Entries by Olivia Dornan
IDC sings the Foundling Hospital Anthem Online
Since lockdown began, Irish Doctors Choir members have been rehearsing online weekly with Musical Director Brian MacKay. Joined by their colleagues in Irish Doctors Orchestra, they plan to produce a recording of three movements from GF Handel’s Foundling Hospital Anthem HWV 268. If you and your singing friends would like to contribute to their […]
Covid-19 Pandemic: IDC is still singing…So what’s next?
Keep singing and performing online with IDC until it is safe for us to gather together again. Click HERE for information about our informal summer singing events Click HERE to find out about our live-streamed 2020 Autumn Concert and to sign up
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We are rehearsing online every week. Members can find out more about our programme here
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British and Irish Hand Surgery Societies meeting Hallowe’en 2019, Guinness Storehouse
The Guinness storehouse was another auspicious setting for the Irish Doctors Choir. Hand Surgeons who came from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland met for their congressional dinner and raise a pint of the black stuff. There were fine solos from Cathy and David and full choir performances involving around 25 singers including several members who […]
More Beethoven Events..
BEETHOVEN 250 EVENING CELEBRATION COVID-19 PANDEMIC THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED An alternative date will be circulated to all members shortly THIS IS A MEMBERS-ONLY EVENT BEETHOVEN WORKSHOP TWO COVID-19 PANDEMIC THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED An alternative date will be circulated to all members shortly Beethoven Year Workshop One Archive Click HERE
Do Ducks Ever Shed a Tear? RSWS2
Read on and you may find out.… The second of our Russian Song Workshops led by Brian MacKay took place in Dublin on 8th June. Some of the singers were veterans of WS1 but most were first-timers. We began the day singing two works that arose from the flowering of Russian Orthodox Church writing in […]
The Singing Bach Workshop, 13th October 2018
The Singing Bach Workshop in Dublin yesterday was a first for us. About 15-20 members and 15 non- members gathered at the Royal Hospital Donnybrook, in Dublin. The hospital has a concert hall resplendent in the deep brown of old wood panelling and green worthy of a Romanov palace. A workshop is more than learning […]
Feel-Good Factor at the Royal
We were delighted to be invited back to sing at the the Royal Hospital this October. The Friends of the Royal Hospital Donnybrook do vital work in support of this publicly-funded inpatient rehabilitation facility. A hard-working team of volunteer fundraisers are determined to make a real impact on patient care and well-being; Their contributions range […]