Inspired by our Playlists of beautiful choral music through the ages? Here’s a way that you can actually sing while in lockdown! Join the Self Isolation Choir for a performance of the Messiah. The choir was set up just a couple of weeks ago as a response to the impact of the coronavirus. The two simple… Read More
Annual Christmas Concert On 8th December 2019 at 7p.m. in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin The Guinness Choir performed our Christmas Concert with special guest, Mary Coughlan. The choir performed beautiful carols from around Europe, including England, France, Russia and Spain, reminding us that Christmas is an international celebration. This year we were delighted that Mary… Read More
Messiah in Phibsborough On 24th November 2019 in St. Peter’s Church, Phibsborough Guinness Choir performed Handel’s Messiah with soloists Colette Boushell – Soprano, Patricia Bardon – Alto, Rory Musgrave – Tenor and Andrew Boushell – Bass. This Concert took place in Dublin’s iconic St Peter’s Church, which is seated at the head of Dublin’s coolest neighbourhoods –… Read More
Our end of season concert took place in the National Concert Hall on 11th May 2019. The choir and orchestra conducted by David Milne performed three brilliant pieces; Easter Oratorio, Lobet den Herrn and the Ascension Oratorio. We were joined by a number of well-known orchestral players along with four brilliant soloists: Soprano – Roisín… Read More
Our annual Christmas Concert took place in St. Patrick’s Cathedral once again this year. We were delighted to have Kathleen Turner as our ‘Special Guest’. Plans are in place for next year’s concert which we hope you will join us for.
The 75th Anniversary of the Iveagh Gardens Garden Guild On 28th August, members of The Guinness Choir took part in special event to mark the 75th Anniversary of The Garden Guild of the Iveagh Gardens in Crumlin. The event took place mainly in the open and happily the sun shone down… Read More
Our final musical event of the season took place on 4th June at Christ Church Cathedral when we were invited to participate in a concert promoted by the Michael McNeal Singers from Atlanta. This was the last concert on their four concert tour of Ireland and we were all delighted to see a full cathedral… Read More
On Monday 16th April 2018, at 8p.m., The Guinness Choir performed B Minor Mass by Johann Sebastian Bach in the National Concert Hall, Dublin. This glorious setting of the Mass is widely recognised as one of the greatest compositions in musical history. Although completed in 1749, the year before Bach’s death, it wasn’t performed in… Read More
St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin was the venue for our Christmas Concert on the 3rd December 2017. We had a great night singing in celebration of Christmas. Benjamin Britten’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ was the centrepiece, surrounded by three gorgeous versions of ‘The Coventry Carol’, the first from the 15th century and then the more contemporary arrangements… Read More
Haydn – The Seasons Where: RDS Concert Hall, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 When: Saturday 27th May 2017 Works: The Seasons Composers: Joseph Haydn Soloists: Soprano: Rachel Croash Tenor: Andrew Boushell Bass: Simon Bailey