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55th Cork International Choral festival, 29th April - 3rd May 2009 Fleischmann International Trophy competition Prize Winners 1st Prize Kammerchor I Vocalisti, Germany Conductor: Hans-Joachim Lustig 91.22% 2nd Prize Brigham Young University Singers, U.S.A. Conductor: Ronald Staheli 90.50% 3rd Prize Nidaros Cathedral Girls Choir, Norway Conductor: Anita Brevik 89% International Awards 1. Lady Dorothy Mayer Memorial Trophy
Special Award for the performance of a piece in the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition. This was awarded to: Choir: Cois Cladaigh, Ireland
Conductor: Brendan O’Connor For the performance of: Molamís go leir an tAon-Mhac Criost: Br Ben Hanlon 2. Schuman/Europe Trophy
Special Award for the performance of a work by a living European Composer in the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition. This was awarded to: Choir: Nidaros Cathedral Girls Choir, Norway Conductor: Anita Brevik For the performance of: Søk Herren: Knut Nystedt 3. Heinrich Schütz Perpeptual Trophy Special Award for the performance of a work by Heinrich Schütz in the National or International Competitions.
Choir: Codetta, Ireland Conductor: Donal Doherty For the performance of: So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ 4. International Jury Award Special award to a conductor in the International Competition for the performance of an imaginative and artistic programme. The INTERNATIONAL JURY AWARD is awarded to: Conductor: Hans-Joachim Lustig From the: Kammerchor I Vocalisti, Germany 5. PEACE Trophy Festival audiences are many and varied. They are represented not just by those who attend the Gala Concerts and Competitive Sessions, but by those who listen to choirs in their church visits, and informal performances throughout the week of the festival. This year The PEACE Trophy is awarded to a choir who touched the hearts’ of all who heard them and exemplified the intentions of the trophy’s benefactors, the P. E. A. C. E. Movement, Cork.
The PEACE Trophy is awarded to: Brigham Young University Singers, U.S.A. Conductor: Ronald Staheli 6. Musica International Award A Special Award has been offered by "Musica International" and the "International Federation for Choral Music" for presentation at the festival. The new Musica DVD-ROM, containing a database of 150,000 titles of the international choral repertoire, is a unique and valuable resource for all choirs. The festival organisers and the members of the international jury has agreed that this collection is awarded as The MUSICA INTERNATIONAL AWARD to: Tobias Hiller Conductor of: Camerata Vocalis Tübingen, Germany National Adult Competitions Premier National Competition for Female Voice Choirs
1st Prize Inver Ladies Choir, Co. Wicklow Conductor: Jennifer Lee 82.78% 2nd Prize
N/A Premier National Competition for Male Voice Choirs 1st Prize City of Cork Male Voice Choir, Cork Conductor: Frank Buckley 81.56% 2nd Prize
Portadown Male Voice Choir, Co. Armagh
Conductor: Gordon Speers
80.67% Premier National Competition for Mixed Voice Choirs 1st Prize Tribal Chamber Choir, Galway
Conductor: Mark Keane
85.67% 2nd Prize
Clermont Chorale, Dundalk, Co. Louth Conductor: Ronan Dennedy
85.22% Premier National Competition for Chamber Choirs 1st Prize Not awarded 2nd Prize NUI Galway Choir, Galway Conductor: Thomas Cryan 79.67% National Open Competition 1st Prize Cór Mhaigh Eo, Newport, Co Mayo Conductor: Brian Lennon 90% 2nd Prize Gracenotes, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo Conductor: Laura Brogan 89% 3rd Prize Cantorum, Killeagh, Co Cork Conductor: Mary Pedder-Daly 87.50% National Competition for Light, Jazz and Popular Music 1st Prize Ireland Unlimited, Various regions Conductor: Cherry Hartshorn 93% 2nd Prize Clermont Chorale, Co Louth Conductor: Ronan Dennedy 89% National Competition for Church Music 1st Prize Gracenotes, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo Conductor: Laura Brogan 87.75% 2nd Prize Tribal Chamber Choir, Galway Conductor: Mark Keane 85% National Competition for Youth Choirs 1st Prize W.I.T. Youth Choir, Waterford
Conductor: Niall Crowley
90% 2nd Prize
County Limerick Youth Choir
Conductor: Máire Keary-Scanlon
88.5%
Special Awards – National Adult Competitions 1. Trofaí Cuimhneacháin Philib Ui Laoghaire
Special Award for the performance of a piece in Irish. This was awarded to: Inver Ladies Choir, Co Wicklow
Conductor: Jennifer Lee For the performance of: Deus Meus: Michael Holohan in the Premier National Competition for Female Voice Choirs.
2. Perpetual Trophy for the Performance of Irish Contemporary Choral Music
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. This was awarded to: Choir: PfizerPfonics Conductor: Bernadette Kiely For the performance of: Incantations: Michael McGlynn in the Premier National Competition for Mixed Voice Choirs.
3. National Choir of the Festival – Victor Leeson Perpetual Trophy
Awarded to the Best Overall Choir in the Premier National Trophy Competitions. This was awarded to:
Choir: Tribal Chamber Choir, Galway Conductor: Mark Keane
National Competitions for Schools National Competition for Schools: Section 1 (Primary School Choirs)
1st Prize Christ the King Girls’ Primary School Choir, Cork
Conductor: Anne Murphy
89.00% 2nd Prize
St John’s Girl’s N.S, Carrigaline, Cork Conductor: Celine Garvey
85% National Competition for Schools: Section 3 (Mixed Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)
1st Prize De La Salle College Choir, Newtown, Waterford
Conductors: Br Ben Hanlon & Pamela Harrison
86.00% 2nd Prize
Cashel Community School Choir, Co. Tipperary
Conductor: John Murray
85.00% National Competition for Schools: Section 2 (Equal Voice Post-Primary School Choirs) 1st Prize Rockford Manor Secondary School, Blackrock, Dublin
Conductor: Brenda Keane
90.50% 2nd Prize
De La Salle Senior Choir, Newtown, Waterford Conductor: Br Ben Hanlon & Pamela Harrison
90.00% Special Awards – National Competitions for Schools 1. The Association of Irish Choirs Trophy is a Special Award for the performance of a piece in the National Competitions for Schools and was awarded for the performance of: Las Amarillas: Stephen Hatfield in the National Competition for Schools: Section 2 Equal Voice Post-Primary to: Choir: Ursuline Singers, Thurles, Co Tipperary Conductor: Joan Farrell
2. The Irish Federation of Musicians & Associated Professions Trophy, a Special Award for the performance of a piece in Irish in the National Competitions for Schools was awarded for the performance of: Géibheann: Rhona Clarke in the National Competition for Schools: Section 2 Equal Voice Post-Primary to: Choir: Coláiste Muire School Choir, Ennis, Co Clare Conductor: Carmel Griffin
3. School Choir of the Festival and the recipient of The John Cunningham Trophy was awarded to the school choir who received the highest overall mark in the National Competitions for Schools. This was awarded to: Choir: Rockford Manor Secondary School, Blackrock, Co Dublin Conductor: Brenda Keane
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