIVERSITY
WITH DR EVA MCMULLAN-GLOSSOP
Dr Dora Allman
Room, Student
Dr Eva McMullan-Glossop is a lecturer in the Department of Music
Hub, University
at UCC, has been the director of the University College Choir since
College Cork 2012, and founded the Crosshaven Community Choir in 2016. She
has collaborated with internationally renowned artists such as
Brian Kennedy, Paddy Casey, John Spillane, Cónal Creedon, The
FREE ADMISSION Frank and Walters, Karen Underwood and Iarla Ó’ Lionaird. For
over a decade, Dr McMullan-Glossop has combined her passion for
choral music with her aim of increasing the accessibility of choral
For more information on music to people of all abilities. To ensure best practice, she has
venue accessibility please worked closely with Down Syndrome Cork, Down Syndrome Ireland,
visit www.corkchoral.ie ChildVision, and the id+ Project at UCC. Dr McMullan-Glossop is
also currently completing a Masters in Anatomy in Neuroscience
that has helped inform her practice.
Grounded in a neural education model, this interactive workshop
will provide conductors and choristers with practical skills and
toolkits to create a rich music environment in their choral rehearsal
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that encourages children and adults of all abilities to be active

participants. This brain-centric approach will demonstrate
accessible and creative ways to rewire traditional approaches to
choral teaching, making the choral rehearsal an enjoyable and
accessible space for everyone.

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Saturday MEDIEVAL CHANTING
4th May 2024
11.30am
WORKSHOP
WITH BRUNO DE LABRIOLLE
Stack Theatre,
MTU Cork School
The liturgy of the vespers is one of the oldest Christian liturgies,
of Music
dating back to the first night during which the faithful used to
wait for the Resurrection. When the sun sets and unleashes its
many fears (total obscurity, wild beasts, the restless dead), the
FREE ADMISSION people gather, they light a candle, and they sing in hope for inner
(and outer) peace. What did they sing? How did they sing? What
happened around the singing? This workshop aims to help you
For more information on discover this. We will be practising the ancient art of psalmody,
venue accessibility please singing hymns and antiphons, and improvising polyphony. We will
visit www.corkchoral.ie
sing around a lectern according to the ancestral tradition, and read
manuscripts from different periods (13th, 18th and 21st centuries).
Bruno de Labriolle, 30, was born into Gregorian chant. He is a
student of Marcel Pérès and of the late Dom Daniel Saulnier. He
leads a choir in Lyon, France; his work can be discovered on the
Instagram account @ecole_gregorienne.

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You can also hear Bruno de Labriolle at:
SERVICE OF VESPERS
Saturday 4th May, 6pm, Ss Peter & Paul's Church, Paul Street
Admission: Free of Charge

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 MA Ritual Chant
and Song
Explore medieval Gregorian chant and ritual
song repertoires through personalised vocal
lessons and engaging seminars with expert
scholars and international specialists, in our
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state-of-the-art building on the beautiful

banks of the river Shannon.

www.irishworldacademy.ie

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Saturday THE BIG SING
4th May 2024
12.45pm With the ambition of ensuring everybody gets the opportunity to
sing in the Festival, we invite you to come and take part in The Big
Cork City Hall Sing 2024. The Big Sing has been a huge success with year on year
increases in the number of people turning out for it, making each
of them the largest choirs ever to have sung at the Choral Festival!
Sing Ireland are proud sponsors of this event which encourages
FREE ADMISSION
everybody to join in! Singing with others can bring people together
in a unique way and provides an unbeatable feel good factor!
For more information on This year we hope to make The Big Sing even bigger and better,
venue accessibility please and invite you to join us in City Hall to be part of the experience.
visit www.corkchoral.ie
You don’t need to be able to sing, it’s simply about lending your
voice and experiencing first-hand the enjoyment and sense of
Brought to you by community that lies at the heart of choral singing.

PATRICK BARRETT
Patrick Barrett is a conductor specialising in choral music and
opera. He is currently Chorus Director of the RSNO Youth Choruses,
Royal Opera House Youth Opera Company, Irish Youth Training
Choir and the award-winning Farnham Youth Choirs.

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Much of Patrick's work revolves around championing young people
within choral music and he is now firmly established as a music
educator, having delivered projects for organisations including the
BBC Singers, Aldeburgh Young Musicians and Ark Schools.
Recent engagements include conducting the RSNO Youth Chorus
as part of the orchestra’s All-Star Gala, leading FYC to competition
success in Hull and Provence, preparing children’s choruses for
English National Opera’s productions of The Cunning Little Vixen
and Carmen, and premièring new works by composers including
Errollyn Wallen, Jonathan Brigg and Emma O’Halloran.
Patrick was previously the conductor of the University of
Birmingham's Upper Voice’s Choir and Brockham Choral Society.

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 Saturday UTILISING EURHYTHMIC
4th May 2024
2pm
MOVEMENTS TO PROMOTE
EFFECTIVE VOCAL PEDAGOGY
Stack Theatre, WITH CHOIR SINGERS
MTU Cork School WITH SHANE LYNCH
of Music

“Make sure you are breathing from your stomach!”

FREE ADMISSION “Just make sure you connect to the breath!”
How many of these sorts of phrases do we use as choral conductors
every day? And for those who are fortunate enough to work with
For more information on
venue accessibility please
singers with quality vocal training, perhaps they are enough. But
visit www.corkchoral.ie for the rest of our choral community who work simultaneously with
a mix of choir members with some level of training and those with
virtually no training at all, the conductor serves not only as the
musical leader, but also the vocal coach for the entire choir.
But how do we get across complex individual ideas about breath
energy to large groups of people of different backgrounds? By
utilising simple eurhythmic movements tied in with elements
implemented in our conducting gesture, we can teach major
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ideas about quality singing quickly to a broad spectrum of

singers, regardless of age or previous training. Join Dr Shane
Lynch from Washington and Lee University (Virginia, USA) in
this fun masterclass to work on building great choral singers with
movement and simple activities built into our warmups, gesture,
and rehearsals.

SHANE LYNCH
Shane Lynch, an award-winning
conductor, composer, and music
educator, assumed the position
Director of Choral Activities at
Washington and Lee University in
Autumn 2009. He conducts the
University Singers, W&L’s
international competitive touring
choir, and the Glee Club. Dr
Lynch also oversees the
University’s innovative and
unique choral conductor
mentorship/teacher preparation
programme. Dr Lynch is a
sought-after clinician and guest
conductor, having worked with
groups throughout the United
States, Europe, and Asia. Some
of his recent research includes
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modern American choral music and eurhythmic movements in the
choral rehearsal and performance setting. He is also noted for
conducting large-scale productions, including operas, oratorios,
and festival concerts. Dr Lynch has led choirs to festival and
competition performances across the globe, including leading the
University Singers as the first American choir ever to compete in
the City of Derry International Choir Festival.

Dr Lynch has received numerous accolades as a musician and

educator, including the Junior Faculty Member of the Year at
Monmouth College and the Outstanding Faculty Service Award at
the University of Wisconsin—Barron. An active composer interested
in a wide variety of compositional styles and mediums, he has
commissioned compositions ranging from octavos to choral/
orchestral works. His piece Joseph and Grace premiered in Ireland
for the 100th Anniversary of the Easter Rising and won the National
Collegiate Choral Organization composition contest, and he has
served as Composer-in-Residence for music festivals across the
globe.

Prior to his appointment at Washington and Lee, Dr Lynch served

as Visiting Director of Choral Activities at Monmouth College
(Illinois) and Director of Choral Activities at the University of
Wisconsin—Barron as well as several past positions in church music

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and teaching high school science.

Shane Lynch graduated from Concordia College (Moorhead,

Minnesota), with degrees in Music and Physics, received the Master
of Music degree in Conducting from the University of Northern
Colorado, and completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in
Choral Conducting at the University of Washington.

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Wednesday NATIONAL COMPETITION
1st May 2024
11am
FOR SCHOOLS
SECTION 1: PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Cork City Hall

Rowan Room Choir [CO. CORK]

Tickets: €6 Conductor: Matthew Breen
We are Walking in the Light of God (Siyahamba) - Traditional
Cad é sin don té sin? - Traditional
Presenter:
Catherine St Brigid’s GNS [CO. DUBLIN]
Mahon-Buckley Conductor: Laura Wickham
Ceol Earraig - John Buckley (b. 1951)
Funcilí, Funiculá - Luigi Denza (1846-1922), arr. Purcell J. Mansfield
Sponsored by: (1889-1968)

St Multose National School [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Matthew Breen
Haigh Didil Dum - Traditional

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen (b. 1939)

Cór Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Cailíní [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Maeve-Ann O’Brien
Shenandoah - Traditional, arr. Laura Farnell (b. 1975)
Báidín Fheidhlimidh - Traditional, arr. Nancy Calthorpe

St Mary’s NS Carrigaline [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Matthew Breen
Laudamus Te - Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Báidín Fheilimí - Traditional

WORKSHOP
CADA Performing Arts [CO. CORK]
Principal: Catherine Mahon-Buckley
With Kelly-Ann Healy and Andrew Lane
See page 64 for full details

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 Thursday NATIONAL COMPETITION
2nd May 2024
11am
FOR SCHOOLS
SECTION 3, MIXED VOICE POST-PRIMARY
Cork City Hall

Wesley College Senior Choir [CO. DUBLIN]

Tickets: €6 Conductor: Helen Doyle
Lullaby - Daniel Elder (b. 1986)
Geantraí - Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)
Presenter:
Catherine Cashel Community Choir [CO. TIPPERARY]
Mahon-Buckley Conductor: John Murray
The Impossible Dream - Mitch Leigh & Joe Darion, arr. J. Winkeley
Sí Do Mhameo í - Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)
Sponsored by:
Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk School Choir
[CO. KERRY]
Conductor: Caitriona O’Sullivan
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Cuirfimid Dandy Dandy - Traditional, arr. Deirdre Moynihan

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Paul Simon (b. 1941), arr. M. Hayes

St David’s Holy Faith Secondary School

[CO. WICKLOW]
Conductor: Emily Aylmer
Siuil a Ruin - Traditional, arr. Ruth Elaine Schram (b. 1956)
Storm - James M. DesJardins

St Patrick’s Cathedral Grammar School Choir

[CO. DUBLIN]
Conductor: Judith Lyons
Oíche Nollaig na mBan - Eoghan Desmond (b. 1989)
A Boy and a Girl - Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)

The Schola of Clongowes Wood College [CO. KILDARE]

Conductor: Cyril Murphy
Exsultate! Jubilate! - Kyle Pederson (b. 1971)
Ceann Dubh Dílis - Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)

Ashton School Choir [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Mary G. O’Brien
Festival Sanctus - John Leavitt (b. 1956)
Sí Do Mhaimeo Í - Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)

WORKSHOP BY SING IRELAND

With Patrick Barrett
See page 67 for full details

ADJUDICATION & PRESENTATION OF PRIZES

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Thursday NATIONAL COMPETITION
2nd May 2024
2pm
FOR SCHOOLS
SECTION 2, EQUAL VOICE POST-PRIMARY
Cork City Hall

GUEST PERFORMANCE
Tickets: €6 Bel Chorus [NORWAY]
Conductor: Dag Erik Enoksen
Presenter: Dúlamán - Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)
Catherine The Awakening - Joseph Martin (b. 1959)
Mahon-Buckley
Cór Choláiste na Toirbhirte, Bandon [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Gemma Magner
Sponsored by: Trasna na dTonnta - Traditional, arr. Gemma Magner (b. 1978)
When She Loved Me - Randy Newman (b. 1943), arr. Philip Lawson
(b. 1957)

