Christmas with Cuore Chamber Choir
St Mary's Church
Cuore Chamber Choir and conductor Amy Ryan proudly present: Christmas with Cuore. Cuore are delighted to welcome the Royal Irish Academy of Music Junior Choir and their conductor Brian Dungan as special guests.
Join us for a magical concert of reflective and uplifting music as we sing a range of classic and contemporary carols that are sure to get you in the holiday spirit. There will be no interval and the concert will last about 75 minutes. From Renaissance Slovenia to modern day Columbia, join us on an exciting journey of festive music from around the world and across the ages. Including pieces by Whitacre, Poulenc, Sofia Söderberg, and Cecilia McDowall. New music includes the European premiere of Sol de Invierno by former Cuore member Andrés Gallo, and the Irish premieres of carols by Jonathan Dove and Ola Gjeilo. From Ireland we have 'Carúl Fáilte' by Séamas de Barra, and the world premiere of 'A Welsh Carol' by Rhona Clarke, the second of our 10th anniversary commissions.
Come and celebrate the season with us and enjoy the beautiful music of Cuore Chamber Choir.
Programme
Séamus de Barra - Carúl Fáilte (2003)
Traditional arr. Ola Gjeilo - God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (2011) [Irish premiere]
Francis Poulenc - Hodie Christus Natus Est (1952)
Pierre Villete - Hymne à la Vierge (1954)
Jonathan Dove - The Kerry Christmas Carol (2018) [Irish premiere]
Traditional arr. Sofia Söderberg - Noël Nouvelet (orig. 2004, mixed choir 2014)
Cecilia McDowell - Now May We Singen (2006)
Javier Busto - O Magnum Mysterium (1998)
Jacobus (Handl) Gallus - Resonet in Laudibus (1586)
Andrés Gallo - Sol de Invierno (2016) [European premiere]
Eric Whitacre - Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (2000)
Rhona Clarke - A Welsh Carol (Sing Levy-Dew) (2025) [World premiere]
Thoinot Arbeau arr. Charles Wood - Ding Dong! Merrily on High (tune 1589, arr. 1910)
and songs from RIAM Junior Choir
Tickets
Tickets €13/€23 available from Eventbrite or on the door (subject to availability).
Doors open 7pm. There will be no interval and the concert will last about 75 minutes.