2017

Paul Hillier discusses ‘Before Bach and After’

Paul Hillier discusses ‘Before Bach and after’ – Chamber Choir Ireland Chamber Choir Ireland and Artistic Director will embark on an ambitious series of four programmes spread across the 2018-19 season in which the complete motets of Bach will be presented together with related works by Brahms, Schütz, and a variety of medieval and contemporary … Continued

Before Bach and After | Pre-concert talks by Tim Thurston

As part of the Before Bach and After series, each of the Dublin concerts will be accompanied by a free pre-concert talk given by broadcaster Tim Thurston, held one hour before the concert. The music of Johann Sebastian Bach has always been central to Tim’s life. He has sung most of his choral masterpieces including a … Continued

Before Bach and After – A series of four concerts

Chamber Choir Ireland and Artistic Director will embark on an ambitious series of four programmes spread across the 2018-19 season in which the complete motets of Bach will be presented together with related works by Brahms, Schütz, and a variety of medieval and contemporary composers. The concerts in this series will take place in Kilkenny, … Continued

‘Choirland Revisited’ Promotional Video

Chamber Choir Ireland’s Alan Leech & Sarah Ledwidge talk about the upcoming Choirland Revisited tour, which will visit St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork as part of Cork International Choral Festival on 20 April, St Ann’s, Dawson Street, Dublin, Dublin on 21 April and St Thomas’ Church, Belfast on 22 April as part of the Sonorities Festival. The concert will also … Continued

Spotlight on Andrew Hamilton – Choirland Revisited

Chamber Choir Ireland’s upcoming Choirland Revisited tour will feature the World Premiere of celebrated composer Andrew Hamilton’s complete 3-part work ‘music for thomas bernhard‘ co-commissioned by Chamber Choir Ireland and the Cork International Choral Festival. Thomas Bernhard (1931 – 1989) was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet. Bernhard, whose body of work has been called “the … Continued