De la Salle Senior Choir [CO. WATERFORD]

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Conductor: Ben Hanlon
Anthem from Chess - Benny Anderson (b. 1946) & Bjorn Ulvaeus
(b. 1945), arr. Ben Hanlon (b. 1952)
Fite Fuaite - Ben Hanlon (b. 1952)

Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ [CO. LIMERICK]

Conductor: Lorna O’Byrne
May it Be - Mark Brymer (b. 1957)
Incantations - Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)

Regina Mundi College Chamber Choir [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Gráinne O’ Neill
Irish Blessing - Philip Stopford (b. 1977)
Sí Do Mhaimeo Í - Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)

Ursuline Secondary School, Thurles. [CO. TIPPERARY]

Conductor: Joan Butler
Eamonn an Chonic - John Larchet (1884-1967)
Let it Shine - Kari Ala-Pollanen (b. 1940)

GUEST PERFORMANCE
Coralia of the University of Puerto Rico
[PUERTO RICO]
Conductor: Carmen Acevedo-Lucío
Laudate Dominum - Levente Gyöngyösi (b. 1975)
El lamento de Leandra - Alberto Guidobaldi (b. 1967)
Amanecer Borincano - A. Carrión (b. 1950), arr. S. Rodríguez

ADJUDICATION & PRESENTATION OF PRIZES

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Saturday UPPER & LOWER VOICES,
4th May 2024
9.30am
CHAMBER CHOIRS & ENSEMBLES,
IBEC WORKPLACE CHOIR OF THE
Cork City Hall YEAR
LOWER VOICES

Tickets: €6 Cork Garda Male Voice Choir [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Saoirse Daly
The Parting Glass - Traditional, arr. Sarah Quartel
Presenter:
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Harry Warren (1893-1981), arr. Alan
Nicki ffrench Davis
Simmons
Sponsored by: Harmony Bro [CO. CLARE]
Conductor: Michael Hennessy
Fare Thee Well, Love - Jimmy Rankin (b. 1964), arr. David Wright
Randy Dandy O - Sean Dagher
Portadown Male Voice Choir [CO. ARMAGH]
Conductor: Gordon Speers

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Exsultate Justi - Lodovico da Viadana (c. 1564-1645)
The Jovial Beggar - C. Armstrong Gibbs (1889-1960)
The Polyphonics [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Patrick D’Alton
The Banks of My Own Lovely Lee - J.C. Shanahan, arr. Patrick
D'Alton
Story of the Rose (Heart of my Heart) - Andrew Mack (1863-1931)

CHAMBER CHOIRS & ENSEMBLES

Calliope [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Sam Guisinger
Dos Palabras - Josh Rodriguez (b. 1982)
Kafal Sviri - Petar Liondev (1936-2018)
Credo Vocal Ensemble [CO. MEATH]
Conductor: Judit Máté
I Love My Love - Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Nine Hundred Miles - Traditional American, arr. Jonathan
Rathbone (b. 1957)

UPPER VOICE CHOIRS

Douglas Harmonia Singers [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Anne Ralph
Down by the Salley Gardens - arr. Eoin Conway
Sub tuum praesidium, from Marian Songs - Miklós Kocsár (1933-
2019)

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 Dulciana Vocal Ensemble [CO. DUBLIN]
Conductor: Judith Lyons
The Heaven’s Cloths - Eoin Mulvany (b. 1978)
Mironczarnia - Jakub Neske (b. 1987)

The Wilcollane Singers [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Anne Dunphy
Sing Gently - Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Changes - Audrey Snyder (b. 1953)

Vox Orbis [CO. GALWAY]

Conductor: Mark Keane
Haec Est Dies - Jacob Handl (1550-1591)
High Flight - Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)

IBEC WORKPLACE CHOIR OF THE YEAR

COMPETITION
Ibec Choir [IBEC, DUBLIN/CORK]
Conductor: Judith Lyons
NATIONAL COMPETITIONS

Feel So Different - Sinead O'Connor (1966-2023)

I'm Just Ken - Mark Ronson (b. 1975) & Andrew Blakemore (b. 1971)

SCRUBS [CORK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, CORK]

Conductor: Patrick Dalton
The Bare Necessities - Terry Gilkyson (b. 1967)
Why We Sing - Greg Gilpin (b. 1964)

Musgrave [MUSGRAVE, CORK]

Conductor: Saoirse Daly
California Dreamin' - John Phillips (1935-2001) & Michelle Phillips
(b. 1944), arr. Jake Alexander
Break My Stride - Greg Prestopino & Mathew Wilder, arr. Mark
Brymer

The Liberty IT Choir [LIBERTY IT, ANTRIM]

Conductor: Donal McCrisken
High Hopes - Mark Prendergast (b. 1989), Vincent May (b. 1989) &
Stephen Garrigan (b. 1988), arr. Donal McCrisken
Red light spells danger - Ben Findon & Les Charles (b. 1950), arr.
Donal McCrisken

The Life Choir [IRISH LIFE & CANADA LIFE, DUBLIN]

Conductor: Morgan Crowley
Rhythm of Life - Cy Coleman, arr. Morgan Crowley
Dúlaman - Ripples in the Rockpool - Shaun Davey, arr. Morgan
Crowley

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Mount Juliet International Choir
[MOUNT JULIET ESTATE, KILKENNY]
Conductor: Adrian Lubowicz
Down to the River to Pray/Lord, Listen to Your Children - Ken
Medema (B. 1956), arr. Mary McDonald
Flowers - Miley Cyrus (b. 1992), Gregory Hein & Michael Pollack,
arr. Frank de Vreeze

Springtown Voices [SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, DERRY]

Conductor: Maurice Kelly
Somewhere Only We Know - Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin &
Richard Hughes, arr. Sara Garrard
Proud Mary - John Fogerty (b. 1945), arr. Kirby Shaw (b. 1942)

City Hall Singers [CORK CITY COUNCIL, CORK]

Conductor: Saoirse Daly
Wild Mountain Thyme - Traditional Scottish, arr. Jacob Narverud
Blackbird - John Lennon (1940-1980) & Paul McCartney (b. 1942),
arr. Audrey Snyder

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BIG SING
Led by Patrick Barrett
See page 73 for full details

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 Sunday YOUTH CHOIRS,
5th May 2024
9.30am
MIXED VOICE CHOIRS &
IRELAND’S CHOIR OF THE YEAR
Cork City Hall
YOUTH CHOIRS
Mount Merrion Parish Children’s Choir [CO. DUBLIN]
Tickets: €6 Conductor: Susanne O’Reilly & Sorcha O’Regan
The Wellerman - Rodger Emerson
Down to the River to Pray - Audrey Snyder
Presenter:
Ruth O'Shea Broadford Youth Choir [CO. LIMERICK]
Conductor: Susan Browne
O Lux Beatissima - Mark Patterson (b. 1969)
Beidh Aonach Amárach - E. O Gallochobhair (1906-1982)
Codetta Youth [CO. DERRY]
Conductor: Dónal Doherty
Sing Gently - Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
Alleluia: Incantations - Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)
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Dublin Youth Choir [CO. DUBLIN]

Conductor: Lynsey Callaghan
The Crown of Roses (Legend) - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Hodie Christus Natus Est - Laura Sheils (1995)

MIXED VOICE CHOIRS

Cór Geal [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Betty Fitzgerald
Harriet Tubman - W. Robinson (b. 1946), arr. K. McGuire
Sure On This Shining Night - James Agee (b. 1909) & Morten
Lauridsen (b. 1943)
Stellar Choir Rathmines [CO. DUBLIN]
Conductor: Thomas Kehoe
O Love - Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1979)
Bogoróditse Djévo - Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)
Dublin Youth Chamber Choir [CO. DUBLIN]
Conductor: Lynsey Callaghan
Dixit Maria - Hans Leo Hassler (1564–1612)
Double, Double Toil and Trouble - Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (b. 1963)
Killestars [CO. DUBLIN]
Conductor: Laura Wickham
Moeder Aarde, aardse moeder - Franco Prinsloo (b. 1987)
Almost Like Being In Love - A. J. Lerner (1918-1986) & F. Loewe
(1901-1988)
UCC Singers Alumni Choir [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Ben Jacob
Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap (b. 1977), arr. Christopher Gabbitas
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IRELAND’S CHOIR OF THE YEAR
MTU Glór Choral Society [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Caitríona Fitzmaurice
Verleih uns Frieden genädiglich, SWV372 - Heinrich Schütz (1585-
1672)
There Will Come Soft Rains - Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)
Incantations - Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)

Vox Orbis [CO. GALWAY]

Conductor: Mark Keane
O Regem Caeli - Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Epiphany - Seán Doherty (b. 1987)
Alleluia, laus et gloria - Tarik O’Regan (b. 1978)

The Park Singers [CO. DUBLIN]

Conductor: Órla Gillan
Duo Seraphim Clamabant - Tomás Luis Victoria (1548-1611), arr.
Susan McMane
A Winter’s Prayer - Anne-Marie O’Farrell
Spark - Eric William Barnum (b. 1979)

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Dulciana Vocal Ensemble [CO. DUBLIN]
Conductor: Judith Lyons
Veni, Veni Emmanuel - Éna Brennan (b. 1990)
Audivi vocem de caelo - John Taverner (1490-1545)
Otrok s sončnico - Ambrož Čopi (b. 1973)

DYC Singers [CO. DUBLIN]

Conductor: Lynsey Callaghan
Cantate Domino - Laura Sheils (b. 1995)
O Magnum Mysterium - Cristóbal de Morales (1500-1553),
arr. B. Marble
The Heavens’ Flock - Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)

UCC Singers [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Ben Jacob
O Magnum Mysterium - Tomás Luis De Victoria (1548-1611)
Tionlacan - Croistóir Ó Loingsigh (b. 1990)
Deus Ex Machina - Jakub Neske (b. 1987)

GUEST PERFORMANCE
Pro Musica Soest [GERMANY]
Conductor: Christian Koops
Save Your Soul - Jamie Cullum (b. 1979), arr. Jan Buerger
Smile - Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977), arr. Ben Bram
Kein Schöner Land - arr. Oliver Gies (b. 1973)

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 Sunday LIGHT, JAZZ & POPULAR MUSIC
5th May 2024
2.30pm
Killeagh Choir - The Voices [CO. CORK]
Cork City Hall
Conductor: Mary Pedder Daly
Dance a Cachucha - W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) & A. Sullivan
(1842-1900), arr. John Leavitt
Tickets: €6 Lullaby (Goodnight, My Angel) - Billy Joel (1949), arr. Mac Huff

A-Chord-ingly [CO. WICKLOW]

Presenter: Happy Together - Gary Bonner (b. 1966) & Alan Gordan (b. 1967),
Ruth O'Shea arr. Liz Garnett
Songbird - Christine McVie (1943-2022), arr. Linda Corcoran

Barony Choir [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Andrew Lane
Somewhere - Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) & Stephen Sondheim
(1930-2021), arr. Mac Huff
4 Chords (A Choral Medley) - arr. Mark Brymer
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Forte Women’s Choir [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Serena Standley
Winter Song - Sara Bareilles (b. 1979) & Ingrid Michaelsson
(b. 1979), arr. Mac Huff
Surface Pressure - Lin Manuel-Miranda (b. 1980), arr. Jack Zaino

Gorey Choral Group [CO. WEXFORD]

Conductor: Eithne Corrigan
What'll I do - Irving Berlin (1924), arr. Mac Huff
Battle of Jerico - Mark Hayes (b. 1953)

