Sing Ireland has a growing membership of singing groups, choirs, festivals, companies and individuals. For convenience, we have grouped these by location.
If your listing requires updating please fill in this form or you wish to have your choir listed here, please email us on membership@singireland.ie for further details.
Athy Sing and Sign Club are running since 2005 and co-ordinated by Aiden McHugh and Maggie Owens. Teenagers of Athy and surrounding areas learn Irish Sign Language (I.S.L.) in a fun and informal way
To date over 100 teenagers have joined, learned and are now competent in I.S.L. They have performed at many public events and put musical shows such as Mama Mia the Musical, Grease, Christmas Shows etc.. We have also organised two successful ISL festivals in Athy Town. Our classes are held each Saturday evening In the Church of Ireland Building from 7 pm to 9 pm.
The mission of Athy Sing & Sign club is to provide a supportive and positive learning environment in which all individual members has the opportunity to develop their Irish Sign Language (ISL) skills, to learn about Deaf Culture and the Deaf Community.
Phone:
Telephone Aiden 0877854812 or Maggie by Text 0879105987
Celtic Horizon Tours is family-run business located in Maynooth Co Kildare. Established in 1998 Celtic Horizon Tours specialises in group tours to Ireland from North America, Canada, Mexico and Europe.
With over 16 years’ experience in bringing groups of all sizes to Ireland from marching bands and choirs to special interest tours from Universities and schools. A niche market that Celtic Horizon Tours successfully cater to is Motorcycle Tours of Ireland. What better way to tour the highways and bye-ways of Ireland than on a motor bike. Celtic Horizon Tours ensure that every client coming to Ireland has time on their itinerary to meet and greet with the locals be it an event with a local band a school Irish Dancing Group or choir. We find our customers who form this bond with Ireland and its people return on tour time and again.
Every Voice Choir
Location:
clane, Co. Kildare
Conductor:
Anne Lynn
Every Voice Choir is a group where everyone is welcomed - no audition. We cover a wide genre of music and the focus is on member enjoyment.
Whilst we cover a programme of songs to help improve our harmonies and vocal technique, we also give people a chance to sing their favourite song at the end of the practice. As its a community-based choir we leave space for chatting at the beginning and sometimes during the choir session so that people connect with one another.
Maynooth University Chamber Choir was founded in 1986, specialising in sacred music of the Christian canon. The choir has a tradition of commissioning new music, often premièring works by Irish composers.
In 2015, they became the first Irish ‘Choir of the World’ at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Wales. In 2016, in celebration of that victory, they undertook a tour, performing in Ireland, China, and the US. Their CD ‘Lorica’ features commissioned works by Irish composers and choral favourites.
In 2017, they competed in the Cork International Choral Festival, winning first place in the mixed voice and church music categories. In 2018, they earned first place in the Church Music and Mixed Voice Competitions at the Feis Ceoil, also receiving the Oliver O’Brien Award for best overall choir. In 2019, they achieved first place in the RTÉ Lyric FM Carols For Choirs Competition, singing Vaughan Williams’ Wassail Song.
Established over 20 years ago, Millicent Singers is a 40 strong mixed voice choir in SATB formation based in Clane, Co Kildare. The group have developed a strategic plan which will steer their development over the coming years. One of their best initiatives to date has been the introduction of free membership for those aged 18-30 or those in full time education.
Annual events include their Christmas and Summer concerts.
Under the leadership of musical director Alan Kelly the choir rehearse every Monday from late August until end of May, with additional planned sectional rehearsals.
Singers from their twenties up to their eighties and from all walks of life count themselves among the members. A scheme to encourage young members offers reduced subscription fees for their first two years.
Millicent Singers have performed with soprano Celine Byrne, Defence Forces’ band. They played host to touring American choir from Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Success in competition includes wins at AIMS choral festivals in New Ross in 2013 and 2014, Mayo International Choral Festival in 2017 and most recently 2019 Feis Ceoil winners in mixed voices competition. Caroline Cutliffe is the accompanist.
The choir’s recent repertoire consists of short popular choral pieces and many choral works including Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man, and Bach’s Magnificat in D Major. In May 2019 the choir represented Leinster in 'All Island Sings' in the National Concert Hall.
Rehearsals are held every Thursday from 8pm – 10pm in Scoil Bhríde, Sallins Road, Naas.
New members are welcome to join. There is a waiting list for Sopranos at present. The ability to sight-read is not a requirement but is an advantage.
The Nás na Ri Singers is a mixed voice choir established in 1972 in Naas, Co. Kildare. The 70 strong choir has Nathan Barrett as Musical Director.
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The choir’s recent repertoire consists of short popular choral pieces and many choral works including Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man and Bach’s Magnificat in D Major. In May 2019 the choir represented Leinster in 'All Island Sings' in the National Concert Hall.
Rehearsals are held every Thursday from 8 – 10pm in Scoil Bhríde, Sallins Road, Naas.
New members are welcome to join. There is a waiting list for Sopranos at present. Ability to sight read is not a requirement but is an advantage.
Past Times Community Choir is a KCC Arts Service project, supporting older people, those living with dementia, carers & nursing homes from Naas & the surrounding areas. They meet in McAuley Place in Naas and are directed by Eric Hanlon and John O'Neill.
To be placed on the waiting list, mail: pasttimescommunitychoir@gmail.com
Your night unfolds before you like magic: you get a lyric sheet at the door, Sabrina and Bobby teach you the vocal arrangement, you end up sounding AMAZING & the video is recorded. Everyone has a ball and goes home feeling great about themselves!
Bringing with her musical skills which span a lifetime, Niamh has always been involved in music, internationally and at a local level, with a wide variety of experience of all genres of music: Classical to contemporary. Niamh has performed in the National Concert Hall as a member of the female chorus for Festival Production's “The Mikado” 2007 and “Pirates of Penzance” 2008, going on to compete and win the 27th & 28th International Gilbert & Sullivan festivals held in Buxton Opera House, England.
Involved in choirs, bands, song writing, musical arrangements and church music in Kilcullen from 2007 – 2009 Niamh partnered as a duet “Harmoneey” based in Kilcullen church singing classical church music for weddings, baptisms etc. Prior to moving to Kilcullen in 2003, Niamh lived in Luxembourg where she was involved in the children’s music ministry in Hollerich.
