'A Place in the Choir' explores why the National Symphony Chorus of Ireland sings together, sharing stories of joy, resilience and community.
45m documentary where many chorus members share their experience, addiction, passion, intensity, transcendence, focus, and support.
#RTE #documentary #radio #choir #choral #chorus #singing #NSCI #NCH #music
The Guinness Choir & Orchestra at the #NCH #Dublin Dec 3rd.
https://www.nch.ie/all-events-listing/the-guinness-choir-dec25/
J.S. #Bach’s #Christmas #Oratorio, parts 1,2,3,6 bringing to life the festive brilliance of Bach’s masterpiece under the direction of Ciarán Kelly.
Kelli Ann Masterson, soprano, Leanne Fitzgerald, alto, Christopher B. Fischer, tenor and Eoghan Desmond, bass.
Exquisite solo arias, vibrant choruses, and profound recitatives in a richly textured journey through the Nativity story.
#Choir sponsored by Spry Finance
Cór Linn at the City of Derry International Choirs Festival won the Sacred & Gospel AND Youth Choir competitions, and they also won the National Choir of the Festival competition !
https://derrychoirfest.com/2025-festival/results-2/
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1D8FPiwFUA/
On Instagram, part of their performance…
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQScfCQjTaA/
(Sorry for Meta links but they have to be where their audience is)
#CorLinn #NCH #Youth #Choir #Choral #music
https://journalofmusic.com/opinion/why-are-accomplished-irish-composers-applying-composer-lab-0
Why are Accomplished Irish Composers Applying for Composer Lab?
Composer Lab – a professional development scheme providing composers with the opportunity to write for National Symphony Orchestra Ireland – is now in its eighth year, but it should not be a replacement for a proper commissioning policy for emerging and mid-career composers, writes Adrian Smith.
Composer Lab – a professional development scheme providing composers with the opportunity to write for National Symphony Orchestra Ireland – is now in its eighth year, but it should not be a replacement for a proper commissioning policy for emerging and mid-career composers, writes Adrian Smith.
James MacMillan brings us echoes of Latin motets, Gregorian chant, Bach chorales and Scottish folk accents in a modern re-telling of the St. John Passion
Good Friday Dublin
Broadcast recording:
https://www.rte.ie/radio/lyricfm/lyric-live/2025/0418/1508441-rte-lyric-live-friday-18-april-2025/
#NCH #NSO #CCI #NSC #Choral #choir #passion #contemporarymusic
"professional voices as collective narrator (Chamber Choir Ireland directed by Paul Hillier, no less), a committed amateur chorus, top-notch orchestra, knockout soloist Sean Boylan "
Patrick O'Beirne
The Guinness Choir
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