Kinsale Voices [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Marian Power
California Dreamin' - John Phillips (1935-2001) & Michelle Phillips
(b. 1944), arr. Jake Alexander
Say A Little Prayer - Hal David (1921-2012) & Burt Bacharach
(1928-2023), arr. Michelle Weir

The Wilcollane Singers [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Anne Dunphy
Close to You - Burt Bacharach (1928-2023), arr. Milt Rogers
Lullabye - Billy Joel (b. 1949), arr. Mac Huff

Union Choir [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Stephen Lane
What Was I Made For - Billie Eilish O'Connell (b. 2001) & Finneas
O'Connell (b. 1997), arr. Stephen Lane
Late Night Talking - Harry Styles (b. 1994) & Thomas Hull (b. 1982),
arr. Stephen Lane

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Glóreile [CO. DUBLIN]
Conductor: Ruth Gahan
Arcade - Duncan Laurence, Joel Sjoo, Wouter Hardy & Will Knox,
arr. Ruth Gahan
Daft Punk - T. Bangalter, G.M. de Homem Christo, N. Rodgers, P.
Williams, G. Duke, C. R. Sosa, A. Moore, E. Birdsong, arr. M. Brymer

Calliope [CO. CORK]

Conductor: Sam Guisinger
Dance the Night - Dua Lipa (b. 1995), arr. Rob Dietz
Hymn of Acxiom - Vienna Teng (b. 1978), arr. Robin Salkeld

GUEST PERFORMANCE
Montfort Youth Choir [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Michelle Cooke
There's No Business Like Show Business - Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
Broadway Blockbusters - arr. Mark Brymer

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Sunday CHURCH MUSIC
5th May 2024
2.30pm
Dublin Youth Chamber Choir [CO. DUBLIN]
Conductor: Lynsey Callaghan
St Fin Barre’s O Radiant Dawn - James MacMillan (b. 1959)
Cathedral Beati Quorum Via - Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Cantate [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Daniel Beuster
Tickets: €6 Gloria from Missa Brevis Op. 102 - Knut Nystedt (1915-2014)
Beati Quorum Via - Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Presenter: The Academy Chamber Choir [CO. OFFALY]
Eoin Murphy Conductor: Ciaran Brady
Ubi Caritas - Paul Mealor (b. 1975)
My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord - arr. Moses Hogan (1957-
2003)
Castlemartyr Choir [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Tomás Ó Tuama
My Lord, what a mornin' - Traditional, arr. H. T. Burleigh (1866-

NATIONAL COMPETITIONS
1949)
For the beauty of the earth - John Rutter (b. 1945)
UCC Singers [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Ben Jacob
The Lamb - John Tavener (1944-2013)
Great God Almighty - Traditional, arr. Stacey V. Gibbs (b. 1962)
Codetta Youth [CO. DERRY]
Conductor: Dónal Doherty
Dormi Jesu - Mark Sirett (b. 1952)
Cantate Domino - Laura Sheils (b. 1995)
Cór Lae Nua [CO. CORK]
Conductor: Nicholas McMurry
Ave Generosa - Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Adoramus Te a 3 - Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594)
Vox Orbis [CO. GALWAY]
Conductor: Mark Keane
Tota pulchra es, Maria - Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
Surrexit Christus hodie - Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)

GUEST PERFORMANCE
Bangotne [LATVIA]
Conductor: Iveta Rīsmane-lūse
Koki - Jēkabs Jančevskis (b. 1992)
Sasala jūrīna - Raimonds Pauls (b. 1936)
Mēmā dziesma - Raimonds Pauls (b. 1936)

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NATIONAL COMPETITIONS
www.choralfestivalnetwork.org

Cork International
Choral Festival
is a proud member of

CantaRode International Choral Festival & Competition – Kerkrade, Netherlands | City of Derry Inter-
national Choir Festival – Derry, Ireland | Cork International Choral Festival – Cork, Ireland | Festivals
under the label of EUROPEAN CHORAL ASSOCIATION – Bonn, Germany: Arctic Boys Choir Festival –
Bodø, Norway, Leading Voices – Tallinn, Estonia, Singing Bridges – Novi Sad, Serbia | European Youth
Choir Festival Basel – Basel, Switzerland | European Music Festival for Young People – Pelt (Neerpelt),
Belgium | Golden Gate International Choral Festival – Oakland, California USA | Harmonie Festival –
Lindenholzhausen, Germany | Festivals under the label of IFCM – International Federati-
on of Choral Music – Lisboa, Portugal: World Choral Expo – Lisboa, Portugal, World Sym-
posium of Choral Music – changing places | International Baltic Sea Choir Competition –
Jurmala, Latvia | International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf – Marktoberdorf, Ger-
many | International Choral Festival Flanders-Genk – Genk, Belgium | International Choral Com-
petition Ave Verum – Baden, Austria | International Choral Competition Gallus Maribor – Maribor,
Slovenia | International Choral Festival of Preveza – Preveza, Greece | International Choral Music
Festival Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain | International Festival Universitas Cantat – Poznań, Poland
| Japan Vocal Music Festival – Yokohama, Japan | Montana International Choral Festival – Missou-
la, Montana USA | Musica Sacra International – Marktoberdorf, Germany | San Juan Canta Inter-
national Choir Festival and Competition – San Juan, Argentina | Sborove slavnosti * Czech Cho-
ir Festival – Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic | Tallinn International Choral Festival
– Tallinn, Estonia | Tampere Vocal Music Festival – Tampere, Finland | Tokyo Inter-
national Choir Competition – Tokyo, Japan | Tolosa Choral Contest – Tolosa, Spain

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AWARDS

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 Sunday AWARDS CEREMONY
5th May 2024
ADJUDICATION OF FLEISCHMANN
5.30pm INTERNATIONAL TROPHY COMPETITION AND
PRESENTATION OF FESTIVAL AWARDS
Cork City Hall
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
FLEISCHMANN INTERNATIONAL TROPHY COMPETITION
PERPETUAL TROPHY
FREE ADMISSION
Awarded to the winner of the Fleischmann International Trophy
Online streaming on Competition
Instagram and Facebook Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LADY DOROTHY MAYER MEMORIAL TROPHY
Presenter: Special award for the performance of a piece in the International
Tom Doyle Competition
Donated by Chris Mahon
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SCHUMAN/EUROPE TROPHY
Special award for the performance of a work by a living European
composer in the International Competition
In memory of Moira Pyne (1916–2009)
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FESTIVAL AWARDS

HEINRICH SCHÜTZ PERPETUAL TROPHY

Special award for the performance of a work by Heinrich Schütz in
the International or National Competitions
In memory of Dr Hans Waldemar Rosen (1904-1994)
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE MCCURTAIN AND MCSWINEY MEMORIAL TROPHY
Special Award, decided by the members of the International Jury, to
a conductor in the International Competition for the performance of
an imaginative and artistic programme
Donated by the Cork Council of Trade Unions
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P.E.A.C.E. TROPHY
Awarded to a choir that best embraces the spirit of the Festival,
and fulfils the intentions of the trophy’s benefactors, the P.E.A.C.E.
Movement, Cork
Donated by P.E.A.C.E. Movement, Cork
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ADULT COMPETITION AWARDS
VICTOR LEESON PERPETUAL TROPHY
Awarded to Ireland’s Choir of the Year
Donated by the Guinness Choir in memory of its founder Victor Leeson
on the occasion of the choir’s 50th Anniversary in 2001
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
HEINRICH SCHÜTZ PERPETUAL TROPHY
Special award for the performance of a work by Heinrich Schütz in the
International or National Competitions
In memory of Dr Hans Waldemar Rosen (1904-1994)
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TROFAÍ CUIMHNEACHÁIN PHILIB UÍ LAOGHAIRE (The Pilib Ó
Laoghaire Memorial Trophy)
Special award for the performance of a piece in Irish
Donated by Cór Cois Laoi
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PERPETUAL TROPHY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF IRISH
CONTEMPORARY CHORAL MUSIC
Special award for the performance of an original choral work by a
composer represented by the Contemporary Music Centre. Work must
be written after 1975 and selected from the CMC score library.
Donated by The Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland

FESTIVAL AWARDS
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE JOHN MANNION MEMORIAL TROPHY
Special Award to a Chamber Choir for the performance of a work in
any of the National Competitions
Donated by the family of John Mannion
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCHOOL COMPETITION AWARDS

JOHN CUNNINGHAM TROPHY (School Choir of the Festival)
Special award for the school choir who receives the highest overall
mark in the National Competition for Schools
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SING IRELAND TROPHY
Special award for the performance of a piece in the National
Competition for Schools
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IRISH FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS & ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS
TROPHY
Special award for the performance of a piece in Irish in the National
Competition for Schools
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THE SING IRELAND BURSARY FOR CONDUCTORS
Special bursary award to a conductor in the festival’s school
competitions to attend the Sing Ireland’s Annual Summer School
Donated by Sing Ireland.
Awarded to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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 CHURCH INTERCHANGE

VENUE TIME CHOIR

SATURDAY 27TH APRIL

St James Church, Ballinora 7.30pm Church of Mary Mother of God, Ballygarvan

SUNDAY 28TH APRIL

Church of St Mary & St John,
10am St Patrick's Church, Lower Glanmire Road
Ballincollig

St Joseph's Church, Glanmire 10.30am St Patrick's Church, Rochestown

Church of Mary Mother of God,

10.30am Church of the Real Presence, Curraheen Rd.
Ballygarvan
SACRED TRAIL & CHURCH INTERCHANGE

Church of the Descent of the Holy

11am St Joseph's Church, Glanmire
Spirit, Dennehys Cross

St Columba's Church, Douglas 11am Cathedral of St Mary & St Anne

St Patrick's Church, Rochestown 11am St Columba's Church, Douglas

St Michael's Church, Blackrock 11am Church of St Mary & St John, Ballincollig

Cathedral of St Mary & St Anne 11.30am Church of the Incarnation, Frankfield

Church of the Incarnation,

11.30am St Michael’s Church, Blackrock
Frankfield
Church of the Real Presence,
11.30am Church of the Most Holy Rosary - Midleton
Curraheen Road
Church of the Most Holy Rosary - Blackpool Parish - Church of the
12pm
Midleton Annunciation, Blackpool
Blackpool Parish - Church of the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit,
12pm
Annunciation, Blackpool Dennehys Cross
St Patrick's Church, Lower Glanmire
12pm St James Church, Ballinora
Road

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VENUE TIME CHOIR

SATURDAY 4TH MAY
St Joseph's SMA Church, Wilton 6pm Coro S'Ena Frisca, Putifigari [ITALY]

Ss Peter & Paul's Church, Paul Street 6pm Bruno de Labriolle, Service of Vespers

Church of the Most Holy Rosary,

6.10pm Vox Orbis [GALWAY, IE]
Midleton
Mount Merrion Parish Children’s Choir
Church of the Incarnation, Frankfield 6.30pm
[DUBLIN, IE]

St James Church, Ballinora 7.30pm The Rafset Choir [SWEDEN]

SACRED TRAIL & CHURCH INTERCHANGE

SUNDAY 5TH MAY
St Joseph's SMA Church, Blackrock
10am Namdal Vokalensemble [NORWAY]
Road

St Joseph's Church, Glanmire 10.30am Coro de Camara Aurora [COSTA RICA]

Church of Christ Our Light,

11am Brigham Young University Singers [USA]
Ballincollig

St Patrick's Church, Rochestown 11am Góðir grannar [ICELAND]

St Mary's Church, Carrigaline 11am Juvenalia Choir [FINLAND]

