PROGRAMME
GENERAL INFORMATION EVENING CONCERTS THE SIXTEEN £16 £12 £8 ALL OTHER CONCERTS £12 £8 £6 PASSES COMPETITION DAY PASS £5 £3 £2 FULL DAY PASS £15 £10 FESTIVAL PASS (all events) £55 £40 £1 For more information see www.codichoral.com 2 TICKETS , Call +44 (0) 28 7126 4455 Book online at www.millenniumforum.co.uk
CONTENTS Foreword 4 Festival Overview 9 CONCERTS COMPETITIONS WORKSHOPS TRAILS & COMMUNITY EVENTS BIOGRAPHIES 3
Dónal Doherty, Artistic Director
WELCOME!
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LORD MAYOR’S GREETING
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Cllr. Brenda Stevenson, Mayor of Derry-Londonderry
A NOTE FROM OUR SPONSORS…
strength to strength from its inaugural festival
events will see hundreds of choristers from but also offers home-grown musical talent the
Oonagh McGillion, Legacy Director, Derry City Council
Festival aligns with our commitment to nurture musical talent and to make great art accessible Ciaran Scullion, Head of Music, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
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testament to the hard work and dedication of the event organisers and I would like to thank them
festival will be a much bigger success than last
continue to grow and become a landmark annual
On behalf of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board
Howard Hastings, Chairman, Northern Ireland Tourist Board
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Feargal O’Canain, General Manager, City Hotel, Derry
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FESTIVAL PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
WEDNESDAY 22nd OCTOBER –SUNDAY 26th OCTOBER
WEDNESDAY 22ND OCTOBER
THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER
Chamber Choir and Codetta
FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER
Choral Trail Evening concert with The Swingle Singers
SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER
Choral Trail
SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER
Sacred Trail and Sacred Music See inside back cover for more details.
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OPENING GALA CONCERT THE SIXTEEN
WEDNESDAY 22ND OCTOBER THE GUILDHALL, 7.30PM
Presented
by JOHN TOAL, BBC
PROGRAMME QUEEN OF HEAVEN
Regina caeli, Plainsong Kyrie*, Palestrina
Dominus dabit benignitatem**, MacMillan Miserere, Allegri
Improperium exspectavit cor meum Palestrina Videns Dominus**, MacMillan Stabat Mater á 8 Palestrina
Interval
Regina caeli á 8 Palestrina
Vineam meam non custodivi***, Palestrina O Radiant Dawn**, MacMillan
Pulchrae sunt genae tuae***, Palestrina Miserere MacMillan
Agnus Dei I-III*, Palestrina
* from Missa: Regina caeli
** from The Strathclyde Motets
*** from The Song of Songs
HARRY CHRISTOPHERS
CBE is known founder and conductor of The Sixteen as well as a regular guest
Sixteen choir and orchestra throughout the Far East gaining a distinguished
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BIOGRAPHIES
THE SIXTEEN
Soprano Molly Alexander Emma Brain-Gabbott Julie Cooper Sally Dunkley Kirsty Hopkins Alexandra Kidgell Alto Ian Aitkenhead David Clegg Edward McMullan Christopher Royall Tenor Simon Berridge Jeremy Budd George Pooley Tom Raskin Bass Ben Davies Robert Evans Tim Jones Rob Macdonald 11
NEIL COWLEY TRIO | UTOPIA & REALITY | CODETTA
THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER ST. COLUMB’S HALL, 7.30PM
Presented by MARK PATTERSON, BBC
BIOGRAPHIES
NEIL
COWLEY TRIO
with some of the most successful bands of the
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BIOGRAPHIES
UTOPIA & REALITY
URŠA LAH CONDUCTOR
In recognition of her valuable work with
CODETTA
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THE SWINGLE SINGERS
FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER
ST. COLUMB’S HALL, 7.30PM
Presented by SARAH BRETT, BBC
PROGRAMME TIMELESS
REWORKED CLASSICS C. Debussy
Concerto Grosso, A. Corelli
Two Sisters ('Quia Respexit'), J.S. Bach
