Chamber Choir Ireland Season Brochure - September 2018 - June 2019

September 2018 – June 2019 Artistic Director: Paul Hillier —1—

All booking details and further information can be found on

www.chamberchoirireland.com or by calling

+353 (1) 554 5210

—2—

CONTENTS p 13 Before Bach & After I September—Belfast/Dublin p 15 Culture Night –

Composers in the Classroom Gala Concert 2018 September—Dublin p 17 New Music Dublin: Defrosted – Stabat Mater September—Dublin p 19 Before Bach & After II November—Kilkenny/Dublin/Belfast p 32 Sing!

December—Dublin p 23 Christmas – Unto Us A Child Is Born December—Dublin p 24 Choral Music in Ireland – Lecture Series January–February—Dublin p 25

Choral Sketches – Public Workshop February—Dublin

p 27 Before Bach & After III February–May—Dublin/Limerick/Cork p 29 Composers in the Classroom Gala Concert 2019 March—Dublin p 31 New Music Dublin: Grete Pedersen March—Dublin p 32 An Island Sings March—Dublin p 36 Weber & Mendelssohn April—Limerick/Dublin p 37 Before Bach & After IV June—Kilkenny/Dublin —3—

WELCOME Chamber Choir Ireland’s new season is a veritable mix of classical and contemporary programming and nowhere is this better seen than in our flagship series Before and After Bach, which bookends our performing year.

Artistic Director Paul Hillier has artfully pulled together this celebration of the traditional motet while also delivering a thrilling array of contemporary compositions which relate to a wider exploration of what the ‘motet’ has been and what it might be today. The four concerts feature compositions

by Bach, Isaac, Palestrina, Schütz, Anne Boyd, Julia Wolfe and David Fennessy amongst others and will take place in Belfast, Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny and Limerick from September 2018 – June 2019. Exemplary of the breadth of choral possibility, this nuanced series is only a part of what we feel is one of Chamber Choir Ireland’s most exciting seasons to date.

Re-staged as part of New Music Dublin: Defrosted, we are joined by the Irish Chamber Orchestra for the first of two collaborations this season, the first with the distinguished composer Sir James MacMillan at the helm as conductor for the Irish premiere of his glorious Stabat Mater, a work described by the Financial Times as ‘ethereal writing for solo and ensemble voices’. Also during New Music Dublin: Defrosted and on Culture Night, the future choral composers of the land will have their new compositions performed by CCI, closing off another wonderful year of Composers in the Classroom, our second-level composition project delivered across the island in association with Contemporary Music Centre.

—4—

The year comes to a close with a concert in the glorious Christ Church Cathedral, featuring a wonderful array of festive compositions by Arvo Pärt, Benjamin Britten, Herbert Howells, a grouping of traditional carols and Tallis’s beautiful Latin Mass for seven voices, based on the Christmas Introit Puer Natus est Nobis. As always, we advise early booking to ensure your helping of Christmas Choral Cheer!

The New Year heralds the return of our popular lecture series Choral Music in Ireland: History and Evolution, which we deliver in partnership with Learning and Participation, National Concert Hall. Curated by Dr Stuart Kinsella, the series will cover a variety of topics stretching from Moore’s Melodies to RTÉ’S Choral Bloom in the 1980s; there will be plenty for attendees to get excited about, doubtless leading to some animated discussions!

In March, renowned Norwegian Conductor Grete Pedersen will join us for the first time for a thrilling contemporary programme including works by Kaija Saariaho and Ørjan Matre in partnership with New Music Dublin 2019.

This season’s new initiative is An Island Sings, a collaboration between Chamber Choir Ireland, Association of Irish Choirs, Poetry Ireland and the National Concert Hall. A commissioning project for massed adult community choirs, it will see 300 participants join Chamber Choir Ireland for a very special performance in the National Concert Hall for a new work composed by Elaine Agnew written to a text by Jessica Traynor. A true celebration of the colourful, vibrant choral scene that exists in Ireland today.