Portadown Male Voice Choir

St Columba's Church, Douglas 11am
[NORTHERN IRELAND]
Church of the Descent of the Holy Coralia of the University of Puerto Rico
11am
Spirit, Dennehys Cross [PUERTO RICO]
Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers
St Michael's Church, Blackrock 11am
[USA]
Church of the Ascension,
11.30am NUKU Choir [ESTONIA]
Gurranabraher

Cathedral of St Mary & St Anne 11.30am York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir [UK]

Church of the Annunciation,

12pm Bel Chorus [NORWAY]
Blackpool
Church of the Most Holy Heart of
12pm Bangotne [LATVIA]
Mary, Goggin's Hill

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CHORAL ART

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 ARTIST: NATIONAL COMPETITION TROPHIES

Eoin Murphy is a graduate of MTU's Photography with New Media degree course, graduating
in 2023 with first class honours and receiving the student of the year award. He has a
lifelong passion for photographic imagery, working in both digital and analogue format, and
specialising in creating images that establish an emotional connection with the viewer.
Intrigued by the interaction and dedication that is required for the performance of choral
music, Eoin spent time with the East Cork Choral Society, making images of their rehearsal,
and responding to the moments when individual effort becomes collective excellence. The
blending of this organic image with that of a reflective Cork City Hall provides a sense of the
choral dynamic, with the place and permanence of the Cork International Choral Festival's
core venue, whilst firmly proclaiming the enduring heritage of the River Lee.
To achieve a coherent blend and gallery quality print, Eoin worked closely with Brian Quillinan
of ImagineArt Printing, who specialise in fine art printing and art reproduction for visual
artists, photographers, galleries and museums. Family owned Cork business, The Framemaker
provided expert advice on mounting and their bespoke frames are manufactured in Cork
using sustainably sourced materials.
"The Cork International Choral Festival is an extraordinary celebration of the choral tradition,
with artistic collaboration at its heart. I am honoured to have the opportunity to participate in
this collaboration through this commission, which captures the essence of the festival through
CHORAL ART

portrayal of performance and place".

Instagram: eoin_artfotoglobal

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CICF AWARDS REPOSITORY, MTU CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC

In our 2023 programme, the development of the

above initiative, then underway, was noticed. The
brainchild of festival president, John Fitzpatrick,
and implemented by myself as trophies
coordinator, to obtain a location to safely and
effectively display our unique collection of
contemporary, vintage and antique national
awards and reserve trophies – a collection in
several parts.
The first part of our awards collection stems
from an initiative commenced in 1994 by John
Fitzpatrick, then newly appointed festival
director, commissioning artists to use sympathetic
media communicating the spirit of the festival
in wood, ceramic, glass, enamel, or metal,
often in combination. From the outset, the
festival retained a reserve award for posterity,
thus allowing for the complete collection to be
mounted in this display.

CHORAL ART
This unique collection of (to date) twenty-eight limited edition annually commissioned
National Trophies is the result, with works by Cormac Boydell (3), Eithne Ring/Liam Lavery
(3), Wild Goose Studio (2), Ian McDonagh, Zoe Dalton, Aisling O’Leary, Olwyn Brady, Ayelet
Lalor, Charlo Quain, Avril Daly, Diana Skalkos, Sean Hanrahan, Sean McCarthy, Tom Climent,
Niamh O’Neill, Tom Cronin, Etain Hickey, Colm Murphy, Siobhan Steele, Fiona Godfrey, Orla
O’Byrne and, this year, Eoin Murphy.
The second part of the collection centres upon our non-current perpetual awards, a significant
display of twelve mainly vintage trophies (dating from 1954 to 1983) of plaque or cup design
– silver plate, metal alloy, Bakelite, wood and glass featuring – together with a particularly
fine antique silver-gilt early nineteenth century cup. Some of these were awarded over
several decades; others for only a very few years. In addition, some cultural and civic awards,
received by the Festival over the years, are on permanent display.
These collections had been carefully stored in the festival office and other secure locations;
in the case of the national trophies, since the time of their commission and, in the case of
the vintage trophies, for even longer. The MTU Cork School of Music Fleischmann Library
now houses a permanent and bespoke display case with trophies and the more delicate
contemporary pieces well lit upon its shelves, while an adjacent wall display of framed
commissions compliments what will, in time, become a major hub for choral studies. A QR
code catalogue is in development, to facilitate the better interpretation and further research
of the repository.
It has been a pleasure to coordinate this project to fruition over the past few years and,
on behalf of the Festival Board, I would like to thank the library, buildings and school
administration of MTU Cork School of Music for their great courtesy and consideration
throughout.
David J. Butler, Trophies Coordinator

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 ADJUDICATORS
MARK DULEY Mark Duley was born in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, and studied
at Auckland University, the North German Organ Academy and
[NEW ZEALAND/
Amsterdam’s Sweelinck Conservatorium, where he was an organ
IRELAND]
pupil of Jacques van Oortmerssen.
Mark came to Ireland in 1992 and has held several major posts
in the country, including organist and director of music at Christ
Church Cathedral Dublin, chorusmaster to the RTÉ Philharmonic
Choir, artistic director of the Irish Baroque Orchestra, and artistic
director of Pipeworks. As conductor and organist he has appeared
with most of the major Irish ensembles, including RTÉ National
Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Chamber Choir
Ireland, the Irish Baroque Orchestra, and his own chamber choir
Resurgam. He has given organ recitals in all the major Irish venues
as well as in the UK and his native New Zealand.
Mark is one of Ireland’s most well-known choral specialists, and
has led workshops and masterclasses for choirs and conductors
in Ireland, the UK, and continental Europe. Aside from a busy
freelance career, Mark holds the posts of organist at the Collegiate
Church of St Nicholas, Galway, founder-director of St Nicholas
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Schola Cantorum, and artistic director of Resurgam.

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PETRA
GRASSI
[SLOVENIA/ITALY]

Petra Grassi has an intense concert activity with VIKRA Chamber

choir from Trieste (Italy) with which she won (the only Italian choir
in history) the Grand Prix at the 59th International Competition
"Seghizzi" in Gorizia, 2021, winning the prize for best conductor and

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best repertoire.
From 2020 to 2022, she was co-director of the Italian National Youth
Choir (the youngest conductor in history). She has also conducted the
Slovenian Philharmonic Choir. She is the principal guest conductor of
DEKOR Chamber choir (Ljubljana) with whom she won the National
Choral Competition "Naša pesem" in Maribor (Slovenia), 2018, as
well as the best conductor of the competition.
She has won several awards in competitions for Choir Conductors:
choir award as best conductor according to the choir at the World
Choral Conducting Competition in 2019 in Hong Kong, 1st prize
at the competition for choir conductors "Zvok moji rok" in 2016
in Ljubljana, 3rd prize at the international competition for choir
conductors organized by the European Choral Association in 2016
in Turin, 1st prize at the competition for choir conductors "Le mani in
suono" in 2015 in Arezzo.
From 2016 to 2020 she was appointed first director of the Regional
Youth Choir of Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
She is a jury member in international competitions for choir
conductors, and competitions for choirs and composers (Tolosa,
Maribor, Arezzo, Milano, Koper). She holds conducting courses in
JSKD (Ljubljana), Accademia di Musica (Parma), AERCO Choral
Academy (Emilia Romagna), School for conductors (Arezzo),
Leading voices Festival (Utrecht), and Scientific Congress in choral
conducting (Madrid).
Since 2022 she has been collaborating with the Pinacoteca di Brera
in Milan for musical projects. Her concerts have been recorded and
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National Radio and Television), RAI FVG. She was invited to be part
of the artistic committee FENIARCO (Italian choral federation) from
2023.
She was awarded the “Golden Emblem” by the National Foundation
for Cultural Activities of the Republic of Slovenia for her musical
activity. She was appointed as lecturer of choral conducting and
choral composition at the F. A. Bonporti Conservatory of Trento
(Academy of music).

LÁSZLÓ László Norbert Nemes has recently been appointed co-artistic

director of the Nationale Jeugdkoren of the Netherlands (National
NORBERT Youth Choirs of the Netherlands). Together with co-artistic
NEMES director Irene Verburg, he follows in the footsteps of Wilma ten
[HUNGARY] Wolde, under whose artistic leadership the Nationaal Jeugdkoor
established a highly prestigious position in the musical life of the
Netherlands.
At the beginning of his career, László’s artistic activities were
connected to the Hungarian Radio Children’s Choir, one of the most
illustrious ensembles of Hungarian musical life, a regular guest on
many concert stages around the world.
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Since September 2014, he has been artistic director of the New

Liszt Ferenc Chamber Choir, currently the artist-in-residence choral
ensemble of the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. In 2018,
together with Péter Erdei, he founded the National Youth Choir of
Hungary, with which they gave many successful concerts both at
home and abroad.
In addition to his artistic work, László Nemes has a significant
university teaching career. He was director of the Kodály Institute

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he teaches choral conducting and music theory at the Koninklijk
Conservatorium Den Haag (Royal Conservatory of Music, The
Hague) and teaches some courses online at the Liszt Ferenc
Academy of Music (Budapest, Hungary). He is guest professor
and academic consultant at the Central Conservatory of Music
in Beijing, China. His main fields of expertise are musicianship
training according to the Kodály Concept, choral conducting,
and choral music education. His most recent publications include
the chapter on Kodály’s music pedagogical work in The Oxford
Handbook of Choral Pedagogy, published in 2017 by Oxford
University Press.
László Nemes has conducted, taught, held workshops, master
classes and seminars all across Europe and overseas, including
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, the Korean Republic,
Singapore, and the United States of America several times.
In recognition of his artistic activities, László Nemes received the
Bartók-Pásztory Award in 2005. In March 2017 he was decorated
with the Golden Cross of the Hungarian Cross of Merit.

ANGELIKI

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PLOKA
[GREECE]

Greek choral conductor Angeliki Ploka has worked with ensembles

and choirs in Greece, Hungary, Spain and the Netherlands.
At home in Holland, she is the artistic director of Leiderdorps
Kamerkoor and Kamerkoor Lux. She is a member of TENSO’s team
of young conductors and has worked with Cappella Amsterdam,
Helsinki Chamber Choir and The Norwegian Soloist Choir.
In 2020 Angeliki became the chief conductor of the Greek Radio
Choir, and for two seasons she presented innovative programming
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 imposed by the pandemic, she created unprecedented opportunities
for the choir both in live performances and in recordings for radio
and television
Highlights included a Greek Christmas concert presented by EBU
on Euroradio Christmas Music Day with a program that included
several premieres of newly commissioned pieces, three concerts
recorded live at Megaron Athens Concert Hall and in the historic
monument of Rotonda in Thessaloniki, and a televised series
called One Minute of Music featuring several videos of a cappella
pieces the choir recorded in site-specific venues across Athens.
Angeliki is part of the faculty at the Royal Conservatoire The
Hague and at the School for Young Talent of the same institution,
teaching music theory, aural skills, analysis and choir. She applies
the principles of Zoltán Kodály’s philosophy in her teaching. Her
experience working with young singers also led to a collaboration
with the Nationale Koren in the Netherlands. Angeliki sits on juries
at choral festivals and competitions and is regularly invited to lead
masterclasses and workshops on choral conducting, singing and
music pedagogy across Europe.
As a singer, Angeliki has sung in productions with the Dutch Radio
Choir, Meesters & Gezellen, and Orkest de Ereprijs under such
conductors as Daniel Reuss, Sigvards Klava, Michael Gläser and
Bernard Haitink.
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Angeliki studied singing, choral conducting, pedagogy and

musicology at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague (NL), the Liszt
Academy of Music (HU) and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
(GR). She also holds diplomas in piano and music theory and was
the recipient of the Sarolta Kodály Scholarship (International Kodály
Society), the A. Onassis, and the State Scholarships Foundation of
Greece.

