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Bangor InternationalChoral FestivalNorthern Ireland

Brunswick Road, BangorWednesday 20th to Saturday 23rd April 2016

2016

Registered charity: CCNI 104822.

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Rob grew up in South Wales as part of a musical family. Heconducted the Massed Male Choirs at the Welsh NationalEisteddfod at the age of only 21, and the English NationalSymphony Orchestra at the Wiltshire Music Festival in 1999.Rob is a former Trombonist of the Band of the 3rd BattalionRoyal Regiment of Wales, and former conductor of four MaleChoirs in England and Wales.

He has performed in a host of venues including the RoyalAlbert Hall, Cardiff Castle, The NEC and Wembley, as well asthe Cathedrals of Llandaff, Westminster, and Southwark. Robhas also conducted the community singing and the NationalAnthems on several occasions at Twickenham, and his ownMale Chorus performed at all the Games there last autumn forthe Rugby World Cup.

Rob has adjudicated at many festivals and competitions,including The National Choral Festival in Ireland, Isle of ManFestival of Choirs, in Northern Ireland, The Cornwall

International Male Choral Competition, The North WalesChoral Festival, Barnardo’s National School Choir Competitionat The Barbican, and Royal Festival Hall in London, and theManchester Amateur Choral Competition at the RoyalNorthern College of Music. He is delighted and honoured tobe invited to return to adjudicate here again at the BangorInternational Choral Festival.

Rob founded the Wessex Male Choir in 2001. Since that time,he developed the choir to win 20 trophies, and to become thecountry’s top performing Male Choir - cementing its successby also becoming International Male Choir Champions at theLlangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in 2011. Heretired as its MD in December 2013. Rob is now FestivalDirector of the World’s largest Male Choir Festival (over 70Male Choirs taking part last year!), which is held in Cornwall,and is also continuing to expand on his choral workshops,adjudicating and coaching roles.

Donal McCrisken is a Belfast-based teacher and musicianwith many years experience as a pianist, accompanist,conductor, examiner and adjudicator. He holds a BMus degreefrom Queen's University, Belfast and a Masters in MusicTheory and Analysis from University of Ulster.

Donal was for six years, 2005 – 2011, head of music in StMalachy's College, Belfast - Northern Ireland's first specialistmusic school, whose students he led in concert tours toWashington DC, Philadelphia, England and Rome. He was fortwenty years before that head of music at Our Lady and StPatrick’s College, Knock.

Since 1999 Donal has been conductor of Cappella Caeciliana,one of Ireland's most exciting chamber choirs. Under hisdirection Cappella has given concerts and sung liturgies allover Northern Ireland, in Dublin, Germany, Austria and Italy.They have recorded four highly successful CDs and havebroadcast on many occasions on BBC Radio 4, Radio Ulsterand RTE. In April 2011 Cappella toured USA giving highlysuccessful concerts in Philadelphia and singing a choralevensong at the National Cathedral in Washington DC. In2012 they gave the premiere of a new work by Ian Wilson andwere part of Philip Hammond’s Requiem for the Lost Souls ofthe Titanic on 14th April in St Anne’s Cathedral. In July 2013

Cappella toured to Bavaria and Austria and they havecommenced arrangements and worked with James McMillanfor composition to mark their 20th Anniversary in 2015.

Donal is a qualified British and International Federation ofFestivals adjudicator and is an examiner with the NorthernIreland Council for Examinations and Assessment. In 2004 hevisited Hungary to study the renowned Kodaly School inNyiregyaza and he has continued to take a lively interest in awide range of issues associated with singing, teaching andchoralism in particular. He founded the Cavehill CommunityChoir in February 2013, a group which is open to all,numbers 100 members on its books and has already givenfour public concerts, taken part in the 2013 Belfast Festival atQueens and featured in a radio broadcast. Donal studiessinging with Russell Smythe, one of London’s leading singingteachers, and has organised vocal workshops in Belfast withRussell and members of the British Voice Association. Sinceretiring from the classroom in 2011 he is finding more timefor private coaching, piano accompanying, adjudicating andexamining. He works extensively with Northern IrelandOpera as repetiteur, accompanist and workshop facilitatorand is an accompanist for final year performing students atQueen’s University.

Adjudicators

Robert T. Elliott

BANGOR INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL

Donal McCrisken MA, BMus, MTD, LTCL, Adv Cert Ed


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Welcome to Bangor International Choral Festival 2016It gives us great pleasure to welcome all our choirs to theBorough of Ards and North Down for the 2016festival. The festival committee are proud of what we haveachieved in past years but continue to strive to make eachfestival better than what has gone before. We already havechoirs planning to visit next year and even at this earlystage 2017 should be an equally great festival. We lookforward to welcoming many more new choirs to futurefestivals. We trust that all of you will help us continue tospread the word about Bangor International ChoralFestival.

