SATURDAY 3RD MAY

NATIONAL COMPETITIONSCHAMBER CHOIRS & VOCAL ENSEMBLES, MALE VOICE CHOIRS, MIXED VOICE CHOIRS

9.30am Cork City Hall €5

EDUCATIONPERFORMANCE READINGS & WORKSHOP OF SEÁN Ó RIADA COMPETITION

10am Stack Theatre, Cork School of Music FREE THE BIG SING

12.15pm Cork City Hall FREE

FRINGE EVENTSWORLD PREMIERE OF TEAMPALL FUAIME (SOUND TEMPLE)

1.10pm Triskel Christchurch €10/€7MUSIC BY MOZART

1.10pm Curtis Auditorium, Cork School of Music FREE

CHORAL TRAILCSG GICA

12pm Blarney Castle FREESLIGO COMMUNITY YOUTH CHOIR

1pm Opera Lane FREEESK COMMUNITY CHOIR

1pm Bodega @ St. Peter’s Market FREEKFAR-YONA CHOIR

1.30pm Crawford Art Gallery FREEAFTERNOONS IN THE ATRIUM*

2pm–5.30pm Clarion Hotel FREECHRISTIANSTAD’S MOTET CHOIR

5pm Maldron Hotel FREELEV TEL-AVIV

5.30pm Boardwalk Bar & Grill FREE

GALA CONCERTS FLEISCHMANN INTERNATIONAL TROPHY COMPETITION SESSION 1 & 2

3pm/8pm Cork City Hall €5 - 3pm Session only, €25/€20/€15 includes Session 1

FESTIVAL CLUB10pm–2am Clarion Hotel €5#

Bringing a city to life with song since 1954

www.corkchoral.ie

EVENT GUIDE

30th April - 4th May 2014

SUNDAY 4TH MAY

CHURCH INTERCHANGE & SACRED TRAILVarious Times, Various Churches FREESee our website or page 63 of the Festival Programme for full details

NATIONAL COMPETITIONSFEMALE VOICE CHOIRS, YOUTH CHOIRS, IRELAND’S CHOIR OF THE YEAR

10am Cork City Hall €5LIGHT, JAZZ & POPULAR MUSIC

2.30pm Cork City Hall €5CHURCH MUSIC

2.45pm St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral €5

AWARDS CEREMONYPerformance by Ceoltóirí Mhúscraí, and the winner of the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition

5.15pm Cork City Hall FREE

FRINGE EVENTSCÓR CHÚIL AODHA FESTIVAL CELEBRATION MASS

11.30am Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne (North Cathedral) FREETHE CLERKS CHORAL of ST. MARY’S COLLEGIATE CHURCH, YOUGHAL sing THE OFFICE OF COMPLINE in plainsong

6pm St. Anne’s Church, Shandon FREE

CHORAL TRAILAFTERNOONS IN THE ATRIUM*

2pm–5.30pm Clarion Hotel FREE

GALA CONCERTSCLOSING GALAThe Festival weekend is brought to a soaring climax in a vibrant celebration

of culture and song.

8pm Cork City Hall €30/€20/€15

FESTIVAL CLUB10pm–2am, Clarion Hotel €5#

*Afternoons in the Atrium sees various local, national and international choirs perform in the beautiful open Atrium space at the Clarion Hotel

#Free with a Festival Lanyard

Tallaght Choral SocietyEast Cork Choral SocietyThe Band of 1 Brigade Lt. Col. Mark Armstrong conductor

Cara O’Sullivan sopranoOwen Gilhooly baritonePeter Kerr tenor

Wednesday 30th April, 8pm, Cork City Hall

Tickets: €15, €25, €30 Limited Early Bird Tickets Available

CARL ORFF Carmina Burana

[FESTIVAL CHOIR IN RESIDENCE]

WHEN WE WERE CHILDRENPaul Hillier conductor

Friday 2nd May, 7.30pm, St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral

Tickets: €20

Chamber Choir Ireland

Tickets: €5 entry to 3pm Session. €15, €20, €25 Combined Entry To Both 3pm and 8pm Sessions

‘’WITNESS SOME OF THE WORLD’S TOP AMATEUR CHOIRS’’