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KAIJA Musiikkineuvos (Finnish honorary title) Kaija Viitasalo has
graduated from the Sibelius Academy. Kaija Viitasalo is known
VIITASALO as a visionary in revitalising music for women's choirs and as
[FINLAND] an accomplished music educator. She has conducted the KYN's
women's choir since autumn 1989, leading the group to the cutting
edge of the choral art in Finland and internationally. She received
a conductor's award at the Klemetti Competition in 2007 and at
the Tampere Vocal Music Festival in 2011. She was awarded the
golden merit badge of the Women's Choir Association in 2018
and was named Choir Conductor of the Year by the Finnish Choir
Conductors' Association in 2021. In summer 2022, the board of the
Finnish Amateur Musicians' Association (Sulasol) awarded her the
Klemetti Prize. Kaija Viitasalo has been a jury member at choral and
composition competitions. She is employed as a Lecturer in Music at
the Viikki Teacher Training School of the University of Helsinki.

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 FLEISCHMANN INTERNATIONAL TROPHY
COMPETITION CHOIRS
NUKU CHOIR
[ESTONIA]

NUKU Choir was founded in 2010. The largest portion of the choir’s
repertoire is made up of choir music by contemporary Estonian
composers, like Veljo Tormis, Tõnu Kõrvits, Siim Aimla, Arvo Pärt,
Lepo Sumera, and Erki-Sven Tüür. NUKU Choir has also sang the
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music of Frank Martin, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Johann Sebastian

Bach, Thomas Morley, and many more.
Besides Estonia, NUKU Choir have staged their concert
performances at theatre festivals in Avignon, France and
Edinburgh, Scotland, and performed in Poland, Canada and
Sweden. They have participated in choir competitions in Estonia,
Italy, and Belarus and received awards. They also take part in the
traditional Estonian Song Festivals.
NUKU Choir has been nominated for Choir of the Year by the
Estonian Choral Association.
As a child, conductor Reeda Toots (1961) sang in Ellerhein, the
most famous children’s choir in Estonia, for 11 years, then in Tõnu
Kaljuste’s chamber choir (now the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber
Choir). She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and
Theatre in 1984 in acting and received an MA in 2014 in Dramatic
Art and Theatre Pedagogy, and has worked as an actress, director
and drama coach. Toots found her way back to choir music with the
foundation of NUKU Choir.
She has twice been nominated for Conductor of the Year by the
Estonian Choral Association and was awarded Best Conductor
at the choir competition in Riva Del Garda. Besides NUKU Choir
performances, Toots has also directed several other Estonian choirs’
concerts and grand choir events.

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 WHEN & WHERE
Thursday 2nd May, 2pm
Choral Trail, Lavit Gallery
Friday 3rd May, 10am
Friendship Concert, Glanmire Community College
Friday 3rd May, 4pm
Choir Meet & Greet – FITC Choirs, Cork City Hall
Friday 3rd May, 7.30pm
Fringe Concert, St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh
Saturday 4th May, 8pm
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, Cork City Hall
Sunday 5th May, 11.30am
Sacred Trail, Church of the Ascension, Gurranabraher
Sunday 5th May, 4.42pm
Afternoons in the Atrium, Clayton Hotel, Lapp's Quay
Sunday 5th May, 8pm
Closing Gala Concert, Cork City Hall

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JUVENALIA
CHOIR
[FINLAND]

Juvenalia-kuoro (Juvenalia Choir) is the flagship choir of Music

Institute Juvenalia, based in Espoo, Finland. The choir was founded
in 1989 as a youth choir named Olarin kuoro, and consisted
originally of solfege students of its first director Matti Järvinen.
During the first decade of the 21st century, the choir swiftly
transformed into a chamber choir of young adults, with many of the
choristers who joined in the 1990s still singing in the choir today.
Juvenalia Choir is known for its wide a cappella repertoire,
spanning from Medieval to Contemporary music, but it has also
done beat boxing as well as opera on stage. The renowned Finnish
jazz musician Eero Koivistoinen is Juvenalia Choir’s composer-in-
residence.
Juvenalia Choir has published several recordings and has regularly
participated in international festivals and competitions, achieving
success most recently in 2023, in the Tampere Vocal Music Festival,
and, in 2019, in the XIII Canto sul Garda Competition.
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 The assistant conductor and voice teacher of Juvenalia Choir was
Júlia Heéger from 2012 until 2022 when she became the artistic
director of the choir. She is a graduate of the Liszt Ferenc Academy
of Music (Choral Conducting) and the University of the Arts Helsinki
(Singing). She is a member of the Helsinki Chamber Choir, regularly
performing and recording contemporary music.

WHEN & WHERE

Friday 3rd May, 11am
Choral Trail, Cork City Library
Friday 3rd May, 1.10pm
Fringe Concert, Sirius Arts Centre
Friday 3rd May, 4pm
Choir Meet & Greet – FITC Choirs, Cork City Hall
Saturday 4th May, 3pm
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, Cork City Hall
Sunday 5th May, 11am
Sacred Trail, St Mary's Church, Carrigaline
Sunday 5th May, 2pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Heritage Centre
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Sunday 5th May, 2.30pm

Choral Trail, Cobh Band Stand
Sunday 5th May, 3pm
Choral Trail, Commodore Hotel, Cobh
Sunday 5th May, 8pm
Closing Gala Concert, Cork City Hall

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MTU GLÓR
CHORAL
SOCIETY
[IRELAND]

MTU Glór Choral Society was founded in 2019 and has grown from
strength to strength since its establishment. They are based in
the Cork School of Music and comprises students from all Munster
Technological University campuses. They are led by a dedicated
and united student committee and professional conductor, Ms
Caitríona Fitzmaurice. MTU Glór Choral Society’s main goal is to
create a fun, yet competitive atmosphere in the magical world of
choral singing. Their core value is centred around inclusion for all
students with a passion for singing and performance, regardless of
their background or musical training. Their biggest achievement to
date is being awarded Ireland’s Choir of the Year at the 2023 Cork
International Choral Festival.

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Caitríona Fitzmaurice is a multi-award-winning singer, having
graduated from the MTU Cork School of Music with first class
honours in 2022 where she studied voice under Mary Hegarty and
Majella Cullagh. She received the Alan Cutts Memorial Award for
her outstanding grades in her conducting electives in college. She
was the Apprentice Conductor for the world premiere of ‘Morrigan’
in the Cork Opera House in the summer.

WHEN & WHERE

Friday 3rd May, 4pm
Choir Meet & Greet – FITC Choirs, Cork City Hall
Saturday 4th May, 3pm
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, Cork City Hall
Sunday 5th May, 9.30am
National Competitions - Ireland's Choir of the Year, Cork City
Hall
Sunday 5th May, 8pm
Closing Gala Concert, Cork City Hall

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 THE PARK
SINGERS
[IRELAND]

The Park Singers was founded by Seán Creamer in 1970, taking its
name from the Phoenix Park school where it was based in its early
days. Many of its original members sang in the National Children’s
Choir and Dublin Secondary School Girls’ Choir and wished to carry
their love of choral singing into adulthood.
Órla Gillan, one of the musical directors of the National Children’s
Choir, took over as conductor in 2009. Since then she has led
them to successes in performances at home and abroad, including
winning Best Female Choir at the North Wales Choral Festival in
2010, Irish Choir of the Festival at the Cork International Choral
Festival in 2011, and winners of the Female Choir competition in
2016 and 2019. The Park Singers were Female Choir winners at
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Mayo & Derry International Choral Festivals in 2014, 2015, 2018,

and Champion Grand Prix winners at the Sligo International Choral
Festival in 2016. The choir has also picked up numerous awards
at the Feis Ceoil, including the Oliver O‘Brien award in 2023, at
Bangor Choral Festival, and at Arklow and Navan Choral Festivals.
The Park Singers perform a wide and varied repertoire and have
a particular interest in performing works by contemporary Irish
composers.

WHEN & WHERE

Friday 3rd May, 4pm
Choir Meet & Greet – FITC Choirs, Cork City Hall
Saturday 4th May, 8pm
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, Cork City Hall
Sunday 5th May, 9.30am
National Competitions - Ireland's Choir of the Year, Cork City
Hall
Sunday 5th May, 2.18pm
Afternoons in the Atrium, Clayton Hotel
Sunday 5th May, 8pm
Closing Gala Concert, Cork City Hall

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BANGOTNE
[LATVIA]

Mixed choir Bangotne, the oldest amateur group in the Saulkrasti

municipality, was founded in 1951. The choir Bangotne is closely
associated with its former long-time conductor, Jānis Veismanis, a
music educator and Grand Prize winner of Saulkrasti. He nurtured
and shaped the choir’s traditions and took care of its sound for 47
years, from 1962 to 2009.
The name Bangotne, derived from the Latvian word for ‘something’
or ‘a place that billows,’ reflects the influence of the sea’s billows
and surges on the Saulkrasti municipality, situated along the

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seashore. This name was officially adopted in 1976, on the 25th
anniversary of the choir.
Throughout its creative journey, the choir has achieved various
accolades in Riga district choir competitions and earned a spot
in the final competition of Latvian choirs. Bangotne has actively
participated in concerts in Lithuania, Estonia, and Ukraine, as well
as choral festivals in Hungary, Poland, Germany, and the Czech
Republic. They also visited their compatriots in England in 1999,
and represented Latvia at the exhibition of European cultural
achievements in Luxembourg in 2004.
In the year of the 150th anniversary of the Latvian Song and
Dance Festival (2023), conductors Iveta Rīsmane-Lūse and Inguna
Rijniece took up the reins of Bangotne, adding new members to
the choir. The choir has actively engaged in events organized by
the Saulkrasti municipality, performing concerts with twinning
choirs and hosting guest singers in their homes. They successfully
participated in the Song Festival competition and were part of the
XXVII Nationwide Latvian Song Festival.

