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A-Chord-ingly

We are A-Chord-ingly from Co Wicklow and we formed our quartet in August 2021. Fi (Tenor) Martina (Lead) Siobhan (Baritone) and Noeleen (Bass) We first competed at our IABS barbershop convention in 2022 and won the Novice trophy and competed for a second time 2023.…

Allmänna Sången Visby

Allmänna Sången Visby was founded in 1844 and is thus Sweden's second oldest choir. It was formed as a male choir, and it was transformed into a secular mixed choir in the 1970s. Our current conductor Mats Hallberg has worked with the choir since 1995…

Angeliki Ploka

Greek choral conductor Angeliki Ploka has worked with ensembles and choirs in Greece, Hungary, Spain and the Netherlands. At home in Holland, she is the artistic director of Leiderdorps Kamerkoor and Kamerkoor Lux. She is a member of TENSO’s team of young conductors and has…

Ashton School Choir

Ashton School Choir is a voluntary choir, open to students of all years within the school. The students show their commitment and dedication by attending rehearsal four mornings a week. Ashton School Choir was delighted to participate in the 150th anniversary of St Luke’s Home in…

Bangotne

Mixed choir Bangotne, the oldest amateur group in Saulkrasti municipality, was founded in 1951. The choir Bangotne is closely associated with its former long-time conductor, Jānis Veismanis, a music educator and Grand Prize winner of Saulkrasti. He nurtured and shaped the choir's traditions and took…

Barony Choir

Barony Choir was formed in 2011, initially as a fun community choir. The group is based in Midleton, and their members come mainly from East Cork, although members travel from Cork City and West Waterford to practise and perform with them. They focus mainly on…

Bel Chorus

The male choir Bel Chorus comes from the little coastal town, Harstad, in Northern Norway. Dag Erik Enoksen has been their conductor from the start. He was also initiator for the foundation of the choir on January 9th 2000. Today Bel Chorus have 26 singers.…

Bravehearts Choir

Bravehearts choir welcomes cancer patients, survivors and anyone affected by cancer, directly or indirectly and /or anyone who wants to sing for fun, meet new people and support cancer charities in the process. Bravehearts aims to: • provide an uplifting and fun activity in a…

Brigham Young University Singers

Brigham Young University Singers is an exciting choir with impressive voices and a wide range of styles. Conducted by Dr. Andrew Crane, the group performs pieces from nearly every musical genre as well as many original works written or arranged for the choir. In May…

Broadford Youth Choir

Broadford Youth Choir is committed to the growth and development of young people through excellence in music. Founded in 2012, the choir has thrived in its intention through multiple competitive wins such as Limerick Choral Festival, Feile an tSamraidh (in Midleton) and also through the…

Calliope

Calliope is a Cork based octet that first formed in January of 2023 with members of various backgrounds who have come together over their love of choral music. Their debut at the 2023 Cork International Choral Festival was well received and earned them first place…

Cantairí Mhuscraí

Cantairí Mhuscraí is a mixed voice choir based in Ballincollig and draws its repertoire from a wide range of music including classical, Irish and popular pieces. The choir has performed a number of major works over the years including Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, Vivaldi’s Gloria,…

Cantate

Cantate, formed in Monkstown, Cork, in 2006, is a small and vibrant group of mixed voices. The choir's musical director is Daniel Beuster (danielbeuster.com). Cantate's repertoire caters for all tastes including choral, sacred, rock n’ roll, songs from musicals and contemporary classics. Previous choir collaborations…

Carrigaline Gospel Choir

Carrigaline Gospel Choir was founded in 2005 and has flourished and evolved into a harmonious group of singers who bring joy to audiences and congregations alike. They are proud that many of their founding members are still active in the choir which is a testament…

Cashel Community Choir

Cashel Community School is a voluntary after school group who rehearse weekly. The aim is the get students singing to a high level in a focused yet relaxed way. These students would have started their school year with a production of the Little Mermaid last…

Castlemartyr Choir

Castlemartyr Choir is a community based choir founded by its conductor Tomás Ó Tuama. The choir has travelled extensively over the past 35 years to festivals in Europe, Wales and throughout Ireland. The members always love the challenge of performing in this Church Music competition.