The Diva Aria, G. Donizetti A. Piazzolla
OLD FAVOURITES AND CLASSIC SONGS
Weather to Fly, Elbow
Ticket to Ride Lennon/McCartney
After the Storm Mumford and Sons
THE SWINGLE SINGERS
Joanna Goldsmith-Eteson (Soprano)
Sara Brimer (Soprano)
Clare Wheeler (Alto)
Christopher Jay (Tenor) (Tenor)
Edward Randell (Bass)
Kevin Fox (Bass)
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THE SWINGLE SINGERS
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER, ST COLUMB’S HALL, 7.30PM
Presented by STEPHEN McCAULEY, BBC
PROGRAMME
CHAMBER CHOIR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TARTU, ESTONIA
Exultate Deo Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Alleluia-Tropus Arvo Pärt Veljo Tormis
Ich will dich lieben, meine Krone! Peter Cornelius
St. John’s Day Songs for Midsummer from song cycle Jaanilaulud Veljo Tormis
PORTADOWN MALE VOICE CHOIR, N. IRELAND
Exsultate Justi Viadana arr. R. Vene
O Sacrum Convivium Lodovico Viadana
Samuel Ferguson/Havelock Nelson
A Smuggler’s Song Arnold Williams/Rodyard Kipling
A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea C.H. Lloyd
ONDRASEK CZECH YOUTH CHOIR, CZECH REPUBLIC
Jubilate Deo Orlando di Lasso
Ave Maria Tomas Luis de Victoria
The Cycle of History Michael Vancraeynest
Uz Je Slunko Arnost Kostal
Tolita Toten Zdenek Lukas
THE PARK SINGERS, IRELAND
Guiseppe Verdi
The Organ Gerard Victory Jaakko Mantyjarvi
Thomas Weelkes
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CHOIR OF THE MARITIME
UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN, POLAND
Psalm 107 Marek Jasinski
Haec dies Mikolaj Zielenski
Ave maris stella Piotr Janczak
The Drunken Sailor Robert Sund
KAMMERCHOR ALUMNI HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, Heinrich Schütz
Fair Phillis I saw John Farmer
Dieu, qui´il la fait bon regarder Claude Debussy
Der Feuerreiter, Hugo Distler
Morten Lauridsen
FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR, WALES
What Shall We Do With English sea shanty arr. Alice Parker/Robert Shaw
Ave Verum Corpus Ludovico Viadana
Ar lan y Mor, Emyr James
The Greek Fisherman George Gergladis
UNIVERSITY
OF PRIMORSKA ACADEMIC CHOIR, SLOVENIA
Quem Vidistis, Pastores? Andrea Gabrieli
Warum Toben Die Heiden, op. 40, No. 2 Josef Rheinberger
Andrej Makor Vytautas Miškinis
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CLOSING GALA CONCERT
SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER
ST COLUMB’S HALL, 7.30PM
Presented by MARIE-LOUISE MUIR, BBC
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MAURICE HARRON ARTIST AND SCULPTOR
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PROGRAMME
CHOIR OF THE MARITIME UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN, POLAND
Salve regina Lars Jansson, arr. Gunnar Eriksson Mazurowie mili,
PORTADOWN MALE VOICE CHOIR, N. IRELAND
Round the Riverside Saundra Berry Maunser
The Song of the Jolly Roger C.F. Chudleigh Candish
KAMMERCHOR ALUMNI HEIDELBERG, GERMANY
Sleep Eric Whitacre
Zigeunerleben Robert Schumann
ONDRASEK CZECH YOUTH CHOIR, CZECH REPUBLIC
Arnost Kostal
Bridge Over Troubled Water, Paul Simon
FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR, WALES
Bring him Home, H. Kretzmer, A. Boublil & Schoenberg, arr. B. Evans Battle Hymn of the Republic, John W. Steffe
Interval
THE PARK SINGERS, IRELAND
Java Jive, Milton Drake/Ben Oakland El Hambo, Jaakko Mantyjarvi
UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA ACADEMIC CHOIR, SLOVENIA
Otche Nash (No. 3, Three Sacred Hymns), Vytautas Miškinis
CHAMBER CHOIR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TARTU, ESTONIA
Maga, maga, Matsikene (Hush, hush, little Matthew) Cyrillus Kreek Mart Saar
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RESONANCE BAR FESTIVAL CLUB THURSDAY 24TH OCTOBER NEIL COWLEY TRIO,10.30PM FRIDAY 25TH OCTOBER JAZZ GAZETTE TRIO,10PM 22 SUNDAY 27TH OCTOBER PURE FRESH,10.30PM SATURDAY 26TH OCTOBER SHINDIG Traditional Irish Music,10.30PM
PRIMARY COMPETITION UNISON
THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER ST. COLUMB’S HALL, 10AM
