Kenmare Choral Festival
Dates: 30th November - 2nd December 2012
This festival aspires to celebrate choral music through concerts, performances and competitions while showcasing the wonderful Heritage Town of Kenmare.
Type: Church Music, Chamber Choirs, Barbershop Choirs and Large Mixed Choir.
Venue(s): Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine, Holy Cross Church, St Patricks Church and the Carnegie arts centre.
Website: www.kenmarechoralfestival.com
Contact: Jackie Bradshaw
Email: kenmarechoralfest@gmail.com
Phone: 085 2797814
All Ireland Post Primary Schools’ Variety Festival
Dates:
Preliminary rounds: 17th, 19th, 23rd & 30th January 2012
Grand Finals: 25th February & 3rd March 2012
Type: Competition for secondary schools with regional heats in Belfast, Galway, Mullingar & Macroom, finals in Macroom. Special award for Best Choral Work
Venue(s): The Briery Gap, Macroom; Mullingar Arts Centre; Nun’s Island Theatre, Galway; Belfast
Contact: Schools’ Festival Administrator
Address: The Briery Gap Cultural Centre, Macroom, Co. Cork
Phone: 026-41793
Email: brierygapbo@eircom.net
Website: www.brierygap.com
Closing Date: 18th November 2011
Kiltimagh Choral Festival
Dates: 24th & 25th February 2012
Type: School, Youth, Adult Female, Male & Mixed Voice Competitions. Sacred, Foreign and Irish Language and Mixed Voice
Venue(s): The Park Hotel, Kiltimagh
Location: Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
Contact: Gerry Meyrick (Secretary) or Declan Cosgrove (Chairperson)
Phone: 094 938 1281 Gerry or 086 172 8848 Declan
Address: Kiltimagh Choral Festival, Festival Office, Cortoon, Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo
Email: kiltimaghchoralfestival@gmail.com
Website: www.kiltimagh.ie/choralfestival
Closing date: 30th January 2012
Feis Maitiu
Dates:
Adult Choirs - 3rd - 12th February 2012
School and Youth Choirs - 27th February - 1st March 2012
Type: All choir types - children, youth & adult.
Location: Cork city
Venue(s): Father Mathew Hall, Fr Mathew Street, Cork.
Contact: Tim McCarthy / Kathleen O’Regan
Address: Father Matthew Hall, Father Matthew Street, Cork
Phone: 021-4273347
Email: info@feismaitiu.ie
Website: www.feismaitiu.ie
Closing Date: 25th November 2011
Limerick Choral Festival
Dates: 2nd - 4th March 2012
Type: School choirs, church choirs, community choirs & youth choirs; Gregorian chant and sacred music competitions.
Venue(s): Churches in Limerick city
Location: Limerick city
Address: Limerick Choral Festival Society, Maryville, O’Connell Avenue, Limerick, Ireland.
Phone: 061 315120
Email: limerickchoralfestival@gmail.com
Website: http://www.limerickchoralfestival.com/
Closing Date: 27th January 2012
Wesley College Interschool’s Music
Dates: 3rd March 2012
Type: School choirs, solo & ensemble instrumental competitions
Venue(s): Wesley College, Ballinteer, Dublin 16
Contact: Anna Miller
Address: Wesley College, Ballinteer, Dublin 16
Phone: 01-2987066; 087-2361128
Email: anna.miller@wesleycollege.ie
Website: www.wesleycollege.ie
Closing Date: 20th January 2012
Arklow Music Festival
Dates: 5th – 13th March, 2011
Type: Children’s, youth & adult choirs; also ensembles
Location: Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Venue(s): St Mary’s College, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Contact: Eileen Clandillon
Address: Festival Office, 29 Main Street, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Phone: 0402-32955
Email: arklowcss@hotmail.com
Website: N/a
Dates for 2012: to be confirmed soon
Fintan O’Carroll Feis
Dates: 13th March 2012
Type: Junior & senior youth choirs only.
Venue(s): College Street Chapel, WIT, Waterford
Contact: Julie Quinlan / Catherine O’Brien
Address: Fintan O’Carroll Feis, C/o WIT Music School, College Street Campus, Waterford
Phone: 051-302277, 087-1645805
Email: jquinlan@wit.ie; cmobrien@wit.ie
Website: N/a
Feis Ceoil
Dates: 20th – 30th March 2012
Type: Classes for all choir types - children, youth & adult.