The warmest of welcomes is extended to every choir andwe are delighted to welcome all the choirs to the 2016festival and are particularly pleased to have our first choirever visiting from the Isle of Man.

We are pleased to welcome as adjudicators, Rob Elliottwho will be with us throughout the four days this is hissecond visit to our festival. Rob will be joined for theSaturday competitions by Donal McCrisken, this isDonal’s first visit as adjudicator. We are confident thattheir expert knowledge and choral expertise will beappreciated by the choirs and indeed our audiences.

The festival committee wish to extend their thanks toArds and North Down Borough Council and theArts Council for Northern Ireland for their continuedsupport and financial assistance. We are also delighted thatthis year we have secured funding from George Best,Belfast City Airport through their Community Fundscheme. Our thanks and appreciation also goes to all ourother sponsors and those advertising in our programme.

It only remains for us to wish all our choirs good luck, wehope our audiences will enjoy the singing and thateveryone has a memorable visit to Bangor InternationalChoral Festival

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As Mayor of Ards and North Down Borough Council, It gives me greatpleasure to welcome you to the prestigious 23rd Bangor InternationalChoral Festival. The Festival is one of the highlights of Bangor’s MusicalCalendar and gives much pleasure to all who attend both competitors andaudiences alike. The Festival attracts such a wide range of entrants andproduces such a variety of music, that it is very easy to understand why theFestival becomes bigger and better with every passing year.

Ards and North Down Borough Council is proud to be the major sponsorof the Festival. This year, we are, again, delighted to welcome choral groupsfrom the UK, ROI and indeed our own home grown talent from NorthernIreland. This year also sees an entry from a Russian Choir and we hope theyenjoy their experience and will return in years to come. For the first timewe welcome a choir from the Isle of Man who will compete in a newcompetition for Community Choirs. We look forward to listening to such avariety of performances and hope that these visits to Bangor and theBorough of Ards and North Down will be the first of many.

It is wonderful to see so many entries from the Schools Sections and toknow that the art of choral singing is being kept alive through the children.In particular it is good to see the involvement of the Special Schools section,which is always a highlight of the Festival and, again, a unique element whichensures that the Festival aim of inclusivity for all is maintained.

Bangor International Choral Festival could not take place without thededication and hard work of the Festival Organising Committee, which isongoing throughout the year and, to this end, I extend my gratitude to themfor their commitment and enthusiasm, which ensures that this prestigiousFestival remains a top class event year after year.

In concluding, may I offer all Choirs, competing this year, my best wishes andI look forward to a wonderful Festival of Music.

Yours sincerely

Alderman Alan GrahamMayorArds and North Down Borough Council


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BANGOR INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL 20th – 23rd April 2016

BANGORINTERNATIONALCHORAL FESTIVAL20th - 23rd April 2016

Wednesday 20th Aprilfrom 2pm

Official Opening ofFestival 2016The Grammar & Secondary/HighSchool Classes are generouslysponsored by

Post Primary School Choirs(15 years & under)

Two Own Choice piecesFirst Prize: £150Second Prize: £75

Loreto College Junior Choir, ColeraineSt Columbanus College, BangorBeech Hill College, Monaghan

Grammar School Choirs(19 years and under)

Two Own Choice piecesFisrt Prize: £150Second Prize: £75

Glenlola Collegiate School, BangorLoreto College Chamber Choir, Coleraine

Secondary/High School Choirs (19 years & under)


Beech Hill College, MonaghanBangor Academy and Sixth Form College,BangorCarrickfergus College, Carrickfergus

Thursday 21st Aprilfrom 10am

Primary School Choirs (8 years and under)Two Own Choice piecesFirst Prize: £100Second Prize: £50

Castle Gardens Primary School,NewtownardsGlencraig Integrated Primary SchoolJunior Choir, HolywoodGrange Park Primary School, BangorMillisle Primary School, MillisleBallyholme Primary School, BangorBrooklands Primary School, Dundonald.Glencraig Integrated Primary SchoolInfant Choir, Holywood

Primary SchoolsCompetition D (musicalhighlights)

A 10 minute programme fromany school productionFirst Prize :£150Second Prize: £75

Millisle Primary School, MillisleRathmore Primary School, Bangor

Primary School Choirs(enrolment of no more than 250 pupils)


Glencraig Integrated Primary School,Holywood.Castle Gardens Primary School,NewtwownardsMoneyrea Primary School, MoneyreaghMillisle Primary School, MillisleRiverdale Primary School, LisburnSt. MacNissis’s Primary School,Newtownabbey.

