Madrigallery announce afternoon concert
Madrigallery Choir. Photo: Trevor McGrath
Waterford City’s Madrigallery choir has a firmly established reputation for “not-to-be-missed” performances.
As the longest-standing chamber choir in Waterford City, Madrigallery has a wide-ranging repertoire from earliest plainchant to works by modern composers, including pieces specifically created for Madrigallery themselves.
The choir is renowned for delivering high-end performances in collaboration with professional musicians and soloists from Ireland and beyond.
When Madrigallery regrouped after the pandemic lockdowns, the choir was eager to develop a fresh repertoire with its new musical director, Pauline Kennedy.
Pauline, herself an experienced singer and multi-instrumentalist, curates every programme with the audience's enjoyment in mind.
Their upcoming lunchtime concert is a testament to Madrigallery's long-established reputation, showcasing the choir's vocal skills and stylistic versatility with works from Renaissance to right now.
Works to expect during the performance range from Orlando Gibbons and Claude Debussy to Morten Lauridsen, Ola Gjeilo and Kim André Arnesen, to name just a few.
As a chamber choir of and for the community, Madrigallery concerts aim to reflect a wide range of musical interests, both within the choir and among their audience.
In addition to the variety of choral works presented on the day, the concert will also feature guitar virtuoso, Joey Whelan; solo tenor, Stuart Kinsella; the Kilkenny Viola Consort, accompanied by internationally acclaimed organist, Malcolm Proud; and piano accompanist par excellence, Oonagh Drohan.
Audiences can expect an uplifting afternoon's celebration of classical and contemporary choral music with instrumental and vocal solo surprises.
The event takes place on Saturday, November 23, at 2pm in St. Patrick’s Gateway Centre, Patrick Street, Waterford City.
Tickets cost €15 and are available on Eventbrite or from choir members and on the door on the day.
Accompanied children up to 15 can enter free of charge.
