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Ancór

Ancór Chamber Choir was founded in 2005 by conductor Cecilia Madden and has become one of the most exciting musical ensembles to emerge from the Mid-West region. Today, the singers come from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities but love singing together. They perform at…

Andrew Lane

Andrew is a performer from Cork and has just graduated with a First Class Honours, Bachelor of Music (Hons) (BMUS) at MTU Cork School of Music specialising in voice. He is currently studying for his Masters at MTU Cork School of Music specialising in Musical…

Ashton School Choir

Ashton School Choir re-united in September 2022 after the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a voluntary choir, open to all students of Ashton School. The students show their commitment and dedication by attending rehearsal three mornings a week, before school. This Choir was delighted to participate…

Barony Choir

Barony Choir is a mixed voice choir, founded in 2011 as a fun choir that takes their music seriously. They meet in Midleton every Tuesday evening, and new members are very welcome. They're an eclectic group of people singing an eclectic selection of music and…

Belle Harmonics

Belle Harmonics is a dynamic 30-member pop-rock choir that performs songs by artists like Sia, Kate Bush, Beyonce, and Fleetwood Mac. Formed in 2018, Belle Harmonics is already well known to the stages and festivals of Dublin, recently performing to sold-out audiences in the Grand…

Bergen Mannskor

Bergen Mannskor (Bergen Male Choir) was founded in 1998. However, many of our members have a record of choir singing that goes back much further. In the past, the choir has travelled as far afield as the US and South Africa. To mark our 25th…

Bernie Sherlock

Bernie Sherlock is a leading choral conductor. She is the founder-conductor of the international award-winning chamber choir New Dublin Voices, Artistic Director of the Irish Youth Choirs, and was co-conductor of EuroChoir 2021. Bernie has won international conducting prizes in Finland, Hungary, Belgium, Italy, Slovenia…

Bravehearts Choir

Bravehearts choir was set up in 2014 for cancer patients, survivors, and supporters. It has developed into a choir open to anyone who wants to sing as part of a community based choir, that also raises money for various cancer charities. The choir re-opened after…

Cahir to Sing

Cahir to Sing is a ladies' choir from Cahir, Co. Tipperary. The choir was formed in January 2016 by a small group of ladies with a common interest in singing. While based in a small town of Cahir, the choir members are drawn from around…

Calliope

Founded in 2023, Calliope is a collective of young singers studying in Cork City. With musical interests spanning a number of genres and periods of music, each member of Calliope brings a different perspective to the music that is created. The group aims to create…

Canbelto Choir

The Canbelto Choir is a collaboration of two choirs, the Canbelto Womens Choir and the Acapella Fellas. Both choirs are based in the Song and Dance Studios in Baldoyle and are run by our conductor, Jimmy O’Byrne. The choir regularly gets together to sing in…

Canbelto Womens Choir

Canbelto Womens’ Choir was formed by husband-and-wife team, Carol and Jimmy O’Byrne. Based in Song and Dance Studios Baldoyle, the choir performs a very varied repertoire from Sacred to Rock and Pop to Gospel in competition, concert and most importantly for the local nursing homes.…

Cantabile (Ashton Adult Ed. Choir)

Cantabile: Ashton Adult Education Night Class Choir, restarted after Covid 19 in September 2022. Initially the choir began singing simple folk songs, rounds and canons. They are now enjoying part singing and are looking forward to performing in public for the first time during the…

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,…

Cantare

Cantare is a mixed choir based in Ennis Co. Clare and has approximately 40 members. We sing in a variety of styles and enjoy all kinds of music, both a cappella and with accompaniment. The choir has been singing together for about 20 years. We…

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 (https://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 are very proud to still have founding members active in the choir. Gospel music are generally songs of hope praise and worship and the choir aim to bring joy and harmony to people's lives when they sing.…

Castlemartyr Choir

Castlemartyr Choir (founded in 1987) is an independent community based choir that performs music from the etablished choral repertoire of the last 500 years. The choir is well known all over Ireland for its competitive performances at choral festivals throughout the country, and from time…

Catherine Mahon-Buckley

Catherine Mahon-Buckley is back to her first love – to perform as an actor. Scary, yes but when Pat Talbot recently gave her Declan Hassett’s script of Sisters, she was so excited and honoured to be part of such an exciting, experiences thought-provoking production. Recent…

Chamber Choir cc FREIA

Composer Jaakko Mäntyjärvi conducts a programme featuring a selection of his own works and a quick tour around northern Europe, focusing on music about or inspired by light: sunrise, stars and metaphorical manifestations of light such as the Virgin Mary and the inner light of…

