NDV win first prize at the Concorso Polifonico in Arezzo, Italy!

New Dublin Voices – First Irish Choir to Earn Place in European Grand Prix Arezzo, Italy

For the first time, an Irish choir has won a place in the European Grand Prix for Choral Singing!

On Saturday night, the chamber choir New Dublin Voices and founding conductor Bernie Sherlock took first prize at the Concorso Polifonico in Arezzo, Italy, one of six elite choral competitions which provide the only means of entry to the European Grand Prix. New Dublin Voices will now go on to compete against the other 2013 winners at the Grand Prix which takes place in Debrecen, Hungary, next March. On Friday and Saturday, New Dublin Voices competed against choirs from all over Europe and Asia, taking first in the Vocal Ensemble class whereby it won a place in the grand finale against category-winners from Japan, Spain, and Hungary. Singing music by the Irish composers Michael Holohan and Charles Stanford, and by the Hungarian Zoltán Kodály, New Dublin Voices earned the highest number of first-place votes from the seven-member international jury and won its ticket to the European Grand Prix, the first Irish choir to do so.endshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Grand_Prix_for_Choral_Singinghttp://www.polifonico.org/Eng/index%20eng.htm            (this site was updated to inclue the winner of the 2013 European Grand Prix which also took place in Arezzo earlier this week. What New Dublin Voices won was a place in the 2014 Grand Prix).

NDV is looking for a Second Alto!

New Dublin Voices is looking for a second alto to join us!

Applicants must have good vocal technique and sight-reading ability, a dedicated attitude and be comfortable singing one to a part.

To request an audition, please email info@newdublinvoices.com with details of choral experience.

NDV rehearses on Tuesday evenings in a Dublin city centre location.

NDV named Ireland's Choir of the Year at Cork Choral Festival!

On the first weekend of May we travelled to Cork for the International Choral Festival and came away with not one, not two, but three prizes! We are thrilled and proud to have been awarded 1st Prize in Ireland's Choir of the Year competition for which we received the distinguished Victor Leeson Perpetual Trophy!

In addition, NDV were awarded 2nd prize in the Fleischmann Competition. We are delighted with this award (with first prize going to the wonderful University of Oregon Chamber Choir, USA). Last, but not least, we were awarded the Perpetual Trophy for the Performance of Irish Contemporary Choral Music for our performance of: Regina Coeli by Rhona Clarke in Ireland’s Choir of the Year Competition.

The full details of the results from the weekend are on the festival's website.

Upcoming Concert - 'The Gondoliers' in NCH with RTE Concert Orchestra

Step inside the topsy-turvy world of Gilbert & Sullivan's last great success, the comic opera The Gondoliers. Let the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and all-star G&S cast take you through the twists and turns of this hilarious tale, set in Venice. The tale concerns the confusion of the heir to the throne of Barataria for the son of a drunken gondolier. In lieu of a leaderless kingdom, it is decided that both the young prince and the gondolier's son jointly rule until such time as the prince's nurse arrives to distinguish the boys. Following a stunning performance of The Pirates of Penzance in August, the RTÉ Concert Orchestra return with this top-notch G&S production. Featuring songs like Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes, Dance a Cachucha and I Stole the Prince. CAST Duke of Plaza-Toro Richard Suart Marco Palmieri Mark Wilde Giuseppe Palmieri Richard Burkhard The Duchess of Plaza-Toro Frances Bourne Casilda Nicola Mulligan Luiz Eamonn Mulhall Don Alhambra del Bolero Steven Page Gianetta Daire Halpin Tessa Raphaela Mangan NEW DUBLIN VOICES Neil Thomson, conductor Tickets: €11-€38 (conc. €10-€35)

Peter McVerry Trust 4th Annual Christmas Carol Concert

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6 NOVEMBER 2012

Peter McVerry Trust Announces 4th Annual Christmas Carol Concert

Peter McVerry Trust is pleased to announce that its annual Christmas Carol Concert will take place on

Sunday 2 December, at 7.30pm, in the majestic setting of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin with an amazing line up to get us all into the festive spirit!

Regulars will be delighted to see the return of Dublin Male Voice Choir after their wonderful début

performance last year.

New Dublin Voices, winners of the Florence Culwick Memorial Cup and McAuliffe Silver Cup at Feis Ceoil 2012, will perform a mixture

of excellent choral music.

No strangers around Dublin - PMVT are honoured to have Blanchardstown Brass Band, one of the

oldest brass bands in Ireland, raising the roof with their festive mix. Something special this year – brilliant accordionist, Máirtín O’Connor will be performing a tune specially

written for PMVT along with friends Julie Feeney, Kenneth Edge, Máire Breatnach, Garry O’Briain and

Jim Higgins.

RTÉ’s Mr Pat Kenny will host this popular evening and the audience will have the opportunity to hear Fr Peter McVerry SJ speak.

From traditional carols to contemporary pieces, there will be something for everyone, and, of course, a

chance to test your vocal chords on some old favorites. Come along for a night full of festive cheer, while helping to support Peter McVerry Trust’s work with young homeless people.

Tickets cost €25/€20 and are available by telephoning the fundraising office on

01 823 0776 or online

through our website www.pmvtrust.ie.