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- Feis Ceoil ([fʲɛʃ ˈcoːlʲ] fesh-k'yole; "Festival of Music") is an Irish music organisation which holds an annual competitive festival of classical music. It was first organised in Dublin in 1897 by Dr. Annie Patterson and Edward Martyn for the purpose of stimulating musical studies in Ireland and encouraging native performers and composers. It was a result of the general Gaelicising programme of the Gaelic League. It consisted of competitions for performance and composition and was supported by all musicians of the day, both traditional and classical. Prizes aggregating £800 were distributed among the successful competitors. Since those early years, the Feis Ceoil has undergone many changes to accommodate the development of music in Ireland. It has expanded to more than 185 competitions in all instruments, including voice, and covering all ages from 7 years upwards. Famous competitors over the festival's history include tenor John McCormack, author James Joyce (as a singer), tenor Finbar Wright, broadcaster Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin, the Irish composer Vincent Kennedy (as a trumpet player) and violinist Cora Venus Lunny. Performers have included Margaret Burke Sheridan, Suzanne Murphy, Bernadette Greevy, Eithne Robinson, Hugh Tinney, Philip Martin, John O'Conor, John Ronayne, Emma Murphy, Geraldine O'Grady, Ann Murray, Mary Hegarty, Cara O'Sullivan, Celine Byne, Orla Boylan, Finghin Collins, Cora Venus Lunny, Tara Erraught, Joseph Dalton, and Claudia Boyle. In 2021 the competition had to be run online due to the COVID-19 pandemic with all entrants submitting their pieces via the website. (en)
- Eagraíocht agus comórtas ceoil is ea 'Feis Ceoil', nó Feis Cheoil Bunaíodh an comórtas sa bhliain 1897. (ga)
- Il Feis Ceoil (in italiano Festival della musica) è un festival annuale di danza e musica che si tiene in Irlanda. È stato organizzato per la prima volta nel 1897 dalla Dr. Annie Patersxon e consiste in una competizione di performance e composizioni accompagnata da tutti i musicisti del giorno, sia nazionali che classici. Da allora il Feis Ceoil ha subito molti cambiamenti per adattarsi ai cambiamenti della musica irlandese. Oggi durante il Feis Ceoil sono presenti più di centosettanta competizioni con tutti gli strumenti, inclusa la voce, ed i partecipanti non possono avere meno di otto anni. I più famosi partecipanti alla competizione sono stati il tenore John McCormack, lo scrittore James Joyce (come cantante), il conduttore e la violinista Nel 2006 la Royal Irish Academy of Music Percussion Ensemble è stato premiato col primo premio nella Chamber Music Competition, diventando così il primo complesso di percussioni a vincere nella storia del Feis Ceoil. (it)
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