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CHORAL MUSIC
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Anglican Church Music A site
devoted to this subject, with numerous links to Cathedral and Church Choirs.
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Anúna Anúna specialises
in medieval and contemporary Irish and Celtic music and has released six
albums to date
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St. Bartholomew's Choir (Church
of Ireland) Clyde Road, Dublin.The choir of 45 members, boys (25) and men
(20), was founded 130 years ago. The Organist and Choirmaster is Malcolm
Wisener.
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Cappella
Nova Scotland's leading professional vocal ensemble specialising in
early and contemporary music. Formed by Alan and Rebecca Tavener in 1982
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The Carlton Singers
A madrigal group based in Droheda, County Louth. They have released
one CD
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Choral Ireland A web Resource
for all involved in Choral Music, both amateurs and professionals, in the
whole Island of Ireland. Choral Ireland was established and is maintained
by Frank McMullan.
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Choral Net An incredible resource for
things choral! Well worth "book marking".
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Christ Church Cathedral
Dublin.(Church of Ireland).
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Cumann Náisiúnta na gCor
- The Association of Irish Choirs
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The Gabrieli Ensemble
is a young and upcoming chamber choir based in Limerick, Ireland, nationally-renowned
for interpretations of sacred and secular music from the late Renaissance,
and also recognized for a wide repertoire, which ranges from plainchant
to 20th-century jazz arrangements
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The Grosvenor Chorale
formed by Edward Craig in 1993 and based in Belfast, Northern Ireland has a varied repertoire including music from the sixteenth- to the twentieth-centuries. They have performed in many venues including church buildings such as Down Cathedral, Downpatrick; Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, and more recently Hexham Abbey and Durham Cathedral in England. They have also performed at the Belfast Festival at Queen's and the Queen's Early Music Festival as well as broadcasting on radio and television
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Harmony Consulting
run by Patrick Kelly, provides assistance to choral groups, organisations
and associations through music and educational services, marketing and
public relations services, fund raising, promotional services, and international
copyright assistance.
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The
Heritage Singers Based in Yorkshire in the north of England and
conducted by Tim Knight, the choir was founded to keep alive the Anglican
Choral Tradition in churches where there are no longer choirs. They also
present concerts, tour frequently and have recorded a number of CDs
The choir's repertoire is Anglican Church Music from Tudor Times to the
present day.
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Tim Knight,
Composer and Choral conductor. His music has been widely performed and
recorded. An ex chorister of York Minster, Tim is Director of Music at
Venerable Bede Church Leeds, Director the of the Harrogate Chamber Singers,
Director of the Heritage Singers Artistic Director of the Yorkshire Composers
Festival and Singing Tutor at the Yorkshire College of Music and Drama.
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Melrose Music MM
Melrose Music MM publishes music and recordings: CHORAL, Vocal
and Instrumental music by 17th and 18th century and contemporary composers.
The catalogue contains many works by Irish composers
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Mornington Singers A chamber
choir based in Dublin conducted by Rosemary Collier.
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Musica: The International database
of Choral repertoire. A non-profit making association, "Musica International",
is devoted to developing and propagating the use of Musica database and
to transforming it progressively into a virtual multimedia library.
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National Chamber Choir of Ireland
conducter Celso Antunes. Based in Dublin City University
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Palestrina Choir
The main choir at Dublin's (Roman Catholic) Pro-Cathedral. The choir was
endowed in 1902 by the wealthy Galway Landowner Edward Martyn who was closely
associated with the main figures of the Irish Literary Revival
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St. Patrick's Cathedral
Dublin (Church of Ireland). During term time the choir sings daily Matins
and Evensong - the only Cathedral in Ireland or the UK to do so. The college
of Vicar's Choral was established in 1220 and boys were introduced to the
choir in 1432.
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Michael Procter Editor
and publisher of Renaissance music. Director of the Ensemble Hofkapelle.
Director of International courses for singers.
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The Third Day Chorale Based
in Dublin the Third Day Chorale was founded in 1975. Under the direction
of Marie O'Shea since its inception, the Chorale specialises in oratorio
and sacred music.The repertoire also includes choruses from opera as well
as settings of Irish Airs and International Folk music. Marie O'Shea was
a former member of the Douglas Gunn Ensemble.
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Voces Amicabiles Chamber Choir
About 14 voices, Voces Amicabiles was formed in Dublin in 1993 by its director
David Maxwell.
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