2020 Navan Choral and Instrumental Festival competitions now open for entries. See below for full details.

Navan Choral and Instrumental Festival is one of the primary choral festivals in Ireland. 2020 marks the 41st year of the Choral Festival which will run from 2th to 10th May.

The Choral and Instrumental Festival engages talent from all age groups by hosting competitions for primary and post primary schoolchoirs, as well as youth and adult choirs. It also hosts solo singing, opera singing and piano recital competitions. In 2018 new instrumental competitions were introduced and provide an opportunity for musicians of diverse genres to showcase their talent, network and further their musical careers.

Navan Choral and Instrumental Festival is aware of the importance of Irish culture and, through the Irish language choir competitions, demonstrates that Irish is a living language in the community. The Festival concludes by hosting the prestigious “National Choir of the Year” competition, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Navan.

See full details below of 2020 competitions. Now open for entries.

Saturday 2 May
Piano

Sunday 3 May
Instrumental Competitions – deadline for all instrumental competitions entries is 20 April
Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Accordion

Solo Competitions
U12, U16, U19

Open Solo Competition
Baileboro Perpetual Cup & €300
Players of a competent standard. No age restrictions.
NB: solo competitors may compete in ensemble competitions

Ensemble Competitions
Junior Ensemble: U18
Meath Chronicle Perpetual Cup & €200
Senior Ensemble: Mixed Age
Perpetual Cup & €300
Individual members of an ensemble are eligible to compete in the Solo Instruments competition.

Wednesday 6 May
Post Primary School Choral Competitions – deadline for entries is 31 March
Including National Youth Choir of the Year – deadline for entries is 31 March

Thursday 7 May
Primary School Choral Competitions – deadline for entries is 31 March

Saturday 9 May
Solo Singing
Young Opera Voice – deadline for entries is 1 March

Sunday 10 May
Adult Choral Competitions – deadline for entries is 31 March
National Choir of the Year Competition – deadline for entries is 31 March

Adjudicators for 2020 festival
Mary Lennon PhD., MEd., PhD Dip Mus., FTCL, FLCM, LRAM, LGSM, LRSM
Colma Brioscú  MA., FTCL
Richard Yarr M.Mus (Lond), BMus (Hons), FRSA
Kevin O’Carroll PhD, M.Mus., BA (Hons) Dip. ABRSM
Orla Boylan, Soprano
David Brophy BMus Perf (TCD), Grad Dip Mus (DIT), ALCM
John Molloy

For further information, visit www.navanchoralfestival.com
Email: navanchoralfest [at] gmail.com