Bray Choral Society

Bray Choral Society

Aidan Kelly

Summer Concert – The Peacemakers by Karl Jenkins

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For this year’s summer concert Bray Choral Society have chosen a contemporary work, The Peacemakers by Karl Jenkins.  This work follows Jenkins more famous anti-war work The Armed Man.  In The Peacemakers Jenkins puts the words of many famous peacemakers, such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Sister Theresa, St. Francis etc., and extracts from religious texts to music to create a work of short movements all under the theme of the necessity for world peace.  It is an appropriate work in the current climate of international political volatility.

The concert will be performed in the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Main Street, Bray on Saturday the 5th May at 8.00pm.  The choir will be accompanied by an orchestra.  Tickets are the usual good value at €20 (€15 concession), available at the door on the night or from a choir member in advance.

The concert will also feature the shorter work of John Rutter’s Gloria.  The work has been described as “exalted, devotional and jubilant”.  It is performed at a brisk pace with plenty of brass accompaniment.  Appropriately, this work is being performed on the anniversary of its premiere on the 5th May 1974.

Give yourself a treat on the bank holiday weekend and come along to hear great singing and music which will lift your spirits for the summer.

Summer Concert – Mozart Extravaganza

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You can never have too much Mozart.  From the beautiful simplicity of the short Ave Verum Corpus to the complexity of the Great Mass in C minor, there is nothing quite like Mozart.  His different works have the ability to both energise us and to calm us.  There are studies which suggest it can lower our blood pressure and even help us in exams.

So why not come along on the 3rd June to the Holy Redeemer Church in Bray for a Mozart Extravaganza and experience it live for yourself.  The society accompanied by the Degani Orchestra lead by Alan Smale will perform the Great Mass in C minor along with other choral and instrumental Mozart works.  The Great Mass is considered one of the big challenges for a choir and the society’s members are rehearsing well for what promises to be a vibrant concert.

Save the date, tell your friends and come and join us on the night, you won’t regret it.  Remember the wonderful music of the movie Amadeus, well this will be more of the same!

Christmas Concert 2016 – 10th December

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Following our 30th Anniversary Season, Bray Choral Society continues its tradition of a Christmas Concert.  The concert takes place on Saturday 10th December, in the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Main Street, Bray, at 8pm.

As always our Musical Director is Frank Kelly.  In the society’s tradition of supporting young soloists we will once again be joined by four talented local singers.  The repertoire on the night will include: Handel’s Messiah Part 1 with the addition of the Hallelujah chorus, Holst’s Christmas Day and many favourite carols such as O Holy Night, Silent Night, O Come, All ye Faithful and This Christmastide.  There will be ample opportunities for the audience to sing out also.

Tickets are €15, available from any choir member or at the door on the night.