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2013 Programme of Events(Publish date 08.05.2013, V8)
Event Tickets Available on door at venues and at local outlets.
www.mayochoral.com
Saturday 11th May
On The Edge – Festival Fringe Event
Date / Time Event / Location Choirs / Artistes
Sat 11th May
8.30pm
Reading Male Voice Choir Concert
Church of the Holy Rosary
Adm e10
In Assoc. with ‘The Gathering 2013’
Reading Male Voice Choir
Mayo Male Voice Choir
St Joseph’s Secondary School Senior Choir
St Gerald’s College Senior Choir
Thursday 23rd May
Festival Opening Concert
Date / Time Event / Location Choirs / Artistes
Thurs 23rd May
8.30pm
Festival Opening Concert
Castlecourt Hotel, Westport
Adm e10
(Pre‐concert reception for
representatives of choirs and guests
at 7.30pm)
University of New Hampshire Touring Ensemble
Castlebar Gospel Choir
Westport Choral SocietyFestival Opened byMr. Michael Feeney, Mayo Person of the Year.
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Friday 24th May
Workshop
Date / Time Event / Location Choirs / Artistes
Fri 24rd May3pm
Choral Workshop: Gesture
Christchurch, CastlebarAdm e5
This workshop will make you laugh, sing, have
fun – it will investigate how gesture and the non‐verbal communication emanating from the choir
director influences all parts of a choir’s
performance from dynamics to phrasing and
blend to individual vowel length. For choir
members and directors. Presented by Peter
Davies.
Friday Evening ConcertsAll Evening Concerts Start at 8.30pm, except Ballina at 8pm
Date / Time Event / Location Choirs / Artistes
Fri 24rd May
8.30pm
Fri 24rd May8.30pm
Fri 24rd May8pm
Fri 24rd May
8.30pm
Fri 24rd May8.30pm
Fri 24rd May
8.30pm
Ballintubber Sings!
Ballintubber Abbey
Adm e10Proceeds Ballintubber Abbey Trust Fund
Ballinrobe Sings!
St Mary’s ChurchAdm e10Proceeds Western Care
Ballina Sings!
Inspirational Choral Classics
St Muredach’s Cathedral, BallinaAdm e10Proceeds St Muredach’s Cathedral
Killala Sings!
Cathedral of St Patrick
Adm e10Proceeds In Humbert’s Footsteps Event
SLAVA – Newport Sings!
St Patrick’s Church.
Music from the Russian Orthodox
Choral Tradition
Adm e15 & e10
Swinford Sings!
Swinford Cultural Centre
Adm e10Proceeds Our Lady Help of Christians Church
Members of Ballintubber Abbey Choir.
Oban Gaelic Choir, Scotland.
Uni. of New Hampshire Touring Ensemble, US.
Galway Choral Association.
St. Joseph’s Primary School Choir, Ballinrobe.
St Muredach’s Cathedral Choir
Parish Childrens’ ChoirGuest soprano soloist Lavinia Gilmartin and
violinist Andrew Sheeran.
Hendsemer Krischer, Germany.
Cór Chairlinne.
Lawlor School of Song Choir.
Performed by Resurgam and
Cór Mhaigh Eo.
Enchiriadis Chamber
Enchiriadis Ladies ChoirHarmonia
Swinford Church Choir
Francie McNicholas
Mayo School of Music Youth Choir
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Saturday 25th May
CompetitionsAdm e5 (allows entry to all competitions)
All choirs will be seated in each venue for the duration of the competition,with the exception of choirs who are participating in another competition and may have to
leave immediately after their performance in order to get to the next in time.
Date / Time Event / Location Choirs / Artistes
Sat 25th May
3pm
Premier Competition A
GMIT, CastlebarIn Assoc. Mayo Naturally
Adm e5 (allows entry to all competitions)
Featuring winning choirs of other competitions
Sat 25th May9.10am
Four Part Choirs Competition B
GMIT, CastlebarIn Assoc. Mayo County Council
Adm e5 (allows entry to all competitions)
Moy Singers
Castlecomer Male Voice Choir
Portadown Male Voice Choir
Cantóirí (Dublin)
University New Hamphshire Concert Choir
Tullamore Academy Chamber Choir
Enchiriadis Chamber Choir
Sat 25th May11.am
Choirs from Ireland Competition C
GMIT, CastlebarIn Assoc. Mayo County Council
Adm e5 (allows entry to all competitions)
Cantairi Avondale
Enchiriadis Chamber ChoirCantóirí (Dublin)Tullamore Academy Chamber Choir
Galway Choral Association
Cill ÁodaÍn Choral Society
Cór Chairlinne (Carlingford)
Sat 25th May
9.10am
Female Voices D
Royal Theatre, CastlebarAdm e5 (allows entry to all competitions)
Enchiriadis Ladies Choir
Ballina Chamber Choir
St. Patrick's Alumni Choir
Sat 25th May10.10am
Male Voices E
Royal Theatre, CastlebarIn Assoc. Ashford Castle
Adm e5 (allows entry to all competitions)
Wicklow MVC
Mayo Male Voice Choir
Castlecomer MVC
Cantorion Colin Jones
Portadown MVC
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Sat 25th May
11.50am
Sacred Music Competition F
ChristchurchIn Assoc. Mayo County Council
Adm e5 (allows entry to all competitions)
St. Patrick's Alumni Choir
University of New Hampshire Singers
Portadown Male Voice ChoirTullamore Academy Chamber Choir
Galway Choral Association
Enchiriadis Chamber ChoirCantairi Avondale
Sat 25th May
2pm
Gospel Competition G
ChristchurchIn Assoc. Mayo County Council
Adm e5 (allows entry to all competitions)
Cór Chairlinne (Carlingford)
Galway Gospel
Sat 25th May1.30pm
Celtic and Gaelic HRoyal TheatreIn Assoc. Gnó Mhaigh Eo
Adm e5 (allows entry to all competitions)
Oban Gaeilic ChoirCantairi Avondale
Tullamore Academy Chamber Choir
Cantorion Colin Jones
Sat 25th May1.30pm
Barbershop Chorus i
Linenhall Arts CentreIn Assoc. Mayo County Council
Adm e5 (allows entry to all competitions)
No Half Measures
Tone Cold Sober
Athlone A. Cappella
Sat 25th May
11.40am
Barbershop Quartet J
Linenhall Arts CentreIn Assoc. Mayo County Council
Adm e5 (allows entry to all competitions)
AutotunesClose 'N Time
Nota Bene
Note‐Orious 4
Gala Concert and Massed Choir Rehearsal
Date / Time Event / Location Choirs / Artistes
Sat 25th May4.30pm
Sat 25th May
8.30pm
Gala Concert Rehearsal
Massed Choir Rehearsal
Gala Concert
Royal Theatre, CastlebarIn Assoc. Royal Theatre.