NAZARETH HOUSE PRIMARY SCHOOL, DERRY Grizelda, Clifford Crawley Irish Blessing, Philip WJ Stopford
LISNAGELVIN PRIMARY SCHOOL, DERRY Come Take a Walk J. Caldwell Read All About It Emili Sande/Shahid Khan
ST. COLMCILLE’S PRIMARY SCHOOL, CLAUDY Down by the Salley Gardens, Traditional Air, arr. Carol Barratt My Favourite Things, Rodgers/Hammerstein
HOLY FAMILY PRIMARY SCHOOL, DERRY Were You There, Spiritual, arr. Robert J. Batastini Popular, Stephen Schwartz
GAELSCOIL NA gCRANN PRIMARY SCHOOL, OMAGH
Sister Act Medley, arr. Mac Huff Bring Him Home, Claude-Michel Schönberg Jesus, All for Jesus, Lyrics Robin Mark
HOLY FAMILY PRIMARY SCHOOL, OMAGH
COMPETITIONS
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2. A Spoonful of Sugar, Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman, arr. C.C. Miller
COMPETITIONS
PRIMARY COMPETITION PARTSONG
THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER
ST. COLUMB’S HALL, 11.15AM
GOOD SHEPHERD PRIMARY SCHOOL, DERRY (NON-COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE)
Michelle Forbes
HOLY FAMILY PRIMARY SCHOOL, OMAGH
Bring Him Home, Claude-Michel Schönberg, arr Mark Brymer
At the End of the Day, Claude-Michel Schönberg
NAZARETH HOUSE PRIMARY SCHOOL, DERRY
Amazing Grace/Pachelbel’s Canon, arr. Jean Anne Shafferman
It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Sing, Sing, Sing, arr. Tom Anderson
GAELSCOIL NA DARÓIGE, DERRY (NON-COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE)
Téir abhaile riú, Traditional Folk Song
A stór, a stór a ghrá, Traditional Folk Song
EBRINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL, DERRY (NON-COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE)
Father’s Song, Matt Redman
Disney Medley arr by Alan Billingsley
HOLY FAMILY PRIMARY SCHOOL, DERRY
Walls Come Tumbalin’ Down!, arr. Jean Anne Shafferman
Cy Coleman, arr. Roger Emerson
BALLYHOLME PRIMARY SCHOOL, BANGOR
I am a Small Part of the World S. Albrecht/J. Althouse
How Much is that Doggie in the Window Bob Merrill, arr. Kirby Shaw
GUEST PERFORMANCE
UTOPIA & REALITY INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER CHOIR, 1PM
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BIG SING WORKSHOP with CHRISTOPHER BELL 1.15PM
COMPETITIONS
POST-PRIMARY COMPETITION UNISON/2-PART
FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER
ST. COLUMB’S HALL, 10AM
ONDRÁŠEK CZECH YOUTH CHOIR, CZECH REPUBLIC (GUEST PERFORMANCE)
The Cycle of History, Michael Vancraeynest Praise His Holy Name, Keith Hampton
ARDNASHEE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE, DERRY
Forever Young, Bob Dylan Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Harold Arlen, arr. Dan Coates
ST. MARY’S COLLEGE, DERRY
John Rutter
Bohemian Rhapsody, Freddie Mercury, arr. Mark Brymer
FOYLE COLLEGE, DERRY
Elton John, arr. Keith Christopher Charles A. Collins
MOVILLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, DONEGAL
Elton John, arr. Keith Christopher Streetseller, Bob Chilcott
THORNHILL COLLEGE, DERRY
Dona Nobis Pacem Mary Lynn Lightfoot Africa Paich/Porcaro, arr. Roger Emerson
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COMPETITIONS
POST-PRIMARY COMPETITION 3/4-PART
FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER
ST. COLUMB’S HALL, 11.15AM
CHOIR OF THE MARITIME UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN, POLAND (GUEST PERFORMANCE)
O-bla-dee, O-bla-da, P. McCartney, arr. A. Borzym
Yellow Submarine, Lennon/P. McCartney, arr. M. Brymer
ST. CECILIA’S COLLEGE, DERRY
There Is No Rose, Benjamin Britten
O-Re-Mi, Robert Bucknor, arr. Mike Brewer
FOYLE COLLEGE, DERRY
Pie Jesu, Shayla Blake
Elijah Rock, Spiritual, arr. Roger Emerson
THORNHILL
COLLEGE, DERRY
De Angelis, Petr Eben
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Manning Sherwin, arr. Michael Neaum
MULROY
COLLEGE, DONEGAL
May the Road Rise Up Traditional Gaelic Blessing, arr. Jay Rouse ABC A. Mizell/F. Perren/D. Richards/B. Gordy, arr. Roger Emerson
ST.
