The 31st Charles Wood Festival and Summer School - Booking Now
Sunday 11th - Sunday 18th August
Charles Wood Festival and Summer School 2024
The festival celebrates the music of Charles Wood and seeks to give singers and musicians an opportunity to perform and develop their talents. We do this through events during the year and our annual summer school in August for singers, organists and choir directors. It is held in all the main churches in Armagh, Northern Ireland.
PROGRAMME
Sunday 11th August 2024
3.00pm - Charles Wood - A Festival of Hymns (St. Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh)
8.00pm - Charles Wood - 31st Festival Opening Concert (St. Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh)
Monday 12th August 2024
1.30pm - Charles Wood - Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC) Senior Class 1 (St. Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh)
7.00pm - Charles Wood - Northern Ireland International Organ Competition (NIIOC) Senior Class 2 (St. Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh)
7.30pm - Charles Wood - Come and Sing 'Gloria' (St Mark's Parish Church, Armagh)
Tuesday 13th August 2024
10.00am - Charles Wood - Charles Wood Singers Open Rehearsal 1 (Armagh Methodist Church)
10.30am - Charles Wood - NIIOC Junior Class: Grades 4-5 (St. Malachy's Catholic Church, Armagh)
1.00pm - Charles Wood - NIIOC Intermediate Class: Grades 6-8 (St. Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh)
5.00pm - Charles Wood - Choral Evensong (St. Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh)
6.30pm - Charles Wood - NIIOC Organ Masterclass with Thomas Trotter (St. Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh)
7.30pm - Charles Wood - Vocal Masterclass 1 with Paul Farrington (9 Vicars’ Hill, Armagh)
7.30pm - Charles Wood - Sung Mass (St. Malachy's Catholic Church, Armagh)
8.30pm - Charles Wood - Bach at Twilight (St. Malachy's Catholic Church, Armagh)
Wednesday 14th August 2024
10.00am - Charles Wood - Charles Wood Singers Open Rehearsal 2 (Armagh Methodist Church)
11.00am - Charles Wood - NIIOC Performance Workshop with Thomas Trotter (First Armagh Presbyterian Church)
15.40pm - Charles Wood - Choral Evensong (St. Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh)
7.00pm - Charles Wood - Summer Delights (The Archbishop’s Palace, The Palace Demesne, Armagh)
Thursday 15th August 2024
1.10pm - Charles Wood - Lunchtime Concert: Charles Wood Girls’ Choir (St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Portadown)
3.30pm - Charles Wood - The Charles Wood Composers’ Competition: Final (Armagh Methodist Church)
7.30pm - Charles Wood - Vocal Masterclass 2 with Paul Farrington (9 Vicars’ Hill, Armagh)
Friday 16th August 2024
1.10pm - Charles Wood - Award Winners’ Lunchtime Concert (First Armagh Presbyterian Church)
2.30pm - Charles Wood - CV Stanford and Charles Wood: Interactions, interests and innovations (The Robinson Library, Armagh))
8.00pm - Charles Wood - The 31st Charles Wood Festival Gala Concert (St. Patrick's Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh)
Saturday 17th August 2024
12.00pm - Charles Wood - The Singers’ Concert (First Armagh Presbyterian Church)
4.00pm - Charles Wood - Community Choir Showcase & Competition (The Band Stand, Market Street, Armagh)
6.30pm - Charles Wood - The Community Prom (The Mall, Armagh)
Sunday 18th August 2024
11.00pm - Charles Wood - Sung Mass (St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh)
3.00pm - Charles Wood - Festal Evensong (St. Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh)
⭐ Even though some events are FREE entry - it is still advisable to book to reserve a spot… ⭐
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