Sing Ireland has a growing membership of singing groups, choirs, festivals, companies and individuals. For convenience, we have grouped these by location.
We are a new, inclusive community- based choir that is particularly older folk and dementia friendly. Our aim is to enrich the life of of our members through song and to help combat the social isolation of older age.
Continuum Youth Choir is a newly formed mixed youth choir which comprises girls who are or were members of St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Girls’ choir and boys who are or were members of the Palestrina Choir in the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin. This new choir is not church based and is a competition and concert choir directed by Blanaid Murphy. Blanaid is a very well known and respected choral director and she is aiming for the very highest excellence in choral music. Participating in a choir is all about teamwork and Blanaid is keen to develop the choir as a team and develop each of the teenagers so that they reach their maximum singing potential. Consequently the Continuum Youth Choir has been set up to retain these very accomplished teenagers as a group. Continuum have already performed in St Anne’s Church, Dublin in December 2018 and City Hall Dublin in March 2019.
Cór comhpháirte ban is ea Cór Duibhlinne faoi stiúr Amy Ní Riain. Bhunaigh Roisín agus Donall Ó Chuil Cór Duibhlinne sa bhlian 1990. Sé aidhm an chóir ná sean amhráin, amhráin nua agus ceol diaga a chanadh go taitneamhach as Gaeilge.
More +Sí an Ghaeilge teanga caidreamh an chóir, ach cuirtear fáilte roimh daoine ar bheagáin Gaeilge. Tugann Forás na Gaeilge tacaíocht dúinn. Tagaimid le chéile gach oíche Mháirt ó 8pm-10pm i bhForas na Gaeilge, 63-66 Sráid Amiens, BÁC 1. Tá atmaisféar íontach cairdiúil sa chór agus bíonn fáilte roimh baill nua i gcónaí. Cór Duibhlinne is a ladies choir singing and socialising through Irish. New members are always welcome including those who have only a little Irish but are willing and interested in using and improving the ‘cúpla focal’ while singing ‘as Gaeilge’.
Cór Fingal was set up by former members of Enchriadis Chamber Choir and Fingal Choral programme in order to continue and develop the tradition of choral music initiated by Dr Marion Doherty in 1988. Now, the choir is conducted by Eoin Conway and has since won various awards at different Choral Festivals.
More +In 2018, the singers brought home no less than two gold awards from the Mayo Choral Festival. The choir regularly organises social events and puts a big emphasis on being part of a vibrant community of adult singers who want to challenge themselves musically.
In 2020, Cór Fingal is preparing for a Scandinavian concert tour.
The Culwick Choral Society is a mixed-voice amateur choir with a membership drawn from all over Dublin. The society was founded by Dr James Culwick in 1898.
More +Our major concerts each season are performed with professional soloists and orchestra players. The choir takes pride in performing great masterpieces of the choral repertoire, and in presenting the Irish premieres of new works by leading contemporary composers. Our present musical director, David Leigh, follows a long line of distinguished conductors.
Cuore Chamber Choir is an award-winning SATB ensemble at the heart of choral music making in Dublin. Since our foundation in 2014, we have won first prizes at most of the major festivals in Ireland including multiple trophies at Cork International Choral Festival 2018. In July 2019, we embarked on our first international tour to Zêzere Arts Festival in Tomar, Portugal where we performed diverse music including Tallis’ Spem in Alium. Cuore rehearse in Dublin city centre on Thursday evenings. Members come from all over Ireland, Europe and beyond and share a love of high quality choral music. We perform a broad range of repertoire, both sacred and secular, ranging from standard works to Tudor editions prepared by choir members and premieres of contemporary compositions written for the choir.
DARA choir was set up in 2011 and is open to all members of the Dalkey Active Retirement Association (DARA).
More +The choir, which has over 70 members, was formed to create a community of people who love to sing and enjoy the many health benefits associated with choral singing. There are no auditions.
Rehearsals are held in Dalkey on Wednesday afternoons, under the direction of Derek Verso, whose emphasis is on enjoyment and the love of singing. Members also get together informally for line practice.
The choir gives an annual summer concert in Dalkey and a Christmas concert to support a local charity. We also sing in a local care home, Dalkey library, a local church and have participated in Limerick Sings festival on two occasions.
Discovery Gospel Choir is Ireland’s leading inter-cultural SATB choir, singing songs of hope from around the world.
More +As a mixed community of like-minded people, we participate in artistic expression, integration and interfaith dialogue in the heart of Dublin City. Since its foundation in 2004, Discovery has grown from a small community group to a widely celebrated choir. Ever-growing in demand, we have graced the stages on The Late Late Show, at Electric Picnic, in Áras an Uachtaráin, for the 'Ireland 2016' commemorations and alongside renowned artists such as Stevie Wonder, Kíla, Sinead O’Connor, The Blind Boys of Alabama and Gemma Hayes to name only a few. Discovery currently includes over 35 members of 14 different nationalities and a diverse repertoire of gospel and world music in over 30 different languages. New members are welcome – singers learn by ear and an audition is required. Feel free to get in touch.
Diva Voces is a female-voice choir established in 2006 by experienced conductor, Liz Powell. The choir rehearses every Tuesday evening from 7:30 - 9.30pm in a Dublin city-centre venue.
More +The choir's repertoire is wide-ranging; from Pergolesi to Cole Porter and encompasses classical, blues, jazz, spiritual and pop. The choir is a fun-loving but hard-working group and has grown in both standard and numbers. Conductor Ruaidhrí Ó Dálaigh has recently joined and the choir is now seeking new members. An ability to sight read is an advantage but not required. Diva Voces has featured on RTÉ Radio's 'The Business' and 'The Arts Show' and performs concerts regularly.
Dolce is a mixed voice choir, in existence since 2005. It has grown steadily over the years in reputation, size and musicianship. At present there are more than seventy members. Weekly rehearsals take place in the Dominican College, Drumcondra.
More +Starting times vary with optional sight reading and musicianship classes, or line rehearsals at 7.15pm and the full choir from 8.00 until 10.00. Dolce performs a wide variety of choral music
from sixteenth century to the present day. The choir participates regularly in competitions, festivals and concerts, and travels abroad every second year to celebrate a common love of singing.
Dolce has been awarded prizes in various choral festivals including Cork International Choral
Festival, Navan Choral Festival, Limerick Choral Festival, Clontarf Parish Choral Competition.
If you would like to share our love of choral singing don’t hesitate to make contact for an
audition. Ability to read music preferable but not essential.
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