Singing Days

Project Partner:
CNC/Association of Irish Choirs

Contact:
www.cnc.ie

Project Description:
Cumann Náisiúnta na gCór/Association of Irish Choirs (CNC) is the Cork-based national organisation, funded by the Arts Council, which supports and promotes choral music throughout the island of Ireland. For 2005 CNC presented a celebration of architecture and associated musical traditions in four of the most prominent churches in Cork.

Cork's celebrated choral tradition was honoured in a series of four choral days. The choral repertory chosen for each day will reflect the sacred music of the era in which the church was built. Conducted by some of the finest national and international choral directors, these events attracted local, regional, national and international choristers of all ages working together, through intensive rehearsal, to share with the people of Cork the experience of great liturgical music sung in its intended sacred setting.

Singing Day 1

Singing Day 1
Date: 5 – 6 March 2005
Venue: Church of Christ the King, Turners Cross
Angel Climent, Spanish composer, composed new liturgical works especially for the first Singing Day which was conducted by Geoffrey Spratt.

Singing Day 2
Date: 28 – 29 May 2005
Venue: Cathedral of St Mary & St Anne (North Cathedral)
This second choral day was conducted by Blánaid Murphy and featured Aloys Fleischmann’s, ‘Mass in Honour of St Finbarr’.

Singing Day 3
Date: 8 – 9 October 2005
Venue: St Fin Barre's Cathedral
For the third singing day Louis Vierne’s ‘Messe solenelle’ in C Sharp Minor Op.16 was performed under conductor Dr Donald Hunt OBE.

Singing Day 4
Date: 25 November 2005
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Pope’s Quay.
Christmas repertoire featured in this final day for Post-Primary School Choirs Peter Hunt conducted.