THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER Primary School Competitions

SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

St. Columb’s Hall, 19.30 Presented by Stephen McCauley, BBC

The International Competition will undoubtedly be a highlight of the City of Derry International Choir Festival, featuring eight competitors who will compete for the prestigious Oak Tree of Derry trophy.

For more details on the International Choirs see pages 58-65

PROGRAMME

1. Chorus Iucundus, Finland (Conductor: Timo Lehtovaara)

Eräänä Yönä, Erkki Salmenhaara Anima Mia, Perdona, Claudio Monteverdi So Are You, Juhani Komulainen Malagueña, Einojuhani Rautavaara Spain, Chick Corea, arr. Timo Lehtovaara

2. Namdal Vocal Ensemble, Norway (Conductor: Tor Halvard Nilsen)

Matona, Mia Cara, Orlande de Lassus Unicornis Captivatur, Ola Gjeilo Herre Jesus Gi Meg Nåde, Folk tune, arr. Bjarne Sløgedal

3. Blagovest Chamber Choir, Latvia (Conductor: Aleksandrs Brandavs)

Psalm No. 150, Georgs Pelēcis Sicut Cervus, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Concerto For Choir, Part II, Alfred Schnittke

4. Laetare, Ireland (Conductor: Róisín Blunnie)

Timor Et Tremor, Orlande de Lassus Stetit Angelus, Rihards Dubra The Cloud-Capp’d Towers, Ralph Vaughan Williams The Destroyer, Seán Doherty

INTERVAL 5. UIS University Choir, Colombia (Conductor: Juan Manuel Hernández-Morales)

Ave Maria, Josquin des Prez Iré A Santiago, Roberto Valera Alleluia, Jake Runestad Quítate De Mi Escalera, Folk tune, arr. Juan Manuel Hernández-Morales

6. Côr CF1, Wales (Conductor: Eilir Owen Griffiths)

Rytmus, Ivan Hrušovský Jesu, Dulcis Memoria, Tomás Luis de Victoria Y Gelynnen, Trad., arr. William Mathias Alleluia, Fredrik Sixten Circle of Life, Elton John and Tim Rice, arr. Fidel Calalang Jr.

7. Noorus Mixed Choir, Estonia (Conductors: Taavi Hark/Maarja Helstein)

Cantate Domino, Hans Leo Haßler Ostermorgen, Rudolf Tobias Beati Quorum Via, Charles Villiers Stanford Meri On Tõusnud, Karl Petti Näärisokk, Gustav Ernesaks

8. Delicaton, Germany (Conductor: Volker Bernhart)

Il Est Bel Et Bon, Pierre Passereau Abschied, Mathieu Neumann Benedicamus Domino, Krzysztof Penderecki My Soul’s Been Anchored In The Lord, Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan

Join us at our Resonance Bar Festival Club in St. Columb’s Hall Ballroom immediately after this concert for a céilí and some impromptu singing!