National Competitions

National Competitions Schedule

Millennium Forum

SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER
10:00, National Equal Voice Competitions

UPPER VOICES

Côr Merched Cwm Rhondda, Wales (Seren Hâf MacMillan)
1. Eric Whitacre: Seal lullaby
2. Trad, arr. Eric Jones: Robin Ddiog

Boydell Singers, Dublin (Chiara Trejo-Infante)
1. Charles Albert Tindley, arr. Barbara W. Baker: The storm is passing over
2. Traditional Bulgarian, arr. Peter Lyondev: Kaval Sviri

Vox Orbis, Galway (Mark Keane)
1. Eriks Esenvalds: High flight
2. Josef Rheinberger, arr. Mark Keane: Abendlied

LOWER VOICES

Harmony Bro, Clare (Michael Hennessy)
1. Jimmy Rankin, arr. David Wright: Fare thee well, Love
2. Rev. J.K. Alwood, arr. Shawn Kirchner: Unclouded day

Cloughmore Male Voice Choir, Newry (Carla Maney)
1. Claude-Michel Schonberg, arr. John Leavitt: Bring him home
2. Arr. Mickey Newbury, adapted Alwyn Humpherys: An American trilogy

Harmony Federation, Dublin (Brendan Keenan)
1. Jerome Kern, arr. Mark Hale: The way you look tonight
2. Leonard Cohen, arr. Linda Corcoran: Hallelujah

GUEST PERFORMANCE
I.N.T.A. Mixed Choir, Estonia
The adjudication of both equal voice competitions will take place immediately after the guest performance.

12:30, National Mixed Voice Competition

Fabre Ensemble, Dublin (Ciarán Kelly)
1. Criostóir Ó Liongsig: Scél lemm dúib
2. Heinrich Schütz: Die Himmel erzählen die ehre Gottes

Trinity College Singers, Dublin (Callum Jeacle)
1. Tomás Luis de Victoria: O Vos Omnes
2. Hugo Alfvén: Och Jungfrun hon Går i Ringen

Côr Cwm Rhondda, Wales (Seren Hâf MacMillan)
1. Dan Forrest: Nos Da Pwt bach (Good night dear heart)
2. Einion Dafydd: Marwnad yr Hedydd

Quire LGBTQ+ Singers, Belfast (Niall O’Flaherty-Lynch)
1. Sally Whitwell: She walks in beauty
2. John Lennon & Paul McCartney, arr. Ben See: I want to hold your hand

Schola Cantorum Basilicae, Mayo (Una Nolan)
1. Thomas Tallis: If Ye Love Me
2. Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights

Côr Godre’r Garth, Wales (Steffan Watkins)
1. Lowri Mair Jones: Mae awen cwm yn ein cân
2. Traditional, arr. Jeffery Howard: Tiwn Sol-Ffa

14:00, National Light, Pop and Jazz Competition

Harmony Federation, Dublin (Brendan Keenan)
1. Brian Setzer, arr. Linda Corcoran: Stray cat strut
2. Traditional, arr. Shelton Kilby III: No more sorrow

Scrubs CUH Workplace Choir, Cork (Patrick Dalton)
1. Ennio Morricone, arr. Audrey Snyder: Nella fantasia
2. Cy Coleman, arr. Richard Barnes: Rhythm of life

Vox Orbis, Galway (Mark Keane)
1. Traditional Irish/Scottish, arr. Mark Keane: The parting glass
2. John Rutter, arr. Mark Keane: It was a lover and his lass

Trinity Belles, Dublin (Sky Klemann and Sarah Keenan)
1. Radiohead, arr. Rebecca Lawlor: Creep
2. Chappell Roan, arr. Sky Klemann: Good luck, Babe

OLV Gospel Choir, Dublin (Ruth Gahan)
1. Jason Maraz & Michael Natter, arr. Roger Emerson: I Won’t Give Up
2. U2: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

