The Cork International Choral Festival came to a climactic penultimate close with its Awards Ceremony at 5.15pm on Sunday in Cork City Hall. Following a hugely successful Festival, the Jury Results were finally announced for all sections of the Festival’s varied and prestigious categories. International and national choirs from near and far waited nervously for the announcements. The following are the final results for all categories:
Fleischmann International Trophy Competition Prize Winners
1st Prize
Helene Stureborgs kammarkӧr, SWEDEN
Conductor: Helene Stureborg
91.56%
2nd Prize
Rezonans, TURKEY
Conductor: Burak Onur Erdem
90.56 %
3rd Prize
Marylhurst University Chamber Choir, USA
Conductor: Dr Justin Smith
90%
International Awards
Lady Dorothy Mayer Memorial Trophy
Donated by Chris Mahon
Special Award for the performance of a piece in the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition.
Awarded to:
DelicaTon Freigericht, GERMANY
Conductor: Mattias Schmitt
For the performance of: Von Den Tűren by Richard Strauss
Schuman/Europe Trophy
In memory of Moira Pyne (1916 – 2009)
Special Award for the performance of a piece by a living European Composer in the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition.
Awarded to:
pourChoeur Volkenensemble, SWITZERLAND,
Conductor: Marco Beltrani & Samuel Strub
For the performance of: Tuul Könnumaa by Veljo Tormis
Heinrich Schütz Perpetual Trophy
In memory of Hans Waldemar Rosen
Special Award for the performance of a choral work by Heinrich Schütz in the National or International Competitions.
Awarded to:
Mixed Choir K.O.O.R ESTONIA
Conductor: Raul Talmar
For the Performance of: Es ist erschienen die heilsame Gnade Gottes
The McCurtain and McSwiney Memorial Trophy
Donated by the Cork Council of Trade Unions
Special Award, decided by the members of the International Jury, to a conductor in the International Competition for the performance of an imaginative and artistic programme. The recipient of this award will also receive a copy of the Musica DVD-ROM which is kindly donated by Musica International, the worldwide virtual choral library, a major project of the International Federation for Choral Music.
Awarded to:
Sindre Hugo Bjerkestrand
Conductor of Bærum Vokal Ensemble, NORWAY
PEACE Trophy
Donated by the P.E.A.C.E Movement Cork
Awarded to the choir that best embraces the spirit of the Festival, and fulfils the intentions of the trophy’s benefactors, the P.E.A.C.E. Movement, Cork.
Awarded to:
Marylhurst University Chamber Choir, USA
Conductor: Dr Justin Smith
Ireland’s Choir of the Year
IRELAND’S CHOIR OF THE YEAR
and
Recipient of The Victor Leeson Perpetual Trophy
Donated by The Guinness Choir in memory of its founder Victor Leeson
1st Prize
Voci Nuove, Cork
Conductor: Lynsey Callaghan
88.89%
2nd Prize
Laetare Vocal Ensemble, Dublin
Conductor: Dr Róisín Blunnie
88.44 %
3rd Prize
Park Singers, Dublin
Conductor: Orla Gillan
84.44%
National Adult Competitions
National Competition for Chamber Choirs
1st Prize
Sing ‘n’ Tonics, Galway
Conductor: Peter Mannion
89.25%
2nd Prize
Cantabile Vocal Ensemble, Cork
Conductor: Mary G. O’Brien
84.75%
National Competition for Male Voice Choirs
1st Prize
Portadown Male Voice Choir, Co Down
Conductor: Gordon Speers
87.5%
2nd Prize
Testostertones, Galway
Conductor: Peter Mannion
87.25 %
National Competition for Mixed Voice Choirs
1st Prize
PfizerPfonics, Cork
Conductor: Bernadette Kiely
86%
2nd Prize
Cantairí Avondale, Co Dublin
Conductor: Ruaidhrí O Dálaigh
85%
National Competition for Female Choirs
1st Prize
Park Singers, Dublin
Conductor: Orla Gillan
88%
2nd Prize
Cantairí Óga Átha Cliath, Co. Dublin
Conductor: Bernie Sherlock