Primary School Choirs(under 30 singers)

Two Own Choice piecesFirst Prize: £150

Grange Park Primary School, BangorCastle Gardens Primary School,Newtownards

Afternoon Session1.10pm

Primary School Choirs SacredMusicTwo Own Choice piecesFirst Prize £150 & The MargaretGreen SalverSecond Prize: £75

Bangor Central Integrated Primary School.BangorDownshire Primary School, HillsboroughSt. Comgalls, Primary School, AntrimOrangefield Primary School, BelfastSt. Malachy's Primary School, AntrimCastle Gardens Primary School,Newtownards

Primary School Choirs(over 30 singers)


Downshire Primary School, HillsboroughRathmore Primary School, BangorCastle Gardens Primary School,NewtownardsOrangefield Primary School, BelfastSt. Comgalls Primary School, AntrimBallyholme Primary School, Bangor

Friday 22nd April11.00am(The Special School Section has beengenerously supported by A Friend of theFestival)

Special School Choirs SLDTwo Own Choice piecesFirst Prize: £100Second Prize: £50

Mitchell House School, BelfastLisanally School, ArmaghParkview School, LisburnClifton School, Bangor


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Special School Choirs MLDTwo Own Choice piecesFirst Prize: £100Second Prize: £50Harberton School, P5 Choir, BelfastOaklands School, Cheshire

Saturday 23rd Aprilfrom 11.00am

Community ChoirTwo Own Choice PiecesFirst Prize: £100

Mraane Ayns Arrang, Isle of Man

Youth ChoirTwo Own Choice PiecesFirst Prize: £200

Ean Ceoll (Girls Chamber Choir), Knock,Belfast

Folk SongTwo Own Choice PiecesFirst Prize: £200Second Prize: £100

Rosinka Russian ChoirMraane Ayns Arrang, Isle of Man

Barbershop EnsembleFree Choice ProgrammeFirst prize: £100

Open Arts Barbershop Ensemble, Belfast

Barbershop ChorusFree Choice ProgrammeFirst Prize: £200

Our Lady and St. Patricks Chamber Choir,Knock, Belfast

Afternoon Session1.00pm

Ladies ChoirThis class is generously sponsored by:

Two Own Choice pieces

First Prize: £200Second Prize: £100Allegri, DerryGracenotes, BelfastPortadown Ladies Choir, Co ArmaghMraane Ayns Arrang, Isle of ManEan Ceoll (Girls Chamber Choir) Knock,BelfastOpen Arts Ladies Choir, Belfast

Male Voice ChoirThis class is generously sponsored by:

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First Prize: £200 & TheBolsterstone CupSecond Prize: £100Cloughmore Male Voice Choir, Newry, Co.DownPortadown Male Voice Choir, Co ArmaghRosemount Male Voice Choir, Derry

Mixed Voice ChoirTwo Own Choice piecesFirst Prize: £200Second Prize: £100Our Lady and St. Patricks Chamber Choir,Knock, BelfastCantamus, Derry

Sacred Music(open to any choir includingChurch Choirs)

This class is generously sponsored by:

The Wool Shop, Bangor &Newtownards


First Prize: £200 & The McLarnon TrophySecond Prize: £100Portadown Ladies Choir, Co. ArmaghMraane Ayns Arrang, Isle of ManPortadown MVC, Co. Armagh

GALA EVENING7.30pmLight Entertainment (open to any choir or ensemble)

The Light Entertainment Sectionof the 2016 festival is generouslysponsored by

A free choice programme (not to exceed 10 mins)

First Prize: £200Second Prize: £100Allegri, DerryLisburn Harmony Ladies Choir, LisburnMraane Ayns Arrang, Isle of ManOpen Arts Community Choir, Belfast

Open Choral (open to any choir)

A programme not to exceed 15minutes duration

Three Own Choices pieces (oneat least to be unaccompanied)First Prize: £1,000Second Prize: £500Open Arts Community Choir, BelfastStrathearn Chamber Choir, BelfastHarmony Too, LisburnAllegri, Derry

Final Adjudicationsfollowed by PrizePresentations



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Miskelly Chorale, Killinchy (Winner of the Open Choral Award 2015) Oaklands School Chamber Choir, Cheshire

Peterborough Male Voice Choir, Winner Male Voice Choir, Runner-Up Folk Song andWinner of the Tourism Ireland Trophy

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