Earlsfort Terrace
Saint Kevin's, Dublin
Ireland
Cór Mhaigh Eo will represent Connacht in the Sing Ireland project ‘An Island Sings’ at the premier in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland next Sunday 24 March.
The West Mayo choir will be one of six choirs from across Ireland who will give a group performance, alongside Chamber Choir Ireland, of ‘An Island Sings’ in the NCH, to showcase the rich and vibrant choral community that exists in Ireland today.
Cór Mhaigh Eo, whose members hail from Westport, Castlebar, Foxford and Newport, was established in 1994. Under the direction of Newport’s Dr Brian Lennon, the choir sings a wide repertoire of sacred and secular church and folk music from the 15th century to the present.
Beside a busy local schedule of performances at masses and concerts, the choir participates at international choral festivals and performs abroad, having visited countries such as Scotland, Latvia, Italy, Spain and Monaco.
The choir was part of the 120-strong Peace Choir in the ‘Concert for Peace’ in Knock in 2016, and participated in ‘The Armed Man’ performance at the National Concert Hall in February 2017 with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, in addition to both performances of ‘Messiah’ in Knock in 2017 and 2018.
Anyone interested in joining the choir can contact 087-6877489 or click here for further details.