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…

Chorus Sanctae Ceciliae

Chorus Sanctae Ceciliae (CSC) was founded in 1953 in Helsinki by professor Harald Andersén. He conducted the choir between 1953 and 1965 after which the choir has had several distinct and proficient conductors. The choir’s repertoire is both sacred and profane and the choir’s aim…

Cloughduv National School

Cloughduv National School choir is a new children's choir founded by the Principal Sylvia Linehan. Boys and girls from 3rd to 6th classes volunteer to participate & practice during lunchtime on Friday. It is an inclusive choir where children with special needs sing alongside their…

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…

Continuum Youth Choir

Continuum Youth Choir was formed in September 2018 and comprises girls who were members of St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Girls’ Choir and boys who were members of the Palestrina Choir in the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin. The choir was set up to retain these very accomplished teenagers…

Cór Cois Abhann

Cór Cois Abhann founded in 1990 is a mixed voice ensemble based in Cork City and led by Dr. Ian Sexton. The choir performs in concerts, festivals nationally, internationally and in charity work throughout the year. Cór Cois Abhann has a broad repertoire ranging from…

Cór Geal

Cór Geal is a 4-part mixed choir of some 50 adults based in Whitechurch, Co. Cork. Since its foundation in 2009 by its musical director, Betty Fitzgerald, it has gone from strength to strength entertaining and uplifting audiences through choral singing. Its varied and interesting…

Cór Lae Nua

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

Cor Mhagh Ealla

Based in Mallow since September 2001. The choir comprises approx 50 members. Since its formation it has been building its repertoire and has participated regularly in choral festivals both home and abroad. Successes have included wins at New Ross AIMS, Feis Maitiu, and Limerick Sacred…

Cór Mhaigh Eo

Cór Mhaigh Eo was founded in 1994. It is a mixed voice community choir and has traveled widely, including trips to Italy, Latvia, Spain and Monaco. The choir are previous winners at all the major Irish choral festivals including Cork, Sligo and Derry. Cór Mhaigh…

Cór Scoil Bhride Eglantine

Scoil Bhride Eglantine is an all-girls primary school of almost 500 pupils situated in Douglas Cork. The choir consists of 55 young girls from 3rd 4th and 5th classes, whose ages range from 9 to 11years old. There is a long tradition of music in…

Cór Scoil Mhuire Junior School

Scoil Mhuire Junior School has a very strong tradition of music and choral singing has always played a central place in its school life. The school choir rehearses once a week and performs a wide range of vocal repertoire. The choir sing at every morning…

Cork Georgian Ensemble

Formed in 2015, the Cork Georgian Ensemble are a group of Irish musicians and singers that specialise in singing traditional Georgian folk songs. A mountainous country situated on the border of Europe and Asia, Georgia has a long history of traditional polyphonic singing which pre-dates…

Cork Prison Officers Male Voice Choir

Our Choir began back in 1985, it evolved over the years and our current group has been 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…

Coro Infanto Juvenil da Universidade de Lisboa

Since its start in 2005, CIUL has performed in hundreds of concerts in Portugal and abroad, where it has established itself as one of the most acclaimed vocal groups for children and young people, developing a new choral language which associates movement and theatrical expression…

Coro Monte Penice - Bobbio

Monte Penice choir was founded in 2014 and takes its name from a mountain that is in Northern Italy, halfway between Genoa and Milan. This name was chosen because the five members of the group come from the five sides of this mountain and because…

Courage

Courage, from Klæbu, Norway, is a women’s choir that began in 2008 as a group of friends wanting to have fun singing together. Over the last fifteen years, Courage has put on numerous shows performing popular music and participated in choral competitions both in Norway…

Credo Vocal Ensemble

Credo Vocal Ensemble is an a cappella group based in Trim Co Meath. The Ensemble was formed in2012 under the leadership of conductor, Aideen O’Sullivan. Since then, Credo has had the privilege of having such successful conductors as Tracy Nagle, Jane Lynch and Vincent Lynch.…

CSM CORO

CSM Coro is a mixed-voice choir, formed in 2022, of students of the full-time Bachelor of Music programme at the MTU Cork School of Music. The students of the BMus programme come from all over Ireland, from the UK, Germany, Italy, Greece, Lithuania, Switzerland, Romania,…

