Hilary Term Concert 2018: Rossini Petite messe solennelle
Our Hilary term concert is just a couple of weeks away! This year’s performance of Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle on the 21st and 22nd of March are sure to be two brilliant nights of choral music, not to be missed!
Rossini composed the Petite messe solennelle in 1863, 34 years after his last opera. With one review at the time reading:
“One could sense, from the first measures, the powerful spirit which animated this artist thirty years ago at the time when he chose to put a stop at his glorious career at its culminating point. The composer of William Tell stands proudly before you in his eminence, and you realise with astonishment that neither time nor inactivity have caused any loss of the intelligence with which he is so marvellously endowed.”
Be sure to join us in the wonderful surroundings of the Trinity College Exam Hall for our final concert of the academic year.
Tickets available here!
Hilary Term Concert 2017: Brahms/Boydell
Hey Friends!
We are HUGELY excited to celebrate 180 years of the choral society and 100 years since the birth of Brian Boydell, a key figure in the choir’s (and musical life in trinity’s) history, with our Hilary Term Concert in the National Concert Hall on Wednesday the 5th of April.
To celebrate we will be performing a truly original work; Brian Boydell’s Under No Circumstances. This work was composed specifically for the choir and is, more importantly, about the choir. For the work, Boydell selected excerpts from the minutes of the early days of the society, as such, it is intrinsically linked to our history as a choir and makes no better way to celebrate our 180-year anniversary. The work is laced with satire, witty moments and dark humour, the outcry against ladies attending the societies concerts being just one of many highlights of this rarely-performed work.
To balance this comedic twist, we have Brahms’ German Requiem, a powerhouse of the German Romantic era, the Requiem is renowned for its striking melodies, wonderful counterpoint, and memorable melodies.
Be sure to join Choral as we ring in our 180 in the National Concert Hall with a night of fantastic music. Be sure to get good seats, as this will be a night not to be missed!
Tickets available here!
Rehearsals for Brahms Requiem at the NCH begin in January. New members welcome!
Choral has exciting plans for early 2017 and we’re on the lookout for new members to join us for our next performance. On 5 April 2017, Choral will be returning to the National Concert Hall to present a performance of Brahms’ dramatic and powerful Ein deutsches Requiem, alongside Boydell’s Under no Circumstances. Choral is proud to return to this intriguing piece by Brian Boydell during the centenery of his birth. Under no Circumstances was written in 1987 for the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the University of Dublin Choral Society. It offers a unique and often light-hearted take on various events from the Society’s history.
Rehearsals will commence in Goldsmith Hall at 7pm on Wednesday 18 January 2017. New members of all voice parts are more than welcome to join the choir on the night. No previous singing experience is necessary. Learning aids will be made available to help you learn your part. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at choral@csc.tcd.ie
UDCS Michaelmas Term Concert: Bach Mass in B minor
Join UDCS for our Michaelmas term concert as we perform the immense Mass in B minor by none other than J.S. Bach. Tickets on sale now here
Bach: Mass in B minor First Rehearsal
Choral Society returns to Trinity in its 180th session this year. To mark the occasion we are singing the monumental B minor Mass by J.S. Bach. The first rehearsal will take place in its usual slot; the first Wednesday of school term, this year falling on the 28th of September. Rehearsal starts at 7:30pm but people will be present from 7pm to accommodate the signing up of new members.
If any of you have been into college, I’m sure you’ll have noticed the scaffolding covering Regent House/House 5. Unfortunately due to the construction Choral Rehearsals will be displaced for the foreseeable future. Enquiries have thankfully offered us Goldsmith Hall on the other end of campus until construction is completed.
If you have any questions or further inquiries, please do not hesitate to message the facebook page or e-mail us at choral@csc.tcd.ie
Looking forward to seeing you all for a great year of singing!
Online Ticket Sales Open!
Ticket sales have opened online for our performances of Mendelssohn’s Elijah on 23 and 24 March in The Examination Hall, Trinity College! Tickets are available online via Eventbrite (see the tickets link at the top of the webpage), at the door and special student advance tickets will be on sale in the Arts Building on the 21-23 March. Don’t forget to check out our Facebook page, and Facebook event which will be updated with all the latest news.
Annual General Meeting 2016
The 2016 Annual General Meeting will take place this Wednesday 24 February at 7pm in Regent House. The list of nominees for the 2016/17 Committee has been posted on our noticeboard in Front Arch. Rehearsals for our Hilary Term performances of Mendelssohn’s Elijah continue afterwards! Keep an eye on this site, on Twitter (@udcs) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/Trinitychoral) for all the latest updates and announcements!