—5—

We’re delighted, again, to collaborate for a second time this season with our dear friends in the Irish Chamber Orchestra as we join them for performances of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 2 ‘Lobgesang’ (Hymn of Praise) in Dublin and Limerick.

This season also sees us further develop our Learning and Participation programme with Composers in the Classroom, Choral Sketches, Axis: Sing as well as other smaller events throughout the year.

As always we are indebted to the Arts Council / an Chomhairle Ealaíon for their continued support, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s National Lottery Fund and Dublin City Council, together with all our Friends and Chamber Choir Ireland Society members. Thanks too, to our partner promoters throughout the Island enabling us to take our work around the country.

We are also very grateful to you for your support throughout the year as our audience and friends. Please do digest the contents of our season, mark your diaries, and join us for another wonderful choral music journey.

Majella Hollywood ceo chamber choir ireland

Connect with us online

—6—

WHERE LIFE SOUNDS BETTER

96-99fm | On Mobile | rte.ie/lyricfm |@rtelyricfm

Untitled-1 1

—7—

12/03/2015 15:36:55

PAUL HILLIER Artistic Director

Paul Hillier is from Dorset in England and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. His career has embraced singing, conducting, composing, and writing about music. He formed the Hilliard Ensemble in 1973 and was its musical director for 17 years. In 1990 he created a new group called Theatre of Voices, which he continues to direct today. He has taught in the USA at the University of California campuses of Santa Cruz and Davis, and from 1996-2003 was Director of the Early Music Institute at Indiana University, Bloomington.

—8—

He was Principal Conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (2001-2007) and has been Chief Conductor of Ars Nova Copenhagen since 2003. His books about Arvo Pärt and Steve Reich are published by Oxford University Press. In 2006 he was awarded an OBE for services to choral music. In 2007 he received the Order of the White Star of Estonia, and was awarded a Grammy for Best Choral Recording.

In 2008 he became Chief Conductor of Chamber Choir Ireland and was appointed artistic director of the newly formed Coro Casa da Musica in Porto. That same year he also created his own music publishing company, Theatre of Voices Edition (www.tov-edition.com). During 2009 he was artist in residence at Yale University’s Institute for Sacred Music. In 2010 he was awarded his second Grammy – for David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion. In 2013 he was awarded the Order of Dannebrog (the Danish knighthood)

by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark.

Paul is represented worldwide by Konzertdirektion Hörtnagel, Berlin.

—9—

CHAMBER CHOIR IRELAND ‘a choir at the peak of its achievement‘ Irish Times

Garnering a strong reputation for its unique approach to creative commissioning, recording and programming, Chamber Choir Ireland is the country’s flagship choral ensemble and national chamber choir under the Artistic Direction of the multi-award-winning conductor, Paul Hillier. The Choir’s programmes span from early renaissance to the present day, incorporating established choral classics with cutting edge commissions, and a style of performance that incorporates versatility, dynamism and often vocal pyrotechnics.

— 10 —

Chamber Choir Ireland performances have been described as having a tone which is ‘liquid in its power and purity’ with a ‘strong vocal flexibility of style’ (Belfast Telegraph). The Choir has a strong commitment to touring in Ireland and continues to develop its touring network in order to present high quality choral concerts to audiences around the country.

International touring has included the USA, Russia, South America and Germany.

Forthcoming recording releases will include the premiere recording of Tarik O’Regan and Alice Goodman’s cantata, A Letter of Rights, with the Irish Chamber Orchestra. The choir has previously recorded for the Harmonia Mundi, RTÉ lyric fm labels and most recently, the world premiere recording of works by Gerald Barry, Barry meets Beethoven, featuring the Crash Ensemble and Stephen Richardson on the Orchid Classics label.

