NEXT week, the Killaloe Male Voice Choir will travel to Czech Republic to partake in the Prague International Choir Festival.
Now in its tenth year, the Killaloe Male Voice Choir will be representing Ireland at the international festival and they have also been invited to perform at the Irish Embassy in Prague on October 31st.
Formed in January 2015 under the musical directorship of Anne Cullen, the Killaloe Male Voice Choir has thirty members and its expanding repertoire draws on classical and contemporary pieces in four parts including musical standards and popular world favourites.
In recent years, the choir has performed regularly at venues including St. Mary’s Cathedral Limerick and St. Flannan’s Cathedral, Killaloe, Co. Clare. They make regular appearances at the annual Limerick Sings International Choral Festival and the renowned Killaloe Music Festival.
On October 30th they will travel to the Czech Republic to participate in the Prague International Choral Festival. Members come from a wide variety of occupations, backgrounds, and musical experiences.
Peter Murphy, one of the choir’s original co-founders told The Clare Echo, “We are delighted to be participating in a prestigious event such as the Prague International Choral Festival and to be representing Clare and indeed Ireland on a world stage. The choir has grown from its humble beginnings in 2015 to a 30-strong, four-part Group with a broad and eclectic repertoire. The mental health benefits of singing are well known, and over the years the members have experienced the joy of creating a unique sound together and entertaining audiences”.
