Cuore are fundraising now for our first professional recording, planned for 2026, featuring premiere recordings of music by composers associated with the choir, including:

• A Can of Lilt (2026). A tour de force of mouth sounds, extended vocal techniques, and lilting of originally composed material at times evoking traditional Irish style, with modal fusion of tonalities. Commissioned by Cuore from alumna Anne-Marie O’Farrell with the support of the Arts Council.
• Levy-Dew (2025). A harmonically exciting new carol setting from Rhona Clarke, commissioned by Cuore with the support of our singers, Friends and Patrons .
• To a Child Dancing Upon the Shore (2025). A beautiful setting of the evocative W. B. Yeats poem. Commissioned by Cuore from emerging Polish composer Michał Ziółkowski to celebrate our 10th anniversary.
• Other music (TBD) written for Cuore and/or by current and former members.

If you’re inspired by what we do and would like to support our first commercial recording or to fund other commissions, we’d love to hear from you!

We were joined by the wonderful Zoltán Pad for the second half of tonight’s rehearsal. Zoltán is a highly experienced professional conductor and adjudicator who has worked worldwide, particularly in his native Hungary and in Germany, where he studied.

He gave us his expert feedback and guidance on our singing of German Romantic music. It was wonderful to work in detail on subtle nuances of this repertoire. Tonight’s workshop focused in particular on Felix Mendelssohn’s Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen, as we prepare for an upcoming European Grand Prix competition.

We are very grateful to Anna Weiss, a native German speaker and qualified pedagogue, who joined us in the second half of tonight’s rehearsal to give us her expert feedback and guidance on our German diction. Anna regularly coaches singers in the Royal Irish Academy of Music and has previously worked with Irish National Opera.

It was wonderful to work in detail on subtle nuances and tell-tale signs, such as the ich-Laut, that can separate native German singers from non-natives. Small tweaks in pronunciation can make a big difference to the beauty, clarity and expressiveness of our singing.

Tonight’s workshop focused in particular on the text of Psalm 91 in Felix Mendelssohn’s Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen, as we prepare for an upcoming European Grand Prix competition (watch this space for more details!).

Would you like to sing rewarding and challenging repertoire, perform Irish and world premieres, compete and tour internationally, and make award-winning recordings?

Cuore are auditioning advanced choral singers now for limited vacancies on all voice parts.

• Love singing rewarding challenging music?
• Have good vocal technique & musicianship?
• Available to rehearse Thursday evenings in central Dublin 2?

Apply now to join Cuore and sing with us for forthcoming concerts in June, and a possible trip away in September.