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Category Archives: New Dublin Voices and other choral singing
Joy be with you all
Played banjo on RTÉ’s arts programme, The View, last night with James Vincent McMorrow. I also sang carols with some of my fellow New Dublin Voices on the steps of The Gate theatre in full Victorian garb, complete with top … Continue reading
Kirk Franklin
I’ve been a big fan of Kirk Franklin ever since my sister lived in Philadelphia for a year back in ’98/’99. His gospel choir compositions are certainly among the absolute best and the choirs and bands he has worked with … Continue reading
Something beginning with B
Imagine confining yourself to a single letter. “Platoon” and “Peter Pan” in a month watching only films starting with “P”. Cornflakes and carrot-cake on a day devoted to food beginning with “C”. For their winter concerts on November 21, 22 … Continue reading
(Twenty-)five(ish) go to Marktoberdorf
This weekend was the 11th international chamber choir festival in Marktoberdorf, Germany, and New Dublin Voices made the trip. The opening concert was given by Consono, from Köln, who won the top prize at the festival in 2007. We first … Continue reading
Videos from Budapest
I posted up the videos of New Dublin Voices in Budapest. We won the chamber choir competition singing this programme: Salve Regina – György Orbán Ecco mormorar l’onde – Monteverdi Bagairt na Marbh – Michael Holohan Lullaby (from Four Shakespeare … Continue reading
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singing in harmony
I was determined to start back strongly after the Easter break with the girls choir I conduct. I’ve been experimenting with seating arrangements for the forty or fifty of them that turn up every week(!). For a while there I … Continue reading
New Dublin Voices win in Budapest
This is still sinking in…! Leading Irish chamber choir New Dublin Voices has won the Grand Prix at the prestigious Budapest International Choir Competition. The choir’s founder and conductor Bernie Sherlock also scooped the award for best conductor at the … Continue reading
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New Dublin Voices on Facebook
If you’re interested in keeping up with what New Dublin Voices are up to and hearing about upcoming concerts, then please become our fan on Facebook. Our next concert is on Sunday 1st February in St Brigid’s church in Cabinteely, … Continue reading
Christmas success for New Dublin Voices
New Dublin Voices had a very busy Christmas season with concerts in Navan, Dublin (performing for the Friends of the National Gallery, singing carols in Dickensian garb on the steps of The Gate theatre before the opening night of ‘The … Continue reading
A beautiful Christmas song
I was introduced to Eclecticity today by Rowan Manahan, whose witty and informative blog I would recommend to anyone who likes to laugh and has to work for a living. I sing in a choir and, it being the season, … Continue reading
