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The Cork International Choral Festival came to a climactic penultimate close with its Awards Ceremony at 5.45pm, Sunday 4th May 2025 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 results for all categories:

Photography by Darragh Kane

Fleischmanni rahvusvahelise trofeevõistluse auhinna võitjad

1. auhind

Koor: Chamber Choir of the Collegium Musicum Berlin, GERMANY

Dirigent: Donka Miteva

93.17%

2. auhind

Koor: Kammerkoret NOVA, NORWAY              

Dirigent:  Julia Selina Blank   

92.33%

3. auhind

Koor: Stockholms Musikgymnasium Youth Choir, SWEDEN            

Dirigent: Maria Goundorina

92.17%

Rahvusvahelised auhinnad

Lady Dorothy Mayeri mälestustrofee

Annetanud Chris Mahon

Eriauhind teose esitamise eest Fleischmanni rahvusvahelisel karikavõistlusel.

Autasustatud:

Koor: McMaster University Choir - Mixed Chorus, Canada 

Dirigent: Prof. Melanie Tellez

Etenduseks: Rauði riddarinn - Hreiðar Ingi Þorsteinsson

Schuman/Europe Trophy

Moira Pyne'i (1916–2009) mälestuseks

Eriauhind elava Euroopa helilooja teose esitamise eest Fleischmanni rahvusvahelisel karikavõistlusel.

Autasustatud:

Koor: Coro Sinfonía, SPAIN    

Dirigent: Selena Cancino  

Etenduseks: Verde mar - Bernadet Kühne

Heinrich Schützi igavene trofee

Hans Waldemar Roseni mälestuseks

Eriauhind Heinrich Schützi kooriteose esitamise eest riiklikel või rahvusvahelistel konkurssidel.

Autasustatud:

Koor: Junges Consortium Berlin [GERMANY]          

Dirigent: Vinzenz Weissenburger

McCurtaini ja McSwiney mälestustrofee

Annetanud Corki ametiühingute nõukogu

Rahvusvahelise žürii liikmete poolt määratud eriauhind rahvusvahelise konkursi dirigendile fantaasiarikka ja kunstilise kava esitamise eest. Selle trofee saaja saab ka Musica Internationali lahkelt annetatud eriauhinna, mis pakub talle täielikku juurdepääsu Musica Internationali veebisaidile ja nende virtuaalsele kooriraamatukogule. Musica International on suurprojekt Rahvusvaheline Koorimuusika Liit.

Autasustatud:

Dirigent: Maria Goundorina   

From: Stockholms Musikgymnasium Youth Choir [SWEDEN]            

PEACE Trophy

Annetanud PEACE Movement Cork

Autasustatud koorile, kes omaks kõige paremini festivali vaimu ja täidab trofee heategijate, korgi PEACE Movementi, kavatsusi.

Autasustatud:

Koor: Mount Royal Kantorei, Canada   

Dirigent:  John Morgan

Iirimaa aasta koor

IIRIMAA AASTA KOOR

ja

Victor Leesoni igavese trofee saaja

Annetas Guinnessi koor selle asutaja Victor Leesoni mälestuseks

1. auhind

Koor: UCC Singers [CO. CORK]             

Dirigent:  Ben Jacob  

88%

2. auhind

Koor: MTU Glór Choral Society [CO. CORK]                                      

Conductor: Dylan Tierney 

 82.56%

3^rd Auhind

Koor: Alma Choir [CO. CORK]         

Dirigent: Grace Bergin                                         

82.44%

IBECi aasta töökoor

1^St Koht

Koor: The Musgrave Workplace Choir [MUSGRAVE, CORK]          

Conductor:  Saoirse Daly      

86.17%

2^nd Koht

Koor: City Hall Singers [CORK CITY COUNCIL, CORK]               

Dirigent: Lorna Moore    

85.33%

3^rd Koht

Koor: Liberty IT Choir [LIBERTY IT, ANTRIM]                

Dirigent: Donal McCrisken

84.83%

Üleriigilised täiskasvanute võistlused

Üleriigiline kammerkooride konkurss

1. auhind

Koor: Dynamics Vocal Ensemble [CO. WICKLOW]                       

