FISCA
The Flax Trust Inter-Community School Choir Awards (FISCA) 4th December 2014
The Flax Trust Inter-Community School Choir Awards took place in Belfast City Hall on Thursday 4th December.
240 children from 18 primary and post primary schools in North Belfast came together to create 9 cross community choirs and performed a variety of choral classics vying to win the George Mitchell Cup & Bursary for ‘Most Captivating Performance.’
In addition to £5000 in awards the Trust gave a grant of £500 to each School competing for their magnificent performances and the hard work of Teachers and Pupils.
The evening was a resounding success with demand for tickets vastly outweighing capacity.
The George Mitchell Cup & Bursary for ‘Most Captivating Performance’ was won by Jordanstown Centre for the deaf & visually impaired and St Vincent de Paul Primary School. Both shared a bursary of £3,000.
The George Quigley Cup for ‘Most Accomplished Senior Choir’ was won by Dominican College and Belfast High which shared a bursary of £1,000.
The Tom Foley Cup for ‘Most Promising Junior Choir’ was won by Black Mountain Primary School and St Terese of Lisieux Primary School, again a bursary of £1,000 was shared by the winners.
The George Mitchell Cup for Most Captivating Performance and a bursary for £3,000 was won by St Vincent de Paul Primary and Jordanstown Centre for the Deaf and Visually Impaired. From left to right: Noel Thompson, Lady Empy, Margaret Moore, Sam Murray, Colleen Killen and Sr Mary Turley.
The George Quigley for Most Accomplished Senior Choir and £1,000 bursary was won by Dominican College and Belfast High. Left to right: Sr Mary Turley, Meabh McKeown, Lady Quigley & Stephen Cairns.
The Tom Foley Cup for Most Promising Junior Choir and £1,000 bursary was won by Black Mountain Primary and St Therese of Lisieux. Left to right: Prashant Hemady US Consulate, Jared Lovee, Patricia Mulholland and Sr Mary Turley
Winners of the George Mitchell Cup St Vincent de Paul P.S. and Jordanstown for the Deaf and Visually Impaired celebrate with Noel Thompson BBC.
From left to right: Fr Myles Kavanagh Chairman Flax Trust, Minister Carál Ní Chuilín DECAL, Marcella Walsh Artistic Director, Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Maire Hendron, Minister of Justice David Ford MLA, Sr Mary Turley Chair Flax Trust Classics, Prashant Hemady US Consulate
The audience of a packed City Hall enjoying the Flax Trust Christmas Gala Competition.