FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER Post-Primary School Competitions

SPECIAL AWARDS AND WORKSHOPS

SPECIAL AWARDS

The festival is delighted to announce that a number of special prizes will be awarded to choirs this year and is grateful to all of its supporters for their part in making this possible. All of the special awards will be announced during the Closing Gala Concert on Sunday 28 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 • Association of Irish Choirs Conducting Scholarship for the most promising conductor in the national competitions or a participant in the conducting masterclasses

• CMC award for the best performance of a piece by a composer from Ireland (all choral works found in the Contemporary Music Centre’s online library are 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 to 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 visiting national or international choir

BIG SING WORKSHOPS, ST. COLUMB’S HALL

A series of entertaining, fun workshops exploring the building blocks of successful choral singing, led by inspiring performers from the festival programme.

Big Sing Workshop (primary schools)

VOCES8 Thursday 25 October

Big Sing Workshop (post-primary schools)

VOCES8 Friday 26 October

Big Sing Jazz Workshop (open to all), in association with AOIC

The Paul McIntyre Jazz Trio and Ragnar Rasmussen Saturday 27 October, 16.30