Chamber Choir Ireland

‘It was at once a sheerly beautiful immersion in choral sonority’ IRISH TIMES, MARCH 2019 Garnering a strong reputation for their unique approach to creative commissioning, recording and programming, Chamber Choir Ireland is the country’s flagship choral ensemble and national chamber choir under the Artistic…

Charleville CBS Primary School

Charleville CBS Primary School is a boys' school and the school choir has been in operation for about 5 years. The boys sing at many of our school events, including our religious ceremonies. Many of the boys have been involved in competitions such as Scór…

Choir of the 18th Junior and Senior High School of Athens

The Choir of 18th Junior and Senior High School of Athens was established in 2010. The members do not have any special musical education and no audition took place in order for them to be chosen. The rehearsals of the choir include exercises concerning posture,…

Choral Con Fusion

Choral Con Fusion is an LGBTS+ inclusive choir that has its roots in the Cork LGBT community. The choir has always aimed to be an inclusive community outlet and a space where people will join in song, feeling safe and part of something special and…

Commodore Male Voice Choir

Commodore Male Voice Choir was founded in the early 1960’s by the workers of Verolme CorkDockyard. When that industry closed, workers from Irish Steel joined up and the choir becameknown as Cork Harbour Area Choir. Come 1987 the choir was without a home and the…

Cór Choláiste na Toirbhirte, Bandon

Cór Choláiste na Toirbhirte is made up of students from second year to fifth year, most of whom are studying music in the school. The singers come from varying musical backgrounds including classical and traditional music and are encouraged to join the choir to improve…

Cór Cois Abhann

Cór Cois Abhann is a large choral ensemble based in Cork City with an eclectic membership.Founded in 1990, the choir has long experience in both arts and light repertory and has performedall over Europe and throughout Ireland, including broadcasts, recordings and regular concerts.Some of the…

Cór Geal

Cór Geal was established in 2009, by its musical director Betty Fitzgerald. It is a four-part mixed adult choir, whose repertoire consists of a broad genre of music including, sacred, popular, jazz, and contemporary. The choir is based in Whitechurch, Co. Cork, and it has…

Cór Lae Nua

Cór Lae Nua is a female voice chamber choir based in Cork City under the direction of Nicholas McMurry. It was founded in 2016 when a group of friends came together to experience the challenges and pleasures of singing in a small choir. The choir…

Cór Mhagh Ealla

Cór Mhagh Ealla is a community choir based in Mallow in North Cork on the banks of the River Blackwater. The choir was established in 2001 on the initiative of the late Peig Russell, a well known and much loved local patron of the arts.…

Cór Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Cailíní

Cór Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Cailíní is conducted by Maeve-Ann O’Brien and consists of girls from 4th to 6th class. There is a long history of choral singing in Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh Cailíní . The choir has achieved great success in the past 12…

Coralia of the University of Puerto Rico

Founded in 1982 by its current conductor, Carmen Acevedo Lucío, Coralia —the University of Puerto Rico Concert Choir— is a renowned ensemble that forms part of the long-standing choral tradition of the Río Piedras Campus, which dates to 1936. Composed of students and alumni from…

Cork Garda Male Voice Choir

The Cork Garda Male Voice Choir was formed in 1978 and consists of both serving and retired members of An Garda Siochana stationed in Cork together with some civilian members. The choir performs for many fundraising events throughout Munster. The choir has previously travelled to…

Cork Headway Choir

The Cork Headway Choir is clients and staff from Headway Cork. Headway works with Adults with Acquired Brain Injury. The choir began as a way of singing together for enjoyment, memory recall, cognitive exercises and for the simple love of singing!

Cork Prison Officers Male Voice Choir

Our Choir began back in 1985, it evolved over the years and our current group are in rehearsal since 2011 when Jackie O'Connell became our Musical Director. Our Choir is made up of both serving and retired Prison Officers and we rehearse weekly in Collins…

Cork School of Music Symphony Orchestra

Initially under the direction of the School’s former Head of String Studies, Adrian Petcu, the School’s Symphony Orchestra has developed from relatively modest beginnings as a Chamber Orchestra more than twenty-five years ago to become hailed in the national press as ‘the finest orchestra of…

Coro de Camara Aurora

The Aurora Chamber Choir was founded in February 2011 in Alajuela, Costa Rica as an independent group with the purpose of promoting the city's choral musical culture. We give people without musical training the opportunity to expand their vocal possibilities with higher level productions than…

Coro S'Ena Frisca, Putifigari

Coro S'Ena Frisca, Putifigari was born in October 1995 from the initiative of a group of young enthusiasts of Sardinian singing, with the aim of preserving and spreading the traditions of the town and of Sardinia. It takes its name from the patron saint of…

