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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Burraton, Celtic Male Ensemble {2nd ≤40 voices}, City of Truro, Cornwall Boys', Eight in a Bar, Falmouth Glee Singers, Four Lanes, Holman Climax, Imerys Mid Cornwall, Kerrier, Launceston, Liskerrett, Loveny, Marazion Apollo, Mevagissey, Mousehole {3rd ≥41 voices}, Nankersey, Newquay, Pelynt, Polperro Fishermen's Choir, St Buryan, St Stythians, Tamar Valley, Tintagel Orpheus, Trelawny, Treverva, Truro School Barbershop Boys, Wadebridge
Barnstaple, Barry (Wales), Bridgend (Wales), Bristol, Cardiff Arms Park (Wales), Chapel en le Frith, Colne Valley, The Daleian Singers {2nd ≥41 voices}, Derbyshire Community, Exeter, Hims and Arias (Wales), Maelstrom, Minehead, Much Wenlock, Peterborough Sings! {3rd ≤40 voices}, Romsey, Rossendale, Seer Green Singers, South Notts Men's Chorus, Warwickshire Choristers and County Voices, Westerton (Scotland)
Atlantic Boychoir {Canada}, Australian Rugby Choir {Austalia}, Dagilelis Boys' Choir {Latvia} {3rd Youth Choir}, Dubna Boys' Choir {Russia} {2nd Youth Choir}, Klapa Kastav Male Vocal Ensemble {Croatia} {1st ≤40 voices}, Manoeuvre Weert {Netherlands}, Muntra Musikanter {Finland} {1st ≥41 voices}, The Barons St Stithians Boys' Preparatory School {S Africa}, Duke of Cornwall Singers St Stithians Boys' College {S Africa} {1st Youth Choir}
Dozens of singers from all over Cornwall converged on Truro’s High Cross this sunny Easter weekend for a spontaneous “flash mob” rendition of a new anthem for the Cornwall International Male Choral Festival.
Music for Song for the World was composed by the Festival’s Artistic Director, the renowned musical supremo Gareth Churcher, with lyrics provided by Bob Willmott, to celebrate the 2019 gathering of international choirs who will arrive next week from May 2nd to May 6th for the biggest event of its kind in the world.
A great video of the event is here https://youtu.be/8Oi49DEZ5dw
This year a new special award will be up for grabs in the International Youth Concert and Competition. The Kelwood Cup for the most entertaining youth performance will be adjudicated by Cornwall's prolific composer and conductor, Russell Pascoe
A concert of three outstanding choirs in Falmouth on February 23rd will give a taste of the musical treats to come when the Cornwall International Male Choral Festival bursts across the Cornish scene from the 2nd to 6th of May.
The Celtic Ensemble, Cornwall Boys and Huntington Male Voice Choir will be singing at Falmouth’s All Saints Church, which will also be one of the 40 Cornish venues hosting more than 50 concerts and events by 60 choirs of all ages and nationalities in the largest Festival of its kind in the world.
News Release: Immediate - A concert of three outstanding choirs in Falmouth on February 23rd will give a taste of the musical treats to come when the Cornwall International Male Choral Festival bursts across the Cornish scene from the 2nd to 6th of May.
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.
A joint concert is being held on 19 October 2018 at St Keverne Parish Hall. Led by Janette Eathorne and Gareth Churcher.
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.
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 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.
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.