WHEN & WHERE

Friday 3rd May, 11am
Choral Trail, Blarney Castle
Friday 3rd May, 4pm
Choir Meet & Greet – FITC Choirs, Cork City Hall
Friday 3rd May, 7.30pm
Fringe Concert, St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh
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 Saturday 4th May, 3pm
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, Cork City Hall
Sunday 5th May, 12pm
Sacred Trail, Church of the Most Holy Heart of Mary, Goggin's
Hill
Sunday 5th May, 2.30pm
Guest Performance at the National Competitions, St Fin Barre's
Cathedral
Sunday 5th May, 8pm
Closing Gala Concert, Cork City Hall

BEL CHORUS
[NORWAY]
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The male voice choir Bel Chorus comes from the little coastal
town, Harstad, in Northern Norway. Dag Erik Enoksen has been
their conductor from the start. He was also the initiator of the
foundation of the choir on January 9th 2000. Today Bel Chorus has
26 singers. Their repertoire consists of songs from many different
music styles: folk music, classical, sacred and religious music,
national romantic, pop and entertainment music, musicals, and
jazz.
Bel Chorus has produced and toured with musical shows around
their part of Norway. They have performed concerts in Northern
Norway and many European countries, participated in music
festivals, recorded albums and had musical cooperation with
internationally recognized Norwegian musicians.
During the last few years Bel Chorus has participated in
competitions for choirs across Europe. They have achieved great
results with gold diplomas, special prizes and high scores.
Both the choir’s temperament, humour and some of their songs are
inspired by Northern Norwegian scenery and culture. Bel Chorus is
known for performing with high quality, universality, and audience
appeal, and are very focused on enthusing their listeners and
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 WHEN & WHERE
Thursday 2nd May, 10am
Friendship Concert, St Peter's NS, Dungourney
Thursday 2nd May, 2pm
Guest Performance at the National Competitions, Cork City Hall
Friday 3rd May, 11am
Fringe Concert, Freemasons' Hall, Tuckey St
Friday 3rd May, 4pm
Choir Meet & Greet – FITC Choirs, Cork City Hall
Saturday 4th May, 8pm
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, Cork City Hall
Sunday 5th May, 12pm
Sacred Trail, Blackpool Parish - Church of the Annunciation,
Blackpool
Sunday 5th May, 2.30pm
Afternoons in the Atrium, Clayton Hotel, Lapp's Quay
Sunday 5th May, 8pm
Closing Gala Concert, Cork City Hall

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NAMDAL
VOKAL-
ENSEMBLE
[NORWAY]

The ensemble was started by Tor Halvard Nilsen in the autumn of

2014 with the goal of showing that it is possible to form a choir of
high quality in a sparsely populated region. The ensemble currently
has 23 members from the entirety of the Namdal area, in the
middle of Norway.
After hard work in the early years, the ensemble has left its mark
both at home and abroad, participating in the City of Derry
International Choir Festival 2018, Ireland, as well as online festivals
in Colombia and Spain during 2020-21. In 2019, the ensemble
premiered the Namsos composer Terje Adde’s “Requiem” and
received Namsos municipality’s culture prize for 2021.
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 In 2023, the choir participated in the International Gdansk Choral
Festival, bringing home a 3rd place medal in category A.

WHEN & WHERE

Friday 3rd May, 1.10pm
Fringe Concert, Sirius Arts Centre
Friday 3rd May, 4pm
Choir Meet & Greet – FITC Choirs, Cork City Hall
Saturday 4th May, 3pm
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, Cork City Hall
Sunday 5th May, 10am
Sacred Trail, St Joseph's SMA Church, Blackrock Road
Sunday 5th May, 4.30pm
Afternoons in the Atrium, Clayton Hotel, Lapp's Quay
Sunday 5th May, 8pm
Closing Gala Concert, Cork City Hall

CORALIA
OF THE
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UNIVERSITY
OF PUERTO
RICO
[PUERTO RICO]

Founded in 1982 by its current conductor, Carmen Acevedo Lucío,

Coralia, the University of Puerto Rico Concert Choir, is a renowned
ensemble that forms part of the long-standing choral tradition
of the Río Piedras Campus, which dates to 1936. Composed
of students and alumni from the University of Puerto Rico, its
members have proven choral experience and solid musical skills.
Conceived as a choral workshop to maximize the musical ability
of its members and focus on preparing repertoire of a more
challenging level, Coralia performs works from all musical periods
and styles, as well as music by Latin American and Puerto Rican
composers and arrangers.
Coralia’s singers have performed professionally with the Puerto
Rico Symphony Orchestra in operatic galas of CulturArte de Puerto
Rico, and in the Casals Festival, under the baton of important local
and international conductors, such as: Margaret Hillis, Krzysztof
Penderecki, Helmuth Rilling, Yoav Talmi, Guillermo Figueroa,
Gustavo Dudamel and Maximiano Valdes.
Throughout the last four decades they have represented Puerto
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Rico in numerous festivals and international choral competitions in
Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, France, Canada
and the United States, as well as numerous countries in South
America and the Caribbean, they have distinguished themselves as
the Puerto Rican choral group with the most performances outside
of Puerto Rico. They have received 15 first places in the polyphonic
and sacred music categories, 4 second places, 3 third places, and,
on two occasions, “Best Choir” among all participating choirs.
During May 2013, Coralia participated in the International Chamber
Choir Competition of Marktoberdorf, Germany, as well as being
declared the winner at the Florilège Vocal de Tours in France,
thereby qualifying for the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing
2014, in Debrecen, Hungary. Their most recent participation was in
the International Choral Competition Gallus – Maribor in Slovenia,
in April 2023, where they earned fourth place.
Coralia is recognized as a unique Puerto Rican choral group that
has left an indelible mark on its more than 100 former members.
These singers have contributed enormously to Coralia’s remarkable
history.

WHEN & WHERE

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Wednesday 1st May, 10.30am
Friendship Concert, Killavullen NS
Thursday 2nd May, 11am
Fringe Concert, Goldie Chapel, Nano Nagle Place
Thursday 2nd May, 2pm
Guest Performance at the National Competitions, Cork City Hall
Friday 3rd May, 9.30am
Friendship Concert, Gaelscoil Uí Riada
Friday 3rd May, 11.30am
Choral Trail, Bishopstown Library
Friday 3rd May, 4pm
Choir Meet & Greet – FITC Choirs, Cork City Hall
Saturday 4th May, 8pm
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, Cork City Hall
Sunday 5th May, 11am
Sacred Trail, Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Dennehys
Cross
Sunday 5th May, 2.54pm
Afternoons in the Atrium, Clayton Hotel, Lapp's Quay
Sunday 5th May, 8pm
Closing Gala Concert, Cork City Hall

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 BRIGHAM Brigham Young University Singers is an exciting choir with
impressive voices and a wide range of styles. Conducted by Dr
YOUNG Andrew Crane, the group performs pieces from nearly every
UNIVERSITY musical genre as well as many original works written or arranged
SINGERS for the choir.
[USA] In May 2022, BYU Singers received multiple first place prizes at
the International Stasys Šimkus Choir Competition (Klaipėda,
Lithuania), including the Grand Amber award for best choir. In
2021, the group placed first in the mixed choir category and earned
the overall Grand Prix award in the International Youth Choir
Festival “Aegis Carminis” (Koper, Slovenia). In October 2022, the
ensemble competed in the Tolosa Choral Contest (Spain), where
they also received multiple prizes and cash awards. Under the
direction of founder Dr Ronald Staheli, BYU Singers participated in
the 2009 Cork International Choral Festival, where they received
the PEACE Award. The choir has performed by invitation numerous
times at regional and national conferences of the American Choral
Directors Association since its founding in 1985.
BYU Singers consists of around 40 students pursuing a variety of
graduate and undergraduate degrees in such areas as engineering,
math, music, and science. The ensemble originates in the School of
Music of the College of Fine Arts and Communications at Brigham
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Young University in Provo, Utah. BYU is one of the nation’s largest

private universities with an enrolment of more than 30,000
students from all parts of the United States and more than 100
foreign countries.

WHEN & WHERE

Wednesday 1st May, 2pm
Fringe Concert, Honan Chapel, University College Cork
Thursday 2nd May, 1.10pm
Fringe Concert, St Fin Barre's Cathedral
Friday 3rd May, 10am
Friendship Concert, Bunscoil Rinn an Chabhlaigh
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 Friday 3rd May, 4pm
Choir Meet & Greet – FITC Choirs, Cork City Hall
Saturday 4th May, 3pm
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, Cork City Hall
Sunday 5th May, 10am
Sacred Trail, Ballincollig Parish - Church of Christ Our Light
Sunday 5th May, 2.30pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Heritage Centre
Sunday 5th May, 3pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Band Stand
Sunday 5th May, 3.30pm
Choral Trail, Commodore Hotel, Cobh
Sunday 5th May, 8pm
Closing Gala Concert, Cork City Hall

MT. SAN
ANTONIO
COLLEGE

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CHAMBER
SINGERS
[USA]

Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers consists of thirty-eight

auditioned singers who perform works from the Renaissance
through new works of the Twenty-First Century.
During the past twenty-nine years, since the arrival of their director
Bruce Rogers, the Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers have
been extremely active, winning numerous awards and receiving
special performance invitations.
They were awarded first places in the “Spittal Choral Competition
in Spittal an der Drau”, Austria, the “Xinghai Prize International
Choir Championships” in Guangzhou, China, the “World Choir
Games” in Tshwane, South Africa, the “International Musical
Eisteddfod Competition” in Wales, the “Grand Prix Choir
Competition” in Varna, Bulgaria, the “American International
Choral Competition” held in Reno, Nevada, and the “Grand Prix of 123
 Nations” choral competition in Magdeburg, Germany.
In the year 2001, conductor Mr. Bruce Rogers became the first
choral director in United States history to have two different choirs
perform at both the International Association of Jazz Educators
National Convention and the American Choral Directors Association
National Convention, and in 2005, he achieved this special honour
once again. In 2017 he again had two different choirs perform
at both the Jazz Education Network National Conference in New
Orleans and the American Choral Directors Association National
Convention in Minneapolis.
Mr. Rogers has presented lectures, adjudicated, or conducted both
classical and vocal jazz All-State and Collegiate Honor Choirs in
twenty-eight states, the British Isles, Canada, Austria, Hungary,
Poland, Australia, and the Netherlands.

WHEN & WHERE

Thursday 2nd May, 1.10pm
Fringe Concert, Griffith College Cork
Friday 3rd May, 11am
Fringe Concert, Freemasons' Hall, Tuckey St.
Friday 3rd May, 4pm
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Choir Meet & Greet – FITC Choirs, Cork City Hall

Saturday 4th May, 8pm
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, Cork City Hall
Sunday 5th May, 11am
Sacred Trail, St Michael's Church, Blackrock
Sunday 5th May, 3.18pm
Afternoons in the Atrium, Clayton Hotel, Lapp's Quay
Sunday 5th May, 8pm
Closing Gala Concert, Cork City Hall

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INTERNATIONAL NON-COMPETITIVE CHOIRS

CORO DE
CAMARA
AURORA
[COSTA RICA]

The Aurora Chamber Choir (Coro de Camara Aurora) was founded

in February 2011 in Alajuela, Costa Rica as an independent group
with the purpose of promoting the city’s choral musical culture.
They give people without musical training the opportunity to
expand their vocal possibilities with higher level productions

BIOGRAPHIES
than amateur choirs in the region are typically able to offer. The
choir has represented Costa Rica on tours throughout Panama,
El Salvador, Colombia and Spain, in different festivals and as
a special guest at embassies and other official organiations.
For example, they have presented to the Organization of Ibero-
American States OEI, the Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, the
Autonomous University of Madrid in Spain, the Central American
Integration System SICA and the Embassy of Costa Rica in El
Salvador.
The choir has stood out for the variety of its productions, having
included in its programs participation with rock bands, concert
bands, orchestras, children’s choirs, as well as prominent classical
and popular music artists, including Humberto Vargas, known
winner of ‘Viña del Mar’. In 2015, Aurora was the chosen choir to
sing the “Ganganelli Oratory” in its premiere, conducted by its
composer, Berny Siles.