MARY’S COLLEGE, DERRY
Song of Ruth David Childs Dúlamán Michael McGlynn
THE MOTLEY CREW, PERTH HIGH SCHOOL, SCOTLAND
Traditional, arr. Kinahan Bang on the Drum Rundgren, arr. Milloy/Kinahan
BIG SING WORKSHOP with THE SWINGLE SINGERS 1.30PM
Chamber Choir of the University of Tartu, Estonia
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COMPETITIONS
NATIONAL FEMALE VOICE COMPETITION
SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER
ST. COLUMB’S HALL, 10AM
ALLEGRI, DERRY
Puttin’ on the Ritz, Irving Berlin, arr. Kirby Shaw
Traditional Irish, arr. Michael Neaum
THE PARK SINGERS, DUBLIN
Neil Pfeifer
NATIONAL MALE VOICE COMPETITION
SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER
ST COLUMB’S HALL, 10.30AM
PORTADOWN MALE VOICE CHOIR, ARMAGH
The Pasture
When the Saints Go Marching In Traditional, arr. Denys Hood
MAYO MALE VOICE CHOIR, MAYO
Shenandoah, Folk Song, arr. Jeff Funk
When the Saints Go Marching In, Traditional, arr. Denys Hood
ROSEMOUNT MALE VOICE CHOIR, DERRY
This Nearly Was Mine, Rodgers/Hammerstein, arr. Ed Lojeski Adele Adkins/Daniel Wilson, arr. C. Hussey
CONTINUUM, DUBLIN
Eric Whitacre
Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan/Peter Eklund
FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR, WALES
The Bandits’ Chorus, Verdi, arr. Sydney Northcote
Tom Brian Hughes
WICKLOW MALE VOICE CHOIR, WICKLOW
Do Your Hear What I Hear? Noel Regney/Gloria Shane, arr. H. Simeone
The Gospel Train, Spiritual, arr. Gwyn Arch
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COMPETITIONS NATIONAL MIXED VOICE COMPETITION SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER ST. COLUMB’S HALL, 2.30PM CANTIUNCULAE, ANTRIM My Spirit Sang All Day, Gerald Finzi And So It Goes, Billy Joel, arr. Bob Chilcott CANTAMUS CHOIR, DERRY Moon river, Henry Mancini, arr. Ed Lojeski Lionel Richie, arr. Mark Brymer VOCAL SCORE, DOWN Nobody Does It Better, C. Bayer Sager/M. Hamlisch, arr. Thomas Lydon . Berryman/C. Martin/J. Buckland/W. Champion, arr. C. Hussey CONWAL SINGERS, DONEGAL Come Again John Dowland Bob Chilcott 29
COMPETITIONS NATIONAL GOSPEL MUSIC COMPETITION SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER ST.
4.30PM INISHOWEN GOSPEL CHOIR, DONEGAL (GUEST PERFORMANCE) VOCAL SCORE, NEWRY GALWAY GOSPEL CHOIR, GALWAY Climbin’ Up the Mountain, Traditional, arr. Moses Hogan Siyahamba, Traditional, arr. Anders Nyberg NORTH DUBLIN COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR, DUBLIN COLMCILLE GOSPEL CHOIR, DONEGAL 30
Traditional,
Bathe
Burns 2. Send
arr.
