All posts by The Guinness Choir

Self Isolation Choir

Inspired by our Playlists of beautiful choral music through the ages? Here’s a way that you can actually sing while in lockdown! Join the Self Isolation Choir for a performance of the Messiah. The choir was set up just a couple of weeks ago as a response to the impact of the coronavirus. The two simple… Read More


Christmas Concert

Annual Christmas Concert  On 8th December 2019 at 7p.m. in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin The Guinness Choir performed our Christmas Concert with special guest, Mary Coughlan. The choir performed beautiful carols from around Europe, including England, France, Russia and Spain, reminding us that Christmas is an international celebration. This year we were delighted that Mary… Read More


Handel’s Messiah

Messiah in Phibsborough On 24th November 2019 in St. Peter’s Church, Phibsborough Guinness Choir performed Handel’s Messiah with soloists Colette Boushell – Soprano, Patricia Bardon – Alto, Rory Musgrave – Tenor and Andrew Boushell – Bass. This Concert took place in Dublin’s iconic St Peter’s Church, which is seated at the head of Dublin’s coolest neighbourhoods –… Read More


‘Brilliant Bach’

Our end of season concert took place in the National Concert Hall on 11th May 2019. The choir and orchestra conducted by David Milne performed three brilliant pieces; Easter Oratorio, Lobet den Herrn and the Ascension Oratorio. We were joined by a number of well-known orchestral players along with four brilliant soloists: Soprano – Roisín… Read More




Michael O’Neal Singers

Our final musical event of the season took place on 4th June at Christ Church Cathedral when we were invited to participate in a concert promoted by the Michael McNeal Singers from Atlanta.  This was the last concert on their four concert tour of Ireland and we were all delighted to see a full cathedral… Read More


Bach – Mass in B Minor

On Monday 16th April 2018, at 8p.m., The Guinness Choir performed B Minor Mass by Johann Sebastian Bach in the National Concert Hall, Dublin. This glorious setting of the Mass is widely recognised as one of the greatest compositions in musical history. Although completed in 1749, the year before Bach’s death, it wasn’t performed in… Read More


Christmas Concert

St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin was the venue for our Christmas Concert on the 3rd December 2017. We had a great night singing in celebration of Christmas. Benjamin Britten’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ was the centrepiece, surrounded by three gorgeous versions of ‘The Coventry Carol’, the first from the 15th century and then the more contemporary arrangements… Read More