Special Awards

The special awards will be announced at the Closing Gala Concert & Award Ceremony on the final night of the festival – Sunday 26 October.

Bernadette Kelly Memorial award for most promising school choir
Bishops Daly & Mehaffey award, presented by the Inner City Trust, for an outstanding performance in the school competitions
Sing Ireland Conducting Scholarship for the most promising conductor in the national competitions or a participant in the conducting masterclasses
Contemporary Music Centre award for the best performance of a piece by a composer from Ireland. Only choral works found in the CMC’s online library will be eligible for consideration.
Derry City and Strabane District Council award for outstanding contribution to the festival
Bishop’s Gate Hotel award for an outstanding performance of a work composed before 1750 in the International Competition
City Hotel award for the conductor of the most interesting and varied programme in the International Competition
Visit Derry award for an outstanding competitive or non-competitive performance by a first-time participant