This year's National Competitions are scheduled as follows:

Please note that the schedules may be subject to change

Wednesday 2nd May 2012

National Competition for Schools  City Hall, Cork

11.15am: Section 1 (Primary School Choirs)

1.30pm: Section 3 (Mixed Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)

• Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School Choir, Tralee, Co. Kerry
• De la Salle College Choir, Waterford
• Ateneo de Manilla Glee Club, The Philipphines (Guest Performance)

Thursday 3rd May 2012

National Competition for Schools  City Hall, Cork

10.00am: Section 2, Session 1 (Equal Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)

• St Leo's Choir, Carlow
• Cashel Community School Junior Choir, Co. Tipperary
• Cór Choláiste na Toirbhirte, Bandon, Co. Cork
• Presentation Secondary School Choir, Ballyphehane, Cork
• Loreto Secondary School Choir, Fermoy, Co. Cork
• Ursuline Secondary School Choir, Blackrock, Cork
• Primorska Academic Choir Vinco Vodopivec, Slovenia (Guest Performance)
• Hwa Chong Choir, Singapore (Guest Performance)

12.30pm: Section 2, Session 2 (Equal Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)

• Dún Lughaidh School Choir, Dundalk, Co. Louth
• Cór Nano Nagle Presentation Secondary School, Limerick
• Presentation Singers, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
• Rockford Manor Secondary School Choir, Blackrock, Dublin
• De La Salle Senior Choir, Waterford
• Maryfield College Choir, Dublin
• Coláiste Muire School Choir, Sligo
• Vocal Ensemble of Risbergska High School, Sweden (Guest performance)

3.00pm: Section 2, Session 3 (Equal Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)

• Ursuline Singers, Thurles, Co Tipperary
• St. Angelas Secondary School Senior Choir, Waterford
• Holy Family Secondary School Choir, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
• Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ Choir, Limerick
• St. Joseph’s Secondary School Choir, Navan, Co. Meath
• Presentation Secondary School Choir, Kilkenny
• Scoil Mhuire Choir, College Road, Ennis
• Alma Choir, USA (Guest performance)
• Ensemble vocal, Germany (Guest Performance)

Saturday 5th May 2012
National Adult Competitions  City Hall, Cork

9.30am: Premier National Competitions

• The Chanterelles, England (Guest Performance)
• Cor CFI, Wales (Guest Performance)
• Celtic Choristers Male Voice Choir, Dublin (Premier Male)
• Tullamore Academic Chamber Choir, Co. Offaly (Premier Chamber)
• Tribal Chamber Choir, Galway (Premier Chamber)
• Clermont Chorale, Dundalk, Co. Louth (Premier Mixed)
• Capella Lyrica, Cork (Premier Female)
• Voci, Waterford (Premier Female)
• Cantabile Vocal Ensmeble, Cork (Premier Female)
• Gracenotes, ballyhaunis, Co.Mayo (Premier Female)
• The Big Sing, John O'Brien (Special Participatory Event)

Sunday 6th May 2012

National Competitions

10.00am: National Open Competition & National Competition for Youth Choirs - City hall, Cork

• Cantairí Mhuscraí, Ballincollig, Co. Cork
• Portadown Ladies Choir, Co. Armagh
• Castlemartyr Choir, Co. Cork
• Cantóirí, Dublin
• The Carrigaline Choral Group, Co. Cork
• Cantate Arklow, Co. Wicklow
• Loughside Chamber Choir, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim
• Portadown Male Voice Choir, Co. Armagh
• Opus ’96 Chamber Choir, Tralee, Co. Kerry
• Inver Ladies, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
• St. Patrick’s College Choir, Dublin Youth
• Cork School of Music Youth Choir, Cork Youth
• Student of County Cork School of Music (Guest Performance)
• Déjà Vu Barbershop Quartet, Ireland (Guest Performance)

2.00pm: National Competition for Light, Jazz and Popular Music, City Hall, Cork

• Loughside Chamber Choir, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim
• St. Patrick’s College Choir, Dublin
• Opus ’96 Chamber Choir, Tralee, Co. Kerry
• Cantabile Vocal Ensemble, Cork
• Cór Mhaigh Eo, Newport, Co. Mayo
• Polyphonics, Cork
• Gorey Choral Group, Co. Wexford
• Cór Geal, Whitechurch, Co. Cork
• Cantate Arklow, Co. Wicklow
• Female Chamber Choir 'Divina', Russia (Guest Performance)
• CADA Performing Arts, Ireland (Guest Performance)

2.00pm: National Competition for Church Music - St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork

• Cantóirí, Dublin
• Tullamore Academic Chamber Choir, Co. Offaly
• The Carrigaline Choral Group, Co. Cork
• Clermont Chorale, Dundalk, Co. Louth
• The Wilcollane Singers, Cork
• CIT CSM Vocal Chamber Society, Cork
• Castlemartyr Choir, Co. Cork
• Gracenotes, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo
• Loughside Chamber Choir, Newtownabbey, Co. Antrim
• St. Patrick’s College Choir, Dublin
• Opus ’96 Chamber Choir, Tralee, Co. Kerry
• PfizerPhonics, Co. Cork
• Cantabile Vocal Ensemble, Cork
• Cór Mhaigh Eo, Newport, Co. Mayo
• St Fin Barre’s Cathedral Choir (Guest Performance) Conductor:  Malcolm Wisener Organ:  James Taylor

5.15pm: Awards Ceremony - Adjudication of Fleischmann International Trophy Competition and Presentation of Festival Awards - City Hall, Cork

• Ceoltóirí Chairbre, Ireland (Guest Performance)
• Adjudication of Fleischmann International Trophy Competition and Presentation of Festival Awards