55^th Cork International Choral Festival

29^th April – 3^rd May 2009

Fleischmann International Trophy competition Prize Winners

1^st Prize

Kammerchor I Vocalisti, Germany

Conductor: Hans-Joachim Lustig

91.22%

2^nd Prize

Brigham Young University Singers, U.S.A.

Conductor: Ronald Staheli

90.50%

3^rd 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. This Award is presented by member of the jury and Executive Director of the International Federation of Choral Music

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

This year again, 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

and trusts it will be of major benefit to its development in the future.

National Adult Competitions

Premier National Competition for Female Voice Choirs

1^st Prize

Inver Ladies Choir, Co. Wicklow

Conductor: Jennifer Lee

82.78%

2^nd Prize
N/A

Premier National Competition for Male Voice Choirs

1^st Prize

City of Cork Male Voice Choir, Cork

Conductor: Frank Buckley

81.56%

2^nd Prize
Portadown Male Voice Choir, Co. Armagh
Conductor: Gordon Speers
80.67%

Premier National Competition for Mixed Voice Choirs

1^st Prize

Tribal Chamber Choir, Galway
Conductor: Mark Keane
85.67%

2^nd Prize
Clermont Chorale, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Conductor: Ronan Dennedy
85.22%

Premier National Competition for Chamber Choirs

1^st Prize

Not awarded

2^nd Prize

NUI Galway Choir, Galway

Conductor: Thomas Cryan

79.67%

National Open Competition

1^st Prize

Cór Mhaigh Eo, Newport, Co Mayo

Conductor: Brian Lennon

90%

2^nd Prize

Gracenotes, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo

Conductor: Laura Brogan

89%

3^rd Prize

Cantorum, Killeagh, Co Cork

Conductor: Mary Pedder-Daly

87.50%

National Competition for Light, Jazz and Popular Music

1^st Prize

Ireland Unlimited, Co Wicklow

Conductor: Cherry Hartshorn

93%

2^nd Prize

Clermont Chorale, Co Louth

Conductor: Ronan Dennedy

89%

National Competition for Church Music

1^st Prize

Gracenotes, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo

Conductor: Laura Brogan

87.75%

2^nd Prize

Tribal Chamber Choir, Galway

Conductor: Mark Keane

85%

National Competition for Youth Choirs

1^st Prize

W.I.T. Youth Choir, Waterford
Conductor: Niall Crowley
90%

2^nd 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. The winner is designated the National Choir of the Festival.

Choir: Tribal Chamber Choir, Galway 

Conductor: Mark Keane

who achieved a mark of 85.67% 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)

1^st Prize

Christ the King Girls’ Primary School Choir, Cork
Conductor: Anne Murphy
89.00%

2^nd 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)

1^st Prize

De La Salle College Choir, Newtown, Waterford
Conductors: Br Ben Hanlon & Pamela Harrison
86.00%

2^nd Prize
Cashel Community School Choir, Co. Tipperary
Conductor: John Murray
85.00%

National Competition for Schools: Section 2 (Equal Voice Post-Primary School Choirs) 

1^st Prize

Rockford Manor Secondary School, Blackrock, Dublin
Conductor: Brenda Keane
90.50%

2^nd 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

who achieved a mark of  90.50% in the National Competition for Schools: Section 2 Equal Voice Post-Primary