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- Enjoyed the chance to sing in the St Ann's choir this morning. Last hymn was the superb 'Dear Lord and Father of Mankind' by Parry. 2 weeks ago
- The kids singing group I take in Cherry Orchard started back today. London's Burning and some Super Bass :-) 2 weeks ago
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Category Archives: New Dublin Voices and other choral singing
Superbos!
Last night was the performance of Bach’s Magnificat and it was such fun. We met at the concert hall at 4.15 and went through the programme with the organist and the orchestra. We stood on the stage (five rows, I … Continue reading
Notes tremendous thundered out
Today is St Cecilia’s Day, the patron saint of music. It’s also the day Benjamin Britten was born. One of his compositions, the ‘Ode To Saint Cecilia’ (from whence comes the title of this blog post), is a setting for … Continue reading
Grace and poise
This weekend, New Dublin Voices took part in a production of ‘Singin’ In The Rain’ at the National Concert Hall. It was a full week of rehearsals starting with the conductor, John Wilson, putting us through our paces on Monday … Continue reading
I *Was* Glad…
Today I sang Hubert Parry’s anthem, ‘I Was Glad’, with St Ann’s choir for a service to mark the commencement of the newly-elected Irish parliament (Dáil Éireann). Parry was born in 1848, an explosive year in Europe, not least in … Continue reading
World premiere
At the beginning of this year, NDV were recording some Christmas music for a proposed CD release. In between takes I wandered over to the upright piano in St Ann’s church and quietly played some chords – the first comprised … Continue reading
The Mornington Singers
I went to a concert last night by our choral neighbours, The Mornington Singers. They are conducted by the lovely Orla Flanagan and sang in the marvellous Pro-Cathedral in Dublin. It was my first time in the cathedral (the Catholic … Continue reading
Riltons Vänner
I was introduced to the Mouth Off! podcast this week, an intoxicating mix of gushing enthusiasm, Americanisms that would make a Dublin Southside teenager blush, and great contemporary acapella music. I loved it and will definitely be listening again. They … Continue reading
Irish Choral Composition Prize
Very excited to learn that there will be a composition prize awarded for this year’s Cork Choral Festival. Here’s the link to the full details: http://www.corkchoral.ie/index.php/education/sean-o-riada-competition.html
Some recording, a new piece, and a bursary
I’m writing this while eating a Cadbury’s Dairy Milk. Raising a glass and a half to the taste of world-beating excellence. Please, American Kraft people (and I know you’re reading this blog…), don’t change it. Although I’m still a bigger … Continue reading
Farmleigh
Today we sang at Farmleigh House – the old Guinness family home in Phoenix Park. It’s a splendid ‘big house’ and was thronged with people visiting the Christmas market, listening to the storytelling and enjoying the lovely crisp winter day. … Continue reading