Credo Vocal Ensemble

Credo Vocal Ensemble is a mixed voice chamber choir based in Trim, Co.Meath. The choir specialises in A Capella music of all genres from sacred to contemporary. Past highlights include a performance at the "Night of Choirs" in Budapest and winning the large ensemble category…

De la Salle Senior Choir

Founded in 2000 by the then Transition year class, this choir is a male voice choir which only has the lower voices; tenors, baritones and basses. there are over 50 members from first to sixth year. The choir rehearses once a week after school. The…

Douglas Harmonia Singers

Douglas Harmonia Singers is a dynamic, award-winning female-voice choir. They sing a varied repertoire, including jazz, folk, popular and sacred pieces. They participate in a variety of events each year, including inter-choir social nights, concerts, charity events and competitions. Recent performances include a collaboration with…

Dublin Youth Chamber Choir

Dublin Youth Choir began in January 2017 with the launch of the Chamber Choir; 24 young singers were chosen to perform challenging repertoire and to develop their musicianship under the mentorship of DYC’s Artistic Director, Lynsey Callaghan. The choir won Best Youth Choir in the…

Dublin Youth Choir

Dublin Youth Choir began rehearsing in January 2017. The SATB choir rehearses every Tuesday in Dublin's city centre and connects singers ages 14-18 from across Dublin (and beyond!) through choral music education. This choir is one of the hardest working and most enthusiastic groups that…

Dulciana Vocal Ensemble

Founded in January 2015 by Eoghan Desmond and Judith Lyons, Dulciana is a chamber choir committed to performing the very best in music for upper voices from across the ages. Highlighting the many talented musicians within the group, their 2022 and 2023 summer concerts featured…

DYC Singers

DYC Singers is Dublin Youth Choir's SATB choir for 18-28 year olds, offering singers an opportunity to continue in DYC after Youth Choir and welcoming completely new singers too! The choir rehearses in the city centre on Thursday evenings and performs a wide range of…

EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble

EXAUDI is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles for new music. Founded by James Weeks (director) and Juliet Fraser (soprano) in 2002, EXAUDI is based in London and draws its singers from among the UK’s brightest vocal talents. EXAUDI’s special affinity is for the…

FinPhonics

Finphonics was establisted in 2013. The choir perform 2 concerts a year in St. Finbarres Hospital Chapel in collaboration with the Stroke Notes Choir at Christmas and Summer time. The choir perform at events in the Hospital and have fundraised for charities off campus performing at Christmas…

Fleischmann Choir

The Fleischmann Choir was founded in November 1992. Initially called the Cork School of Music Symphony Orchestra Chorus, it sang in public for the first time on 22 April 1993 when it gave a concert with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Cork’s City Hall to…

Forte Women's Choir

Forte Women’s Choir enjoy singing everything from pop, musical theatre, and rock, to Disney classics and everything in between, under their Musical Director, Serena Standley, and accompanist, Joseph Norton. Forte are delighted to be regular performers at the Free Mason’s Hall, Feis Maitiu, and Cork…

Funky Voices Choir

Funky Voices - the multi award winning modern community choir, founded in 2007, provides the experience of choir on a whole new level to singers and audience. From breath-taking arrangements of emotional rich harmonies to feel-good dance tracks, the energy, passion and personalities shining through…

Gaudete St Patrick’s Rochestown

‘Gaudete’ St. Patrick’s Church choir, Rochestown was founded 34 years ago. United by their love of singing, they continue to celebrate Sunday Mass in St. Patrick’s Church. Some of their highlight moments include their annual Christmas charity concert, Christmas Eve Mass and the Easter liturgical celebrations. Previously they…

Gavan Ring

Hailing from Cahersiveen in County Kerry, Irish tenor Dr Gavan Ring studied at the Schola Cantorum at St Finian’s College Mullingar before reading education and music at Dublin City University. An alumnus of the National Opera Studio in London, Gavan is also the first opera…

Glóreile

Glóreile is a female voice a capella group based in Dublin. They are directed by Ruth Gahan, a Dublin based musician, teacher and conductor. Glóreile was formed in March 2023 and since then placed first in the Vocal Ensemble category at Derry Choir Festival and…