Chamber Choir Ireland has a strong Learning and Participation programme, including in 2018/2019 Composers in the Classroom, Choral sketches, Sing! At Axis: Ballymun, Choral Lecture Series and An Island Sings; a large-scale community choirs commissioning project in collaboration with the Association of Irish Choirs and Poetry Ireland.

Chamber Choir Ireland receives principal funding & support from the Arts Council/ an Chomhairle Ealaíon with additional support from Dublin City Council and support from The National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Chamber Choir Ireland is a resident ensemble at the National Concert Hall of Ireland and Associate Artists to Dublin City University www.chamberchoirireland.com

— 11 —

SEPTEMBER

BEFORE BACH & AFTER I

— 12 —

before bach & after i

This programme is the first in a series of four spread across the 2018–19 season in which Chamber Choir Ireland will present the complete motets of Bach, together with related works by Brahms, Schütz, and a variety of medieval and contemporary composers. The first concerts include works from the Old Bach Archive, two motets by Brahms, and Bach’s Jesu meine Freude as well as works by Giovanni di Palestrina, Sebastian Knüpfer and Heinrich Isaac.

Saturday 8 September St Thomas Church, Belfast 7.30pm | £14/10 Presented in association with Moving on Music Sunday 9 September St Ann’s Church, Dawson St, Dublin 3.30pm | €20/15 pre-concert talk Sunday 9 Sept, St Ann’s Church | 2.30pm | Free Tim Thurston in conversation with Paul Hillier Palestrina (1525–1594)—Missa Brevis, Kyrie & Gloria (JSB’s edition from the Altbachisches Archiv) Sebastian Knüpfer (1633–1676)—Erforsche mich (motet for 8 voices from the Altbachisches Archiv) Heinrich Isaac (1450–1517)—Innsbruck ich muss dich lassen Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)—Two Motets Op. 29: Es ist das Heil uns kommen her Schaffe in mir Gott ein rein Herz Isaac/J.S. Bach (1685–1750)—Nun ruhen alle Wälder (from the Altbachisches Archiv) J.S. Bach (1685–1750)—Jesu meine Freude Conductor Paul Hillier — 13 —

SEPTEMBER

culture night

composers in the classroom as part of new music dublin 2018: defrosted

— 14 —

learning & participation performance

Join us on Culture Night for a selection of works from participating students in the Composer in the Classroom second-level schools’ project. This concert is open to the public and is ticketed but free of charge.

This project is delivered in collaboration with the Contemporary Music Centre with the support of the Arts Council of Ireland and The National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and as part of New Music Dublin: Defrosted.

Composers: Deirdre McKay together with Elaine Agnew, Alyson Barber, Irene Buckley, Eoghan Desmond, Neil Martin, Anne-Marie O’Farrell and Ian Wilson.

Schools: Assumption Grammar, Down, Bush Post Primary, Louth, Carrickfergus Grammar, Antrim, Erne Integrated, Enniskillen, Presentation College, Athenry, Sandford School, Dublin, St Colman’s College, Newry, St Mary’s Secondary School, Cork,, St Vincents Secondary School, Dundalk, Colaiste Choilm, Cork.

Friday 21 September The Studio, National Concert Hall 5.30pm | Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance through www.nch.ie Conductor Alan Leech

— 15 —

SEPTEMBER

new music dublin: defrosted

james macmilan

stabat mater

— 16 —

new music dublin defrosted

In this concert, Chamber Choir Ireland and the Irish Chamber Orchestra will perform the Irish premiere of James MacMillan’s Stabat Mater, an intense setting of a medieval hymn for chorus and orchestra, conducted by the composer himself, as part of NEW MUSIC DUBLIN: DEFROSTED Few living composers communicate with the emotional directness of Sir James MacMillan, and performances of his new Stabat Mater have received rave reviews. For MacMillan, ‘beauty is at the heart of our Christian faith’ and this work, in common with almost all his others, is profoundly shaped by his beliefs.

