Members Directory

Our choirs include Holy Trinity Choir, which is open to all enthusiastic voices, and Trinity Cappella, our chamber choir for more advanced repertorie. Contact us for information about our choirs, and forthcoming opportunities, including our choral scholarship scheme.

Our Repertoire includes Gregorian Plain Chant and Contemporary Chant, and also an eclectic mix of modern music and original arrangements.

Through regular performances, sharing music with other groups and frequent social outings for members, ERCMS strives to promote the enjoyment of music for all. Rehearsals take place every Thursday from 7.45-9.45 pm in the Chapel of the Edmund Rice International Heritage Centre, Barrack Street, Waterford. For further information on ERCMS, please contact 087 9647231

Everything is taught by ear using participatory methods and our repertoire is both nostalgic and current while also being a tad daring at times!! We are known for putting our own spin on some well-known and not so well known songs with our original arrangements.

We love performing live and recording. Since our humble beginnings back in October 2015 we have performed in many festivals around the country and also recorded videos with local and national artists and bands such as "In the Willows and Emma Langford.

In 2021 we were placed in the top 30 indie covers for our version of The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums.

As its name suggests, this group strives to promote harmony through learning and performing choral music. Using solfege, rhythmic syllables, and kinesthetics as teaching tools, this choir aims to provide an excellent foundation in music, all through the joy of singing together.

We present two major concerts annually; our Christmas celebration at Lismore Castle every December for 3 nights and a Spring concert often in Lismore Cathedral, as well as performing at various community functions locally. We occasionally join with other choirs for performances and we have also entertained choirs from abroad and then travelling to return the visit. We also participate in choral festivals.

The choir has a wide-ranging repertoire from earliest plainchant to works by modern composers, including pieces specifically created for Madrigallery. The choir is renowned for delivering high-end performances in collaboration with professional musicians and soloists from Ireland and beyond, with acclaimed productions of Mozart’s REQUIEM, Karl Jenkins’ THE ARMED MAN and Ireland’s first community choir production of JUBILATE DEO by Dan Forrest, to name but a few. The choir's long-standing commitment to excellence has made it a firm favourite with both audiences and reviewers. Most recently, Madrigallery won in several categories of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Waterford News & Star Green Room Awards, securing the rare honour of topping the vote for "Choir of the Year", "Concert of the Year" and “Musical Director of the Year”.

Performances to date have included:

Handel’s Messiah (twice), Faure’s Requiem, a Holy Week event including part of Bach's St John Passion, Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, and most recently Haydn’s Creation.

Our aim is to continue to provide performances of large-scale choral works for the enjoyment of audiences in our region.