Sixty-nineth Cork International Choral Festival Performances
Join us across Cork City Libraries for the sixty-nineth Cork International Choral Festival. Performances by both adult and children’s choirs from all over the world.
Wednesday | 1 May Blackpool Library | 3.00 pm
Blarney Library | 12 noon – 1.00 pm Coro S’Ena Frisca, Putifigari, traditional singing in the Sardinian language, to be enjoyed by all. Friday | 3 May Bishopstown Library | 11.30 am Cór Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Cailíní, Ireland, Cór Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Cailíní is conducted by Maeve-Ann O’Brien and consists of girls from 4th to 6th class. The choir has achieved remarkable success in the past 12 years and won the Primary Schools section of Cork International Choral Festival. Coralia of the University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, founded in 1982 by its current conductor, Carmen Acevedo Lucío, Coralia the University of Puerto Rico Concert Choir is a renowned ensemble. Allmänna Sången Visby Choir was founded in 1844 and is thus Sweden’s second oldest choir. It was formed as a male choir, and it was transformed into a secular mixed choir in the 1970s. Conductor Mats Hallberg has worked with the choir since 1995 and has put a lot of effort into renewing the choir’s repertoire, its Coro de Camara Aurora, Costa Rica, The Aurora Chamber Choir was founded in February 2011 in Alajuela, Costa Rica as an independent group with the purpose of promoting the city’s choral musical culture. Glanmire Library | 3.00 pm Ballincollig Library | 2.30 pm Allmänna Sången Visby Choir unique tone and expression. Tory Top Library | 3.00 pm York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir, United Kingdom, The York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir was founded in 1925, bringing together those who have a shared passion and love of music and singing.
Choir of the 18th Junior and Senior High School of Athens Greece. This Choir was formed in 2010 and have participated in many prestigious choral competitions in Serbia, Greece Pagani-Italy to name a few. All are welcome to this performance. Thursday | 2 May The City Library | 12 pm J oin us for the sixty-nineth Cork International Choral Festival, we have 2 choral performances featuring Allmänna Sången Visby a Swedish Choir and Coro S’Ena Frisca, Putifigari an Italian choir. All welcome to this joyous singing event! Two children’s choirs: Charleville CBS Primary School from Ireland Juvenalia Choir from Finland. All welcome Góðir grannar Choir from Iceland, this is a mixed choir that has been active for over 20 years and the members are all experienced choir singers. They have performed at the Reykjavikm Culture night and Winter festival. Mayfield Library | 2.00 pm Coro S’Ena Frisca , Putifigari Italy, this choir started in 1995 by a group of enthusiasts of Sardinian singing. They present a repertoire rich in history and ways of the Sardinian people, they sing of the joys, sorrows, and their people. Douglas Library | 3.00 pm Cór Choláiste na Toirbhirte is made up of students from second year to fifth year, most of whom are studying music in the school. The singers come from varying musical backgrounds including classical and traditional music. to this joyous singing event! Hollyhill Library | 12.30 pm
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