Christmas came early for Cuore, adding to the celebrations during our 10th anniversary season! We are thrilled to have won Best Overall Choir and Best Performance of a Contemporary Irish Choral Work in RTÉ lyric fm’s annual Choirs for Christmas Recording Competition.
Huge congratulations to the other prize winners and many worthy entrants: it’s fantastic to hear such great choral singing happening all over the country. 💚
You can hear and see our winning recording of Dublin composer Rhona Clarke’s joyful contemporary Irish carol, Make We Merry, below. We hope our performance of the playful medieval text helps you to escape daily life and celebrate the exuberance and joy of Christmas.
If you’d like to sing music like this with us, apply now to audition.
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📅 Our 10th anniversary concert takes place in Dublin on Saturday 5th April 2025, and includes a world premiere from an emerging international composer - watch this space!
Finally, we would like to thank:
- All at RTÉ lyric fm for running this competition every year - and congratulations on your own 25th anniversary!
- Rhona Clarke and her publishers, Cailino Music and The Contemporary Music Centre.
- The volunteers, staff and clergy at St. Mary’s Haddington Rd. for facilitating the use of your beautiful church and stunning acoustic for our recording.
- Our founders, Patricia O’Neill and Amy Ryan, for starting Cuore ten years ago and nurturing us to this point.
Nollaig shona! 🎄✨🎉
#MakeWeMerry #NowIsTheTimeOfChristmas