Our 2021 Festival (11th - 13th June) is going virtual - book tickets using the links below!
We are looking forward to bringing you 3 days of online workshops, a unique “In Conversation” piece, virtual concerts, choral trails and our exciting Outdoor Chorus!
All of this year’s workshops and concerts are FREE, but must be pre-booked via the links below. Please note there is limited availability for each of our workshops.
Limerick Sings would like to thank its Festival Supporters
The Arts Council, European Choral Association,
Limerick City & County Council & Sing Ireland.
anúna IN CONCERT
FRIDAY 11TH JUNE, 7PM - On Demand Online Stream
From the chants of medieval monks to the words of the great modern poets, an Anúna concert is a uniquely beautiful experience that combines atmospheric costumes, candles and movement into a haunting sonic tapestry.
This performance, led by composer/artistic director Michael McGlynn, was recorded at University Concert Hall in 2017 to celebrate Anúna's 30th anniversary. It features a span of material from the group's varied and eclectic repertoire, including songs from the tradition, the medieval era and works composed around the writings of the great Irish poets.
Please note this concert was filmed live at University Concert Hall pre-Covid.
This concert is FREE to stream but tickets must be pre-booked.
AnÚna Workshop
WITH LUCY CHAMPION
SATURDAY 12TH JUNE, 10AM & 12PM - Live Workshops via Zoom
Join Lucy Champion from the vocal ensemble Anúna for a workshop in singing and the Anúna Technique. Suitable for all those who have had some vocal experience, particularly in a choral context, the workshop will focus on the physicality of singing, discovering what your body is actually doing when you sing, postural awareness, the use of the breath and how to produce that all important quality of tone required in good ensemble singing.
These workshops are suitable for all singers and are free, but must be pre-booked (please note places will be limited).
Presented with the support of Sing Ireland
james davey workshop - sing your story
SATURDAY 12TH JUNE, 2PM - Live Workshop via Zoom
Every song tells a unique story and when we successfully marry the words to the music we can captivate our audience. Find out how to bring your songs to life with musical emotion in this exploration of storytelling through singing, and learn professional tricks and tips for communicating storylines in a variety of musical styles.
Limerick Sings is delighted to welcome, James Davey, to this year’s festival. James is one of the UK's most distinguished and respected choral directors, in demand for his work as conductor, choir trainer, arranger and adjudicator.
This workshop is suitable for all singers and is free, but must be pre-booked (please note places will be limited).
james davey
workshop - changing choral colour
SATURDAY 12TH JUNE, 4PM - Live Workshop via Zoom
From Renaissance Polyphony to Britney Spears, experience and explore many of the different vocal colours that we can use for singing in different languages and styles. Visiting choral music from around the world, this workshop will uncover all the techniques you need to perform with a wide palette of choral colours with authenticity and flair.
This workshop is open to all, but is recommended for slightly more experienced singers. This workshop is free, but must be pre-booked (please note places will be limited).
in conversation - michael barrett, James Davey & bernie sherlock
SUNDAY 13TH JUNE, 4PM - Live via Zoom
Join renowned international choral conductors Michael Barrett (University of Pretoria Camerata), James Davey (Chantage) and Bernie Sherlock (New Dublin Voices, Irish Youth Choirs) in conversation with RTÉ lyric fm’s Liz Nolan. Their wide-ranging discussion will include choral programming for different contexts – concerts, competitions, radio, internet, etc – and the techniques conductors use for things like improving ensemble, fixing intonation, and getting to the heart of a piece. Presented live via Zoom.
This event is free, but must be pre-booked (please note places will be limited).
CHAMBER CHOIR IRELAND IN CONCERT
SUNDAY 13TH JUNE, 7PM - LIVE STREAM
Garnering a strong reputation for its unique approach to creative commissioning, recording and programming, Chamber Choir Ireland is the country’s flagship choral ensemble and national chamber choir under the Artistic Direction of the multi-award-winning conductor, Paul Hillier.
For this unique concert, under guest conductor Andrew Synnott, Chamber Choir Ireland will perform works by David Lang including a selection from The Writings, four movements composed over the course of 14 years. Each movement is based on a book from The Writings of the Hebrew Bible which, according to the composer, deal with 'life and death, courage, love, companionship, regret.’
On the music itself, Lang explains 'I thought that if I took some of the language that seemed universal in each of these writings and set it to music I might be able to make my own emotional catalog, and that I would be able to use the music to get to the humanity that is at the core of these very human texts.’
Programme:
again (after ecclesiastes) from the writings
for love is strong from the writings
give me
I want to live
I live in pain love fail
head, heart from love fail
where you go (after the book of ruth) from the writings
solitary from the writings
