Cuore is an internationally award-winning auditioned mixed-voice chamber choir based in Dublin, Ireland and conducted by Amy Ryan. The choir consists of thirty singers from a range of nationalities and ages, committed to high-level performances of rewarding music, from early polyphony to contemporary premieres. Members include current and former professional singers, music teachers, conductors, academics (including music), professionals working in other disciplines, college students, recent graduates and retirees.

Cuore’s concert repertoire ranges from standard choral works to early music editions prepared by choir members and premieres of pieces written for the choir. We primarily perform a cappella, although we have performed with orchestra and other instrumental forces. We have a particular affinity for contemporary classical music, having won prizes for interpretation at home and abroad, and regularly present Irish premieres at our Dublin concerts.

In December 2023 we presented the Irish premiere of Dobrinka Tabakova’s Alma Redemptoris Mater. In March 2023 we performed at the NCH with the UCD Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonic Choir, including excerpts from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. In 2021 Cuore presented the Irish premiere of Will Todd’s Songs of Renewal. As the invited guest choir at the Zêzere Arts Festival, Portugal in 2019, we performed varied programmes including polychoral works by Enda Bates, Marenzio and Tallis.

In addition to our own concerts throughout the year, at Christmas it’s become traditional for us to lead the singing at the annual Service of Nine Lessons in St. Stephen’s Pepper Canister Church, supporting the Black Santa Appeal. We also perform carols at shopping centres, in aid of animal welfare or homeless charities.

Awards & Accolades

Founded by Amy Ryan and Patricia O'Neill in 2014, Cuore has consistently achieved high standards at festivals in Ireland and abroad.

6th International Choral Competition Ave Verum, Austria, 2024

  • Gold rating

17th International Choir Festival “Tallinn 2023”

Feis Ceoil, Dublin, 2023

  • 1st prize, Mixed Voice Choirs
  • 1st prize, Corn Hardebec
  • Oliver Hynes award for the Best Performance of a contemporary work setting an Irish text
  • Qualified for the Oliver O'Brien competition final

Cork International Choral Festival 2022

  • CMC Perpetual Trophy for the Best Performance of Irish Contemporary Choral Music
  • Selected for the Fleischmann International Trophy Competition

Zêzere Arts Festival (non-competitive) in Tomar, Portual 2019

  • Invited as the sole guest choir

Cork International Choral Festival 2018

  • 1st prize, National Competition for Mixed Voice Choirs
  • 2nd prize, Ireland's Choir of the Year
  • CMC Perpetual Trophy for the Best Performance of Irish Contemporary Choral Music
  • John Mannion Trophy for the Best Performance by a Chamber Choir in the National Competitions.
  • 2nd prize, Sacred Music Competition
  • Selected for the Navan National Choir of the Year Competition

Sligo International Choral Festival 2016

  • 1st prize, Mixed Voice Choirs
  • 3rd prize, Sacred Music
  • Qualified for the Grand Prix

Mayo International Choral Festival 2016

  • 2nd prize, International Final (Premier Competition)
  • 1st prize, Choirs from Ireland

AIMS New Ross Choral Festival 2015

  • 1st prize, Chamber Choirs