Stand
Delisser
COLUMB’S HALL,
Down to the River to Pray,
arr. Sheldon Curry I Will Sing with the Spirit, John Rutter
in the River, Don McGlashan, arr. Neil
up Judah, Donald Malloy, arr. Inishowen Gospel Choir My Life, My Love, My All, Kirt Franklin,
David Williamson
By Me, Ben E. King, arr. Mark
His Eye is on the Sparrow, Jeff Guillen I Wish I Knew How It Felt To Be Free, Billy Taylor/Dick Dallas
COMPETITIONS
NATIONAL SACRED MUSIC COMPETITION
SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER
ST. COLUMB’S HALL, 2.30PM
CANTIUNCULAE, ANTRIM
O Radiant Dawn, James MacMillan
Were You There, Spiritual, arr. Bob Chilcott
THE PARK SINGERS, DUBLIN
Michelle Roueché
Ave Regina Coelorum, Ko Matsushita
GRACENOTES, MAYO
A Nativity, John Tavener
Ave Maria, David MacIntyre
FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR, WALES
Spaséniye Sodélal, Pavel Chesnokov, arr. Morosan
Ave Maris Stella, John August Pamintuan
NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR COMPETITION
SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER
ST. COLUMB’S HALL, 3.30PM
MUSIC PROMISE JUNIOR CHOIR, DERRY
I Sing of a Maiden, Patrick Hadley Bob Chilcott
OSSIA YOUTH CHOIR, DUBLIN
Windsong, Dan Forrest
El Cielo Canta Alegria, Pablo Sosa, arr. Roger Bergs
MUSIC PROMISE YOUTH CHOIR, DERRY
Haec Dies, Colin Mawby
A Nativity, John Tavener
THE MOTLEY CREW, PERTH HIGH SCHOOL, SCOTLAND
Down by the Riverside Traditional, arr. Gardner/Kinahan
Ain’t Judgin’ No Man Gilpen/Parker, arr. Kinahan
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SING JOYFULLY! INTERNATIONAL CHORAL SYMPOSIUM
WEDNESDAY 22nd OCTOBER ST. COLUMB’S HALL
Session 1 ‘Music is the universal language’ Longfellow
Tea/Coffee Session 2 Stephen Sondheim
Session 3 ‘We are the music makers’ Arthur O Shaughnessy conductors to work with guest demonstration
Closing Comments
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BIG SING
ST. COLUMB’S HALL
BIG SING
(PRIMARY SCHOOLS)
Christopher Bell
THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER, 1PM
BIG SING (POST-PRIMARY SCHOOLS)
The Swingle Singers
FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER, 1.30PM
CHORAL WORKSHOP (OPEN TO ALL)
Greg Beardsell
SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER, 3.15PM
MUSIC SALES
MILLENNIUM FORUM PIAZZA
FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER, 2.30PM - 4.30PM
SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER, 12PM - 6PM
MERCHANDISE
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CITY CENTRE CHORAL TRAIL FRIDAY 24th OCTOBER VENUE TIME CHOIR CHORAL TRAILS FRIDAY 24th - SATURDAY 25th OCTOBER VARIOUS LOCATIONS COMMUNITY CHORAL TRAIL FRIDAY 24th OCTOBER VENUE TIME CHOIR 34 –
CITY CENTRE CHORAL TRAIL SATURDAY 25th OCTOBER VENUE TIME CHOIR Millennium Forum COMMUNITY CHORAL TRAIL SATURDAY 25th OCTOBER VENUE TIME CHOIR 35
SACRED TRAIL FRIDAY 24th OCTOBER CHURCHSERVICECHOIR
TRAIL SUNDAY 26th OCTOBER VARIOUS CHURCHES THROUGHOUT THE CITY 10.30AM – 1.30PM COMMUNITY CONCERTS SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER ST. COLUMB’S PARK HOUSE, 1PM & ST. JOSEPH’S PARISH CENTRE, GALLIAGH, 4PM FREE ENTRY ST COLUMB’S PARK HOUSE, 1PM SONGLINES COMMUNITY CHOIR, DERRY CÓR CHAIRLINNE, LOUTH UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORKSA ACADEMIC CHOIR, SLOVENIA ST. JOSEPH’S PARISH CENTRE, GALLIAGH, 4PM ENCORE CONTEMPORARY CHOIR, DERRY ONDRASEK CZECH YOUTH CHOIR, CZECH REPUBLIC 36 .