Dirigent: Jennifer Lee

88.33%            

2. auhind

Koor: Calliope [CORK]                     

Dirigent: Sam Guisinger

85.33%            

National Competition for Equal Voice Choirs

1. auhind

Koor: Réalta Chamber Choir [CO. MEATH]        

Dirigent: Claire Grogan

90.83%

2. auhind

Koor: The Wilcollane Singers [CO. CORK]         

Dirigent: Anne Dunphy 

87.67%

3. auhind

Koor: Inver Singers [CO. WICKLOW]      

Dirigent: Frank Kelly  

84.67%

Vabariiklik segakooride konkurss

1. auhind

Koor: Trinity College Singers [CO. DUBLIN]         

Dirigent: Donncha McDonagh 

88.40%

2^nd Auhind

Koor: Millicent Singers [CO. KILDARE]           

Dirigent: Alan Kelly   

86.00%

3. auhind

Koor: Lumina [CO. WATERFORD]            

Dirigent:  Niall Crowley  

83.70%

Üleriigiline noortekooride konkurss

1. auhind

Choir: SETU Youth Choirs [CO. WATERFORD]         

Dirigent: Niall Crowley 

86%

Riiklik kerge-, džässi- ja levimuusika konkurss

1. auhind

Choir: Belle Harmonics [CO. DUBLIN]         

Conductor: Sharon Heron   

90.67%

2. auhind

Choir: The Wilcollane Singers [CO. CORK]            

Dirigent: Anne Dunphy  

89.50%

Üleriigiline kirikumuusika konkurss

1. auhind

Choir: UCC Singers, CO. CORK        

Dirigent: Ben Jacobs 

89.50%

2. auhind

Choir: Réalta Chamber Choir CO. MEATH           

Conductor: Claire Grogan    

87.00%

Eriauhinnad – üleriigilised täiskasvanute ja noorte võistlused

Iiri Muusikute ja Assotsieerunud Kutsealade Föderatsiooni trofee

Eriauhind iirikeelse kooriteose esitamise eest.

Autasustatud:

Koor: Ashtoni kooli koor                           

Dirigent: Mary G. O'Brien

Etenduseks: Óre; sé do bheatha ‘bhalile

Perpetual Trophy Iiri kaasaegse koorimuusika esituse eest
Annetanud kaasaegse muusika keskus

Eriauhind iiri helilooja pärast 1975. aastat kirjutatud algupärase kooriteose esituse eest, mis on valitud Kaasaegse Muusika Keskuse raamatukogu kogust.

Autasustatud:

Koor: Réalta Chamber Choir                  

Dirigent: Claire Grogan       

Esitamiseks: Cast a cold eye by Micheal Holohan in the Equal Voices Competition

John Mannioni trofee

Annetas John Mannioni perekond

Eriauhind kammerkoorile teose esitamise eest vabariiklikel konkurssidel.

Autasustatud:

Koor: Trinity College Singers

Dirigent: Donncha McDonagh 

Esitamiseks: Tykus tykus by Vaclovas Augustinas in the Mixed Voices competition

Seán Ó Riada heliloomingu konkurss

Seán Ó Riada Trophy

Awarded to Composer, Donnchadh Mac Aodha, for his work Paabel

Üleriigilised koolide võistlused

National Competition for Schools: (Primary School Choirs)

1. auhind

Koor: Cór Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Cailíní [CO. CORK]           

Dirigent: Maeve-Ann O'Brien    

91%

2. auhind

Koor: Cratloe National School [CO. CLARE]            

Dirigent: Bernadette Kennedy   

90%

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

1. auhind

Koor: Regina Mundi College Chamber Choir [CO. CORK]            

Dirigent: Gráinne O'Neill   

93%

2. auhind

Koor: Ursuline Secondary School, Thurles. [CO. TIPPERARY]    

Dirigent: Joan Butler    

92.50%

National Competition for Schools: (Mixed Voice Post-Primary School Choirs)

1. auhind

Koor: Glanmire Community College [CO. CORK]           

Dirigent: Ann Mannix   

93.50%

2^nd Auhind

Koor: St Patrick’s Cathedral Grammar School Choir [CO. DUBLIN]           

Conductor: Judith Lyons  

92.50%

Eriauhinnad – riiklikud koolide konkursid

FESTIVALI KOOLI KOOR

ja John Cunninghami trofee saaja.