Cairde Community Choir, Belfast (Siobhan Brown)
1. Adele, arr. Siobhan Brown: Hometown Glory
2. Snow Patrol, arr. Siobhan Brown: Run

Fabre Ensemble, Dublin (Ciarán Kelly)
1. Kodaline, arr. Ciarán Kelly: I wouldn’t be
2. Jake Runestad: Nyon Nyon

Quire LGBTQ+ Singers, Belfast (Niall O’Flaherty-Lynch)
1. Peter Bostrom, Thomas G. Son: Euphoria
2. Traditional, arr. Alwin Michael Schronen: Down by the Salley Gardens

Schola Cantorum Basilicae, Mayo (Una Nolan)
1. Thomas “Fats” Waller and Harry Brooks, arr. Larry Shackley: Ain’t Misbehavin’
2. Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, arr. Jennifer Lucy Cook: What was I made for

SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER

10:00, National Sacred and Gospel Competition

Côr Godre’r Garth, Wales (Steffan Watkins)
1. Johannes Brahms: Mor hawddgar yw Dy Bebyll Di
2. John Leavitt: Festival Sanctus

Cloughmore Male Voice Choir, Newry (Carla Maney)
1. Thomas Jarman: O, for a thousand tongues to sing!
2. Traditional, arr. Denis R. Cocks: Steal away

Vox Orbis, Galway (Mark Keane)
1. C. V. Stanford, arr. Mark Keane: Justorum animae
2. Juan Gutierrez de Padilla: Deus in adjutorium

OLV Gospel Choir, Dublin (Ruth Gahan)
1. Brian Alexander Morgan & Jaco Pastorius, arr. Michael Higgins: Rain
2. Spiritual, arr. Tiffany Jackson & Michael Yannette: Elijah Rock

Cairde Community Choir, Belfast (Siobhan Brown)
1. Angela Ifonlaja, arr. Siobhan Brown: Change
2. Arr. Siobhan Brown: Don’t let me wait too long

Cór Linn, Dublin (Ciarán Kelly)
1. Bob Chilcott: God So Loved the World
2. Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan: My soul’s been anchored in the Lord

Côr Cwm Rhondda, Wales (Seren Hâf MacMillan)
1. Liturgical, arr. Richard Vaughan: Ave Maria
2. Trad. American, arr. Eilir Owen Griffiths: Pererin Wyf (Amazing Grace)

11:30, National Youth Choir Competition

Codetta Youth Choir, Derry (Margaret Ross)
1. Alan Bullard: A bell-chime
2. Will Todd: All will be well

North Belfast Youth Choir, Belfast (Katrina Brown)
1. Zulu Traditional, arr. Alexander L’Estrange: Hamba Lulu
2. Alison Willis: My boy Jack

Codetta Junior Choir, Derry (Margaret Ross)
1. Ken Johnston: The wind that shakes the barley
2. Ben Parry: Eletelephony

Loinnir Chamber Choir, Clare (Fiona Walsh)
1. Traditional Irish, arr. Ruth Elaine Schram: Shule Aroon
2. Andy Beck: Heartbeat rhythm

St. Columb’s Cathedral Choristers, Derry (Nicky Morton)
1. John Rutter: The Lord bless you and keep you
2. CY Coleman, arr. Emerson: The Rhythm of Life

Cór Linn, Dublin (Ciarán Kelly)
1. Kate Rusby: Underneath the stars
2. A.R. Rahman, arr. Ethan Sperry: Balleilakka

GUEST PERFORMANCE
Ardnashee School and College, Derry

The adjudications of the National Sacred and Gospel and Youth Choir Competitions will take place immediately after the guest performance.

NATIONAL CHOIR OF THE FESTIVAL COMPETITION
15:00, Millennium Forum
In this exciting final competition for national choirs, all choirs who have been awarded first place in any of the national categories, or who have been specially nominated by the adjudicators, will be eligible to compete for the title ‘National Choir of the Festival’.