WHEN & WHERE

Wednesday 1st May, 2pm
Fringe Concert, Honan Chapel
Friday 3rd May, 11am
Choir Meet & Greet – International Non-Competitive Choirs,
Cork City Hall
Friday 3rd May, 2pm
Choral Trail, Tory Top Library
Saturday 4th May, 11am
Fringe Concert, St Fin Barre's Cathedral
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 Saturday 4th May, 1.30pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Heritage Centre
Saturday 4th May, 2pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Band Stand
Saturday 4th May, 2.30pm
Choral Trail, Commodore Hotel, Cobh
Sunday 5th May, 10.30am
Sacred Trail, St Joseph's Church, Glanmire
Sunday 5th May, 6.15pm
Choral Trail, Tequila Jacks, Lapp's Quay

MADRIGALEN
[FINLAND]
BIOGRAPHIES

Madrigalen is a women’s choir from Finland. They mainly speak

Swedish since they reside in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland,
but their repertoire consists of songs in both Swedish and Finnish
as well as songs in Estonian, Norwegian, Italian and English. They
have a vast repertoire including many different genres, from sacred
music to secular music and pop music. Twice a year they give a
concert in their home town of Jakobstad.
The choir was founded in 1997 by Gunilla Luther-Lindqvist, still an
active member. The name Madrigalen originates from the Italian
word madrigale, referring to a polyphonic vocal piece.
For the past two years Johan Tonberg has been their conductor
and he not only leads and teaches them, but also composes and
arranges songs for the choir.
At the moment 30 women of all ages sing together on Thursday
evenings. The joy of creating music and the cohesion within the
choir are what define the group. In addition to choir practice, they
gather several times a year to enjoy an evening in singing sisters’
company.
During the twenty-five years as a choir Madrigalen has participated
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 in choral festivals in Spain, Croatia, Malta and Italy. Visiting
Ireland and participating in the Cork Choral Festival has been an
aspiration for a long time.

WHEN & WHERE

Thursday 2nd May, 1.10pm
Fringe Concert, Griffith College Cork
Friday 3rd May, 11am
Choir Meet & Greet – International Non-Competitive Choirs,
Cork City Hall
Friday 3rd May, 5pm
Fringe Concert, Christ Church, Cobh
Saturday 4th May, 1.10pm
Fringe Concert, St Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh
Saturday 4th May, 4pm
Choral Trail, Fota House & Gardens
Saturday 4th May, 8pm
Guest Performance at the Fleischmann Competition, Cork City
Hall

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PRO MUSICA
SOEST
[GERMANY]

Since their founding 37 years ago, Pro Musica Soest has been
captivating audiences with concerts in their hometown of Soest and
around the world. As a mixed choir, they present a cappella songs
of various styles, true to their motto ‘Pop and More’.
They sing English, German, Spanish, and other European songs,
and African traditional pieces. This linguistic diversity reflects the
cultural openness and curiosity of the choir.
A particularly unique aspect of diversity in the choir is reflected
in its age range, which spans from 22 to 72 years. However,
when they stand together on stage their differences merge into
harmonious unity.
Since 2019, Christian Koops has been the conductor of Pro Musica
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 (CVT) and also teaches beatboxing.
Their sense of community goes beyond singing: as a large,
constantly growing family, they regularly go on choir trips
throughout Europe and beyond. These trips not only strengthen the
bonds between members but also provide opportunities to discover
new musical influences and traditions.
Pro Musica Soest regularly participates successfully in competitions
and have been a proud champion choir in the Sängerbund
Nordrhein-Westfalen since 1990. These and other awards testify to
the choir’s quality and dedication.
Pro Musica Soest is more than just a choir: they are a community
of passionate singers who use the power of music to touch and
connect people. Their performances are an invitation to be carried
away by their joy of music and to experience the beauty of music
together.

WHEN & WHERE

Thursday 2nd May, 1.10pm
Fringe Concert, St Fin Barre's Cathedral
Friday 3rd May, 11am
Choir Meet & Greet – International Non-Competitive Choirs,
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Cork City Hall

Friday 3rd May, 7pm
Choral Trail, Tequila Jacks, Lapp's Quay
Saturday 4th May, 1pm
Choral Trail, Marina Market
Saturday 4th May, 2.30pm
Fringe Concert, Sunday's Well Boating & Tennis Club
Sunday 5th May, 9.30am
Guest Performance at the National Competitions, Cork City Hall

CHOIR OF
THE 18TH
JUNIOR AND
SENIOR
HIGH
SCHOOL OF
ATHENS
[GREECE]
The Choir of the 18th Junior and Senior High School of Athens was
established in 2010. The members do not have any special musical
education and no audition took place in order for them to be
chosen.
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 The rehearsals of the choir include exercises concerning posture,
diaphragmatic breathing, voice development, musical reading and
singing.
The Choir participated in the International School Choir Meeting
in Karditsa- Greece (2013, 2014, 2015, 2022), in the International
School Choir Competition ¨Aleksandar Nisis Morfidis” in Novisad,
Serbia (2014 3rd prize, 2015 2nd prize), in the International
Choir Festival in Cork, Ireland (2017), in Goethe Institut of
Athens (Seminar of multilingualism - 2017), in the International
Competition for Young Musicians in Pagani, Italy (2018, 1st prize),
in French Institut of Athens (International Day of French-Speaking
2019), in the 9th Festival for Young Choirs in Thessaloniki - Greece,
in the 12th World Choir Festival on Musical in Thessaloniki - Greece.
The Choir is conducted by Paraskevi Makrinou, Musicologist and
Pianist.

WHEN & WHERE

Wednesday 1st May, 3pm
Choral Trail, Blackpool Library
Thursday 2nd May, 11am
Friendship Concert, Carrigtwohill Community College

BIOGRAPHIES
GÓÐIR
GRANNAR
[ICELAND]

Góðir grannar (Good Neighbours) is a mixed choir that has been

active for over 20 years. Its members are all experienced choir
singers. Their biggest events every year are the Christmas concert
and the spring concert. For the spring concerts they choose their
songs according to a preselected theme, e.g., “Songs from World
War II”, “Cinema Songs”, “Songs about the Weather” and “The
Universe”. Additionally, they perform on several occasions, such as
the Reykjavík Culture Night and the Winter Festival. They have
twice performed at the Nordic Choir Festival Nordklang. Recently,
they took part in the Icelandic/Norwegian chamber opera
“Systemet” (The Welfare System) at the “Opera Days” in Reykjavík.
The conductor of Góðir grannar is Egill Gunnarsson.

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 WHEN & WHERE
Thursday 2nd May, 12.30pm
Choral Trail, Hollyhill Library
Friday 3rd May, 11am
Choir Meet & Greet – International Non-Competitive Choirs,
Cork City Hall
Friday 3rd May, 7.30pm
Fringe Concert, St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh
Saturday 4th May, 12.30pm
Choral Trail, Fota House & Gardens
Saturday 4th May, 3pm
Guest Performance at the Fleischmann Competition, Cork City
Hall
Sunday 5th May, 11am
Sacred Trail, St Patrick's Church, Rochestown
Sunday 5th May, 1.30pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Heritage Centre
Sunday 5th May, 2pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Band Stand
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Sunday 5th May, 2.30pm

Choral Trail, Commodore Hotel, Cobh

CORO S’ENA
FRISCA,
PUTIFIGARI
[ITALY]

Coro S’Ena Frisca, Putifigari was founded in October 1995 from

the initiative of a group of young enthusiasts of Sardinian singing,
with the aim of preserving and spreading the traditions of the town
and of Sardinia. It takes its name from the patron saint of the town
Nostra Segnora De S’Ena Frisca.
The choir is still made up of 26 members engaged in the study of
traditional singing in the Sardinian language, which, with its variety
of cultural nuances, allows it to present to the public a repertoire
rich in history and ways of life of the Sardinian people. The group
boasts twenty-eight years of activity both at a regional, national
and international level.
The choir participates in almost all events of cultural exchange on
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Coro S’Ena Frisca, Putifigari, currently directed by maestro Dario
Pinna, sings the joys, sorrows and hope of a land that wants to
grow, wants to show the world its great value. They sing to be
the bearer of moral principles linked to civil coexistence between
peoples. They sing to wish everyone “Unu mundu de cosas bonas,
tott’in paghe ogni die” in English, “A world of good, peace for
everyone, everyday.”
Like all Sardinian groups, the Coro S’Ena Frisca, Putifigari also
wears the typical Sardinian costume dating back to around 1600
and which was handed down until 1800. Subsequently the costume
changed appearance due to wars and different ways of living, but
the Coro wants to propose it again in its original form.

WHEN & WHERE

Thursday 2nd May, 12pm
Choral Trail, Blarney Library
Thursday 2nd May, 2pm
Choral Trail, Mayfield Library
Friday 3rd May, 11am
Choir Meet & Greet – International Non-Competitive Choirs,
Cork City Hall

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Friday 3rd May, 5pm
Fringe Concert, Christ Church, Cobh
Saturday 4th May, 1.10pm
Fringe Concert, The Goldie Chapel, Nano Nagle Place
Saturday 4th May, 3pm
Guest Performance at the Fleischmann Competition,
Cork City Hall
Saturday 4th May, 6pm
Sacred Trail, St Joseph's SMA Church, Wilton

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 ALLMÄNNA
SÅNGEN
VISBY
[SWEDEN]

Allmänna Sången Visby was founded in 1844 and is thus Sweden’s

second oldest choir. It was formed as a male choir, and it was
transformed into a secular mixed choir in the 1970s.
Their current conductor Mats Hallberg has worked with the choir
since 1995 and has put a lot of effort into renewing the choir’s
repertoire, its unique tone and expression.
The choir has become known for its historical musical dramas,
composed of chorus lines, solo performances and spoken dialogue.
Two of these dramas have been released on CD and is also
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available on Spotify, “Volund” and “Utlottningen” (The Draft). A

third drama, “Samma ull” (Of the Same Wool), was performed in
2019. A revival premiere is planned for autumn 2024.
The scripts are written by one of the choir’s singers; journalist and
author Eva Sjöstrand. The composer is the Gotlandic music teacher,
folk musician and guitarist Jan Ekedahl.
The arrangement for choir is done by Allmänna Sången Visby’s
conductor and artistic leader Mats Hallberg.
During autumn, the choir rehearses an Advent program,
traditionally performed in one of Visby’s beautiful church ruins
the day before the 1st Sunday of Advent. The audience is counted
in hundreds and some of them travel from all over Sweden to
experience the music. Performed when the sun has set, in the light
of the torches with the snow falling over the medieval town. Two
more concerts are given in the following days, usually in churches
and community venues.
In the spring, the choir usually performs a program to celebrate
the return of light and warmth. This year, a jazz-inspired concert
was performed together with two professional musicians from
Gotland. Among the pieces performed, some were composed by the
famous jazz musician from Gotland Lars Gullin. His music has been
performed on many other occasions by the choir, sometimes with
lyrics by Eva Sjöstrand and arrangements by Mats Hallberg.

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 WHEN & WHERE
Thursday 2nd May, 12pm
Choral Trail, Cork City Library
Friday 3rd May, 11am
Choir Meet & Greet – International Non-Competitive Choirs,
Cork City Hall
Saturday 4th May, 11am
Fringe Concert, St Fin Barre's Cathedral
Saturday 4th May, 2pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Heritage Centre
Saturday 4th May, 2.30pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Band Stand
Saturday 4th May, 3pm
Choral Trail, Commodore Hotel, Cobh

THE RAFSET
CHOIR
[SWEDEN]

BIOGRAPHIES

The choir Rafset from Luleå, Sweden, celebrated its 30th

anniversary in 2022. The choir was initiated by the well-known
choir conductor in Sweden, Monica Åslund, who gathered some
friends around her to create the vocal ensemble she dreamed of.
Several of the original members are still in the choir, which consists
of twelve singers in total.
Over the years, Rafset has toured in South Africa, England,
Iceland, Northern Ireland, and Sweden. They have participated
as an ensemble choir at the Norrbottensteatern, a county
theatre in northern Sweden, in television programmes, radio
broadcasts, at festivals, and as entertainers at various events.
The highlights of their career include choral singing on ice skates
in their performance “Eldens drom,” South African boot dancing
accompanied by singing, original choreography for Prince’s “Kiss,”
and selectable music menus from which the audience can freely
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 choose - just to illustrate some of the versatility.
Rafset’s repertoire is broad and spans many musical genres,
ranging from classic Swedish choral pieces to well-known pop,
songs, and schlagers to world music, always performing their own
arrangements, created by choir members or musicians in their circle
of acquaintances.
The choir’s plans for 2024 include a regional tour with a concert
programme based on memories. The show was premiered at
Norrbottensteatern in 2023.

