BIOGRAPHIES WHEN & WHERE: Friday 3rd May, 4.00pm Choir Meet & Greet: City Hall Saturday 4th May, 8.00pm Fleischmann International Trophy Competition: City Hall Sunday 5th May, 10.00am National Competition for Female Choirs, Ireland’s Choir of the Year, & Youth Choir: City Hall Sunday 5th May, 8.00pm Closing Gala Concert: City Hall
Petrosyan Chamber Choir [UKRAINE] Conductor: Maxim Sydorov & Mrs Ruslana Sydorova The Alexander Petrosyan N a t i o n a l Te c h n i c a l University Chamber Choir was founded in the 1950s in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Since then, the choir has been a regular participant at various concerts, festivals and competitions, both in Ukraine and abroad. The choir’s repertoire includes classical, sacred, traditional Ukrainian and other ethnic music, as well as pieces by contemporary composers. The group enjoys travelling, receiving guests, learning new music and establishing new musical partnerships with other ensembles. The choir consists mostly of students and alumni from the university who, despite the scientific nature of their studies, all adore singing and have made choral music one of their treasured pastimes.
WHEN & WHERE: Wednesday 1st May, 11.00am Friendship Concert: Carrigtwohill Community College Wednesday 1st May, 2.30pm National Competition for Schools: Section 3 (Post-Primary Mixed Voice): City Hall Thursday 2nd May, 11.00am Choral Trail: Tory Top Library Thursday 2nd May, 1.10 pm Fringe Concert: Triskel Christchurch Thursday 2nd May, 4.00pm Choral Trail: Blackrock Castle Observatory Friday 3rd May, 12.30pm Friendship Concert: St. Brogan’s College, Bandon Friday 3rd May, 4.00pm - Choir Meet & Greet: City Hall Saturday 4th May 3.00pm Fleischmann International Trophy Competition: City Hall Sunday 5th May 10.30am Sacred Trail: Church of the Resurrection, Farranree Sunday 5th May, 8pm - Closing Gala Concert: City Hall
The Women’s Choral Society of the University of Oslo [NORWAY] Conductor: Marit Tøndel Bodsberg Weyde
The KSS (“Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening”) Women’s Choral Society of the University of Oslo is the oldest female academic choir in the world having been founded in 1895. Throughout its long and distinguished history, the choir has managed to obtain an advanced level of musical understanding as well as play an important role in the wider women’s movement. Today, KSS is an old and proud choir with long traditions while, at the same time, eager to seek out new challenges and experiences. It aspires to be distinguishable within the choral community, both domestically and abroad, and has placed with remarkable results in previous choral competitions. Alongside its high musical standards, the choir actively invests in the social side of choral singing by organising events and activities that help further the friendships amongst its members. The choir is directed by Marit Tøndel Bodsberg Weyde, an established conductor who has worked with several of Norway’s leading choral ensembles as well as winning numerous national and international awards; in 2012, Marit was awarded the Conductor’s Prize at the Norwegian Choral Championship following a performance with KSS.
WHEN & WHERE: Thursday 2nd May, 11.00am Choral Trail: Nano Nagle Place Thursday 2nd May, 11.00am (Closing Performance) Thursday 2nd May, 2.30pm Friendship Concert: Ashton School Friday 3rd May, 4.00pm Choir Meet & Greet: City Hall Friday 3rd May, 7.00pm Choral Trail: The River Lee Saturday 4th May, 8.00pm Fleischmann International Trophy Competition: City Hall Sunday 5th May, 10.00am Sacred Trail: Holy Cross Church, Mahon Sunday 5th May, 8.00pm Closing Gala Concert: City Hall
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