87%
National Competition for Youth Choirs
1st Prize
Cork School of Music Senior and Youth Choirs, Cork
Conductor: Maria Judge & James Taylor
86%
2nd Prize
Mount Merrion Parish Children’s Choir, Dublin
Conductor: Susanne O’Reilly
83.5 %
National Competition for Light, Jazz and Popular Music
1st Prize
Gorey Choral Group, Wexford
Conductor: Eithne Corrigan
90%
2nd Prize
UCC Singers
Conductor: Daniel Beuster
88.25%
National Competition for Church Music
1st Prize
Cappella Lyrica, Cork
Conductor: Maria Judge
89%
2nd Prize
Cantairí Avondale, Co. Dublin
Conductor: Ruaidhri Ó Dálaigh
88.5%
Special Awards – National Adult and Youth Competitions
IRELAND’S CHOIR OF THE YEAR
and
Recipient of The Victor Leeson Perpetual Trophy
Donated by The Guinness Choir in memory of its founder Victor Leeson
Awarded to:
Voci Nouve
Conductor: Lynsey Callaghan
Trofaí Cuimhneacháin Philib Ui Laoghaire
Donated by Cór Cois Laoi
Special Award for the performance of a choral work in Irish.
Awarded to:
Cappella Lyrica, Cork
Conductor: Maria Judge
For the performance of: ĺosagán by Séamas deBarra in the Female Voice Choirs Competition
Perpetual Trophy for the Performance of Irish Contemporary Choral Music
Donated by The Contemporary Music Centre
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.
Awarded to:
Laetare Vocal Ensemble, Co Dublin
Conductor: Dr Róisín Blunnie
For the performance of: A Crazed Girl by Seán Doherty in Ireland’s Choir of the Year Competition
The John Mannion Trophy
Donated by the family of John Mannion
Special Award to a Chamber Choir for the performance of a work in the National Competitions.
Awarded to:
Sing ‘n’ Tonics, Co Galway
Conductor: Peter Mannion
For the performance of: Fáilte don Éan by Kevin O’Connell in the Chamber Choirs Competition
National Competitions for Schools
National Competition for Schools: Section 1 (Primary School Choirs)
1st Prize
Cór Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Cailíní, Bishopstown, Cork
Conductor: Maeve-Ann O’Brien
86 %
2nd Prize
Cór Bunscoil Chríost Rí, Cork
Conductor: Anne Murphy
85.25%
National Competition for Schools: Section 2 (Equal Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)
1st Prize
Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ Choir, Limerick
Conductor: Orla Colgan Ahern
88.25%
2nd Prize
Loreto Secondary School Choir, Fermoy, Co. Cork
Conductor: Tim Fouhy
87.75%
National Competition for Schools: Section 3 (Mixed Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)
1st Prize
Wesley College Senior Choir, Dublin
Conductor: Helen Doyle
86.5%
2nd Prize
Cór Choláiste/Gaelcholáiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Cork
Conductor: Séan Lehane & Catherine Frost
85%
Special Awards – National Competitions for Schools
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.
Awarded to:
Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ Choir, Limerick
Conductor: Orla Colgan Ahern
The Association of Irish Choirs Trophy
Special Award for the performance of a piece in the National Competitions for Schools.
Awarded to:
Loreto Secondary School Choir, Fermoy, Co. Cork
For the performance of Sanctus and Benedictus by Bob Chilcott
The Irish Federation of Musicians & Associated Professions Trophy
Special Award for the performance of a choral piece in Irish in the National Competitions for Schools.
Awarded to:
De La Salle Senior Choir
Conductor: Ben Hanlon
For the performance of: Ár nAthair, Ben Hanlon
The Association of Irish Choirs Bursary for Conductors
Special bursary award to a conductor in the school competitions to attend the AOIC’s Annual Summer School.
Awarded to:
Róna Dore
Conductor of Shountrade National School Choir, Co. Limerick
