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Wicklow Sings Festival
20 April 2024
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20 April 2024
20 Apr 2024, 19:00 – 22:00
Temple Carrig School,
Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
About us
Wicklow Sings is a community arts festival for choirs based in County Wicklow. Established in 2016, it is an annual event held in Spring in Greystones.
2024 Festival Choirs
Unity Gospel Choir
Unity Gospel choir is a non-denominational choir boasting over 60 members across County Wicklow. Lead by the dynamic duo of Dr. Neville Cox and Jamie Lyon, they tackle many musical styles from gospel, to spiritual to pop ensuring rehearsals are always fun and full of laughter.
Unity Gospel Choir are currently rehearsing for a large charity concert taking place May 18th 2024 at St Patrick’s church Greystones, in support of the Tiglin South African Friendship Project.
We’d love to see you there
Unity Gospel Choir are currently rehearsing for a large charity concert taking place May 18th 2024 at St Patrick’s church Greystones, in support of the Tiglin South African Friendship Project.
We’d love to see you there
Wicklow Parkinsons Choir
A choir for people with Parkinson’s, carers, family and friends. A fun singing group that enjoys singing and socialising together. Led by Dara Mac Mahon, WPC meets every Monday morning in Ashford Community and Heritage Centre at 11.30am. All welcome to join anytime – no singing experience required!
Enquiries wicklowparkinsons@gmail.com
Enquiries wicklowparkinsons@gmail.com
Bella Voce
Bella Voce Choir was formed as the Do-Mi-So Choir by Clare Cherry Kinito and Frank Kelly in 2017. The choir numbers around 30 and includes members from the south Dublin and north Wicklow area. Bella Voce sing a wide range of genres of music from classical pieces to popular songs and songs from musicals and films. Frank directs and accompanies the choir in lively and gentle mood. Bella Voce have performed a concert at Christmas and in the summertime each season and resumed after the COVID pandemic with a very successful Summer Sounds concert in 2022 in Christchurch Delgany; the choir’s rehearsal venue. They also held a very successful Christmas concert in December 2022. The choir fundraises for local and national charities at their concerts but the real emphasis is the enjoyment of singing together!
Wicklow Singers
Wicklow Singers was founded in 2022 by Frank Kelly who direct and accompanies along with his duaghter, Rebecca. Wicklow Singers is a mixed voice community choir of about 50 members, based in Wicklow town. The choir welcomes all comers who love to sing and the rehearsals are held in an inclusive and encouraging environment covering songs from musicals and films, popular somgs and light classical songs. Audio learning resources are provided and vocal coaching is included. Ability to read music is not necessary. This will be the choirs first appearance at Wicklow Sings and the members are excited!
Beating Time
We are Beating Time Singers and it's a pleasure, yet again, to be invited back to partake at this great Festival of Wicklow Voices. Beating Time are all about harmonies! We do this in the Barbershop Style which is a specific type of accapella harmony sung in 4 distinctive parts, ranging from Tenor (high) right down to the Bass line (low) and then the Baritone and Lead which sit in between.
This year at Wicklow Sings we are very happy to introduce to you, our new MD Lucy O'Connell, and we look forward to lots more exciting times ahead with Lucy at the helm.
Since our inception in 1998, we have represented Wicklow on many Local, National and European levels. We get a great buzz competing in competitions which keeps us on our toes. Over the years we have taken home many noteworthy accolades.
Beating time are always happy to welcome new likeminded members who love to sing harmony and have plenty of fun with us along the way. We rehearse every Thursday in Bray from 8pm to 10pm. Remember! You don't necessarily need to read music, just be able to hold a line. Why not come down and give it a go🎶
Enquiries: Beatingtime.ie
Beatingtimesingers@gmail.com
This year at Wicklow Sings we are very happy to introduce to you, our new MD Lucy O'Connell, and we look forward to lots more exciting times ahead with Lucy at the helm.
Since our inception in 1998, we have represented Wicklow on many Local, National and European levels. We get a great buzz competing in competitions which keeps us on our toes. Over the years we have taken home many noteworthy accolades.