CSM Union Choir

"Union" is an adult choir based at MTU Cork School of Music and focuses on developing vocal skills and musicianship through legit and contemporary musical theatre repertoire. The choir has performed a wide range of repertoire to date, everything from light operetta to Rodgers and…

Dameskoor Furiosa

Furiosa is an organisation led by Steve De Veirman, and it is 1 of the 5 choirs of Arte Musicale vzw. This idea for a choir for young women arose in 2009 when the ‘eldest’ girls of the children’s choir, Furiakanti, wanted to continue growing…

De La Salle College Senior Choir

De La Salle Senior Choir was founded in the millennium year 2000. The choir is a male voice choir made up exclusively of tenors, baritones, and basses. The choir rehearses once a week and all rehearsals are done outside of school time. De La Salle…

Deja Vu

Hi from Amy, Susie, Carolyn and Tara. We have been happily singing together for the last 6 years. In that time, having successfully become National Champions with IABS we moved on to compete internationally. Covid has, of course, played havoc with our singing plans over…

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 Welsh Male Voice Choir

On 20 October 1966, some members of St. David’s Welsh Society formed the Dublin Welsh Male Voice Choir. Since then, many Irish (and other nationalities) joined the choir, attracted by its unique style and repertoire, in addition to the camaraderie within the choir. In 2016…

Dublin Youth Chamber Choir

Dublin Youth Choir connects young people across Dublin and the surrounding areas through exceptional choral music education. In September 2017, 24 young singers were chosen to take part in Dublin Youth Chamber Choir. From just one choir in 2017, DYC has grown to be a…

Dublin Youth Choir

Since its founding in January 2017, Dublin Youth Choir has grown to include four Junior Choirs, Training Choirs, Cambiata Choir, Youth Choir, Chamber Choir, and DYC Singers. Dublin Youth Chamber Choir also constitutes one half of the Cross Border Youth Choir, joining with the Belfast…

ECBC The East Cork Barbershop Chorus

We are ECBC, The East Cork Barbershop Chorus. Primarily we sing for fun, meeting each Thursday in Carrigtwohill Community Centre. We sing in the barbershop style which means there’s no instrumental accompaniment and we sing in 4-part harmony. We formed in March 2022 when restrictions…

Ensemble Vocal de Neuilly

Ensemble vocal de Neuilly, located in Neuilly sur Seine, France, was created in 1947. It is one of the oldest community choirs still in activity in the Paris region. Performing a repertoire ranging from the Renaissance era to contemporary music, sacred as well as secular,…

Erik Westberg

(b. 1956) studied choral conducting with Eric Ericson at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm 1976–1987. He has been the leader of numerous choirs, including the YMCA Choir in Stockholm and the Oslo Philharmonic Choir, and he has also been guest conductor of the…

Fingal Gospel Choir

Fingal Gospel Choir are a community choir based in North County Dublin. Founded in March 2012,the choir rapidly expanded from a small group of friends singing for fun to an award-winning gospel choir. In just over 18 months, the choir entered their first ever choral…

FinPhonics

Ƒinʄonics Musical Director: Bernadette Kiely St. Finbarr’s Hospital Staff Choir began as an 8-week pilot scheme in Spring 2013 with Liz Powell of the Arts Council of Ireland. In September of that year it was decided to form a staff choir with director Bernadette Kiely.…

Forte Women's Choir

Forte Women's Choir is a group of fun-loving women of all ages who enjoy singing every genre of music from pop to rock, to musical theatre in harmony. Under the direction of Serena Standley, and with our talented accompanist Joseph Norton, we have really enjoyed…

Friederike Woebcken

Studied music education, conducting choral and English in Freiburg (Germany) and Glasgow (Great Britain) and participated in an advanced course in choir direction held by Eric Ericson in Stockholm (Sweden).Friederike's ideal and vision of a perfect choral sound as well as her love of Northern…

Gaudete St Patrick’s Rochestown

‘Gaudete’ is the resident choir of the St. Patrick’s church in Rochestown, Cork.