Góðir grannar

Góðir grannar (Good Neighbours) is a mixed choir that has been active for over 20 years. Its members are all experienced choir singers. Their biggest events every year are the Christmas concert and the spring concert. For the spring concerts they choose their songs according…

Gorey Choral Group

Gorey Choral group is a mixed choral group which has been singing together for over 40 years. Founded in 1977 by a group of friends who all shared a common love of performing and singing a varied genre of music, from sacred music, jazz, light…

Guys and Dolls Quartet

Guys and Dolls established themselves as a Barbershop quartet from their very first Performance together in 2016, winning National Gold at the IABS (Irish Association of Barbershop singing) in October 2016. Currently the group holds four National Gold titles with IABS after their most recent…

Hairmonics Barbershop Quartet

The Hairmonics barbershop quartet was formed in early 2012 from members of Cantairí Mhúscraí in Ballincollig. Eoin, Terry, Paul & Ger perform at various inter choir nights, carol concerts and charity events in the Cork area and have also regularly appeared at the Choral Festival in Cork.

Harmony Bro

Harmony Bro is a new a cappella group of men based in Ennis. They sing a wide variety of music from Doo-wop to Barbershop to Sea Shanties and enjoy performing anything with a bit of harmony. They are delighted to have had the opportunity to…

John O'Brien

John O'Brien is a conductor, composer and director from Cork. He has worked on over eighty different productions of opera and music theatre in Ireland, UK and Canada, and has toured across Europe, Japan and China. John conducts the Cork Opera House Concert Orchestra –…

Juvenalia Choir

Juvenalia-kuoro (Juvenalia Choir) is the flagship choir of Music Institute Juvenalia, based in Espoo, Finland. The choir was founded in 1989 as a youth choir named Olarin kuoro, and consisted originally of solfege students of its first director Matti Järvinen. During the first decade of…

Kaija Viitasalo

Musiikkineuvos (Finnish honour title) Kaija Viitasalo has graduated from the Sibelius Academy. Kaija Viitasalo is known as a visionary in revitalising music for women`s choirs and as an accomplished music educator. She has conducted the KYN´s women`s choir since autumn 1989, leading the group to…

Killestar

Killestars is a newly formed community choir from Killester Dublin 5. They performed our debut concert last Christmas in All Saints Church Raheny and they also sang for homecomers in Dublin Airport.

Kinsale Voices

Kinsale Voices is an a cappella choral group based in the town of Kinsale, Co. Cork. The choir currently consists of entirely female voices and they have been working with conductor Marian for the past year. Kinsale Voices love to perform locally in Kinsale and…

László Nemes

László Norbert Nemes has recently been appointed co-artistic director of the Nationale Jeugdkoren of the Netherlands (National Youth Choirs of The Netherlands). Together with co-artistic director Irene Verburg, he is following in the footsteps of Wilma ten Wolde, under whose artistic leadership the Nationaal Jeugdkoor…

Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ

The choir of Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ is comprised of students from 1st to 6th year. Over a quarter of the school are involved in the choir. Having had a brief hiatus from singing during the pandemic the choir have come back strong. They are…

Madeline Judge

Madeline Judge is a mezzo soprano originally from Waukee, Iowa, USA. Now based in Dublin, Ireland she recently completed her Doctorate in Voice Performance degree from the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Trinity College Dublin. Currently, she is in her second year as a member…

Madrigal '75

Madrigal '75 was formed in 1975 by students of University College, Cork to enter a Madrigal competition, which they won, so the name and year seemed to be the natural choice for the choir! Over the years the choir has featured prominently in the Cork…

Madrigalen

Madrigalen is a women’s choir from Finland. We mainly speak Swedish since we reside in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland, but our repertoire consists of songs in both Swedish and Finnish as well as songs in Estonian, Norwegian, Italian and of course in English. We…

Mark Duley

Mark Duley was born in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, and studied at Auckland University, the North German Organ Academy and Amsterdam’s Sweelinck Conservatorium, where he was an organ pupil of Jacques van Oortmerssen. Mark came to Ireland in 1992 and has held several major posts…

Mercy Secondary School Mounthawk School Choir

Mercy Mounthawk has always had a strong choir culture in the school community. The choir comes from a broad spectrum of the student body and performs at school functions and events such as the annual Christmas Carol service, Awards night, Graduation, and school masses and…