Fleischmann INTERNATIONAL TROPHY COMPETITION

Saturday 3rd May, 3pm & 8pm, Cork City Hall

Closing Gala Concert

Sunday 4th May, 8pm, Cork City Hall

‘’A joyful celebration of song and colour’’

Tickets: €15, €20, €30

30th April - 4th May 2014

VOCES8 [UK]World-renowned vocal ensemble perform a showcase of James Bond themed jazz and pop arrangements

Thursday 1st May, 8pm, Cork City Hall

Tickets: €15, €20, €30

ACES HIGH

Bookings: In Person: Festival Box Office @ The Everyman, MacCurtain St, Cork. By Phone: Tel: 021 450 1673. Online: www.corkchoral.ie

or www.everymancork.com

EVOCATIONS WITH

Madrigal ‘75“One of Ireland’s finest Chamber Choirs”

Tickets: €15

Limited Early Bird Tickets Available

Friday 2nd May, 10.30pm,Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne (North Cathedral)

COME TOGETHER FOR FIVE DAYS OF SONG IN CORK!Make connections… follow the Festival’s Choral Trail all around the city as international and national choirs pop up across Cork city and county.

Make music… take part in the annual Big Sing in Cork City Hall, join in our educational workshops and seminars and sing along to our National Competitions and Church performances.

Make friends... discover the Festival’s Friendship Concerts and Festival club bringing people of all nations together through the universal language of music.

Make memories… experience the highlights of the Festival at our main Gala Concerts every night during Festival week.

Make a date now with the 60th Cork International Choral Festival and come together for five days of song in Cork!

WEDNESDAY 30TH APRIL

NATIONAL COMPETITIONSSCHOOLS SECTION 1 AND SECTION 3

11.30am Cork City Hall €5

FRINGE EVENTSCHOIRS AT CHRISTCHURCH I: E STUUDIO YOUTH CHOIR

1.10pm Triskel Christchurch FREE

CHORAL TRAILCHOEUR D’HOMMES DE DOMBRESSON

11am Cork Airport FREEACADEMIC CHOIR FRANCE PREŠEREN KRANJ

1pm Bodega @ St. Peter’s Market FREECANTORES SANCTI MARCI

6pm Bodega @ St. Peter’s Market FREE

GALA CONCERT

OPENING GALA: CARMINA BURANAThe Festival opens with Carl Orff’s emotive and stunning work Carmina Burana.

Featuring: Tallaght Choral Society, East Cork Choral Society, The Band of 1 Brigade, Lt. Col. Mark Armstrong conductor, Cara O’Sullivan soprano, Owen Gilhooly baritone, Peter Kerr tenor

8pm Cork City Hall €15/€25/€30

ST. FIN BARRE’S CATHEDRAL ORGAN RECITAL

1.10pm St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral FREEFROM GIBBONS TO GERSHWIN WITH VOCES8

8pm Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford €18/€15

CHORAL TRAILHEEP YUNN SCHOOL & WAH YAN COLLEGE

11am Cork Vision Centre FREECSG GICA

1pm Bodega @ St. Peter’s Market FREEKFAR-YONA CHOIR

1.30pm Brown Thomas FREECHRISTIANSTAD’S MOTET CHOIR

1.30pm Crawford Art Gallery FREEESK COMMUNITY CHOIR

2pm CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory FREESOL FA SANS RÉ

2pm Merchant’s Quay Shopping Centre FREESKEDSMO KAMMERKOR

2.30pm Blackpool Library FREEACADEMIC CHOIR FRANCE PREŠEREN KRANJ

2.30pm Cork City Library FREEDACAPO

3.30pm Lewis Glucksman Gallery, UCC FREEODINS RAVNER MALE VOICE CHOIR

4pm Cork Bus Station FREECHOEUR D’HOMMES DE DOMBRESSON

5.30pm L’Atitude Wine Bar FREECANTORES SANCTI MARCI

6pm Tom Barry’s FREESKEDSMO KAMMERKOR

6pm Bodega @ St. Peter’s Market FREESOL FA SANS RÉ

6pm Electric Bar & Restaurant FREE

GALA CONCERTSCHAMBER CHOIR IRELAND presents WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN

Ireland’s premier vocal ensemble and the Festival’s Choir in Residence embark upon a unique and contemporary

journey under conductor Paul Hillier.