MacMillan’s setting of the 13th-century text depicting Mary weeping by the cross lasts 50 minutes and is cast in four movements. A choral work with deep roots and a universal message, this Irish premiere of the work is a celebration of both tradition and of radical renewal.

“Both sides of MacMillan are to be found here, the devotional and the painter of bold dramatic canvases – the former in the ethereal writing for solo and ensemble voices, the latter in the lacerating blows and feverish anxieties depicted in the string ensemble” financial times, on stabat mater Sunday 23rd September Main Auditorium, National Concert Hall 7.30pm | €25

James MacMillan—Stabat Mater irish premiere Guest Conductor James MacMillan Chamber Choir Ireland & Irish Chamber Orchestra

— 17 —

NOVEMBER

BEFORE BACH & AFTER II

— 18 —

before bach & after ii

In this programme we focus on what has come after Bach, with a completed tryptch by David Fennessy, commissioned

by CCI, as well as several of Bach’s motets, and a trio of 13thcentury compositions.

Friday 16 November St Canice’s RC Church, Kilkenny 7.30pm | €15/10 Presented in association with Music in Kilkenny Saturday 17 November St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, Dublin €20/15 | 8pm Sunday 18 November Belfast (Venue TBC) 7.30pm | £14/10 Presented in association with Moving on Music pre-concert talk Saturday 17 Nov, St Ann’s Church | 7pm | Free Tim Thurston in conversation with David Fennessy J.S. Bach (1685–1750)—Fürchte dich nicht David Fennessy (b.1976)—Letter to Michael Adam de la Halle (c13)—Robins m’aime, Mout me fu gries Guillaume de Machaut (c14)—Veni creator,Christe qui lux es Guillaume Dufay (1397–1474)—Nuper rosarum David Fennessy—Ne Reminiscaris J.S. Bach—Ich lasse dich nicht David Fennessy—New Commission world premiere J.S. Bach & Georg Telemann—Jauchzet dem Herrn Conductor Paul Hillier

— 19 —

DECEMBER

sing!

— 20 —

sing!

Join singers from Ballymun and surrounding areas and the singers of Chamber Choir Ireland for a gloriously festive Gala Concert, celebrating several months of hard work and collaboration by the members of the Axis:Sing Choir, now in its eleventh year!

If you would like to get involved in Axis:Sing Choir, you can find out more by calling (01) 883 2100 or by emailing info@axisballymun.ie Thursday 13 December 2018 Axis Ballymun, Dublin 8pm | Free but ticketed

Facilitators Sarah Ledwidge and Alan Leech

— 21 —

DECEMBER

unto us a child is born

— 22 —

unto us a child is born

Chamber Choir Ireland’s Christmas performances have become a well-loved tradition for many of our audience members. In this year’s programme, the centrepiece of the concert is Tallis’s beautiful Latin Mass for seven voices, based on the Christmas Introit Puer Natus est nobis. It will also feature seasonal works by Arvo Pärt, Benjamin Britten, Herbert Howells, and concludes with a grouping of traditional carols. Early booking is advised to avoid disappointment!

Sunday 16 December Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 8pm | €20/15

Plainchant—Introitus: Puer natus est nobis Thomas Tallis—Mass Puer natus est nobis, Gloria Benjamin Britten—Hymn to the Virgin Arvo Pärt—Magnificat Thomas Tallis— Mass Puer natus est nobis, Sanctus & Benedictus Britten—A Boy was Born Herbert Howells—A Spotless Rose Thomas Tallis—Mass Puer natus est nobis, Agnus Traditional carols from around the world Conductor Paul Hillier

GIVE THE GIFT OF MUSIC THIS CHRISTMAS See page 40 to give the gift of Chamber Choir Ireland friendship

— 23 —

learning & participation

choral music in ireland: HISTORY & EVOLUTION 3 National Concert Hall Lecture Series January – February 2019, Kevin Barry Room 1.10pm – 2.00pm €5 each or €25 for the series Booking through www.nch.ie or 01 417 0000 Tickets on sale October 1st Chamber Choir Ireland in collaboration with Learning & Participation, NCH

