2026 Derry Choral Festival

joint 3rd Prize

Oak Tree of Derry International Competition

Mark of 90.2%

Repertoire:

Time, Jenniter Lucy Cook
Felice Primavera, Carlo Gesualdo, Arr. Thais Jansen
On The Move At First Light, Jonathan Nangle
Dyby Byla, Kosa Nabrósená Antonin Dvorák
Snow Dance For The Dead, Seán Doherty

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Special Award:

City Hotel award to the conductor of the most interesting and varied programme in the International Competition


2025 Tallinn Choral Festival

joint 2ND Prize

Equal Voices Competition

Mark of 88%

Repertoire:

The Heaven’s Cloths - Eoin Mulvany (b. 1978)
Mironczarnia - Jakub Neske (b. 1987)


Contemporary Competition

Mark of 89.4%

Repertoire:

The Heaven’s Cloths - Eoin Mulvany (b. 1978)
Mironczarnia - Jakub Neske (b. 1987)

Photos by Vahur Lõhmus


2024 Cork Choral Festival

1ST Prize

National Competition for Upper Voice Choirs

Mark of 91%

Repertoire:

The Heaven’s Cloths - Eoin Mulvany (b. 1978)
Mironczarnia - Jakub Neske (b. 1987)


2ND Prize

Ireland’s Choir of the Year

Mark of 89.56%

Repertoire:

Veni, Veni Emmanuel - Éna Brennan (b. 1990)
Audivi vocem de caelo
- John Taverner (1490-1545)
Otrok s sončnico - Ambrož Čopi (b. 1973


1ST PRIZE

RTÉ Lyric FM 2022 Choirs for Christmas

Category » Best Overall Choir and Best performance of a contemporary Irish Work, performing In the Bleak Midwinter by Jonathan Nangle.

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JOINT 1ST prize

RTÉ Lyric FM 2018 Choirs for Christmas

Category » Best Performance of a New Choral Work performing Stille Nacht by Harriet Steinke


2022 Derry Choral Festival

1ST Prize

Female Voice National Competition

Mark of 92.1%

Repertoire:

I himmelen, Karin Rehnqvist
Tuttarana, Reena Esmail


2021 Cork Choral Festival

3rd Prize

National A Cappella Virtual Choir Competition

Composed by Eoin Mulvany (b. 1978)
Text by W. B. Yeats (1865–1939)

World premiere written for Dulciana.

Recorded remotely during March 2021.

Director/Audio: Judith Lyons
Video: Ronan Fox


PREMIERE

Collaboration with Nnic on Pillars

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2019 Derry Choral Festival

1ST Prize

Female Voice (National Equal Voice / Upper Voices) Competition

Mark of 92.5%

Competition repertoire:

Phoenix, Éna Brennan
Hoj, hura hoj!, Otma Macha

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National Equal Voice Competition winners

Left: Gerard Bradley, conductor, Strabane Chamber Choir Men’s Chorus

Right: Judith Lyons, conductor, Dulciana Vocal Ensemble, Dublin

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2019 Cork Choral Festival

2nd prize

National Competition for Upper Voice Choirs

Mark of 87.67%

Competition repertoire:

Jack’s Valentine, Libby Larsen
Totus Tuus, Rihards Dubra

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