The largest festival of its kind in the world

40 venues across Cornwall

60 male choirs of all ages from across the globe

50 concerts, competitions and celebrations

2,000 singers entertaining more than 45,000 people

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9th International Male Choral Festival
2nd - 6th May 2019

Now is the time for you to enter the 2019 festival

Prizes total over £6000 for choirs and composers competitions, with trophies, cups, plaques, and of course, immortality. Past winners have gone on to use the Festival's huge international reputation to enhance their standing and to promote their choir's growth and development.

Contests and performances for Boys and Adult Choirs are held throughout Cornwall, this most beautiful part of Britain. The land of Tristan and Isolde, King Arthur, Poldark, and Surf.

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Here are the fantastic choirs that participated in the 2017 Festival

Cornish Choirs

Bucas Four, Burraton, Celtic Male Ensemble, Cornwall Boys Choir, Cornwall Cambiata, Eight in a Bar, Four Lanes, Holman Climax, Imerys Mid-Cornwall, Kerrier, Launceston, Liskerret, Loveny, Marazion Apollo, Mevagissey, Mousehole {3rd Prize 41> voices}, Nankersey, Newquay, Pelynt, Praze Hayle, Rame Peninsula, St Buryan, St. Stythians, Tamar Valley, Tintagel Orpheus, Treverva, Truro School Barbershop {1st Prize Youth Choir}, Wadebridge

BRITISH CHOIRS

Bristol, Bromley Boys Singers {2nd Prize Youth Choir}, Budleigh Salterton, Epsom, Maelstrom, Hampshire Police, Peterborough Boys Choir, Rossendale {3rd Prize <40 voices}, Taunton Deane, Warwickshire Choristers, Warwickshire County Male Voices, Wessex, Weybridge, Wyndham Singers, Caernarvon (Wales), Cor Meibion De Cymru / South Wales MVC (Wales){1st Prize 41> voices}, Froncysyllte (Wales), Phoenix (Wales), South Wales Gay Men's Chorus (Wales){1st Prize <40 voices}, Tenby (Wales), Westerton (Scotland).

INTERNATIONAL CHOIRS

Gentlemen Songsters (Czech Rep'), Gesangverein Harmonie 1879 Bernbach (Germany){2nd Prize 41> voices}, Grass Valley (California, USA), Manifestum (Finland){2nd prize <40 voices}, Melbourne Welsh (Australia), Roeros Sangforening (Norway), St Petersburg Boys Choir (Russia) {3rd Prize Youth Choir}, Vocal Six (Sweden).

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latest news

Composers Competition 2018 - Winners announced

World class composers descended on Cornwall from Seattle, Shanghai and Surrey to claim their prizes in the hotly contested Composers’ Competition - a jewel in the crown of Cornwall’s biennial International Male Choral Festival.

Kari Cruver Medina from the USA, Norwegian Jens Peter Jongepier who lives and works in China and Ian Assersohn from Epsom in Surrey arrived at Truro College where the awards’ ceremony and premiere performances of their compositions were live-streamed to world-wide audiences.

All three composers were overwhelmed by the rendition of their music by the Truro School Barbershop Boys and choral scholars from Truro Cathedral, conducted by CIMCF Artistic Director Gareth Churcher.

Kerrier Male Voice Choir and St Keverne Band Concert

A joint concert is being held on 19 October 2018 at St Keverne Parish Hall. Led by Janette Eathorne and Gareth Churcher.

Cornish-American Song Institute and The Church of King Charles the Martyr, Falmouth

The Cornish-American Song Institute from Texas, friends of CIMCF, are performing A Song and Choral Festival at the Church of King Charles the Martyr in Falmouth. On 19th, 20th, and 21st June they're presenting different and varied choral programmes. If you are nearby or can get to Falmouth on any of these days you'll enjoy some sublime and inspirational music.

Rame Peninsula MVC wins Queen's Award for Voluntary Service

Gareth Churcher and the Directors of the Cornwall International Male Choir Festival would like to congratulate Rame Peninsula Male Voice Choir and its offshoot Halfway Harmony who have been awarded the QUEEN'S AWARD FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE.

Rame Peninsular MVC perfectly represents the spirit of the whole community of Cornish Male Voice Choirs in their charitable work, and we're proud to be associated with them.

George Leggo Charity Concert

George Leggo has been a member of Treverva Male choir for 50 years this year, and for 12 years was a member of Eight in a Bar. When very unwell recently he greatly benefitted from care received at Marie Therese House in Hayle. To express his gratitude a benefit concert has been arranged for Saturday 4th August at 7.30pm at Penryn Methodist Chapel. Please try and support this great cause, and have a great night out at the same time.

Composer's Competition - highest number of entries

2018 has seen the highest number of entries ever for this competition. With prize money totalling £2750 together with international prestige and publicity, it has attracted Composers from across the world.

Internationally renowned adjudicators appointed

Four internationally renowned and distinguished experts have now been appointed to adjudicate the 2019 Male Choir Festival and the 2018 Composers Competition