Dublin’s Christchurch Cathedral is set to host 180 choristers from across the USA next month at a concert in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation.
The second Dublin Choral Festival, to be held in the cathedral at 8pm on July 8, will see the American choristers from states as far apart as New Mexico and Maine performing a diverse programme of Celtic, American and European music, accompanied by two soloists, a traditional Celtic Band and musicians from the Irish Symphony Orchestra.
Festival coordinator Cindy Petty of Music Celebrations International, which runs festivals in several European capitals for non-profit choirs, said: “Last year’s choral festival was such a hit that it was an easy decision to come back to Dublin again and build on that success”.
The visiting choristers were “excited to be visiting Ireland” and be performing in so atmospheric and historical a venue, she said.
Tickets are available for €10 from christchurchcathedral.ie.