‘Dreamweaver’ Christmas Concert

Join us on Thursday 14th December 2023 in St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 8p.m. for our ‘Dreamweaver’ Christmas Concert.
This will feature the Irish Premiere of two wonderful seasonal pieces – ‘Dreamweaver’ by Ola Gjeilo and ‘Winter’ by Jake Runestad. There will also be a selection of traditional carols and fine chorales by JS Bach and William Byrd.
We will be accompanied by the Leinster String Quartet; Anthony Byrne, Piano; and Mairéad Buicke, Soprano.
Tickets: €35 Premium and €25 available at guinnesschoir.eventbrite.ie
More details in Upcoming Concerts 

The Guinness Choir

The Guinness Choir was founded in 1951, over 70 years ago, for the employees of the Guinness brewery. It is one of the oldest mixed voice choirs in Dublin and was one of the earliest workplace choirs in Ireland. The choir has since left the ambit of the brewery and is an independent, self-funded, choir attracting amateur singers from all over Dublin and beyond to sing the great oratorios and major classical works as well as the many beautiful choral works from the renaissance, baroque, modern and contemporary eras. Over the years, the choir has given many hundreds of amateur singers the opportunity and privilege to perform these works with professional orchestras and soloists in major venues in Ireland and abroad. Please join our mailing list to be kept informed of future concerts, and information will be on our Upcoming Concerts page.

Music Director – Ciarán Kelly

Ciarán Kelly took up his appointment as our new Music Director in September 2022. Ciarán hails from Derry and has sung competitively and as a performer in Ireland, the UK and America. He is the recently appointed Head of Music in King’s Hospital School, Palmerstown and is a former Assistant Director of Music at St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral, Dublin. Ciarán has an MMus in Choral Conducting, is an experienced choral tutor and has led workshops with choral societies, schools and universities in the UK, Europe and Asia. He was also founder and Artistic Director of Ardú, a professional prizewinning vocal ensemble. He was appointed Choral Director of Cór Linn in August 2023.

Our Rehearsal Venue

The Guinness Choir is also delighted that Holy Trinity Church, Rathmines is now our wonderful rehearsal venue. The church includes a generous, comfortable rehearsal space and full washroom facilities. There is free on-street car parking (after 7pm) and the Beechwood Luas stop is 7 minutes walking distance. Rehearsals are held every Tuesday from 7:45p.m. to 10:00p.m. from September to May.

News

A retired member Joan Cowle is featured in a clip on RTE Drivetime about Music Therapy.

The benefits of music therapy CLIP • 7 MINS • 14 JUN • DRIVETIME Suzanne Campbell, RTÉ Reporter. Interview with Joan Cowle on her experience of Music Therapy in the Creative Life Hub of the Mercer Institute for Successful Ageing at St. James’ Hospital.