A free joint concert on the longest day of the year, between Cuore and two visiting American choirs on their tour of Ireland and the UK.
The Georgia Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the Uzee Brown Society of Choraliers are distinguished community ensembles from greater Atlanta, Georgia USA. Following several years of successful collaborative concerts, the choirs expressed a desire to travel together and perform abroad.
Cuore’s repertoire will include
- Felix Mendelssohn - Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen (MWV B 53)
- Janet Wheeler - Alleluia! I Heard A Voice
- Knut Nystedt - No. 2 from Prayers of Kierkegaard (Op. 157a) - Irish premiere
The visiting choirs respective conductors, Dr. Bryan Black and Dr. Uzee Brown, have selected a shared program that honors the rich diversity of both groups while celebrating universal messages of hope and joy.
- Examine Me - Cedric Dent
- Sing Gently - Eric Whitacre
- A Hymn - Jakari Rush (European premiere)
- Trampin - traditional African American spiritual
- Hymn To Freedom - Oscar Peterson, arr. Kirby Shaw
- Rock My Soul - African American spiritual, arr. Richard Jackson
- We Shall Overcome - African American spiritual arr. Uzee Brown, Jr. (Irish premiere, massed performance by all three choirs)
Tickets available FREE from Eventbrite
In association with Perform International and Kuoni Tumlare.