Glanmire Community College

Glanmire Community College Choir has over 30 members, from 1st year to 6th year students. The Choir competed in the All Island School Choir Competition, 2014. They are regular competitors in Feis Maitiú, Corcaí. They hosted an inter-choral morning in December to celebrate singing. Their…

Gorey Choral Group

Gorey Choral Group is a mixed choral group from Wexford; 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 were interested in singing a varied genre of music…

Guys and Dolls Quartet

Guys and Dolls established themselves as a Barbershop quartet from their very firstperformance together in 2016, winning National Gold at the IABS (Irish Association ofBarbershop singing) in October 2016.Currently the group holds four National Gold titles with IABS after their most recent win inOctober 2022…

Hairmonics Barbershop Quartet

The Hairmonics barbershop quartet was formed in 2012 from members of Cantairí Mhúscraí in Ballincollig. Their first performance was in a barbershop quartet competition at the Chester Music Festival in April of that year. They have since performed at various Inter Choir Nights, Carol concerts…

Iontas Moate Community School

Music in Moate Community School boasts a long and successful tradition. We have two choirs in the school. The Choir competing today is called “Iontas”. It is a 4-part mixed choir where students must audition to be a member. This choir has been very successful…

Irish Youth Choir

The Irish Youth Choir offers exciting performance opportunities for conductors and singers from all over Ireland. “…the choral sound was always glorious” — Michael Dervan, The Irish Times “…a pleasure to listen to and a vindication of the choir's musical aims and methods” — Martin…

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (b. 1963 in Turku, Finland) is a freelance translator, composer and choir conductor. He completed an MA in English and Linguistics at the University of Helsinki in 1991 and is accredited as an Authorised Translator between Finnish and English. He also studied music…

Jugendchor Liederkranz 1871 e.V. Malsch

This young choir is one of the 4 groups of the great singing community of the „Liederkranz“ Malsch in southern Germany. It was founded in 1997 by choir director Matthias Barth to give older children an opportunity for further development. Allowing them to stay in…

Kenny-Ann Healy

Kelly-Ann graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Drama and Theatre Studies at UCC. Qualified with the I.S.T.D. she is currently Head of Dance at CADA. Choreographic credits include numerous Junior Chorus over the past 10 years, UCC’s ‘Ragtime’ at the Everyman Palace, ‘The Wizard…

Komorni Zbor Orfej - Chamber Choir Orfej

Chamber Choir Orfej from Ljutomer was founded in 1989. Since 1994, when they were invited to work with renowned Slovenian conductor, Professor Janez Bole, artistic director of some of the most prominent Slovenian vocal ensembles (such as Slovenski oktet, APZ Tone Tomšič and Slovenski madrigalisti),…

Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ

The choir of Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ is comprised of students from 1st to 6th year. They are regular concert performers who enjoy singing a wide variety of music. In the past, the choir would have competed on a regular basis and are past winners…

Maria Judge

Maria Judge is Head of Musicianship and Academic Studies at the MTU Cork School of Music. She studied at UCC and at the Kodály Institute, Hungary. In addition to her Leadership of one of the largest Departments in the Cork School of Music, Maria has…

Maurizio Sacquegna

Born in 1984 in Verona, Maurizio Sacquegna received his bachelor degree in History and Conservation of Musical Heritage at the University of Padua, a inter-university master’s degree with honors in Music and Performing Arts from the University of Padua and the Ca’ Foscari University, a…

Mervyn Cousins

Mervyn Cousins gained much of his musical formation and love of choral music as a Cathedral Chorister at Southwell in Nottinghamshire, UK. He later obtained BMus and MMus degrees at Royal Holloway College, University of London, where he was Organ Scholar – and he was…

Mixed Chamber Choir of Vilnius University Hospital “Santara”

The choir was organized due to the initiative of several active neurologists in October 2018. The participants of the choir are doctors, nurses, and other employees of the hospital, in whose lives music plays an important part. The first concert took place in December 2018. …

Mixed Choir HUIK!

Mixed choir HUIK! was formed in September 2009 by the students of Collegium Educationis Revaliae (VHK). HUIK! considers it important to cooperate with the younger generation of Estonian composers, and to contribute to Estonian new music performances. The choir has premiered the choral pieces of…

MTU Glór Choral Society

Established in 2019, MTU Glór Choral Society, aims to provide an opportunity for students to sing together in a student-led ensemble. Glór strives to provide a platform for student conductors to gain experience in working with ensembles and to showcase a high standard of talents…

Munster Mix

Munster Mix are a dynamic Mixed Barbershop Chorus based in Bandon. Under the direction of the superbly talented and experienced Cherry Hartshorn we sing in close harmony. Our songs are varied and include some golden oldies, modern upbeat numbers that everyone knows and songs from…

Musica Fusion Choir

The Musica Fusion Choir are a community-based Choir from Charleville, with members coming from the surrounding area of North Cork and Limerick. They have been meeting to sing together since 2016 when they were founded by Musica Fusion School’s principal Susie Butler. They have performed…

