08.03.2019
Clontarf Choral Competition Hits the Right Notes
The second annual Clontarf Choral Competition took place in the Church of St John the Baptist on Sunday last (March 3). With both junior and senior competitions, participating amateur choirs were drawn from Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and Tipperary.
The competition exists to encourage the performance and enjoyment of hymnody and each choir sang two hymns or religious songs. Both the chief organizer, Nicole Robinson and the judges, the Revd Dr Anne–Marie O’Farrell, Bishop Trevor Williams and Joyce Williams were impressed with the quality of the performances from all the entrants.
The winning youth choir was Ossia Youth Choir who were presented with the William Young Memorial Trophy. Dolce were the overall winners in the senior section and were awarded with the Alfie and Pam Branagan Memorial Cup. This was their second year in a row to scoop the title. Anam were the winners of the judges’ discretionary prize of the Audrey Flood Maharry Memorial Cup.
The organisers would like to thank the judges for their hard work on the day and all who provided and service the refreshments and set up and took down the staging.