Tuesday 15 January Considering choral music in Ireland Stuart Kinsella Tuesday 22 January Choral societies in nineteenth-century Cork Susan O’Regan Tuesday 29 January From Solo Song to Ensemble Setting: Traditional Melodies in Irish Choral Music Anne Barry

Tuesday 5 February Moore’s Irish Melodies and the unknown Part Songs

by Sir John Stevenson Una Hunt Tuesday 12 February Raised voices: RTÉ’s choral bloom, 1984–1990 Seamus Crimmins interviews Colin Mawby Tuesday 19 February Irish choral music since 1945 Mark Fitzgerald

— 24 —

learning & participation

choral sketches Choral Sketches is a partnership project between Chamber Choir Ireland and the Contemporary Music Centre that presents a unique professional development opportunity for composers who wish to develop their skills in writing choral music with mentoring from renowned composer Tarik O’Regan. It provides a creative and open environment for composers to deepen their experience in writing for voices in a choral context. This Public Workshop led by Tarik O’Regan and CCI with Paul Hillier, will give the opportunity for the participating composers to present a series of compositional sketches for their new choral works.

Saturday, 2nd February 2019 National Concert Hall, Dublin | 2pm Free but ticketed

— 25 —

FEBRUARY – MAY

BEFORE BACH & AFTER III

— 26 —

before bach & after iii

In the third in a series of four concerts, Chamber Choir Ireland alternates the music of J.S. Bach with three contemporary works by female composers, and shifts the focus of the texts and indeed the musical inspiration significantly beyond and away from the Western tradition.

Sunday 3 February St Ann’s Church, Dawson Street, Dublin 3.30pm | €20/15 Thursday 2 May St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick | 8pm | €20/18 In association with Lime Tree Theatre and Riverfest Limerick

Friday 3 May St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork | 7.30pm Presented as part of Cork International Choral Festival pre-concert talk Sunday 3 February, St Ann’s Church | 2.30pm | Free Tim Thurston in conversation with Majella Hollywood J.S. Bach (1685–1750)—Komm Jesu komm Anne Boyd (b.1946)—As I crossed a bridge of dreams J.S. Bach—Fuga V (from Wohl-Temperiertes Klavier. II) Julia Wolfe (b.1958)—Guard my tongue J.S. Bach—Zion hört die Wächter singen (from Wachet auf) Santa Ratniece (b.1977)—Horo Horo Hata Hata J.S. Bach—Lobet dem Herrn Winner of Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition (Cork Only) Chamber Choir Ireland will once again return to the Cork International Choral Festival as Choir-in-Residence. Details of further activities will be announced via the CCI website.

Conductor Paul Hillier — 27 —

MARCH

composers in the classroom gala concert

— 28 —

learning & participation performance

Following the culmination of the 2018/19 Composers in the Classroom project, Chamber Choir Ireland and the Contemporary Music Centre are delighted to present a selection of works from participating students as part of the New Music Dublin Festival. The featured works are a result of several months of workshops in schools throughout the country, delivered by some of Ireland’s leading composers, represented by CMC as well as singers visits from Chamber Choir Ireland.

Friday 1 March 2019 The Studio, National Concert Hall, Dublin 3pm Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance

— 29 —

MARCH

new music dublin

grete pedersen

— 30 —

grete pedersen

As part of New Music Dublin 2019, Chamber Choir Ireland is joined by the renowned Norwegian conductor Grete Pedersen for a thrilling concert of contemporary choral music that includes works by Kaija Saariaho and Ørjan Matre.

One of the most renowned conductors in the international choral scene, Grete Pedersen is Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Norwegian Soloists’ Choir and is founder of the Oslo Chamber Choir which she directed until 2004. A highly sought after guest conductor, Pedersen has worked with the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir, Netherlands Radio Chor, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Danish National Vocal Ensemble and Choir, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Pro Coro Canada, World Youth Choir among others.

