Laura Heneghan thrilled with prize for Cork Choral Festival  

The Mayo composer won the Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition, and will have her work performed by Chamber Choir Ireland
Laura Heneghan thrilled with prize for Cork Choral Festival  

Laura Heneghan, winner of the Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition at Cork International Choral Festival.

A keynote event of the Cork International Choral Festival each year is the performance of the Chamber Choir Ireland. With the festival restored to a full-strength live experience for the upcoming event, CCI come to Cork with a guest director, Swedish native Sofi Jeannin, who happens to be chief conductor of the BBC Singers. 

The group the headlines recently when they were saved from extinction by a public outcry over the proposed withdrawal of funding.

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