Orla Flanagan

Orla Flanagan is Assistant Professor of Music at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She studied conducting with Prof. Péter Erdei at the Kodály Institute in Hungary and holds a doctorate in performance from the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Orla conducts the mixed-voice choir Mornington Singers,…

Portadown Male Voice Choir

Portadown Male Voice Choir is the longest established such organisation in the whole island of Ireland and for 97 years it has not only provided joy and pleasure to countless thousands of people, but it has maintained the highest standards of music making through even…

River Rhythms

River Rhythms is a community choir who rehearse every Monday in Barrett's Bar Killeady, Ballinhassig. The choir was originally set up in 2016 and operated out of Innishannon. In 2019 the choir was handed over to our current music director who continues to lead us…

Ron Galilee Choir

The Ron Galilee Choir (which means Song of the Galilee) was formed in 1984, in the Northern part of the State of Israel, by singers living in villages around the Sea of the Galilee. Since 1990, the choir has been conducted by maestro Dany Amit…

RTAI Choir (Retired Teachers Association)

Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral Choir

There has been a choir at Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral since the medieval period, being first mentioned in a manuscript of 1328. Throughout the years music has played an important part in the liturgy of the Cathedral. The present choir consists of boy choristers, girl…

Scrubs

Scrubs Choir was formed at Cork University Hospital in 2015. Membership comprises of staff from various departments throughout the campus including retirees. Scrubs is a four-part mixed choir and has developed a large repertoire of songs and has the privilege of performing locally, nationally and…

SETU Youth Choir

The WIT Youth Choir is widely regarded as one of the foremost youth choirs in Ireland. The choir is made up of singers aged 13-18 from secondary schools throughout the South East. Highlights to date have included performances at Carnegie Hall, New York and prizes…

Shallaway Youth Choir

Shallaway Youth Choir is an internationally recognized and celebrated organisation that is dedicated to exploring, developing, and celebrating cultural expression through choral music. Through our commitment to artistic exploration, and the preservation of our rich cultures, our choristers learn the value of independence, discipline, and…

SHEP Community Choir

SHEP choir is a community education and development project, established 50 years ago. SHEP community choir is a branch that is only a few years old. The SHEP Community Choir is a choir based in Blackrock. They have continued to find innovative ways to sing…

St Luke’s School Choir

St Luke’s School choir is made up of pupils from 3rd to 6th Class. We meet every Tuesday after school and all that is required is a love of singing! We perform in school, in church and in our local community. We love singing in…

St Mary's College

Derry has a reputation for being the “City of Song” and St Mary’s College choir is following in this long-standing choral tradition. The choir has a very active role in the community singing at: the local hospice, music festivals, religious services, and community events. The…

St. Nessan's School Choir

St. Nessan's Choir began singing together in September 2022. The choir is made up of children from Third Class. They rehearse once a week. They sing at school events such as school assemblies and ceremonies. They sing all types of repertoire from songs in Irish…

St. Vincent's Convent Primary School Choir

Music has been synonymous with St. Vincent’s Convent Primary School since the early 1930s where the records show the existence of not one but two school orchestras! Mention St. Vincent’s in any music circles and the late Sr. Benedicta’s name will invariably arise. A place…

Stroke Notes

The Stroke Notes choir was formed by their then conductor Patricia Kelleher in 2015. Bernadette Kiely took over the baton in Oct. 2022. They have performed at a Christmas concert in St. Patrick’s Church, Rochestown with 5 other choirs and musicians from the area. Stroke…

Sunday Morning Singers

The Sunday Morning Singers group was formed in 2017. It comprised former students from Cashel Community School who wanted to keep singing together. They met every Sunday Morning hence the name. The choir now comprises past and present students along with other interested singers. Past…

Taunton Deane Male Voice Choir

Taunton Deane Male Voice Choir was formed in 1946, when it was known as the Wessex Male Singers. Since then, the choir has grown in numbers to around 70 choristers who sustain a busy schedule of quality performances, showcasing a large and varied repertoire. Based…

The ABCs, St. Aloysius Barbershop Chorus

The Aloysius Barbershop Chorus (The ABC's) Choirs have flourished in St Aloysius College for more than 80 years. Our choirs form the backbone of every celebration.2018 began the collaboration between IABS and the graduate class of 2020. Barbershop singing hit the school like a bug…