This is her first concert in Ireland.

“In resonant but clearly defined sound, Grete Pedersen brings a marvellous mixture of earthiness and refinement.” gramophone magazine Sunday 3 March National Concert Hall, Dublin Further details to be announced via www.newmusicdublin.ie

Guest Conductor Grete Pedersen

— 31 —

learning & participation performance

an island sings Chamber Choir Ireland, in partnership with the Association of Irish Choirs and Poetry Ireland, commissioned composer Elaine Agnew and poet Jessica Traynor to write a new work for massed adult community choirs, two pianos and percussion. Initially working with one choir from each province to guide the development of the work, the next stage of the project sees the development of this commission with the input of additional project choirs and workshops with members of Chamber Choir Ireland in the autumn of 2018.

In this very special concert, the participating choirs will join together for a group performance of the new work alongside Chamber Choir Ireland in the National Concert Hall conducted by the renowned conductor Christopher Bell, showcasing the rich and vibrant choral community that exists in Ireland today.

Sunday 24 March 2019 National Concert Hall, Dublin Further details to be announced on www.chamberchoirireland.com

Conductor Christopher Bell

— 32 —

recordings from chamber choir ireland Available at all CCI concerts and online at Amazon / iTunes Further information from www.chamberchoirireland.com

Barry meets Beethoven

Acallam na Senórach (An Irish Colloquy)

One Day Fine

Carols from the Old and New Worlds Vol.3

Choirland (Book & CD)

— 33 —

APRIL

chamber choir ireland & irish chamber orchestra

weber & mendelssohn

— 34 —

weber & mendelssohn

Chamber Choir Ireland join forces, once again, with the Irish Chamber Orchestra to perform Mendelssohn’s rousing Second Symphony – Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise) in a concert that also features the orchestra performing Weber’s dramatic Der Freischütz overture.

Mendelssohn’s Second Symphony was close to his heart and with its stately grandeur and religiosity, plus its sheer magnitude – an anthem – it is one of his most impressive works. Celebrating the Reformation, it attempted to break down the barriers between concert music and the church. Influenced by Bach, it ranks as his most ambitious symphonic achievement and brings ICO’s tribute to Mendelssohn to a rousing conclusion.

Wednesday 10 April Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 8pm | €25/22/10/5 Thursday 11 April University College Hall, Limerick 8pm | €25/22/10/5 Weber—Overture from Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277 (The Free-Shooter) Mendelssohn—Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 52 Lobgesang (Anthem) Irish Chamber Orchestra Chamber Choir Ireland Jörg Widmann Conductor Genia Kühmeier Soprano Anna Devin Soprano Colin Balzer Tenor

— 35 —

JUNE

BEFORE BACH & AFTER IV

— 36 —

before bach & after iv

This is the final programme in a series of four spread across the 2018–19 season in which Chamber Choir Ireland will present the complete motets of Bach, together with related works by Brahms, Schütz, and a variety of medieval and contemporary composers. In this concert, the music of Bach alternates with Swedish composer Sven-David Sandström’s Es ist genug and motets by Schütz and Brahms.

Friday 14 June St Canices RC Church Kilkenny 7.30pm | €15/10 Presented in association with Music in Kilkenny

Saturday 15 June St Ann’s Church, Dawson St, Dublin 7pm | €20/15 Presented in Association with Great Music in Irish Houses pre-concert talk Saturday 15 June, St Ann’s Church | 6pm | Free Tim Thurston Heinrich Schütz (1615–1672)— Four motets from Geistliche Chormusik, 1648: Ich bin eine rufende Stimme Also hat Gott der Welt verliebt Die mit Tränen säen Das ist je gewisslich Wahr J. S. Bach (1685–1750)—Der Geist hilft Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)—Two Motets Op. 74: Warum ist das Licht gegeben dem Mühseligen O Heiland reiss die Himmel auf J.S. Bach—Es ist genug Sven-David Sandstrøm (b.1942)—Es ist genug J.S. Bach—Singet dem Herrn — 37 —

