47 Choirs for Sligo in November 2009
The 22nd Annual SLIGO INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL will take place from Friday, November 13th to Sunday, November 15th 2009. Timetable of events for 2009 is posted below. | Comp. | Name | Category | Ven. ue | Day | Time | | | | | | | | | A | International Grand Prix | 4 Part - International | Mercy | Sat | 7.3O pm. | | B | Mayor of Sligo Perpetual Trophy | 4 Part - Irish Choirs | Mercy | Sat | 3.30 pm. | | C | Canon D. McLoughlin Perpetual Cup | S.A.T.B. | Mercy | Sat | 9.3O am | | D | Jenny Ballantyne-Koss Memorial Trophy | Female Voice | Mercy | Sat | 12 noon | | E | Joe Harte Memorial Trophy | Male Voice | Mercy | Sat | 11.30 am | | F | Rev. Michael O'Connor Memorial Trophy | Sacred Music | St. Anne's | Sat | 11.00 am | | G | Mai O'Connor Memorial Trophy | Gospel Choirs | St. Anne's | Sat | 2.00 pm | | H | Sligo Park Hotel Trophy | Barbershop Choruses | Mercy | Sat | 2.45 pm | | I | Glasshouse Trophy | Barbershop Quartets | Mercy | Sat | 2.00 pm | | | | | | | | | | WORKSHOP | School/Youth Choirs | Mercy | Fri. | 11.00am | | | | | | | | | J | Rev. Bro. Einard Memorial Trophy | Youth Choirs | Mercy | Fri | 2.00 pm | | K | | | | | | | L | Clarion Hotel Trophy | Primary School Choirs | Mercy | Fri | | | M | Leitrim Crystal Trophy | Secondary School Choirs - A | Mercy | Fri | 2.15 pm | | N | Sligo Crystal Trophy | Secondary School Choirs - B | Mercy | Fri | 3.00 pm | | O | Flannery Car Sales Trophy | Co. Sligo Sec. School Choirs | Mercy | Fri | | | P | Sligo Tourist Dev. Assoc. Trophy | Co. Sligo Primary School Choirs | Mercy | Fri | |
| | | | | CHOIRS IN SLIGO'S SHOPPING CENTRES | | TIME | VENUE | CHOIR/GROUP | | | | | | Nov. 14th | | | | 11.3O | Quayside Shopping Centre | The Cavan Singers | | 11.3O | Johnston Court Shopping Centre | Cill Aodain, Kiltimagh | | 12.OO | Quayside | Munster Rugby Supporters Club Choir | | 12.OO | Johnston Court | Gloria, Dublin | | 1.OO | Quayside | Celtic Choristers, Dublin | | 2.OO | Bus Eireann Station | Kempten Kammerchor, Germany | | 2.OO | Quayside | Senior Park Singers, Dublin | | 3.OO | Johnston Court | Cavan Barbershop Quartet | | 3.OO | Quayside | Tullamore Gospel Choir | | 3.3O | Johnston Court | Own A Chord, Sligo | | 4.OO | Quayside | No Half Measures, Sligo | | 4.OO | Johnston Court | Tone Cold Sober, Sligo | | 4.3O | Quayside | Ireland Unlimited, Ireland | | 4.5O | Quayside | About Time, Mullingar | | 5.OO | Johnston Court | Carraig Choral Group, Carrickmacross | | 5.OO | Quayside | Tribal Chamber Choir, Galway | | 5.3O | Johnston Court | Cantoiri, Dublin | | 5.3O | Quayside | The Baldonnel Singers, Dublin | | | | | | CHOIRS IN SLIGO'S CHURCHES | | | | | | TIME | CHURCH | CHOIR | | | | | | Nov. 14th | | | | 7.3O | St. Anne's Church | Carraig Choral Group, Carrickmacross | | 7.3O | Sligo Cathedral | Castlecomer Male Voice Choir, Kilkenny | | | | | | Nov. 15th | | | | 10.3O | Church of Ireland, John St. | The Celtic Choristers, Dublin | | 11.3O | Sligo Presbyterian Church | Kemptener Kammerchor, Germany | | 12.OO | Sligo Cathedral | North Dublin Community Gospel Choir | | 12.15 | Holy Cross Friary, High St. | The Mornington Singers, Dublin | | 12.3O | St. Joseph's Church, Ballytivnan | Capella, Dublin | | 12.3O | St. Anne's Church | The Cavan Singers | | | | |
47 Choirs for Sligo in November 2009 (14th & 15th)
The 22nd Annual SLIGO INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL will take place from Friday, November 13th to Sunday, November 15th 2009.
The organising committee are delighted that THE SLIGO CHAMPION and FAILTE IRELAND NORTH-WEST have come on board again, as our major commercial sponsors and the organising committee look forward to working with them again this year.
We are also indebted to The Arts Council, Sligo Borough Council and Sligo County Council for their financial assistance, not forgetting our ever-loyal and generous local sponsors, patrons and advertisers.
“The youth of today are the adults of tomorrow” - so with that in mind and with the success of the youth and school choirs competitions in 2008, we have added even more competitions for these categories in 2009. In fact, two new confined competitions have been added for schools in Co. Sligo.
The competitive element of the Festival will move to THE MERCY COLLEGE and the nearby ST. ANNE’S CHURCH – 47 Choirs taking part in 16 competitions over 2 days for €8,500.00 in prizemoney and many splendid trophies.
The Opening Concert on Friday, November 13th, will feature among others, the 100-strong TULLAMORE GOSPEL CHOIR, MARY DORAN (Soprano), the massed school choirs from that afternoon’s masterclass and ARO KIM, 16 year-old Korean student, a classically-trained pianist and a pupil of The Mercy College in Sligo.
We look forward to welcoming participating choirs from all parts of Ireland together with The Kempten Kammerchor from our twin-town in Germany. Notable entries this year are the 100-member Tullamore Gospel Choir, The Munster Rugby Supporters Choir and “Gloria” – Dublin’s Lesbian and Gay Choir.
As usual, choirs will entertain shoppers on the Saturday and will enhance the various religious services on the Sunday.
SLIGO INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL, can be contacted at the following address I.T.S.B.I.C., Business Innovation Centre, Institute of Technology Campus, Ballinode, Sligo, Ireland Telephone/Fax. 00353 71 91 38791 and 00353 86 2592290 Email:
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We look forward to another feast of Choral Music in November.
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