Association Of Irish Musical Societies
AIMS Choral Festival
2009 Choral Festival Results

Youth Competitions - Friday 22nd May

Competition 1: Primary Choirs Biddy McGuire Trophy
  • 1st: Mercy School, Wexford
  • 2nd: Aspiro, Carlow & St. Pius X Boy's School
Competition 2: Senior Choirs Connie Tantrum Trophy
  • 1st: Castlecomer Community School
  • 2nd: WIT Youth Choir
Competition 3: Musical Cameo Competition Carol Walsh Trophy
  • 1st: De la Salle, Waterford
  • 2nd: Encore! School of Performing Arts, Dublin
Competition 4: Boy's Treble Galway Crystal Trophy
  • 1st: John Kelly, Wicklow
  • 2nd: Jack Power & Michael Carroll
Competition 5: Youth Solo Galway Crystal Trophy
  • 1st: Andrew Linnie
  • 2nd: James O'Connor & Niall Stafford
Competition 6: Girl's solo Helen Ronan Memorial Trophy
  • 1st: Megan Ward
  • Highly Commended: Maria McCann, Faye Kelly, Karen Kinsella, Aoife Daly, Nicola Roche, Eimear Harpur & Bronagh Bracken
Competition 7: Girls Solo ( 13-15) Sr. Mary Walsh trophy
  • 1st: Orla Kelly
  • 2nd: Sarah Brennan
  • Highly Commended: Sophie Carroll, Caroline Nicholson, Fianna Rossiter & Emily Kelly
Competition 8: Girl's solo (16-18) Joshua O' Kelly Memorial Cup
  • 1st: Rebecca Murphy
  • 2nd: Claire O'Brien
  • Highly Commended: Grace Cowman, Alison Ni Longaigh & Shauna Smith

Adult Competitions - Sunday 24th May

Comp. A: Mixed, 40 voices and over - Fr. John O' Brien Trophy
  • 1st: Dublin Airport Singers
  • Joint 2nd: Cantairi Avondale
Comp. B: Mixed, under 40 voices - Waterford International Festival of Light Opera Shield
  • 1st: Cantando
  • 2nd: Gloria
Comp. C: Mixed, confined to AIMS - Frank Cullinane Trophy
  • 1st: Dun Laoghaire Musical & Dramatic Society
  • 2nd: Bray Musical Society
  • Highly Commended: Thurles Amateur Musical Society, Kill Singers & St. Michael's Theatre Musical Society
Comp. D: Female Choir - McCullough Piggott Trophy
  • 1st: The Park Singers
  • 2nd: Bray Musical Society
Comp. E: Male Voice - Pageworks Waterford Trophy
  • 1st: City Of Dublin Male Voice Choir
  • 2nd: Waterford Male Voice Choir
Comp. F: Irish Language - European Year of Music Trophy
  • 1st: Kill Singers
  • 2nd: Cantando
Comp. G: Chamber Choir - Albatros Trophy
  • 1st: Cantoiri
Comp. H: Sacred Music - Whitten Haslam Memorial Trophy
  • 1st: Cantando
  • 2nd: Cantairi Avondale
Comp. I: AIMS Musical Cameo - Ballyclare/Birr Rosebowl
  • 1st: Dun Laoghaire Musical & Dramatic Society
Comp. J: Barbershop - Old Spice Trophy
  • 1st: 4 Piece Suite
  • 2nd: Black Lace
Comp. K: Gospel Music - Tipperary Crystal Trophy
  • 1st: Portmarnock Singers
  • 2nd: OLV Gospel Choir
Comp. L: Plainchant - Tom McNally Perpetual Cup
  • 1st: Cantando
  • Joint 2nd: Cantairi Avondale & Waterford Male Voice Choir