Montfort Youth Choir

The Montfort Youth Choir is in existence for the past 11 years and consists of approximately 60 mixed members whose ages range from 9 - 18 yrs. The repertoire which the choir performs is predominantly musical theatre selections from the golden age of Broadway in addition to contemporary…

Mount Merrion Parish Children's Choir

The Mount Merrion Parish Children’s Choir has been in existence for over twenty years, and continues to go from strength to strength. They are a non-audition choir with over 60 members aged 4 to 18, who sing at our Family Mass every Sunday. The Senior…

Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers

This group consists of thirty-eight auditioned singers who perform works from the Renaissance through new works of the Twenty-First Century. During the past twenty-nine years, since the arrival of their director Bruce Rogers, the Mt. San Antonio College Chamber Singers, have been extremely active, winning…

MTU Glór Choral Society

MTU Glór Choral Society was founded in 2019 and has grown from strength to strength since its establishment. We are based in the Cork School of Music and comprised of students from all MTU campuses. We are led by a dedicated and united student committee…

Muckross Voices

Muckross Voices are a group of 7 ladies, based in Killarney, who sing in 3-part harmony. While all have sung separately in various choirs in the past, this group has been together for just 1 year and we love to get together to share in…

Munster Rugby Supporters Club Choir

The MRSC Choir was formed in 2008, the first provincial rugby choir of its kind in Ireland, it is the only rugby choir comprised of members from a Supporters Club and who hail from all over Munster. Since its first performance at the official opening of Thomond…

Musgrave

Musgrave have had a christmas choir for the last number of years where their performances raised funds for local charities. They took a break during covid and came back together for Christmas 2023. The Choir is made up of colleagues across their Cork business and…

Musica Fusion Choir

Musica Fusion Choir are a female voice choir from Charleville Co. Cork that have been active since 2017. Under our current conductor, Abby Ni Loingsigh, a former have performed at Waterford’s Christmas in June concert, Charleville’s annual Christmas light up events and have competed in…

Namdal Vokalensemble

The ensemble was started by Tor Halvard Nilsen in the autumn of 2014 with the goal of showing that it is possible to form a choir of high quality, also in a sparsely populated region. After laying stone upon stone in the early years, the…

NUKU Choir

NUKU choir was founded in 2010. The largest portion of the choir's repertoire is made of choir music by splendid contemporary Estonian composers. In Estonia, the choir is also known for our theatrical concerts and performances. Besides Estonia, we have staged our concert performances at…

Petra Grassi

She has an intense concert activity with VIKRA Chamber choir from Trieste (It) with which she won (the only Italian choir in history) the GRAND PRIX at the 59th International Competition "Seghizzi" in Gorizia, 2021, winning the prize for best conductor and best repertoire. For the…

Portadown Male Voice Choir

Portadown Male Voice choir was formed in 1926 and has long since been considered one of Ireland's finest and best loved choirs. They have toured extensively in Canada, America and Germany as well as performing throughout United Kingdom and Ireland. The choir have won the…

Pro Musica Soest

Since our founding 37 years ago, Pro Musica Soest has been captivating audiences with concerts in our hometown of Soest and around the world. As a mixed choir, we present a cappella songs of various styles, true to our motto ‘Pop and More’. We sing…

Rachel Croash

Dublin Soprano Rachel Croash was a member of the inaugural Irish National Opera Studio and the Cork Opera House Cara O’Sullivan Associate Artists. Awards include the Wexford Festival Opera Aria Friends Award and the WFO & PwC Emerging Artist Bursary. Rachel recently made her Swiss…

Regina Mundi College Chamber Choir

Regina Mundi College has a longstanding tradition of choral music. They have enjoyed success at Feis Maitiu and The All Island School Choir Competition amongst others. The choir enriches the school through their performances at various liturgical events, open evenings, celebration of excellence and concerts.…

River Rhythms Community Choir

River Rhythms Community Choir was set up in 2016 encompassing communities of Ballinhassig, Innishannon, Bandon and Kinsale. The Choir’s mission statement is to sing for wellbeing whilst bringing communities together and connecting people through voice. The choir operates on a voluntary basis and aims to make music accessible…

Rory Musgrave

Rory Musgrave, a baritone from Connemara, recently made his European Operatic and role debut collaborating with with Maestro Sesto Quatrini in a new production of The Tales of Hofmann, singing the four roles of Lindorf, Dapertutto, Copélius and Miracle at the Lithuanian National Opera, Vilnius.…