WHEN & WHERE

Wednesday 1st May, 11am
Choral Trail, The Atrium Coffee Dock, Cork University Hospital
Friday 3rd May, 11am
Choir Meet & Greet – International Non-Competitive Choirs,
Cork City Hall
Friday 3rd May, 3pm
Choral Trail, On The Pig's Back Café Deli
Saturday 4th May, 3.20pm
Choral Trail, Marina Market
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Saturday 4th May, 4.42pm

Afternoons in the Atrium, Clayton Hotel, Lapp's Quay

FUNKY
VOICES
[UK]

Funky Voices - the multi award winning modern community choir,

founded in 2007, provides the experience of choir on a whole new
level to singers and audience.
From breath-taking arrangements of emotionally rich harmonies
to feel-good dance tracks, the energy, passion and personalities
shining through create their unique wall of sound. They have raised
thousands for charities locally and worldwide, and have competed
representing Team Great Britain. Funky Voices has also recorded
numerous albums, and have appeared on radio and TV.
They have been fortunate to have collaborated with established
artists at iconic venues such as O2, Royal Albert Hall and Edinburgh
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 WHEN & WHERE
Saturday 4th May, 2.30pm
Fringe Concert, Sunday's Well Boating & Tennis Club
Saturday 4th May, 4.20pm
Choral Trail, Marina Market
Sunday 5th May, 1pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Heritage Centre
Sunday 5th May, 1.30pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Band Stand
Sunday 5th May, 2pm
Choral Trail, Commodore Hotel, Cobh

YORK
PHILHARMONIC
MALE VOICE
CHOIR
[UK]

BIOGRAPHIES
The York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir was founded in 1925,
bringing together those people with a shared love of music and
singing. ‘The Phil’, as the choir is affectionately known, will be
celebrating its centenary in 2025 together with partner choirs from
the Netherlands, Germany and our own region, in various special
events. The choir currently boasts some 60 members with a vast
mix of musical backgrounds and ages ranging from 20 to 80.
The choir has appeared on national TV performing its Carols
in Kirkgate festive concert and has been a BBC Choir of the
Year finalist. In the 1970s the Phil represented the UK in the ‘Let
the people Sing!’ international competition, with 25 countries
competing. Recently the Phil came first in all three applicable
classes of the National Choir Festival, held in Whitby (North
Yorkshire) last year.
Whether your taste is for contemporary or classical, West End or
opera, folk song or spiritual, the wide repertoire of music the choir
performs will offer both entertainment and pleasure. The choir has
had the privilege of performing in renowned venues in the UK and
Europe, including the Royal Albert Hall, Castle Howard, the York
Castle Museum and York Minster.
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 Musical Director Berenice "Berry" Lewis grew up in Leicester where
she studied piano and organ with Howard Gregory and received
voice training in the Leicestershire Youth Choir. She began studying
at York University in 1989, and became involved in numerous
musical groups during and after her student years. For over 20
years she has been a member of the international touring chamber
choir Sine Nomine. Berry has been Music Director of the York
Philharmonic Male Voice Choir since 2000 and also directs the
Hull Male Voice Choir. She holds the post of Director of Music at St
Mary’s Church in Beverley. Berry is a freelance soloist and choral
leader, and she teaches singing and piano at Hymers College in
Hull.

WHEN & WHERE

Wednesday 1st May, 1pm
Choral Trail, Fordes Bar
Wednesday 1st May, 2.30pm
Choral Trail, Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
Thursday 2nd May, 11am
Fringe Concert, Goldie Chapel, Nano Nagle Place
Friday 3rd May, 11am
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Choir Meet & Greet – International Non-Competitive Choirs,

Cork City Hall
Friday 3rd May, 3pm
Choral Trail, Glanmire Library
Saturday 4th May, 1.10pm
Fringe Concert, St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh
Saturday 4th May, 2.30pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Heritage Centre
Saturday 4th May, 3pm
Choral Trail, Cobh Band Stand
Saturday 4th May, 3.30pm
Choral Trail, Commodore Hotel, Cobh
Sunday 5th May, 11.30am
Sacred Trail, Cathedral of St Mary & St Anne
Sunday 5th May, 3.54pm
Afternoons in the Atrium, Clayton Hotel, Lapp's Quay

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GUEST GROUPS
WHEN & WHERE

CADA PERFORMING ARTS [CORK]

Wednesday 1st May, 11.50am
Workshop with CADA Performing Arts at National Primary School Competition, Cork City Hall,
Sunday 5th May, 8.00pm
Guest Performance at Closing Gala Concert, Cork City Hall

GUYS & DOLLS QUARTET [CORK]

Saturday 4th May, 1.10pm
Fringe Concert, Triskel Christchurch

KALYNA [CORK, IRELAND]

Friday 3rd May, 11.00am
Guest Performance at International Non-Competitive Meet & Greet, Cork City Hall, Cork

MONTFORT COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS [CORK]

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Sunday 5th May, 2.30pm
Guest Performance at Light, Jazz & Popular Music Competition

MADRIGAL 75 [CORK]
Saturday 4th May, 8.00pm
Guest Performance at Fleischmann International Gala Concert, City Hall

ST FIN BARRE’S CATHEDRAL CHOIR [CORK]

Friday 3rd May, 6.15pm
Choral Evensong at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork

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 Best wishes from the

to this year’s

GALA CONCERTS
Cork City Libraries hold a
complete collection of
Cork International
Choral Festival programmes
from 1954 onwards.
They are available to view on
www.corkcitylibraries.ie/music/corkinternationalmusicfestival

Cork City Libraries

138 57-61 Grand Parade, Cork 138

T: 021 4924900 E: [email protected]
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PRESIDENT ADJUDICATORS’ OFFICERS GUEST LIAISON TEAM
John Fitzpatrick Elaine FitzGerald Bernadette Kiely
(Coordinator) (Coordinator)
VICE PRESIDENTS
Aidan Downey Cliona Hinds
Jim Corr
Liam Horgan Jo O’Hora
Ruth Fleischmann
Mags Horgan Patricia O’Sullivan
FESTIVAL CHAIRMAN Clíona O’ Sullivan
INTERVAL RECEPTIONS
Gerard Breen Íde O’ Sullivan
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FESTIVAL MANAGER Angela Nicholls (Coordinator) (Assistant Coordinator)
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Cian Nolan Elaine FitzGerald
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Jan Kelly
Jack FitzGerald
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Denis Murphy
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Emma Kilcommons
John Fitzpatrick Anne Kennedy PERFORMER ASSEMBLY
Catherine Mahon-Buckley Steve Kennedy Catherine Mahon-Buckley
Linda Nolan Brian MC Donagh (Coordinator)
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BOARD Bridette FitzGerald Cait Linehan
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FOOD & DRINK
1 Amicus Restaurant
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6 Market Lane Cafe
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ACCOMMODATION
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Clayton Hotel Silver
12
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SEE & DO
Beyond The Glass
17
Adventure Tours
18 Blarney Castle & Gardens
19 Cobh Heritage Centre
20 Cork Harbour Cruises
21 Crawford Art Gallery
22 Fota House and Gardens
23 Rebel City Distillery

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Serving breakfast to dinner

and everything in-between.

Fully licenced we have a

well-chosen wine list, house
infused cocktails and a
selection of beers & ciders.

Book by phone Book online

021 427 6455 | amicusrestaurant.ie

AN INTIMATE
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IN THE
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FRENCH CHRUCH ST,

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they have their exits and their entrances,
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Kick back this summer and enjoy a delicious BBQ

with us at Clayton Hotel Cork City

Clayton Hotel Cork City, Lapps Quay, Cork

+353 21 422 4900
[email protected]
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At Clayton Hotel Silver Springs, our team would like
to extend a warm Cork welcome to all visitors for
The Cork International Choral Festival

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Hotels are
proud
to support

Cork
International
Choral
Festival OUR GUESTS
CAN ENJOY
• Excellent location in
Cork city centre
• 133 spacious,
comfortable bedrooms
• Stylish Bar and Restaurant
• All Day Coffee Bar
• Complimentary WiFi

Leonardo Hotels, Anderson's Quay, Cork, T12 DCR9

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Oriel House Hotel
Ballincollig, Cork
Tel: 021-4208400 |
orielhousehotel.ie

orielhousehotel.ie

Where dining out

is more than a meal,
It’s an experience.
Are you looking for a delicious spot to catch up with
friends in the Heart of Cork City?

Sketch restaurant offers the best of Cork, with mouth-

watering local dishes and an extensive range of wines &
bespoke cocktails all in a vibrant & charming setting.

Escape, discover, and indulge in this botanical

restaurant in the heart of Cork

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Sketch, Pembroke Street, Cork City | 021 4274040

 Cycle and Sing
Explore Cork’s history and culture by bike

Tours at 10 am & 3 pm | www.beyondtheglass.ie

T: +353 (0)86 385 0398 | [email protected]

BLARNEY CASTLE & GARDENS

Renowned for bestowing the gift of eloquence
See and feel Ireland’s heritage, built nearly six hundred years ago by one of Ireland’s greatest chieftains.
Spend the day exploring the extensive grounds and gardens.

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Where Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way Meets Ireland’s Ancient East

+353 (0)87 954 4140 | [email protected] | www.corkharbourcruises.com

An Irish Heritage Trust Property

A magnificent period house with formal gardens

and a world renowned arboretum of rare trees
and plants spanning over 118 acres. Daily guided
tours of the house are available from March to
September and weekends in February & October
and there are a number of events that run
throughout the year.

Check out our website for information & bookings.

Fota Island, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork T45 Y642

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Open Daily | Free Entry

Tours
Every Thursday 6.30pm
Sunday & Bank Holiday 2.00pm
Free | No booking

Monday–Saturday: 10.00am–5.00pm
Thursday: until 8.00pm
Sundays and Bank Holidays: 11.00 am–4.00pm

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This project is in support of the Night-Time Economy and funded by
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30TH APRIL - 4TH MAY 2025

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 NOTES

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 Get Cheaper fares travelling
within the Red Zone Cork City
Routes 201 – 226**
Book tickets for the
69th Cork International Choral Festival

ONLINE
www.corkchoral.ie

IN PERSON icket
single t
BOOKING INFORMATION

€1.35
Cork City Hall, Anglesea Street, Cork
Opening hours:
Monday 29th April & Tuesday 30th April, 11am - 5.30pm Adult
Wednesday 1st May - Sunday 5th May, 10am until performance time icket
single t

GROUP RATES
Applicable to groups of 10 persons or more - 15% off marked price
65c* t/
Studen t
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Young A

Simply download the TFI Go App

to purchase your ticket
on your mobile
* ID required when purchasing Student or Young Adult Ticket search TFI Go App
** Route 226 is Valid to Cork Airport only
Cork International Choral Festival
Civic Trust House, 50 Pope’s Quay, Cork
T: 021 421 5125 E: [email protected]
www.corkchoral.ie
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69TH CORK INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL | 1ST - 5TH MAY 2024

www.corkchoral.ie