By Justin Kelly
A unique collaboration of young choirs will gather for one
special concert at The Church of the Assumption in Tullamore on Sunday, April
26 at 7:30pm. The event, organised by the Association of Irish Choirs in
conjunction with Music Generation Offaly/Westmeath, will welcome renowned
conductor Greg Beardsell and his Irish Youth Chamber Choir, as well as a number
of local school choirs. It will be one of just three performances of its kind taking
place nationwide.
Beardsell has worked extensively in Ireland and the UK with the
BBC Symphony Chorus, the London Bach Choir and the National Youth Orchestras of
Ireland and Ulster. The young choral participants from Music Generation
Offaly/Westmeath will get the opportunity to learn from the acclaimed conductor
at a series of workshops due to take place prior to the event.
Three Offaly schools will be among the participating choirs
on April 26, and they are Rath NS from Birr, Ard Scoil Chiarain, Clara, and
Scoil Naomh Cormac of Kilcormac. They will be joined by other school choirs on
the night from Athlone and Moate.
Joining these secondary schools and the Irish Youth Chamber
Choir in their performance will be the award winning Tullamore Academy Chamber
Choir led by Ciaran Brady. “This will be a special opportunity to hear some
amazing and inspiring young voices raise the roof in the Midlands,” a statement
from the Offaly Arts Office at Offaly County Council read. “It is a concert not
to be missed,” it claimed.
Tickets for this unique concert are priced at just €10/€7 and can
be ordered on www.uch.ie or 061-331549. They will also be available to purchase
at the door on the night. For more information, visit www.aoic.ie
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