2017

New Release: Fauré’s Caligula with the National Symphony Orchestra & Jean-Luc Tingaud

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

Paul Hillier on Amplify podcast with the Contemporary Music Centre

On this week’s episode of Amplify, the podcast produced by the Contemporary Music Centre, Paul Hillier joined Evonne Ferguson to share some favourite commissions and premieres by Irish composers, from his 16 years as Artistic Director of Chamber Choir Ireland. The conversation was recorded in October 2024, the same week as Hillier’s final performance as Artistic Director … Continued

Eoghan Desmond on RTÉ lyric fm’s Culture File

In the lead up to the world premiere of his new work, Guthanna ar an gCnoc, Eoghan Desmond spoke to Niamh Ní Dhálaigh about climate anxiety, the creative process, and his dual role as composer and performer of this new work. Guthanna ar an gCnoc is a setting of 6 Irish language poems by Ceaití … Continued

Donnchadh Mac Aodha Announced as Winner of Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition 2025

Donnchadh Mac Aodha has been announced as this year’s winner of the prestigious Seán Ó Riada composition competition! Each year, the competition invites submissions of new works from composers born or based in Ireland, and is held in collaboration with the Cork International Choral Festival and Chamber Choir Ireland. Donnchadh Mac Aodha’s winning composition, Babel, will have its world premiere at … Continued