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
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
National Equal Voice Competition winners
Left: Gerard Bradley, conductor, Strabane Chamber Choir Men’s Chorus
Right: Judith Lyons, conductor, Dulciana Vocal Ensemble, Dublin
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