Autasustatud üleriigilistel koolide konkurssidel kõrgeima koondhinde saanud koolikoorile.

Autasustatud:

School: Glanmire Community Choir, CORK           

Conductor: Ann Mannix     

The Laula Iirimaa Trofee

Eriauhind teose esitamise eest riiklikel koolide konkurssidel.

Esitamiseks: Hümn malest, riiklikul koolide konkursil: 2. jagu: võrdne hääl

Koor: De La Salle kolledži seeniorkoor           

Dirigent:  Ben Hanlon       

The Laula Iirimaa Stipendium dirigentidele

Eristipendium dirigendile koolivõistlustel osalemiseks Sing Irelandi iga-aastases suvekoolis.

Autasustatud:

Lorna Ní Bhroin

Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ, LIMERICK dirigent

Corki rahvusvahelist koorifestivali toetavad kunstinõukogu, Fáilte Ireland, Corki linnavolikogu ja Corki maakonnanõukogu, meediapartneriteks on Irish Examiner, The Echo ja Corki 96FM.

Tickets for the Chamber Choir Ireland on Friday 2nd May at 7:30pm, St Fin Barre's Cathedral, are sold out.

Rõõmustame ka sel aastal suure huvi üle! Täname teid kõiki ja ootame teid seal kohtumiseni.

2025 Gala Concerts Schedule:

Wednesday, 30th April, 8pm: Opening Gala, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius
East Cork Choral Society, Guinness Choir & Cork Fleischmann Symphony Orchestra, Cork City Hall. Tickets: €25/€30/€35 (back parterre/front parterre/gallery) – Book now

Thursday, 1st May, 8pm: Syng Selected (Denmark)
Cork City Hall. Tickets: €25/€30/€35 (back parterre/front parterre/gallery) – Book now

Friday, 2nd May, 10pm: Cappella Pratensis (The Netherlands), Josquin in Rome
St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork. Tickets: €25 – Book now

Saturday, 3rd May, 3pm & 8pm: Fleischmann International Gala
Cork City Hall. Tickets: €20/€25/€30 (back parterre/front parterre/gallery) – Book now

Sunday, 4th May, 8pm: Closing Gala Concert
Cork City Hall. Tickets: €25/€30/€35 (back parterre/front parterre/gallery) – Book now

The Cork International Choral Festival has officially launched its 70th anniversary programme, promising a spectacular celebration of choral music this May bank holiday weekend.

Now in its 70th year, Cork’s longest-running festival will welcome over 117 performing groups, including 20 international choirs, who will fill venues across the city with music, colour, and culture. With more than 700 international visitors and thousands more local participants and audiences expected, this year's event is shaping up to be one of the biggest yet.

Speaking, with Irish Examiner, at the launch in Cork City Hall, Artistic Director Peeter Stobart shared his excitement about this milestone year:

“We’ve got 20 international choirs visiting – they’ve got to be the highlight. They bring a variety of colourful costumes, different languages, and unique choral styles. All of that being brought into Cork is such a significant thing.”

At the heart of the festival is the Fleischmanni rahvusvaheline trofeevõistlus, which draws world-class amateur choirs from around the globe to compete at the highest level. Events will take place across a variety of iconic venues, including Cork City Hall, St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, St Colman’s Cathedral in Cobhja the Marina Market, with choral pop-ups also expected to bring music to the streets of Cork.

🎟️ The full festival schedule is now available online

Võidulooming tuleb esiettekandele Corki rahvusvahelisel koorifestivalil

Donnchadh Mac Aodha has been announced as this year’s winner of the prestigious Seán Ó Riada composition competition. The annual competition celebrates new works from Irish composers and is held in collaboration with the Cork International Choral Festival and Chamber Choir Ireland. Donnchadh Mac Aodha's winning composition, ‘Babel’, will have its world premiere at St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral Cork on Friday, May 2^nd, at 7.30pm. 