dublin deal bach concerts €55 FOR 4 CONCERTS Chamber Choir Ireland and Artistic Director Paul Hillier present a series of four concerts featuring the complete Bach motets and related works from ca. 1280 to the 21st century,

by Adam de la Halle, Machaut, Guillaume Dufay, Heinrich Isaac, Palestrina, Schutz, Anne Boyd, Julia Wolfe, David Fennessy amongst others.

For those intending on attending the full series of concerts in St Anne’s Church, Dublin, there is an option to buy one ticket covering the entrance to all four concerts at a cheaper rate of €55 Sunday 9 September 3.30pm Saturday 17 November 8pm Sunday 3 February 3.30pm Saturday 15 June 7pm Full programme information through www.chamberchoirireland.com/events

— 38 —

thank you We would specifically like to thank: FRIENDS OF CHAMBER CHOIR IRELAND:

CHAMBER CHOIR IRELAND SOCIETY:

Pat Barker Olga Barry Ita Beausang David and Dorothy Byers Patrick Coffey Conor Crowley Alan Esdale Emer Foley Judith Gannon Ruth & Desmond Kinsella Aine MacCallion Penelope Mcauley Jenny Mellerick Sean O’Neill Geoff Simpson Brendan & Siobhan Supple

Barry Doocey Warwick Harte Majella Hollywood Bríd Horan Geraldine O’Sullivan Brian Walsh Michael Walsh & Des Crowley CORPORATE SUPPORT: ESB High Performance Training

And those Friends who wish to remain anonymous

— 39 —

become a supporter By becoming a Friend or Chamber Choir Ireland Society member, you are helping us to continue the beautiful work that we do as Ireland’s flagship choral ensemble.

Contributions from Chamber Choir Ireland supporters help us continue the brave, exciting and innovative nature of our programming as well as providing necessary funding to grow and develop our Learning and Participation programmes which benefit participants of all ages across Ireland.

The Chamber Choir Ireland Society is specifically for people who want to ensure that the tax on their donation comes directly to Chamber Choir Ireland. Members donate €250 or more a year. They waive any thank-you benefits and give us permission as a registered charity to claim the tax on their donation.

1 YEAR OF SUPPORT Individual Friend

€100

Ensemble Friend (couple)

€175

Student Friend includes 4 tickets to Chamber Choir Ireland concerts, an invitation to attend an annual open rehearsal and a special thank-you in our concert programmes

€35

Chamber Choir Ireland Society

€250+

— 40 —

There are unique benefits open to you as a Friend of Chamber Choir Ireland, and these include: 2 COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS to a concert of your choice from our annual programme An invitation for you and a friend to attend AN ANNUAL OPEN REHEARSAL with Paul Hillier and the Singers An invitation for you and your guests to our ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FRIENDS GATHERING A SPECIAL THANK-YOU in our concert programmes and on our website ADVANCE MAILING of the season brochure

To become either a Friend of Chamber Choir Ireland or a member of the Chamber Choir Ireland Society, or to enquire about other options for support, please contact Beccy Fitzpatrick on + 353 (1) 554 5210 or beccy@chamberchoirireland.com

— 41 —

Artistic Director Paul Hillier Chief Executive Majella Hollywood

Board of Directors Olga Barry Eamonn Eaton (chair) Prof. Brian MacCraith Brian Walsh Richard Twomey

Concerts’ Manager David Darcy Marketing & PR Executive Beccy Fitzpatrick

FUNDERS

SUPPORTERS

PARTNERS

— 42 —

— 43 —

Chamber Choir Ireland National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 telephone +353 (0)1 554 5210 email admin@chamberchoirireland.com Full booking details for all concerts available at www.chamberchoirireland.com

— 44 —