Members Directory

They perform at concerts, weddings, charitable and corporate events on a regular basis.

In 2015, Ancór launched a 10th-anniversary recording Sing Joyfully which is available to purchase directly from our contact form.

Ancór embraces a wide repertoire, incorporating music from the Renaissance to the 21st century, both sacred and secular. The choir has won numerous awards at festivals around Ireland and currently holds the title of Best Limerick Choir 2020 (Limerick Choral Festival). Recent tours have included Slovenia (2017), Italy (2014), and France (2012).

The choir has grown to over fifty members and has already performed many fundraising concerts, most recently raising money for Limerick Animal Welfare, Limerick Lions Club, and CMRF Crumlin.

The choir covers popular, upbeat music & is non-auditioning. Everyone from the beginner to the experienced is welcome to join in a relaxed and fun learning environment!

We are an adult choir and sing at Christmas, Easter and other feast days and special occasions, performing a wide selection of music ranging from traditional favourites through to the present day. We also sing by invitation at funerals, memorial Masses and community events.

The choir numbers generally fluctuate between the low to mid 30s, and occasionally up to 40 members. Practices are held at 8pm on Tuesday nights in St. Joseph’s church in Ballybrown Clarina beginning in September for the run-up to Christmas, and staring around mid-February for Saint Patrick’s Day and Easter.

We have enjoyed New Music workshops and many social outings and collaborations with other choirs over the years. Our repertoire is drawn from many periods and a variety of cultural traditions.

New members are always welcome and no audition or music reading ability required. If interested, please enquire using the contact details below. We would love to hear from you.

Accompanist: Rosaleen Donovan

LCU sees itself as an ambassador for Limerick, promoting its talents locally, nationally and internationally. The choir has toured and performed in France, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia, Italy and England. The choir has collaborated with many other choirs over the years and has entered numerous competitions. It’s a choir for both professionals and non-professionals; everyone is welcome providing they can sing in tune. A normal year consists of two major performances at the University Concert Hall in Limerick, participation in a choral festival, a trip abroad and an end of year mass. LCU is a progressive choir, always learning new repertoire, singing in many languages - Irish, French, German, Latin, Italian and Russian, challenging both members and the audience.

If you love singing, church/choral music and historic buildings, then why not get in touch with us? We’d be pleased to hear from you. You don’t need to be an expert singer. What we are looking for are young people with a pleasant singing voice, who are able to sing in tune and who have an interest in, and commitment to, this kind of music-making within the context of this magnificent medieval cathedral. Potential choir members should please contact the Organist and Choirmaster to arrange an informal meeting at the cathedral.