Michael Ball was born in Manchester. Formal piano studies began at the age of six, followed by his first contacts with the Festival movement as a young participant at several of the Lancashire & Cheshire music festivals. He later went on to the Royal College of Music in London where he studied piano with Bernard [...]
Jonathan studied music at Cambridge, where he sang in the University Chamber Choir and studied piano with Peter Pettinger. He held choral and instrumental awards and won the Rima Alamuddin prize for piano performance. After 10 happy years as Director of Music in Bangor Grammar School, he began a broader career in conducting, producing, writing, [...]
The Feis Office has been inundated with a huge number of emails on a variety of issues. I am sorry but it will take some time to get to them all. Please be patient. Unfortunately the two stewards who were to help this week have been indisposed due to injury and I am on my [...]
Thank you to all who applied for the positions we had for TY students work experience. All places were filled on a first come basis. We will reply to all who got in touch, but it will take a few days. We can offer TY and LCVP students work experience at the weekends ie Saturdays [...]
The Cork Feis has 160 Trophies on offer in our 2024 Syllabus and more again in storage. In many cases these Trophies are in memory of those who have played a significant role in Performing Arts Education in Cork and made a major contribution to the Feis. They are the history of our event and [...]
Feis Maitiú, 2024 will begin in two weeks time on Wednesday, 31st January. This will be our 97th Feis. The Feis is run by the Feis Director with the support of a small Executive team and a number of voluntary stewards, who assist with the day to day management of the Feis. We have been [...]
The 2024 Speech and Drama Programme announced and available here. The 2024 Speech and Drama Adjudicators announced. Profiles available here. Notifications of dates of various classes will be sent out during the week of Monday, 15th January.
2024 Feis Instrumental Programme available here. 2024 Official Accompanists for Instrumental Classes available here. 2024 Feis Vocal Programme available here. 2024 Official Accompanists for Vocal Classes available here. Notification of dates and times will be sent out during the week of 8th January. Speech and Drama announcements will be made later. Music Adjudicators announced. Profiles [...]
Due to very heavy traffic on our website over the weekend, we have extended the online application schedule, so the system will remain live all day on Tuesday, 5th December. The Feis office will be opened on Tuesday, 5th Dec. from 10.30am to 4.00pm, if you need any assistance. Please note that the office will [...]
We are delighted to announce that we have received an anonymous bursary of €300 to be awarded to the winner of Class 1, The Margaret Dillon Memorial Perpetual Trophy for Vocal Prizewinner. To qualify a performer must enter for the four prescribed classes Oratorio, Early Music, Lieder Repertoire and Opera. The award and bursary will [...]