Rowan Room Choir

The ‘Rowan Room Choir’ came into being as part of the Cork Church of Ireland Diocesan Music Scheme. The choir are combined 5th and 6th class from St. Michael’s National School, Blackrock, situated on the outskirts of Cork City. The children participate in weekly choir…

Scrubs

SCRUBS is a workplace choir formed in 2015 and made up of staff {current, former and retired) from Cork University Hospital, Cork University Maternity Hospital and the University College Cork Dental Hospital and School. The Choir won the IBEC Workplace Choir of the year Competition…

SHEP Community Choir

Social and Health Education Project….. SHEP for short is a community based training and development organisation. SHEP Choir was founded in 2015 by Pat Sheehan Corbett. The choir is run as a national voice choir, where all voices are welcome. Songs are taught orally and we respect and…

St Brigid's GNS

The choir consists of students from 4th - 6th class and practices every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before school. The children love singing a variety of repertoire and they love performing. Notable performances include the Late Late Toy Show, Dublin Fringe Festival and the Voice…

St David's Holy Faith Secondary School

Two years after winning this competition the St David’s choir are back to compete with the Emily Aylmer as their conductor, and Eoghan Noonan as their accompanist. The Choir comprises of students from 1st year through to 5th year. After a busy Christmas period, performing…

St Mary's National School

The choir of St Mary's National School Carrigaline are delighted to be making their debut performance at Cork International Choral Festival. The choir comprises students of 4th, 5th and 6th Class who rehearse weekly and perform regularly events in Carrigaline and in the wider diocese…

St Multose National School

St Multose National School is a new choir directed by Matthew Breen from Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork. The choir had their first performance in Super Valu Kinsale, with an arrangement of traditional carols, accompanied by Matthew whose keyboard stand was a shopping trolley. The…

St. Patrick's Cathedral Grammar School Choir

St. Patrick’s Cathedral Grammar School is a co-educational, voluntary secondary school based in the heart of Dublin city centre. It is the oldest secondary school in Ireland, having been founded in 1547, and still enjoys great connections with St. Patrick’s Cathedral itself. There are currently…

St. Vincent's GAA Mens Choir

The Choir started in 2019 as an outlet for the men in the club who no longer could play hurling and football. What started out as a hobby, soon became a passion for our choir members who have sung in many Club concerts in the local community…

State Choir LATVIJA

The State Choir LATVIJA is one of Europe’s most well-known choirs, invited to collaborate with world-class conductors and orchestras, and requested at prestigious concert halls and festivals. The singers’ musical intelligence and skill makes this a musical unit that feels at home with delicate a…

Stellar Choir Rathmines

Stellar is a mixed voice SATB choir based in Rathmines, Dublin 6. The choir was formed five years ago in January 2018. Since then, they have expanded to include members from the wider local community, and they currently have over 50 singers in total. Their…

Stroke Notes

This choir is part of the Stroke Support Centre in Blackrock Cork. They are involved in many daily activities at the Centre, and really enjoy our fortnightly choir rehearsals. Stroke Notes perform with Finphonics throughout the years. In Oct. 2023 the choir sang at a concert…

The Academy Chamber Choir

Founded in 2007 as a training ground for students of singing at The Academy of Music in Tullamore, the choir quickly grew through performance, repertoire, and reputation to draw singers from the midlands and throughout Ireland. They have had huge success at Cork International Choral…

The Carrigaline Choral Group

The Carrigaline Choral Group are a dedicated group of singers enjoying what they do and always up for a challenge. They were winners in past Cork Choral Festivals and New Ross Music Festivals. They have travelled to sing in The Royal Albert Hall. Germany &…

The Carrigaline Singers

The Carrigaline Singers was formed 54 years ago and was originally an all ladies Choir and over theyears developed into a mixed voice choir.The group has taken part in many events and concerts both home and abroad and has travelledextensively, taking part in the St.…

The City of Cork Male Voice Choir

Celebrating their 55th anniversary this year under the baton of Rachel O Brien and accompanist Alfie Kennedy. The City of Cork Male Voice Choir is an amateur TTBB choir founded in May 1968. The Choir is renowned for its versatility and dedication to good music and good…

The Hill Harmonics Choir

The Hill Harmonics, An SAB CHOIR Hailing from Watergrasshill formed in 2017 under the baton of Rachel O Brien. This choir enjoys performing and participating in fundraising events singing various genres of music from sacred to secular.

