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54th Cork International Choral festival, 30th April - 4th May 2008
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition
1st Prize
CONSONO Chamber Choir, Germany
Conductor: Harald Jers
91.83%
2nd Prize
St. Johannes Chamber Choir, Sweden
Conductor: Karin Oldgren
91.33%
3rd Prize
Mornington Singers, Ireland
Conductor: Orla Flanagan
91.22%
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:
Vocal Ensemble of Risbergska High School, Sweden
Conductor: Bjorn Johansson
For the performance of: The Battle of Jericho: trad. / arr. Moses Horgan
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:
CANT'ELLA, Germany
Conductor: Bine Becker-Beck
For the performance of: The Acrobat: Paul Stanhope
3. Heinrich Schutz Perpetual Trophy
Special Award for the performance of a work by Heinrich Schutz in the National or International Competitions. This was awarded to:
University of Alabama at Birmingham Concert Choir, U.S.A.
Conductor: Dr Philip Copeland
For the performance of: So fahr ich hin zu Jesu Christ, SWV 379
4. 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 was awarded to:
The Choir of the Russian State Social University Moscow, Russia
Conductors: Konstantin Kostrikov & Tatiana Kostrikova
5. International Jury Award
Special Award to a conductor in the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition for the performance of an imaginative and artistic programme. This was awarded to:
Dr Leonard Ratzlaff
From the: University of Alberta Madrigal Singers, Canada
6. Musica International Award
This year 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 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 to:
Andreas Felber, conductor of Molto Cantabile, Switzerland and trusts it will be of major benefit to his, and the choirs', development in the future.
National Adult Competitions
Premier National Competition for Female Voice Choirs
1st Prize
Not awarded
2nd Prize
Cantorum, Killeagh, Co Cork
Conductor: Mary Pedder-Daly
83.33%
Premier National Competition for Male Voice Choirs
1st Prize
Not Awarded
2nd Prize
Portadown Male Voice Choir, Co Armagh
Conductor: Gordon Speers
82.11%
Premier National Competition for Mixed Voice Choirs
1st Prize
Ad Hoc Chorale, Waterford
Conductors: Niall Crowley & Anne Barry
86.11%
2nd Prize
Clermont Chorale, Dundalk, Co Louth
Conductor: Ronan Dennedy
85.33%
Premier Competition for Chamber Choirs
1st Prize
Cantemus Chamber Choir, Midleton, Co Cork
Conductor: Tomás Ó Tuama
87%
National Open Competition
1st Prize
Castlemartyr Choir, Castlemartyr, Co Cork
Conductor: Tomás Ó Tuama
85.25%
2nd Prize
Gracenotes, Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo
Conductor: Laura Brogan
84%
3rd Prize
Cór mháigh Eo, Co Mayo
Conductor: Brian Lennon
82.25%
National Competition for Light, Jazz and Popular Music
1st Prize
Portadown Male Voice Choir, Co Armagh
Conductor: Gordon Speers
89%
2nd Prize
Ad Hoc Chorale, Waterford
Conductors: Cian O'Carroll & Anne Barry
88%
National Competition for Church Music
1st Prize
City of Derry Youth Choir, Derry
Conductor: Donal Doherty
88.25%
2nd Prize
Ad Hoc Chorale, Waterford
Conductors: Br Ben Hanlon & Anne Barry
86.25%
National Competition for Youth Choirs
1st Prize
City of Derry Youth Choir, Derry
Conductor: Donal Doherty
89.25%
2nd Prize
W.I.T. Youth Choir, Lower Grange, Waterford
Conductor: Niall Crowley
87.25%
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:
Clermont Chorale, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Conductor: Ronan Dennedy
For the performance of: An Oíche: Michael McGlynn in the Premier National Competition for Mixed Voice Choirs.
2. The John Mannion Memorial Trophy
Special Award for the performance of a piece in the Premier Competition for Chamber Choirs was awarded to:
Cantemus Chamber Choir, Midleton, Co. Cork
Conductor: Tomás Ó Tuama
For the performance of: My soul, there is a country Charles Hubert H. Parry in the Premier National Competition for Chamber Choirs
3. 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:
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Conductor: Bernadette Kiely
For the performance of: Geantraí: Michael McGlynn in the Premier National Competition for Mixed Voice Choirs.
4. National Choir of the Festival – Victor Leeson Perpetual Trophy
Awarded to the Best Overall Choir in the Premier National Trophy Competitions. The winner is designated the National Choir of the Festival. This was awarded to:
Cantemus Chamber Choir, Midleton, Co. Cork
Conductor: Tomás Ó Tuama
For their performance in the Premier National Competition for Mixed Voice Choirs
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
85.25%
2nd Prize
Our Lady of Mercy Primary School Senior Choir, Waterford
Conductor: Margaret Butler
85%
National Competition for Schools: Section 3 (Mixed Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)
1st Prize
De La Salle College Choir, Newtown, Waterford
Conductors: Pamela Harrison & Br Ben Hanlon
86.75%
2nd Prize
Cashel Community School Choir, Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Conductor: John Murray
85.25%
National Competition for Schools: Section 2 (Equal Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)
1st Prize
Presentation Secondary School, Ballyphehane, Cork
Conductor: Anne Dunphy
92.25%
2nd Prize
Presentation Sec. School Senior Choir, Loughboy, Kilkenny
Conductor: Veronica McCarron
90.75%
Special Awards – National Competitions for Schools
1. The Association of Irish Choirs Trophy
A Special Award for the performance of a piece in the National Competitions for Schools and was awarded for the performance of:
There is No Rose: Andrew Carter in the National Competition for Schools: Section 2 Equal Voice Post-Primary to:
Loreto Secondary School, Fermoy
Conductor: Marjorie Moran
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:
Molly na gCuach Ní Chuillenáin: trad. / arr. Mairéad Duffy
St Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone
Conductor: Mairéad Duffy
3. School Choir of the Festival
and the recipient of The John Cunningham Trophy
Awarded to the school choir who received the highest overall mark in the National Competitions for Schools. This was awarded to:
Presentation Secondary School, Ballyphehane, Cork
Conductor: Anne Dunphy
who achieved a mark of 92.25% in the National Competition for Schools: Section 2 Equal Voice Post-Primary.
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