The Academic Female Choir of Technical University of Tallinn

The Academic Female Choir of Tallinn University of Technology was founded in 1951 and is one of the most successful and oldest female choirs in Estonia. There are nearly 60 members full of positivity and perseverance. On 2019 Edmar Tuul and Karin Tuul, two young…

The Academic Women’s Choir of the University of Tartu

The Academic Women’s Choir of the University of Tartu (in Estonian Tartu Ülikooli Akadeemiline Naiskoor aka TÜAN) is an Estonian female choir founded in 1945 by music teacher and conductor Richard Ritsing. The choir’s patron and main benefactor is the University of Tartu, and the…

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 Acapella Fellas

A group of 13 men singing in up to 8 parts. The Fellas were formed approximately 8 years ago. They regularly perform around North County Dublin and particularly enjoy visiting local nursing homes. Their repertoire includes sacred music, rock, pop, gospel, country and western, and…

The City of Cork Male Voice Choir

An award-winning choir, The City of Cork Male Voice Choir is an established TTBB choir celebrating 55 years this year. They enjoy a wide repertoire including ecclesiastical, opera to modern classics.

The Clerks Choral Of St. Mary’s Collegiate Church

The College of Clerks Choral in Youghal is an ancient institution, founded in 1464 by Thomas FitzGerald, Earl of Desmond. The College originally consisted of eight fellows and eight singing clerks – a choral foundation which was dissolved and reinstated a number of times over…

The Gesualdo Six

“Ingeniously programmed and impeccably delivered, with that undefinable excitement that comes from a group of musicians working absolutely as one.” — Gramophone The Gesualdo Six is an award-winning British vocal ensemble comprising some of the UK’s finest consort singers, directed by Owain Park. Praised for their…

The Hill Harmonics Choir

Hailing from Watergrasshill, founded in 2017, The Hill Harmonics are an S.A.B. choir This choir enjoys singing different genres of music. Their musical director is Rachel O Brien and accompanist Padraig Wallace. An energetic vibrant choir who love to sing and perform.

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 Palestrina Choir

For over one hundred and twenty years The Palestrina Choir of St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin has grown into a much loved and respected institution which continues to develop its unparalleled reputation for the singing of renaissance polyphony. The Palestrina Choir, in their consistent excellence in…

The Polyphonics

The Polyphonics are a male harmony choir specialising in the barbershop style of choral singing. We are Ireland’s longest established barbershop chorus having been formed in 1980 and have been a member of the Irish Association of Barbershop Singers (I.A.B.S.) ever since it was inaugurated…

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.

UCC Singers

UCC singers are the competitive choir of the UCC Choral Society and consists of thirty-three members ranging from 1st-year undergraduates all the way up to masters and postgraduate students. The Choir was formed in 2014 and has competed in many national competitions including the Cork,…

Ursuline Secondary School, Thurles

Ursuline Singers (Thurles)The choir competing in the equal voice post primary competition is our school’s chamber choir, The Ursuline Singers. The choir was formed 17 years ago in November 2006. It is comprised of 45students, divided into four parts. The Choir’s repertoire is predominantly unaccompanied…

Various Voices

Various Voices is a small, mixed voice A Capella singing group from Mallow, Co. Cork formed in 2016. We have performed at venues throughout North Cork including St James’ Church Mallow and Culturlann Newmarket. We perform a wide range of music, spanning several genres, from…

Virginia Kerr

A constant on the international stage, Virginia Kerr’s career includes celebrated performances on the stages of the world’s leading opera houses and concert halls and has taken her as far afield as Russia, Asia, Mexico and North and South America.Alongside a busy international performing career,…

Viva Voce

This mixed voice choir, Viva Voce, was established in September 2003 under its Musical Director Bernadette Kiely. This choir has won awards at Festivals including Limerick Choir Festival; winning Sacred and Mixed Voice competitions at Feis Maitiu Cork; winners of the trophy for Irish Contemporary…

Vocem Darú

We are Vocem Darú (voices of Durrow) Ladies choir, founded in 2017 and include local participants of all ages. From the beginning, our choir has participated in choral events and charity fundraisers. We sing a wide variety of music, from popular to classical, and all…

Voices of Cork

We are a community choir. 15 years old. We meet every Wednesday at Griffith College. We had performed at the fringe Festival of Choral Festival for many years.

Vox Orbis

Founded in 2019, Vox Orbis is a female choral ensemble based in Galway. In February 2020, they won the Plainchant Competition and the Dr Patrick McCormack Trophy for the best overall performance of an a cappella piece at the Limerick Choral Festival. The choir performed…