The Liberty IT Choir

Originally established in 2022 for a one off performance at the company's 25th anniversary, this group of singers decided to keep the choir going, They now meet weekly for virtual rehearsals, working towards at least one in-person performance per quarter. They also created a 'Choir…

The Marina Singers

Marina Singers are an all Ladies singing group based in Blackrock, Cork City. Our Music covers all era's and all genres including popular music; from old time classic 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's all the way up to present day hits including Corks infamous Frank and…

The Park Singers

The Park Singers was founded by Seán Creamer in 1970, taking its name from the Phoenix Park school where it was based in its early days. Many of its original members sang in the National Children’s Choir and Dublin Secondary School Girls’ Choir and wished…

The Polyphonics

Established in 1980, The Polyphonics Male Barbershop Chorus has been a strong force in “a capella” music for over 4 decades. We are Ireland’s longest established barbershop chorus and have been members of Iirish Association of Barbershop Singers (IABS) since it was formed in 1988. …

The Rafset Choir

The choir Rafset from Luleå, Sweden, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022. The choir was initiated by the well-known choir conductor in Sweden, Monica Åslund, who gathered some friends around her to create the vocal scenic ensemble she dreamed of. Several of the original members…

The Schola of Clongowes Wood College

The Schola of Clongowes Wood College, was formed in 2011, to sing each Sunday during term at the whole School Mass in the College and to animate the liturgical life of the campus throughout the year. Its repertoire consists almost solely of sacred and liturgical…

The Sonatinas Choir

The Sonatinas Choir, an award winning choir was founded in 2016 under the baton of Rachel O Brien. It is a 65 member female choir who loves to sing, perform and partake in fundraising events.

The Voices

‘THE VOICES’ a female group, based in Killeagh, Co. Cork, are part of the SATB Killeagh Choir which was formed 24 years ago.

The Wilcollane Singers

The Wilcollane Singers is a female voice choir formed in January 1989 under the direction of Anne Dunphy. Since its foundation the choir has undertaken numerous performances and has distinguished itself at most of the major choral festivals and competitions throughout Ireland, the United Kingdom…

UCC Singers

UCC singers is the competitive sub choir of University College Cork’s choral society. Formed in September 2014 UCC singers is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. UCC Singers rehearses every Wednesday performing a wide variety of music from contemporary to classics pop to modern reimaginations…

UCC Singers Alumni Choir

UCC Singers is an initiative of the UCC Choral Society. It was established as the competitive element of the society in September 2014. Celebrating its 10th anniversary former and current members of UCC Singers have come together to form the UCC Singers Alumni Choir and…

Union Choir

Union Choir was set up in 2016 by Thomas Doyle to bring another dimension to the MTU Cork School of Music's choral range. The choir specialises in arrangements of Musical Theatre repertoire as well as popular music and light Jazz.

University of Galway Singers

The University Staff Choir has been in existence since 2013. Not only does the choir provide anopportunity for staff members to sing, it also promotes wellbeing among the staff and an opportunityto make connections.

Ursuline Secondary School, Thurles

The Ursuline Singers is the school’s chamber choir which was formed 18 years ago in November 2006. It is comprised of 46 students, divided into four parts. The Choir’s repertoire is predominantly unaccompanied and includes jazz, gospel classical, Irish, Latin American & medieval music. The…

VIVA VOCE

This mixed voice choir, Viva Voce, was established in September 2003 under its Musical Director Bernadette Kiely. The Choir rehearse in the Douglas area in Cork on Tuesday nights. This choir has won awards at Festivals including Limerick Choir Festival; winning Sacred and Mixed Voice competitions at Feis Maitiu Cork; winners…

Vox Orbis

Vox Orbis is a female voice choir from Galway and directed by Dr Mark Keane. In 2023 they won the Philip Ui Laoghaire Trophy at the Cork International Choral Festival for the performance of a choral work in Irish. Vox Orbis performed the Irish premiere…

Wesley College Senior Choir

Wesley College Senior Choir is a mixed voice choir made up of 4th 5th and 6th year pupils under the direction of conductor Helen Doyle. The choir enjoys performing regularly at school events, as well as making recordings and participating in competitions including the Dublin…

York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir

The York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir was founded in 1925, bringing together those people with a shared love of music and singing. ‘The Phil', as the choir is affectionately known, will be celebrating its Centenary in 2025 together with partner choirs from the Netherlands, Germany…