Competitive Categories
Friday Competitions
Primary Schools/Children’s National
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Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces
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Time: Maximum 9 minutes
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Prize: €300
Secondary Schools/Youth National
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Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces
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Time: Maximum 10 minutes
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Prize: €300
Primary Schools/Children’s Folk Music
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Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces where the music and/or text is based on folk songs.
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Time: Maximum 10 minutes
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Prize: €300
Secondary Schools/Youth Folk Competition
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Repertoire: Two contrasting pieces where the music and/or text is inspired folk traditions
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International Folk tradition
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Time: Maximum 10 minutes
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Prize: €300
National Workplace Choir Competition
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Programme: 2 contrasting pieces
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Time: Maximum 10 minutes
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Age Limit: none
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Prizes: 1st €300
2nd €150



Saturday Competitions
Folk Music
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Programme: Two contrasting arrangements of traditional folk songs, one of which must be from your country of origin.
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Piano and up to three other accompanying instruments allowed
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Time: Maximum 10 minutes
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Age Limit: Majority of singers must be 16 years old or older
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No. of members: Minimum of 8 singers per ensemble
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Prizes: 1st €500
2nd €150
Open Category
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Programme: 2 contrasting pieces from different eras, one of which must be from your country of origin.
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Piano may be used to accompany one piece
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Time: Maximum 10 minutes
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Age Limit: None
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No. of members: Minimum of 8 singers per ensemble
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Prizes: 1st €300
2nd €150
Sacred Music Competition
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Programme: Two contrasting pieces, one of which must be composed before 1780. Piano and up to two other accompanying instruments allowed on one piece
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Time: Maximum 10 minutes
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Age Limit: Majority of singers must be 16 years old or older
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No. of members: Minimum of 8 singers per ensemble
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Prizes: 1st €500
2nd €150
Small Ensemble
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Programme: 2 contrasting pieces
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Time: Maximum 10 minutes
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Age Limit: Majority of singers must be 16 years old or older
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No. of members: Maximum of 12 singers per ensemble
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Prizes: 1st €300
2nd €150
Barbershop Quartet (with 2 qualified Barbershop judges)
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Programme: 2 songs from the barbershop repertiore
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Time: Maximum 10 minutes
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Age Limit: Majority of singers must be 16 years old or older
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Prizes: 1st €300
2nd €150
Barbershop Chorus (with 2 qualified Barbershop judges)
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Open to Mixed, Female & Male Choruses
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Programme: 2 songs from the barbershop repertiore
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Time: Maximum 10 minutes
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Age Limit: None
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No. of members: Minimum of 8 singers per ensemble
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Prizes: 1st €300
2nd €150
Non-Competitive Category
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Programme: 2 contrasting pieces
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Time: Maximum 10 minutes
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Age Limit: None