SACRED
BIOGRAPHIES ADJUDICATORS
RAGNAR RASMUSSEN, NORWAY Chairman of the Adjudication Panel national
and international choir and conducting
AARNE SALUVEER ESTONIA
Estonian Public National Broadcast and
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CHRISTOPHER BELL SCOTLAND
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MAIREAD HURLEY IRELAND
BIOGRAPHIES ADJUDICATORS
GREG
BEARDSELL ENGLAND
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BIOGRAPHIES INTERNATIONAL CHOIRS
CHAMBER CHOIR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TARTU, ESTONIA TRIIN KOCH, CONDUCTOR
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CHOIR OF THE MARITIME UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN, POLAND SYLWIA FABIANCZYK-MAKUCH, CONDUCTOR
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FRONCYSYLLTE MALE VOICE CHOIR, WALES LEIGH MASON, CONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL CHOIRS
KAMMERCHOR ALUMNI HEIDELBERG, GERMANY WERNER
GLOEGGLER, CONDUCTOR
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BIOGRAPHIES INTERNATIONAL CHOIRS
ONDRÁŠEK CZECH YOUTH CHOIR, CZECH REPUBLIC JOSEF ZAJÍCEK, CONDUCTOR
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THE PARK SINGERS, IRELAND ÓRLA GILLAN, CONDUCTOR
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VOICE
BIOGRAPHIES INTERNATIONAL CHOIRS 48
PORTADOWN MALE
CHOIR, N. IRELAND GORDON SPEERS, CONDUCTOR
UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSAKA ACADEMIC CHOIR, SLOVENIA AMBROŽ COPI, CONDUCTOR
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EVENING CONCERT
PRESENTERS
JOHN TOAL, BBC THE SIXTEEN
WEDNESDAY 22ND OCTOBER GUILDHALL, 7.30PM
, travelled the length and breadth of NI as a roving ,
MARK PATTERSON, BBC NEIL COWLEY TRIO | UTOPIA & REALITY | CODETTA
THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER ST COLUMB’S HALL, 7.30PM
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BBC
THE SWINGLE SINGERS
FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER
ST COLUMB’S HALL, 7.30PM
STEPHEN McCAULEY, BBC INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER
ST COLUMB’S HALL, 7.30PM
Electric Mainline has become an integral
contrasting mix of local and international hard-
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EVENING CONCERT PRESENTERS
MARIE-LOUISE MUIR, BBC CLOSING GALA CONCERT
SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER
ST COLUMB’S HALL, 7.30PM ' ' ' ' ' '
THE HISTORY OF ST. COLUMB’S HALL
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numerous exhibitions in the renowned Orchard
. Phil Coulter and comedian Frank Carson credit . .
there
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and living accommodation for a caretaker and his t d
was being refurbished and during this time the
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THANK YOU
FESTIVAL FUNDERS
Arts Council NI
Derry City Council
Enkalon Foundation
Foyle Foundation
FESTIVAL SPONSORS
City Hotel, Derry Northern Ireland Tourist Board
FESTIVAL FRIENDS
Foyleside Shopping Centre
FESTIVAL STAFF
Dónal Doherty Matthew Greenall Fiona Crosbie Amy Brussard MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Anthony McGurk
Colm Rainey Gráinne Stevenson
Joy Tennis Martin White Jillian Wilson
Padraig O’Duinnin, John Gallagher, John McCandless, Peter Meenagh, Web Design Chris Kerr, Helen Sayers,
Millennium Forum
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VOLUNTEERS
Emma Barr Eamonn Boast Edwin Brown Isobelle Browne
