Cork International Choral Festival - The Results

The 60th annual Cork International Choral Festival took place at the weekend, with approximately 5,000 participants — the largest number it has ever had. Here are the results.

Cork International Choral Festival - The Results

Fleischmann International Trophy Competition Prize Winners

1st Prize E Stuudio Youth Choir, Estonia Conductor: Külli Lokko — 93.25%

2nd Prize Spiritus Chamber Choir, Canada Conductor: Timothy Shantz — 92.22%

3rd Prize The Mornington Singers, Ireland Conductor: Orla Flanagan — 90.67%

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

Lady Dorothy Mayer Memorial Trophy

Donated by Chris Mahon, it is a special award for the performance of a piece in the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition.

Voci Nuove, Ireland Conductor: Colm O’Regan, for the performance of Come Sleep, by Daniel Brinsmead

Schuman/Europe Trophy

In memory of Moira Pyne (1916 – 2009), this is a special award for the performance of a piece by a living European composer in the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition.

St Stanislav’s Girls’ Choir of The Diocesan Classical Gymnasium, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Conductor: Helena Fojkar Zupancic, For the performance of: Otrok S Soncnico (A Child with a Sunflower) by Ambrož Copi.

Heinrich Schütz Perpetual Trophy

In memory of Hans Waldemar Rosen, this is a special award for the performance of a choral work by Heinrich Schütz in the National or International Competitions.

Spiritus Chamber Choir, Canada, Conductor: Timothy Shantz, for the Performance of: Die mit Tränen säen (They who Sow with Tears)

The MacCurtain and MacSwiney Memorial Trophy

Donated by the Cork Council of Trade Unions, this is a 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.

Dr Orla Flanagan, Choir: Mornington Singers, Ireland

PEACE Trophy

Donated by the PEACE Movement Cork, the trophy is awarded to the choir which best embraces the spirit of the festival, and fulfils the intentions of the trophy’s benefactors.

Agria Swara, Indonesia, Conductor: Arvin Zeinullah

Ireland’s Choir of the Year

IRELAND’S CHOIR OF THE YEAR and Recipient of The Victor Leeson Perpetual Trophy, donated by The Guinness Choir in memory of its founder Victor Leeson.

1st Prize Mornington Singers, Dublin Conductor: Orla Flanagan — 90.11%

2nd Prize Voce Nuove, Cork Conductor: Colm O’Regan — 89.22%

3rd Prize Cois Cladaigh Chamber Choir, Galway Conductor: Dr Brendan O’Connor — 81.78%

NATIONAL ADULT COMPETITIONS

Chamber Choirs

1st Prize CIT CSM Vocal Chamber Society Conductor: Fearghal Ó Conchubhair — 86.75%

2nd Prize Choir: Cantabile Vocal Ensemble Conductor: Mary O’Brien — 82.5%

Male Voice Choirs

1st Prize Portadown Male Voice Choir, Co Down Conductor: Gordon Speers — 86%

2nd Prize City of Cork Male Voice Choir Conductor: Frank Buckley — 81.5 %

Mixed Voice Choirs

1st Prize PfizerPhonics Conductor: Bernadette Kiely — 86.33%

2nd Prize Carrigaline Choral Group Conductor: Eoin Scanlon — 82.5%

Female Choirs

1st Prize Cappella Lyrica, Cork Conductor: Maria Judge — 90.67%

2nd Prize The Voices, Cork Conductor: Mary Pedder-Daly — 84%

Youth Choirs

1st Prize Cork School of Music Senior & Youth Choir Conductor: Maria Judge — 86%

2nd Prize St. Patrick’s College Choir, Dublin Conductor: Dr John O’Flynn — 84%

Light, Jazz and Popular Music

1st Prize Gorey Choral Group, Wexford Conductor: Eithne Corrigan — 91%

2nd Prize Ireland Unlimited, Co Wicklow Conductor: Cherry Hartshorn — 90%

Church Music

1st Prize CIT CSM Vocal Chamber Society, Cork Conductor: Fearghal Ó Conchubhair — 90%

2nd Prize An Cór, Limerick Conductor: Cecelia Madden — 88.25%

SPECIAL AWARDS

Ireland’s choir of the year

The recipient of The Victor Leeson Perpetual Trophy donated by The Guinness Choir in memory of its founder Victor Leeson.

The Mornington Singers

Conductor: Orla Flanagan

Trofaí Cuimhneacháin Philib Uí Laoghaire

Donated by Cór Cois Laoi Special Award for the performance of a choral work in Irish.

Voci Nuove, Cork Conductor: Colm O’Regan for the performance of ‘Molaimís go léir an tAon-Mhac Chríost’ by Ben Hanlon in Ireland’s Choir of the Year Competition

Perpetual Trophy for the Performance of Irish Contemporary Choral Music

Donated by The Contemporary Music Centre, it is a special award for the performance of an original choral work by an Irish composer written after 1975 and chosen from the library collection of the Contemporary Music Centre.

