[ Q MAY .3rd to 8th, 1928. 2ltUAbus °E_. _ .J2Rl~e COm'QeC1CIOnS· 8.. 7', White, Printer, 4S Fleet Street, Dul·/:"u. " ( Notice to Competitors. OMPETITORS are requested to be careful that in the Feil Ceoil C Competitions, both Instrumental and Vocal, the specified edition is procured. Arrangements have been made by Mesers. Pigott &. Co., Ltd., THI~TIETH "3 Grafton Street, Dublin, to supply Candidates with the Test Piec~s in the correct editions at the lowe.t possible rates. F EIS C EO I L IRISH MUSICAL FESTIVAL. DUBLIN. MAY 3rd to 8th. 1926. SYLLABUS OF PRIZE COMPETITION S AND REPQRT OF MUSIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. AND ALL THINOS MUSICAL. PIANOS ORGANS PLAYER - PIANOS GRAMOPHONES RECORDS VIOLINS Oreatest Facilities for Selection In Ireland. Service. of Expert Tuner. covera entire Country. Repair. by highly Skilled Craftsmen in the Firm'. Up-to-date Factory. DUBLIN : PUBLISHED BY THE FEIS CEOIL AS SOCIATION. 37 MOLESWORTH ST. 1926. GRAFTON ST. a SUFFOLK ST., DUBLIN. L ADd at CORK .. LIMUIC•• R. T. J-f/'lIite, Printer, 45 Fleet Street, Dtlblin, CONTENTS. ................................................ PAGE. 13 Adjudicators, List of. (1926) 6 It is earne.stiy ~equested that Competitions, Con~ltlons of . NOTICE. Constitution of Fels Ceoll 5 all Competitors should use Committees ... ... ... .. 4 Donors to Prize Fund (1925) ... .., 11 the correct and specified editions as stated Members of Association, List of (1925-26) 41 43 in Syllabus. •• •• :: .• Prize Winners, Calendar of .. Railway Travelling Facilities ... .. 11 Above are obtainable at Messrs. Report of Committee and Balance Sheets for 1925 34-40 McCullough's, 56 Dawson Street, Dublin. TEST PIECES AND PRIZES. 24 Country orders receive prompt and care- Bands 14 Children's Choir 13 ful attention Choirs 15 Choirs Irish ... 33 7t~.~ Comp~sers' Competitions 27 .- .. " Darley" Prize ... 18 "Denis O'Sullivan" Medal 26 " Eileen" Cup 30 " Fitzgerald" Cup ... •• "Gervase Elwes Memorial" Cup 19 · 13 Pianos, •• Violins, · " Griffith" Cup ·• 28 "Hamilton Harty" Cup 25 Harp 31 Irish Fiddle ... 31 Barmotiiums, · Irish Harp 31 · Irish Pipes ... 18 " J oseph O'Ma.ra" CUI? H. M. v. · Ladies' CommIttee PrIzes 17 · " Larchet" Cup .,. .. 29 "Milligan Fox Memorial" Medal 32 · 23 · Orchestras 29 Gramophones, Organ 18 · "Plunket Greene" Cup 28 and all the leading makes in Brass. Wind. and · Pianoforte 29 " Pigott" Cup 14,15 String Instruments. Quartets, Vocal 24 Quartets, String 20 "Rathmines and Rathgar" Cup 18 Our Sheet Music Department is always up. to-date. ·• Solo Singing " 20 · Solo Singing in Irish (""f. J. McCall" Cup) 20 LISTS FREE ON APPLICATION. Song, with Insh Harp (Townshend Cup) 15 Trio, Ladies' Vocal . 24 Trio, Pianoforte and StrIngs ... 16 Trio in Irish 32 D~ Unpuhlished Irish Airs 27 McCULLOUGH, Viola 26 Violin 25 56 Dawson Street, PUBLIN. ,. Violin and Piano Duet 27 Violoncello ... ... ... .. · 25 Phone 4829. Violoncello and Piano Duet (" Elsner" Cup) 21 ," Wallis" Cup 30 ~ ~ Wind Instruments ... ........................................... \ 5 • . .. 1- .. , .•• QO~ STIT.u~I.ON I' i92,5-26. , . - ! FEIS CEOIL :ASSOCIATION, OF THE -, -~-..- . " FEIS "CEOIL' ASSOCIATION. 'President: :rre Right Hoh. The,. Lor~ Mayor of Dublin. 1. The Feis Ceoil Associatipn has b~en formed with the following {)bjects :-(a) To promote' the study and cultivation of Irish music; '. Vice-Presidents: . {b) to promote the general cultivation of music in Ireland; (c) to hold Right ,Hon. The J-ord O'Neill. an Annual Musical Festival, or Feis Ceoil, consisting of Prize Com­ Mrs. R. 1. Best. I G. N. Count Plunkett. petitions and Concerts, similar to that held in 1897; (d) to collect and Sir Charles H. Brett: preserve lily publication the old airs of Ireland. Hon. Solicitor: 2. The Feis Ceoil Association shall consist of a President, Vice­ H on. Treasurers: Capt. T. M. Gerr. rd, M.B.E. P residents, two Honorary Treasurers, not less than two Honorary Sec­ Capt. H. M. FitzGibbon. retaries, an Executive Committee, and' a Body of Members. A limited Ambrose A. Kelly. I number of Honorary Members, who must be non-resident in Ireland, Registrar: may be elected. Hon. Secretary: C" W. Wilson .. 3. Members must pay'an Annual Subscription of One Guinea, pay­ Edith Mortier. able on or before 1st October, or within one month of enrolment. , \ t, 4. Every Member shall have a vote at a General Meeting, and shall 'Executiv e Committee, 1925-26. be entitled to free admission to all pu,blic lectures, performances, con­ Comr.t .M.Esposito,Mus.D. Edmond Lupton, K.c. T. S. F. Battersby, K.C. n {;erts, and competitions held during the Festival week. E. M. Fannin, M. B. Mrs. Edmond Lupto . 