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Pat Crosbie Tom Curran Maria Cutliffe Tina Fallon Martin Flanagan
Emer McCallion Marion McClintock Susan McGregor P Julia McIvor
Maeve Ward Emma Woods volunteers of the
CHORAL TRAIL MAP 58 Millennium Forum 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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WEDNESDAY 22ND OCTOBER
GUEST PERFORMANCE FOR
PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIRS BY UTOPIA & REALITY INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER CHOIR 1PM – 1.15PM
BIG SING WORKSHOP (PRIMARY SCHOOL CHOIRS) ST. COLUMB’S HALL 1.15 - 2PM
SCHOOL) ST. COLUMB’S HALL 1.30PM – 2.30PM
ADJUDICATION OF POSTPRIMARY COMPETITIONS WITH GUEST PERFORMANCE BY THE CHAMBER CHOIR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TARTU, ESTONIA ST. COLUMB’S HALL 2.30PM – 3PM
CHORAL TRAIL IN CITY CENTRE & COMMUNITY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY 10AM – 9PM
THE SWINGLE SINGERS ST. COLUMB’S HALL 7.30PM – 9.30PM
FESTIVAL CLUB ST. COLUMB’S HALL BALLROOM 10.30PM – LATE
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
FULL
SING JOYFULLY! INTERNATIONAL CHORAL SYMPOSIUM ST. COLUMB’S HALL 9.15AM – 4.30PM
THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER
PRIMARY COMPETITIONS
TRIO UTOPIA & REALITY
CLUB WITH
PRIMARY UNISON COMPETITION ST. COLUMB’S HALL 10AM – 11AM FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER POST-PRIMARY UNISON/2-PART COMPETITION ST. COLUMB’S HALL 10AM – 11AM PRIMARY PARTSONG COMPETITION ST. COLUMB’S HALL 11.15AM – 12.15PM ADJUDICATION OF
ST. COLUMB’S HALL 2PM – 2.30PM NEIL COWLEY
CODETTA ST. COLUMB’S HALL 7.30PM – 10PM FESTIVAL
NEIL COWLEY TRIO ST. COLUMB’S HALL BALLROOM 10.30PM – LATE
OPENING GALA CONCERT WITH THE SIXTEEN GUILDHALL 7.30PM – 9.30PM POST-PRIMARY 3/4PART COMPETITION ST. COLUMB’S HALL 11.15AM – 12.30PM BIG SING WORKSHOP (POST - PRIMARY
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SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER NATIONAL FEMALE VOICE COMPETITION ST. COLUMB’S HALL 10AM – 10.20AM NATIONAL MALE VOICE COMPETITION ST. COLUMB’S HALL10.30AM – 11.40AM ADJUDICATION OF EQUAL VOICE COMPETITIONS WITH GUEST PERFORMANCE BY KAMMERCHOR ALUMNI HEIDELBERG, GERMANY ST. COLUMB’S HALL 2.30PM – 3PM CHORAL TRAIL IN CITY CENTRE & COMMUNITY LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY 12PM – 4.30PM NATIONAL MIXED VOICE COMPETITION ST. COLUMB’S HALL 2.30PM – 3.10PM CHORAL WORKSHOP (OPEN TO ALL) ST. COLUMB’S HALL 3.15PM – 4.15PM NATIONAL GOSPEL MUSIC COMPETITION ST. COLUMB’S HALL 4.30PM – 5.15PM ADJUDICATION OF MIXED VOICE & GOSPEL MUSIC COMPETITIONS WITH GUEST PERFORMANCE BY THE LINE-UP, DUBLIN ST. COLUMB’S HALL 5.30PM – 6PM INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION ST. COLUMB’S HALL 7.30PM – 10PM FESTIVAL CLUB ST. COLUMB’S BALLROOM 10.30PM - LATE SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER SACRED TRAIL CITY CHURCHES 10.30AM – 1.30PM CONCERT IN THE COMMUNITY ST. COLUMB’S PARK HOUSE 1PM – 2PM EQUAL NATIONAL SACRED MUSIC COMPETITION ST. COLUMB’S HALL 2.30PM – 3.10PM NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR COMPETITION ST. COLUMB’S HALL 3.30PM – 4.30PM ADJUDICATION OF SACRED AND YOUTH COMPETITIONS WITH GUEST PERFORMANCE BY ARDÚ, DUBLIN WHERE? 4.45PM – 5.15PM CLOSING GALA CONCERT & AWARDS ST. COLUMB’S HALL 7.30PM – 10PM FESTIVAL CLUB CITY HOTEL 10.30PM - LATE CONCERT IN THE COMMUNITY ST. JOSEPH’S PARISH CENTRE, GALLIAGH 4PM – 5PM 63
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