7.30pm St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral €20

EVOCATIONS with MADRIGAL ‘75“One of Ireland’s finest Chamber Choirs” present an absorbing and evocative programme of serene choral works in

this much-loved late-night concert.

10.30pm Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne (North Cathedral) €15

THURSDAY 1ST MAY

NATIONAL COMPETITIONSSCHOOLS SECTION 2 SESSION 1

10.30am Cork City Hall €5SCHOOLS SECTION 2 SESSION 2

2.30pm Cork City Hall €5

EDUCATIONSACRED HARP WORKSHOP

5pm St. Fin Barre’s Hall, Dean Street FREE (donations welcome)CHOIR VOICING WORKSHOP with KEVIN O’CARROLL

6.30pm Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music FREE

FRINGE EVENTSSHANDON SUNRISE

6.05am Church of St. Anne (Shandon Bells) FREEMUSIC AT THE MASONIC HALL: VOCAL CHORAL STUDIO ISTOK

11am The Masonic Hall, Tuckey Street FREECHOIRS AT CHRISTCHURCH II: SPIRITUS CHAMBER CHOIR AND AGRIA SWARA

1.10pm Triskel Christchurch FREE

FRIENDSHIP CONCERTSCSG GICA

11.30am Davis College, Mallow FREELIEDERKRANZ MALSCH

11.30am Carrignafoy Community College FREE

CHORAL TRAILSOL FA SANS RÉ

11am Hayfield Manor FREECHRISTIANSTAD’S MOTET CHOIR

11.30am Cork City Library FREECHRISTIANSTAD’S MOTET CHOIR

1pm Bodega @ St. Peter’s Market FREEESK COMMUNITY CHOIR

1pm Charlesfort National Monument FREESOL FA SANS RÉ

1pm Cork University Hospital FREESKEDSMO KAMMERKOR

1pm Electric Bar & Restaurant FREECHOEUR D’HOMMES DE DOMBRESSON

1.30pm Crawford Art Gallery FREEACADEMIC CHOIR FRANCE PREŠEREN KRANJ

2pm CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory FREEKFAR-YONA CHOIR

2.30pm Blackpool Library FREE

ODINS RAVNER MALE VOICE CHOIR

2.30pm Bishopstown Library FREECSG GICA

3.30pm Lewis Glucksman Gallery, UCC FREEKFAR-YONA CHOIR

5.30pm L’Atitude 51 Wine Bar FREEDACAPO

6pm Bodega @ St. Peter’s Market FREELIEDERKRANZ MALSCH

6pm Cork Kent Train Station FREE

GALA CONCERT

VOCES8 [UK] presents ACES HIGH World-renowned vocal ensemble VOCES8 perform a showcase of James Bond themed jazz and pop arrangements.

8pm Cork City Hall €15/€20/€30

FRIDAY 2ND MAY

EDUCATION17TH COMPOSERS IN THE CLASSROOM SEMINAR

10am Millennium Hall, Cork City Hall FREE46TH SEMINAR ON NEW CHORAL MUSIC

2pm Stack Theatre, Cork School of Music FREE FROM ARCHER TO ZUK: FIFTY YEARS OF THE CORK INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL SEMINARS

4.15pm–4.45pm Stack Theatre, CIT Cork School of Music FREE

FRIENDSHIP CONCERTSMEET & GREET–NON-COMPETITIVE CHOIRS

10.30am–12.30pm Cork City Hall FREEMEET & GREET–FLEISCHMANN INTERNATIONAL TROPHY COMPETITION CHOIRS

3.30pm–5.10pm Cork City Hall FREECHRISTIANSTAD’S MOTET CHOIR

7pm Drishane Castle, Millstreet FREELEV TEL-AVIV

7.30pm St. Carthage’s Cathedral, Lismore €10/€7ESK COMMUNITY CHOIR

8pm Hibernian Hotel, Mallow FREE

FRINGE EVENTSCHOIRS AT CHRISTCHURCH III: POLIFONICA AND ST. STANISLAV’S GIRLS CHOIR

1.10pm Triskel Christchurch FREE