A new season begins for Dun Laoghaire Choral Society!!
Open Night is done, new members welcomed and we have already started work on some superb Bruckner & Brahms.
Watch this space for concert dates!! #DunLaoghaire #choralmusic #dlcs #dlcschoral
A new season begins for Dun Laoghaire Choral Society!!
Open Night is done, new members welcomed and we have already started work on some superb Bruckner & Brahms.
Watch this space for concert dates!! #DunLaoghaire #choralmusic #dlcs #dlcschoral
🎵 🇮🇹 We are ready for an Opera Extravaganza! 🎵 🇮🇹
Join us THIS SUNDAY evening @ 7:30PM in the Church of Ireland, Monkstown, Co. Dublin for a fun-filled evening of opera, including some of your favourite choruses AND Mascagni's iconic 'Cavelleria rusticana' in its entirety!
You can see the Sicilian peasant vibes from the photos - it’s going to be fabulous!
Tickets on sale now: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSOpera2025 / or at the door - but arrive early to secure your spot!
See you there 🧡
🦋 Enjoy Puccini’s ENCHANTING Humming Chorus at our Evening of Opera! 🌸
🎟️ Tickets on sale now: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSOpera2025 / or on the door
#DLCS #dlcschoral #Puccini #HummingChorus #AnEveningOfOpera #opera #semistaged #Monkstown #churchofireland
🔔 Delight in Leoncavello’s JOYFUL Bell Chorus at our Evening of Opera! 🔔
🎟️ Tickets available now from Eventbrite https://tinyurl.com/DLCSOpera2025 / at door
#dlcs #dlcschoral #Leoncavello #BellChorus #monkstown #churchofireland #southdublin #choral
@barrymward.bsky.social @dunlaoghairetown.bsky.social
✨ Revel in the POWER of Verdi’s ‘Va, Pensiero’ at our Evening of Opera ✨
🎟️ Tickets on sale now from Eventbrite:
https://tinyurl.com/DLCSOpera2025
#dlcs #dlcschoral #AnEveningOfOpera #Verdi #VaPensiero #monkstown #monkstownvillage #churchofireland #dunlaoghairechoralsociety #dunlaoghaire #dunlaoghaireconsort #southdublin
Join us for the unmissable drama of Opera!
When: Sunday 25 May @ 7.30 PM
Where: Church of Ireland, Monkstown, Co. Dublin
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSOpera2025
#dunlaoghairechoralsociety #dlcs #dlcschoral #mascagni #opera #monkstown #monkstownvillage #churchofireland #love #betrayal #loss #passion #joy #hope #serenity
🧡 MEET OUR SOLOISTS 🧡
RAPHAELA MANGAN, MEZZO-SOPRANO
We are delighted to welcome Raphaela back to Dun Laoghaire Choral Society for our performance of Handel's Messiah on 8 December at the Church of Ireland in Monkstown, Co. Dublin.
RAPHAELA'S BIOGRAPHY
For Raphaela's latest biography please see our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1369842714372766&set=a.645928416764203
TICKETS: some tickets will be available on the door at the concert. Online tickets are no longer available.
As part of his time in the Irish National Opera Studio, Eoin covered mainstage productions in both Cosi Fan Tutte and Don Pasquale along with masterclasses with the likes of Simon Keenlyside.
Recent engagements include the role of Steward with Opera Collective Ireland in Doves Flight, Taddeo in L’italiana in Algeri by Rossini, Marco in Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi and Nazarene in Salome by Strauss.
Tickets: on the door. Online tickets are sold out.
Tenor and bass heads...
All-day choir practice: Saturday 9 November 2024
📸 Helen Coughlan
https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024 / door
#dlcs #dlcschoral #johndoyleconductor #fergalcaulfield #brahms #dalkey #singallday #tea #gazpacho #olives
Just under one week to go...
Music or magic? Is there any difference?
Join our wonderful conductor, soloists, orchestra, Mendelssohn and Brahms as they cast their spell, with a little help from their apprentices...
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https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024 / door
#dlcs #dlcschoral #johndoyleconductor #fergalcaulfield #aislingkennysoprano #eoinforanbaritone #dunlaoghaireconsort #brahms #mendelssohn #dalkey #singallday #tea #gazpacho #olives
L-R: John (versteckt), John's bag, Fergal, sopranos, tenors (somewhere), basses (elsewhere), altos, Brahms
All-day choir practice: Saturday 9 November 2024
📸 Helen Coughlan
#dlcs #dlcschoral #johndoyleconductor #fergalcaulfield #brahms #dalkey #singallday #tea #gazpacho #olives
Tickets are still available but selling fast now... 🔥
Join us for a beautiful concert: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024
Just under two weeks to go...
We hope to welcome you to our celebration of Romantic-era music by Johannes Brahms and Felix Mendelssohn, directed by John Doyle and starring soprano Aisling Kenny, baritone Eoin Foran and the Dun Laoghaire Consort 💫 🧙 👩🎤 👨🎤 🎻
https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024 / door
#dlcs #dlcschoral #brahms #mendelssohn #dalkey #johndoyleconductor #AislingKennySoprano #eoinforanbaritone #dunlaoghaireconsort
Huge thanks to The Queens Dalkey for letting us hang a corriboard on their railings. Our concert is over the road at the Church of the Assumption on 17 November, so it's a short hop back to The Queens afterwards for some much-needed refreshment...
Johannes Brahms, Photograph (1894), by Marie Köstlin, Frau Fellinger (1849-1925)
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We are delighted that our superb band - the Dun Laoghaire Consort, which comprises some of the top musicians in the country - will be performing String Symphony No. 3 in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn at our Brahms' Requiem concert on 17 November.
Another great reason to join us for what promises to be a magical afternoon!
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Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024 (plus some tickets on the door but those always sell fast, so booking in advance is strongly recommended)
As a dedicated recitalist, Aisling has performed a diverse range of repertoire, including women’s songs at the University of California Irvine with pianist Lorna Griffitt, Dowland’s lute songs with Thomas Dunford in Paris and Kilkenny, and numerous collaborations with historical harpist Siobhán Armstrong.
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In addition to performing Brahms' Requiem with us, we can now announce that our wonderful band - the Dun Laoghaire Consort, which comprises some of the top instrumentalists in the country - will be performing String Symphony No. 3 in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn at our concert on 17 November.
Another great reason to join us for what promises to be a beautiful concert! 🎻🎻🎻
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024
#dlcs #dlcschoral #brahms #johannesbrahms #mendelssohn #felixmendelssohn #dalkey
🎺 Just a reminder that our MESSIAH FOR ALL tickets are also on sale and selling fast! 🎺
Tix €25/€20: https://tinyurl.com/DLCSmessiah2024
Some tickets will be available at the door but early booking is advised, as door tickets sell out rapidly.
We hope you will join us for a wonderful Baroque Messiah.
Love to sing and own a Messiah score? Sing along to the choruses with us! Just bring your score and ask our door crew to show you to seats reserved for singers.
Joining us in Dalkey for Brahms' Requiem are two outstanding soloists: Soprano Aisling Kenny and Baritone Eoin Foran.
Under the direction of John Doyle and accompanied by the Dun Laoghaire Consort, our performance of Brahms' Requiem promises to be a concert to remember. We hope to see you there! 💕
Tickets: €25 (full) / €20 (conc.):
https://tinyurl.com/DLCSbrahms2024
NB Some tickets will be available on the door but EARLY BOOKING IS ADVISED, as door tickets sell out fast.