Beating time are always happy to welcome new likeminded members who love to sing harmony and have plenty of fun with us along the way. We rehearse every Thursday in Bray from 8pm to 10pm. Remember! You don't necessarily need to read music, just be able to hold a line. Why not come down and give it a go🎶
Enquiries: Beatingtime.ie
Beatingtimesingers@gmail.com
Avondale Voices
Avondale Voices is a Community Choir based near Avoca in County Wicklow, under the directorship of Julia Canavan Carrick. Our members are drawn from all over Co Wicklow from Greystones to Tinahely. We sing a diverse range of music for local concerts and fundraising events. We have also been delighted to perform at Wicklow Culture Night and the Wicklow Sings Festival.
We rehearse every Wednesday at 7.30 p.m. in the Hartin Hall beside Castlemacdam Church, just south of Avoca on the road to Woodenbridge. Avondale Voices will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in September 2023.
We are delighted that the choir survived the Covid years by rehearsing on Zoom thanks to the commitment of Julia and the members. The video recordings we produced remotely during this time are available to view on YouTube. You can also find us on Facebook.
We are always happy to welcome new members. If you’d like to sing and make some new friends why not come and join in at a rehearsal. We are always learning and always having fun.
We rehearse every Wednesday at 7.30 p.m. in the Hartin Hall beside Castlemacdam Church, just south of Avoca on the road to Woodenbridge. Avondale Voices will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in September 2023.
We are delighted that the choir survived the Covid years by rehearsing on Zoom thanks to the commitment of Julia and the members. The video recordings we produced remotely during this time are available to view on YouTube. You can also find us on Facebook.
We are always happy to welcome new members. If you’d like to sing and make some new friends why not come and join in at a rehearsal. We are always learning and always having fun.
Greystones Community College Choir
Greystones Community College Choir is a post primary ensemble consisting of a small number of students from 1st and 2nd year. This young choir which is in its infancy has matured considerably in the last two years since their inception. Under the guidance of Ms Aoife Jones and accompanied by Ms Sinead O'Donovan, the choir has gained confidence and has enjoyed perfroming at many recent events to great acclaim. Growing in numbers annually, the choir has become the heart of Greystones Community College and has already started gaining praise in the wider community as they leave no stone unturned in their musical endeavours.
Serendipity
Serendipity is an award-winning, fun loving group of women who enjoy acapella singing in the Barbershop style. Songs range from swing to ballads to pop and we love to entertain at all types of functions. When not singing, we like to socialise and have fun together.
The Sound Crowd
The Sound Crowd is Music Generation Wicklow's community choir for children aged 8-12 with children from five local schools and rehearses weekly at Greystones Community School. Under the baton of experienced choir leader and Music Generation Wicklow Musician Educator Joan Dempsey, The Sound Crowd explores a wide range of repertoire, placing fun and musicality at the heart of the rehearsal and performance experience. It is a choir for children and young people who love to sing. Founded on the Music Generation principle of making music accessible for all, The Sound Crowd aims to enrich children's lives through performance and they are all delighted to have this opportunity to sing at the Wicklow Sings Festival!
Cheile Community Choir
Cheile Community Choir, a non-auditioned community choir open to all, based at the Family Resource Centre in Little Bray. Singing a mixed repertoire from Classical to Contemporary, the choir sings at local events and in exchange projects with diverse community choirs in Europe. Conductor Anthony Norton
Temple Carrig Singersr
Temple Carrig Singers, a new choir for Temple Carrig parents (of past and present students), started this year, and making their debut performance at Wicklow Sings. A fun, relaxed, sociable atmosphere, singing a diverse range of music, and with lots of plans for more concerts, events and fundraisers. New members always welcome. Conductor Dara MacMahon
Temple Carrig School Choir
Temple Carrig School Choirs consist of committed and ambitious students from 1st to 6th Year who enjoy regular performance opportunities both within school and in the wider community. The choir has performed at Wicklow Sings since it started. Conductors Alison Halpin/Hayley O’Sullivan
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Charity Partner
Wicklow Sings is delighted to support the charity Fields for Life this year and the Transition Year students from Temple Carrig School who are fundraising to build a water well in Uganda, bringing clean, fresh, safe water to this community for the first time. All monies raised from the raffle at the event will go directly to funding the well.
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