“I’m strongly drawn to music that examines our relationships with each other, with our wider world, and whatever lies beyond it.” Chamber Choir Ireland’s new Artistic Director, Gabriel Crouch, spoke to RTÉ Entertainment about his ‘creative compass’, musical inspirations, and favourite artists. Read the interview.
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of esteemed conductor Gabriel Crouch as Chamber Choir Ireland’s new Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. A British baritone, choral conductor, Grammy-nominated record producer, and former King’s Singer, Crouch’s career to date includes over 900 performances in almost every major concert venue in the world, as well as numerous … Continued
In the lead up to his Irish tour of Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Drone Mass with Chamber Choir Ireland and Crash Ensemble, Guest Director Gabriel Crouch spoke to Caoilfhionn McNamara for RTE lyric fm’s Culture File with Luke Clancy. Gabriel spoke to Caoilfhionn about democracy in music-making, and the enigma that is Drone Mass. The conversation was … Continued
As thanks for their support, Chamber Choir Ireland welcomed Friends, Patrons, and Learning Benefactors to our annual open rehearsal on Wednesday 30 April at the National Concert Hall. Supporters got to observe as the CCI singers prepared repertoire for Forgotten Peoples, under guest director, Gabriel Crouch. It was a pleasure to share the creative process … Continued
In this new release from Naxos, French music specialist, Jean-Luc Tingaud, conducts the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland in a selection of Gabriel Fauré’s secular choral and theatrical music—works that remain relatively little known. The upper voices of Chamber Choir Ireland feature in Caligula, Fauré’s first venture into incidental music, focusing largely on the lives … Continued
