Gaynor Keeble gained scholarships to the University of Warwick and the Royal Academy of Music. She combines a busy performing career with teaching both privately, at Warwick University and adjudicating at many festivals. She has also worked extensively with English Touring Opera’s Education Programme and is vocal consultant to several local choirs. She was a [...]
Due to unexpected circumstances some adjustments have had to be made to the Speech and Drama Programme and panel of Adjudicators. Please note Class 367 Solo Verse-Speaking 8 Years and Under on Saturday, 9th March is scheduled for 2:00pm and not 2:15pm as originally notified. Updated Speech and Drama Programme available here. Updated Speech and [...]
We were delighted to welcome Mairead Twohig from 96FM to the Father Mathew Hall this week for a chat about Feis Maitiú, which will be broadcast on the Arts House on Sunday, 11th February between 8:00 and 10:00am. It will also be available as a podcast.
The 2024 Instrumental Music Results announced. Click here for the list.
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 [...]