Venue(s): RDS; St Mary’s; St Bartholomew’s Church, Dublin
Contact: Laura Gilsenan
Address: Feis Ceoil Office, 37, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
Phone: 01-6767365; Fax: 01-6767429
Email: info@feisceoil.ie
Website: www.feisceoil.ie
Closing Date: Postal: 9th Dec 2011; Online: 16th Dec 2011; Composers: 27th Jan 2012
Féile Pan Cheilteach / The Pan Celtic Festival
Dates: 10th - 15th April 2012
Competitions: Open competitions for all choir types - children, youth & adult
Type: International festival which celebrates all aspects of our Celtic culture, through music, song, dance & languages; Various workshops available.
Venue(s): Carlow
Address: Pan Celtic Festival 2012, C/o Glór Cheatharlach, College Street, Carlow
Phone: 059 9158105
Email: pancelticcarlow@gmail.com
Website: http://www.panceltic.ie/
Closing Date: March 1st 2012
Bangor International Choral Festival
Dates: 25th – 28th April 2012
Type: Competitions for adult, youth, schools & special needs schools, including barbershop & light entertainment
Venue(s): St Comgall’s Parish Centre, Bangor
Contact: Joan Houston, Festival Director
Address: 71, Bryansford Meadow, Bangor BT20 3NX, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
Phone: 048 -91456851
Email: bangorchoral@aol.com
Website: www.bicf.co.uk
Closing date: 11 February, 2012
Cork International Choral Festival
Dates: 2 - 6 May 2012
Type: Schools, Youth, Adult National Competitions & Fleischmann International Trophy Competitions
Venue(s): Cork City Hall, St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, and various other venues, Cork
Contact: Joya Kuin
Address: Cork International Choral Festival, Civic Trust House, 50 Pope’s Quay, Cork
Phone: 021 4215125
Email: info@corkchoral.ie
Website: www.corkchoral.ie
Closing dates:
31st October 2011 for Fleischmann International Trophy competition
31st January 2012 for National Competitions
Féile an tSamhraidh
Dates: 11th, 12th & 13th May 2012
Type: Classes for all choir types - children, youth & adult.
Venue(s): St Colman’s Community College & Midleton GAA Hall, Midleton, Co. Cork
Contact: Mary Corbett/ Betty Moloney
Address: 68, Rosary Place, Midleton, Co. Cork
Phone: 087 6307745; 087-9198754
Email: info@marycorbettcoaching.com; moloney.betty@gmail.com
Website: N/a
Navan Choral Festival and National Choir of the Year
Dates: 10th – 13th May 2012
Type: Primary, Secondary & Youth Choirs including Irish and Foreign Language Competitions. National Youth Choir of the Year National Choir of the Year; Glee, Barbershop, Male, Female & Mixed Voice; Popular, Irish Language, Sacred Music, Early Music & Chamber Music Competitions.
Venue(s): Navan, Co. Meath
Contact: Ernest McBride
Address: Eagle Lodge, Hurdlestown, Kells, Co. Meath
Phone: 087-2443739
Email: info@navanchoralfestival.com
Website: www.navanchoralfestival.com
Closing Date: 30th March 2012
AIMS Choral Festival
Dates: 18 - 20th May, 2012
The AIMS Annual Choral Festival offers a range of competitions for adults & children including barbershop, gospel & sacred music.
Venue: New Ross, Co Wexford
Contact : Dorrie Godkin
Address : 17, Harvey Place, New Ross, Co. Wexford
Tel: 051 422259
Email: dorriegodkin@oceanfree.net
Web: www.aims.ie
Closing date: 23rd March, 2012
Mayo International Choral Festival
Dates: 24th – 28th May 2012
Type: Adult – Competitive and Non competitive
Venue(s): Venues throughout Mayo
Contact: Edward Horkan
Email: edhork@gmail.com
Website: www.mayochoral.com
Closing Date: 31st January 2012
IABS Barbershop Convention
Dates: 7 – 9 October, 2011
Type: Barbershop quartet and chorus competitions for male and female voices.
Venue(s): University Concert Hall, Limerick
Contact: Marie Power
Address: 5 Kilgarve Gardens, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Phone: 0909-643213
Email: iabsexec2011@gmail.com
Website: www.irishbarbershop.org
Closing date: 1 June, 2011
There will be no convention in 2012, the next convention will be in 2013 in Waterford.
Sligo International Choral Festival
Dates: 10 - 13 November, 2011
Type: Schools, youth, adult female, male & mixed voice competitions; Classes include sacred music, folksong, barbershop & gospel music.
Venue(s): Sligo Park Hotel; Mercy College, Sligo.
Contact: Joe Kelly
Address: Sligo International Choral Festival, Business Innovation Centre, Institute of Technology Campus, Ballinode, Sligo
Phone: 071-9138291; 086-2592290
Email: sligochoralfest@eircom.net
Website: www.sligochoralfest.org
Closing date: 1 August, 2011