A Dundalk native and UCC student, Donnchadh’s current compositional work draws inspiration from his roots in traditional music and the Irish language, seamlessly blended with his training in contemporary composition, led primarily by John Godfrey at UCC. Through his work, Donnchadh looks to push and remold apparent boundary lines between music genres to create a unique blend of old and new. The inaugural performance of ‘Babel’ will be part of the Cork International Choral Festival’s annual collaborative concert with choir-in-residence, Chamber Choir Ireland, led by their Guest Director Gabriel Crouch. This promises to be a night of exceptional musical talent. 

Seán Ó Riada konkurss, mis on kestnud üle 50 aasta, annab Iiri heliloojatele platvormi, kus nende loomingut hinnatakse ja premeeritakse ainult selle teenete alusel. Ettepanekud esitatakse pseudonüümide all, tagades anonüümsuse kuni kohtunike otsuse tegemiseni. Konkursi eesmärk on esitleda Iiri kooridele nende kavade jaoks värsket autentset materjali ning see on kogu oma ajaloo jooksul meelitanud tunnustatud heliloojaid. 

Chamber Choir Ireland member and composer Eoghan Desmond, conductor Orla Flanagan, and Guest Conductor of Chamber Choir Ireland, Gabriel Crouch, who evaluated McDonnell's winning piece, summarised their reaction, stating, 'Babel' makes a rich contribution to Irish choral literature. The contemporary relevance of Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh's Irish-language poem is striking, with an unsettling sense of lofty ideals soured by arrogance and pride. The composer's musical setting reflects this and is both sensitive and expressively impactful. The phrases inflect upwards, yearning for something, but falter in the (quite deliberate) absence of harmonic stability. The effect is sobering, and captivating. It has a distinct musical identity, and shows great fluency in its approach to choral writing.

With more than 250 compositions being submitted in the past 10 years of the new format, the Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition illustrates the number of composers now working and living in Ireland, and further demonstrates the Cork International Choral Festival’s continuing commitment to encourage the composition and performance of contemporary music. Past winners include Solfa Carlisle, Rhona Clarke, Patrick Connolly, Frank Corcoran, Séamas de Barra, Eoghan Desmond, Michael Holohan, Marian Ingoldsby, Donal MacErlaine, Simon MacHale, Kevin O’Connell, Amanda Feery, Criostóir Ó Loingsigh, Donal Sarsfield, James May, Peter Leavy, Norah Constance Walsh, Darragh Black Hynes, Laura Heneghan and last year’s winner Anselm McDonnell

This year’s Cork International Choral Festival which is set to bring Cork to life with song takes place from 30^th April – 4^th May 2025.

Lisateavet helilooja kohta: 

Donnchadh Mac Aodha is a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Dundalk, Co.Louth. In 2024, he graduated from UCC with a 1^St-class honours degree in Music and Irish, where he was a Quercus Creative & Performing Arts Scholar.

Donnchadh’s current compositional work draws inspiration from his grounding in traditional music and the Irish language, intermingled with his training in contemporary composition, led primarily by John Godfrey at UCC. His pieces have been performed at the Edinburgh International Harp Festival, Ostrava Days Festival, West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival, The Irish Composers Collective Festival and the New Ross Piano Festival. In 2024 he was commissioned to write a suite for Consairtín, premiered in Glór, Ennis. Donnchadh’s final-year Major Study composition project, Éist le Fuaim na hAbhann: Echoing Sean-nós in Contemporary Classical Composition, won the Danijela Kulezic-Wilson Undergraduate Award for Exceptional Innovation in Research.

Donnchadh has performed extensively in Ireland, Europe, and beyond. A four-time All-Ireland Champion at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, he has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Donal ‘Doc’ Gleeson Award, UCC Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann bursary, and the Mícheál Ó hÉidhin medal. He was also a finalist in the Bonn Óir Seán Ó Riada competition three times, and holds an Advanced Recital Certificate in piano from RIAM.

We're looking for passionate volunteers to join us for the 2025 Cork International Choral Festival on Wednesday 30th April - Sunday 4th May 2025!

If you're interested in being part of the 70th Edition of this amazing event that celebrates choral music and brings people together from around the world, then we want you!