The Mornington Singers Conductor: Orla Flanagan for the performance of ‘Regina Coeli’ by Rhona Clarke in Ireland’s Choir of the Year Competition

The John Mannion Trophy

Donated by the family of John Mannion, it is a special award to a chamber choir for the performance of a work in the National Competitions for Chamber Choir and Vocal Ensembles.

CIT CSM Vocal Chamber Society Conductor: Fearghal Ó Conchubhair, for their performance of Sweetheart of the Sun by Eric William Barnum.

NATIONAL COMPETITIONS FOR SCHOOLS

Section 1 (Primary School Choirs)

1st Prize Parteen National School, Co Clare Conductor: Olivia Parkinson — 86.25 %

2nd Prize Cór Bunscoil Chriost Rí Conductor: Ann Murphy — 84.25 %

Section 2 (Equal Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)

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1st Prize Ursuline Singers Thurles Co Tipperary Conductor: Joan Butler — 90.25%

2nd Prize St Leo’s College Choir ,Carlow Conductor: Ian Curran — 87.50%

Section 3 (Mixed Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)

1st Prize Cór Choláiste/Gael Choláiste Choilm Co Cork Conductor: Catherine Frost/Sean Lehane — 87.75

2nd Prize Cashel Community School Co Tipperary Conductor: John Murray — 87.50%

SPECIAL AWARDS

School choir of the festival

The John Cunningham Trophy is awarded to the school choir which received the highest overall mark in the National Competitions for Schools.

Ursuline Singers Thurles Co Tipperary Conductor: Joan Butler

The Association of Irish Choirs Trophy

A special award for the performance of a piece in the National Competitions for Schools for the performance of ‘I am just a small voice’ by Roger Whittaker and arranged by John Coates Jr

Parteen National School, Co Clare Conductor: Olivia Parkinson

The Irish Federation of Musicians & Associated Professions Trophy

A special award for the performance of a choral piece in Irish in the National Competitions for Schools. For the performance of ‘Frinseach Thí Róin’.

Ursuline Convent Waterford Senior Choir Conductor: Veronica O Sullivan

The Chris Mahon Bursary for Conductors

Donated by the Mahon family in memory of Chris Mahon’s association with the Festival, this is a special bursary award to a conductor in the school competitions to attend the AOIC’s Annual Summer School.

Olivia Parkinson Parteen National School, Co Clare

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CourtsArts Film & TVArts VibePlace: EstoniaPlace: CanadaPlace: IrelandPlace: LjubljanaPlace: SloveniaPlace: IndonesiaPlace: DublinPlace: CorkPlace: of CorkPlace: LimerickPlace: IrishPerson: Külli LokkoPerson: Timothy ShantzPerson: Orla FlanaganPerson: Chris MahonPerson: Colm O’ReganPerson: Daniel Brinsmead SchumanPerson: Moira PynePerson: Helena Fojkar ZupancicPerson: Ambrož CopiPerson: Hans Waldemar RosenPerson: Heinrich SchützPerson: Arvin ZeinullahPerson: Victor LeesonPerson: Dr Brendan O’ConnorPerson: Fearghal Ó ConchubhairPerson: Mary O’BrienPerson: Gordon SpeersPerson: Frank BuckleyPerson: Bernadette KielyPerson: Eoin ScanlonPerson: Maria JudgePerson: Mary Pedder-DalyPerson: Dr John O’FlynnPerson: Eithne CorriganPerson: Co WicklowPerson: Cherry HartshornPerson: Cecelia MaddenPerson: Ben HanlonPerson: OrlEvent: Cork International Choral FestivalEvent: annual Cork International Choral FestivalEvent: Fleischmann International Trophy CompetitionEvent: International CompetitionOrganisation: EOrganisation: Stuudio Youth ChoirOrganisation: Spiritus Chamber ChoirOrganisation: The Mornington SingersOrganisation: St Stanislav’s Girls’ Choir of The Diocesan Classical GymnasiumOrganisation: Cork Council of Trade UnionsOrganisation: Mornington SingersOrganisation: PEACE Movement CorkOrganisation: Agria SwaraOrganisation: Guinness ChoirOrganisation: Cladaigh Chamber ChoirOrganisation: NATIONAL ADULT COMPETITIONSOrganisation: CityOrganisation: PfizerPhonicsOrganisation: Cappella LyricaOrganisation: Cork School of Music Senior & Youth ChoirOrganisation: St. Patrick’s College ChoirOrganisation: Gorey Choral GroupOrganisation: WexfordOrganisation: CIT CSM Vocal Chamber SocietyOrganisation: Cór Cois LaoiOrganisation: Voci NuoveOrganisation: The Contemporary Music CentreOrganisation: Contemporary Music Centre
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