Cuore stepped into spring with a vibrant and uplifting evening of choral music, for our first concert in the beautiful acoustic of St Mary’s Haddington Road.

Our audience heard us preview our repertoire for the prestigious Ave Verum International Choral Competition in Austria, featuring the Irish premieres of Non nobis, Domine by Erika Budai and In Taberna by Michał Ziółkowski.

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

🇮🇪 RTÉ lyric fm Choirs for Christmas Recording Competition, 2025

For our live recording of Puer natus est by Georg Grün, our national broadcaster awarded us:

• Special Commendation in the category Best Overall Choir

🇱🇻 8th International Baltic Sea Choir Competition, Jūrmala, Latvia, 2025

We became the third Irish choir to compete in a European Grand Prix for Choral Singing semi-final round.

🇮🇪 RTÉ lyric fm Choirs for Christmas Recording Competition, 2024

For our recording of Make We Merry by Rhona Clarke, our national broadcaster awarded us:

• Best Overall Choir
• Best Performance of a Contemporary Irish Choral Work

🇦🇹 6th International Choral Competition Ave Verum, Austria, 2024

• Gold rating

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 have a particular affinity for contemporary classical music by living European composers, having won prizes for interpretation at home and abroad, and regularly present Irish premieres at our Dublin concerts.

Below is a list of pieces premiered by Cuore. Titles below link to performances by Cuore, where recordings are available. More details about our past Irish premieres and world premieres can be found on individual event pages.