Festival 2024

Pictured at the Launch of Festival 2024 are representatives from our Sponsors, Ards and North Down Borough Council, Signature Schools, Guillemot Café and Wine Bar, Oasis Travel together with Festival Committee members.
 
The Adjudicators for Festival 2024 are Darren Day who is local to Northern Ireland and he will be joined on Saturday by Dexter Drown from Birmingham and with the calibre of choirs entered this year they will not have an easy job!
 
The Festival prides itself on being fully inclusive and this year for the first time we have an entry HMP Hydebank.  The choir will be adjudicated remotely prior to the Festival taking place and the Adjudication held until all other choirs in their competitions have performed on Saturday.  We are delighted to welcome this choir’s entry as it is well known how much music can have a significant impact on health and wellbeing.
Download 2024 Results

Choral Festival 2024 Photo Gallery

Regent House Senior Chamber Choir Newtownards Winner Open Choral Best Northern Ireland Choir Bet single performance of the Festival pictured with The Mayor of Ards

Ard’s Voice Community Choir Rummer Up Newcomer’s Class

Ballyholme PS Runner Up Musical Highlights

Ballyholme PS Senior Singers Winner over 30 Singers and Loughside Trophy for Best Primay School Choir

Ballyholme PS Under 8 Primary School Class Winners

Bangor Grammar School Chamber Choir Runner Up Grammar 19 Years & Under

Campbell College Middle School CHoir Winners of Post Primary 15 years and under

Carde Community Choir Winner Newcomrs Class and winner of Di Capo Cup for best Newcomers

Carrickfergus Grammar Winner George Best Belfast City Airport Trophy

Carrickfergus Grammar Winner Grammar School class 19 years and under

Clifton School Runners Up of SLD Class

Di Voce Womens’ Choir-Runners Up Female Voice Class

Glenveagh School Winners of SLD Class

Grange Park PS Runner Up over 30 singers

Grosvenor Chorale Runners Up – Open Choral

Harberton School Winners of MLD Class

Holy Cross Winner Secondary High School 19 years and under

Lagan Sea Horses winners of Light Entertainment Class

Ocho – Runners Up Sacred Class

OCHO Winners Mixed Voice Choir Class and winner of Isobel Reid Rose Bowl

Orangefield PS Runners up Sacred Class

Peninsula Choir Co Down Winner Female Voice

Portadown Male Voice Choir Runners Up Male Voice Choir Class

Rathmore PS Winer Musical Highlights

Regent House Senior Chamber Choir winners of Marine Court Shield for Best single performance

RegentHouse Junior Chamber Choir Runner Up Grammar 15 years & under

St Comgall;sPS Bangor Winner Sacred Music

Sullivan Preparatory School Runner Up 8 years & Under

Tartan Harmony Quartet Winners of Barbershop Ensemble

Tartan Harmony Winners of Barbershop Chorus

The Wessex Male Choir Winner Male Voice, Saced Music & Best Visiting Choir

Festival 2024 Results

Primary School Musical Highlights

Winner

Rathmore Primary School, Bangor

Runner-Up

Ballyholme Primary School, Bangor

Primary School 8 years and under

Winner

Ballyholme Primary School, Bangor

Runner Up

Sullivan Preparatory Choir, Holywood

Primary School Sacred Music – Margaret Green Salver

Winner

St Comgall’s Primary School, Bangor

Runner Up

Orangefield Primary School, Belfast

Primary Schools over 30 Singers

Winner

Ballyholme Senior Singers, Bangor

Runner Up

Grange Park Primary School, Bangor

Post Primary (15 years & under)

Winner

Campbell College Middle School Choir, Belfast

Runner Up

Regent House Junior Chamber Choir, Newtownards

High School Choir (19 years & under)

Winner

Holy Cross College, Strabane

Grammar School Choir (19 years & under)

Winner

Carrickfergus Grammar School, Co Antrim

Runner Up

Bangor Grammar School Chamber Choir

SLD

Winner

Glenveagh School, Belfast

Runner Up

Clifton School, Bangor

MLD

Winner

Harberton School, Belfast

Barbershop Chorus

Winner

Tartan Harmony, Scotland

Barbershop Ensemble

Winner

Tartan Harmony Quartet

Newcomers Class

Winner

Cairde Community Choir, Belfast

Runner Up

Ards Voice Community Choir, Co Down

Highly Commended

Belfast City Chorus HMP Hydebank College

Female Voice – The Joan Houston Female Voice Award

Winner

The Peninsula Choir, Co Down

Runner Up

Di Voce Women’s Choir, Altrincham, England

Male Voice Choir – The Bolsterstone Cup

Winner

The Wessex Male Choir, Swindon, England

Runner Up

Portadown Male Voice Choir, Co Armagh

Mixed Vice Choir – The Roberta Dunlop Shield

Winner

OCHO, England

Sacred Music – Marion McLaren Cup

Winner

The Wessex Male Choir, England

Runner Up

OCHO, England

Light Entertainment

Winner

Lagan Seahorses, Belfast

Runner Up Tie –

OCHO, Wiltshire/Tartan Harmony, Scotland

Highly Commended

Belfast City Chorus, HMP Hydebank College, Belfast

Open Choral

Winner

Regent House Senior Chamber Choir, Newtownards

Runner Up

Grosvenor Chorale, Belfast

Loughside Trophy Best Primary School Choir

Ballyholme Senior Singers, Bangor

George Best Belfast City Airport Trophy Best Senior School Choir

Carrickfergus Grammar School, Co Antrim

Di Capo Cup for best Newcomers

Cairde Community Choir, Belfast

Isobel Reid Rose Bowl

OCHO, Wiltshire, England

Marine Court Shield Best single performance

Regent House Senior Chamber Choir, Newtownards

Best Visiting Choir

The Wessex, Swindon, England

Best Northern Ireland Choir

Regent House Senior Chamber Choir