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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.

Bray Choral Society will be one of 13 choirs who will perform in the Wicklow Sings Choral Festival in Templecarrig School, Blacklion, Greystones on Saturday 16th April at 7.30pm.

A musical evening featuring the best of County Wicklow’s choirs, from School to Choral Society and from Gospel to Male Voice there is something for everyone in this event.

Proceeds in aid of Five Loaves (Bray) and Move4Parkinsons, the latter have a choir performing at the festival.

Tickets: €10 (concession €5)
Enquiries/Sales: 086 814 6926 / 087 271 8766

Our concert last Sunday (18th May) was a great success, despite one brief technical hiccup when the conductor’s electronic score stopped working. The orchestra, the Degani Ensemble, were very skilled and our soloists, Sara Di Bella and Ben Russell were excellent in the Mirror of Perfection. The choir sang very well, putting behind them any suggestion that they do not like syncopated entries; indeed, in the movement The Furnace the choir gave an exemplary display.

We were honoured by the presence of the Ms Grete Odegaard, the Deputy Head of Mission at the Royal Norwegian Embassy, and her husband Mr Even Klinkenberg. Ms Odegaard went out of her way to say how pleased she was with the concert and that she had been invited to attend.