Tänutäheks on vabatahtlikele mõned suurepärased soodustused alates tasuta piletitest etendusteni ja lõpetades kutsetega festivali vastuvõtule!

We will welcome any volunteers who are willing to lend their hands, hearts and voices.

It's now time to announce the fantastic ten international non-competitive choirs joining us in Cork this May. We can't wait to enjoy their performances! You can find out more about each of them in the 'Koor ja esinejad" meie veebisaidi jaotises.

Corki rahvusvahelisel koorifestivalil on hea meel kutsuda algkoolid töötuppa "Üheslaulmine – Ag canadh le chéile" peal Tuesday, 4th March 2025 from 10am – 11.45am in Cork City Hall, as part of Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025.

See algklassilastele mõeldud töötuba pakub lõbusat ja harivat võimalust õppida iiri keeles muusikat. Eesotsas Abby Ní Loingsigh ja tema ansambel, üritus juhendab koole iiri rahvalaulu lihtsa kooriseade meisterdamisel, edendades ühist laulukogemust. Lisaks tutvustatakse õpilastele erinevaid traditsioonilisi Iiri pille, uuritakse erinevaid iiri tantsulugude ja laulude kategooriaid ning harjutatakse iiri sõnade laulmist harmoonias teiste osalejatega. Ürituse eesmärk on parandada arusaamist koorimuusikast ning kasvatada lugupidamist iiri keele ja muusikatraditsioonide vastu.

Töötoa käigus süvenevad õpilased oma häälega akordi loomisesse, kaasates suuri gruppe, kes laulavad kolme või enama erinevat nooti. Seansil on ka elav ja interaktiivne Iiri pillide ja viisitüüpide esitlus, mis sisaldab õpetatavaid rütme, et viise tuvastada. Ürituse selles osas kasutatakse kaasa löömiseks keha löökpillid.

Registreerimine

Töötoa maksumus on 5 €/õpilane (õpetajatele ja töötajatele on sissepääs tasuta). Koha broneerimiseks palun complete the registration form below by Friday, 7th February, and send payment either online at see link, or by bank transfer or cheque to the following account:

Saaja: Corki rahvusvaheline koorifestival
Pank: Allied Irish Banks plc, Patrick's Street, Cork, Iirimaa
IBAN: IE85 AIBK 9341 5105 1954 48
BIC: AIBKIE2D
Konto number: 05195448
Sorteerimiskood: 93 41 51
MÄRKUS: Palun veenduge, et pangaülekandele oleks märgitud kooli nimi.

Registreerimine loetakse lõpetatuks pärast makse laekumist ja see on tagatud põhimõttel "kes ees, see mees".

Kui teil on küsimusi, võtke julgelt ühendust e-posti või telefoni teel.

Loodame sinust peagi kuulda!

Drumroll, please!

We’re thrilled to announce the choirs selected for the 2025 Fleischmann International Trophy Competition. Each year, top amateur choirs from across the globe compete for the honour of winning the prestigious Fleischmann Trophy.

A huge congratulations to the 10 choirs that will be joining us in Cork next year – we can’t wait to welcome you!

Chamber Choir of the Collegium Musicum Berlin, Germany
Coro Sinfonia, Spain
Junges Consortium Berlin, Germany
Kammerkoret NOVA, Norway
McMaster University Choir - Cantemus Treble Ensemble, Canada
McMaster University Choir - Mixed Chorus, Canada
Mixed Choir "Ventspils", Latvia
Mount Royal Kantorei, Canada
St Mary Treblemakers, Canada
Stockholms Musikgymnasium Youth Choir 2025, Sweden

Tickets for the Fleischmann International Gala Concerts on Saturday 3rd May 2025 are already on sale at see link!

We’re thrilled to announce that tickets for Jõulud katedraalis on Saturday, 23rd November, are now SOLD OUT!

Don’t miss your chance to experience this magical evening—there are just a few tickets remaining for the Sunday, 24th November performance, featuring the exceptional guest soprano, Majella Cullagh.

🎟️ Secure your tickets now siin.

Join us for an unforgettable musical celebration of the festive season in the stunning surroundings of St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral, under the direction of Catherine Mahon Buckley.