5. The Feis Ceoil shall be' held annually in May, unless otherwise R. 1. Best, D.Litt. J.. E. Geoghegan. R. A. S .. Macalister, D.Litt# decide a by a General Meeting. The place ' of the Annual Festival shall Mrs. R. 1. Best. Mrs. P. J. Geoghegan. Henry MagOire. A. G. Birch, O.B.E. be decided by the Executive Committee, and shall be published in 'the Miss A. B. Griffith. Miss Jean Nolan. daily press before the end of June in each year. Mrs. Boxwell. Mme. Cosslett HelIer. D. J. O'Sullivan. J. Robertson Coade. Miss Eithne Aliaga Kelly. Mrs. W. J. M. Starkie. 6. A stated General Meeting of M embers of the AssociatiQn shall Miss Culwick. J. F. Larchet, Mu •. !). Mrs. A. M'C: Stewart. be held each year in October. At this Annual Meeting a Report and C. P. Cur:ran. ,Mrs. J. F. Larche!. I T. H. Weaving. Balance Sheet for the year ending September 30th shall be submitted C. Holmes Denbam, M.D. by the Executive Committee; also due arrangements shall be made for the election, by the Mem bers of the Association for. the time being, of Musical Sub-Committee, 1925-26. , the Honorary Officers and Executive Committee for the ensuing year. • • I 'Mts. Edmond LUpton. 7. A Special General Meeting shall be summoned by the Secretaries , 'Mrs. ~. 1 .. Best. .• " Miss Jean Nolan. when directed by the Executive Committee, or on a requisition of Miss CulWlck. I .Vincent O'Brit'n. twenty-five Members. Comm. M. ESPOSltO, Mus.D. Robert O'Dwyer. Mrs. J. F. Larchet. T H Weaving. 8. The Executive Committee shall consist of the Honorary Office rs, J. ,. Larche~ Mus.D. I' , . , • . ' . • 25 Members elected by ballot, and Representatives of Local Committees, one Representative to be nominated by each Local Committee not Ladles' Committee, 1925-26. exceeding 50 Members, and in the case of Local Committees exceeding Macnie, Miss Isa 50 Members, one additional Representative for every 50 'Members after Griflith, Miss A. B. the first 50, no fractional part of 50 to count after the first 50. The Best, Mrs. R. I. Heller, Mme . .. Cosslett MacBride, Mrs. J. Conan, Mrs . .. Executive may co-opt ten other Members, and fill vacancies by co- Hickey, MISS Meg. M'Call, Mrs. P. J: {)ption. ' . Dodd, Mis,s fileeb ',Mortier, Mrs. Charles Kelly, Miss Eithne A. 9. The Executive Committee shall have pow!!r to admit Members. Doyle, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Hugh N. Scales, Mrs. F. F:lDnin, Mrs. E. M. to make Bye-Laws, and to affiliate kindred Societies. Lindsay, Mrs. J. Sweetma~, Mrs. R. M. Fleming, Miss K. 9· 10. The Executive Committee shall have charge of all matters 'not Long, G. A. Varian, Mrs. Is~ac Geoghegan, Mrs. P. 'J. Miss specially reserved for the General Meetings, and shall have power to Lupton, Mrs. Edmond GibsOD, Mrs. appoint Sub-Committees and Local Committees, the Members of which need not be Members of the Executive Committee, but must be Members of the Association. 7 6 the foregoing regulation, the Committee reserve the right of awarding the prize to successful Competitors, anything in the foregoing regula- , THIRTIETH FEIS CEOIL tion notwithstanding. Entrants who fail to present themselves at a Competition without notice will be expected to give their reasons to the. IRISH MUSICAL FESTIVAL Committee. 7. Competitors for Solo Singing may enter for only one class of WILL BE HELD IN DUBUN voice. 8. Accompanists will be provided in all classes where accompani­ May Srd to 8th, 1926. ment is necessary. No Competitor shall be allowed to bring an accom­ panist except in the Competitions in which this is specially permitted. 9. Test pieces may be heard in whole or in part at the discretion of the adjudicator. The' Competitions will be held under the following 10. Where a particular edition of music is specified, Competitors CONDITIONS. will be judged according to that edition. 1 Th~ Competi'tions are open to all persons of Irish birth or p,arent­ 11. English words must be sung in all Vocal Competitions except age, ~nd to al.l bona ~de residents in Ireland for three months Imme­ where otherwise stated. diately precedmg April 1st, 1926. 12. No person may compete more than once in the same competition 2. The Competitions, with the ~~ception of Orchestra, are open to in the same year, or in both Senior and Junior Divisions. both amateur and professional musIcians. 13. The order of precedence shall be arranged by ballot. Com­ 3 Preliminary Competitions may be held in al! .s'olo cla~ses tll r - petitors not appearing at the specified time without due notice given to. duce the number of Competitors. Of such competitions notice WI be the Hon. Secretary will be liable to disqualification. given. 14. Certificates of date of birth, or a declaration signed by a clergy­ 4 Prize-winners in the Solo Competitions ar~ not eligibl~ for the man or magistrate on the form attached to the entry form, are required same 'or a lower prize in subsequent years. ~he w!nnersbrf Pd~~i~~ili! in the following Competitions :-Harp B, Violin Band C, Violoncello be prepared to perform one of the t~st pieces 10 pu IC B, Pianoforte Band C, Organ B, Instrumental Trio B, Irish Fiddle B, Festival week if required by the Committee.