ADM e12. Tickets from RoyalTheatre 094 9023111 or from
theatre website:http://www.royaltheatre.ie
For choir members only:
Saturday, 4.30pm, Royal Theatre
Featuring winning choirs from the competitions
and guests, with compere Tommy Marren, and
afterwards ‘Le Cheile’ with the ‘Lucky Pluckers’ –
a showcase of the best of Mayo’s traditional Irish
music and dancing – with a twist!
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Saturday 25th May
Short Outdoor PerformancesWeather Permitting. Adm free.
Date / Time Event / Location Choirs / ArtistesSat 25th. 10.30am
Sat 25th 11.00am
Sat 25th. 11.30am
Sat 25th
. 12noon
Sat 25th. 12.30pm
Sat 25th 1pm
Sat 25th 2.30pm
Sat 25th 3.40pm
Sat 25th 4pm
Mayo Memorial Peace Park, C’bar
Westport ‐ under the big clock! Top
of Bridge St. (Junction of Shop Street,
Bridge Street and Mill Street)
Mayo Memorial Peace Park, C’bar
Mayo Memorial Peace Park, C’bar
Heneghan’s Health Food Plaza,
Ellison St, Castlebar
Mayo Memorial Peace Park, C’bar
Plaza Leo Doherty Menswear, C’bar
Elvery’s, Bridge St, Castlebar
Mayo Memorial Peace Park, C’bar
Castle Street, Castlebar
Cor Chairlinne
Hendsemer Krischer
Castlecomer Male Voice Choir
Oban Gaelic Choir, Scotland
Cantorion Colin Jones
Portadown Male Voice Choir
Wicklow Male Voice Choir
No Half Measures
University New Hampshire Touring Ensemble
Cor Le Cheile
Hospital Performances
Date / Time Event / Location Choirs / ArtistesSat 25th. 2.30pm Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar Galway Choral Association
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Sunday 26th May
Dawn Chorus
Date / Time Event / Location Choirs / ArtistesSunday 26th
May 5.15am
Sunday 26th May 8am
Ballina – Moy Singers DawnChorus in Association with
‘Bealtaine’
New Bridge overlooking river Moy
Castlebar ‐ Mayo International
Choral Festival Dawn Chorus in Association with ‘Bealtaine’
Lough Lannagh Carpark, Castlebar.
Free Adm. If weather is not kind,
Macalla Hall, Lough Lannagh Village.
Rehearsals for the Castlebar Dawn
Chorus, 8am, Sun 5th, 12th and 19th
May, Lough Lannagh Car Park or
Macalla Hall if weather is not kind.
For More details, contact Miriam Lavelle, 0863306543
Castlebar:
Open to all – come along to welcome in the dayand sing a few songs to celebrate creativity as
we age. No singing experiences necessary, just a
sense of fun! Duration half hour approx. We are
expecting many individual choir members of the
festival choirs to come along and join in the sing‐song (message to choirs ‐ informal dress).
Meet for a coffee afterwards in The Galway
Roast, Market Square, sponsors of the event.
Church ServicesChoirs will sing at the following church services:
Date / Time Event / Location Choirs / Artistes
Saturday 25th
Evening 7pm
Sunday 26th May, 10.30am
Sunday 26th
May, 12noon
Sunday 26th
May, 10am
Church of the Holy Rosary,
Castlebar
Church of the Holy Rosary,
Castlebar
St. Mary’s Church,
Westport
St. Aloysius Church,
Breaffy
Castlebar Gospel Choir
Castlebar Parish Choir
Cantorion Colin Jones, Wales
University of New Hampshire Chamber Touring
Ensemble, USA.
In Association with:The Gathering 2013, discoverireland.ie, Failte Ireland,
Mayo County Council, RTÉ lyric fm.LEADER, South West Mayo Development Company,
under the Rural Development Programme 2007-2013, and the
Irish Government National Development Plan, 2007-2013,and Midwest Radio.