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A Light Exists in Spring

A Light exists in Spring
Not present on the Year
At any other period

Emily Dickinson

Spring has arrived, the clocks have gone forward and there’s a cock’s step in the evenings. It is a time for joyous singing! And it has been a busy start to the year for Kerry Choral Union. We have been flat out rehearsing for our Spring Concerts, the first of which is this coming Sunday (14.04.2019) in St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet, where we will be joining our friends from Duhallow Choral Society for what is sure to be a wonderful evening. Last Sunday’s rehearsal in Millstreet was really good and we were all delighted with how well the two choirs blended together – both vocally and socially! The video below features a taste of the rehearsal with images from the gorgeous St. Patrick’s. The concert starts at 7:00 p.m. Don’t be late!

Eagle-eyed readers will also note that we’ve had a bit of a spring clean on the website too. It’s the time of year for it after all. Take a look around, we’ll be adding more photos and videos in the months ahead!

From Benedictus by Karl Jenkins with Duhallow Choral Society in St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet.
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Bring on the mince pies!

Thank you to all who participated in and attended our Christmas concerts. We are as ever hugely grateful for your support. Now we’re all off to put our feet up and have a mince pie or two before throwing ourselves into the final preparations for the big day itself. Merry Christmas everyone!

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Concert on the 12th October 2016

Kerry Choral Union are delighted to welcome back to Tralee the Zupforchester des Differter Saitenspielkreis e.V. in October. This acclaimed plucked string orchestra is from the town of Differten in southwest Germany. It has musicians that range in age from 13 to 60 years and many are also members of the German Youth Orchestra. Two of the members won first prize in the German Young Musician of the Year 2016. They play a varied style of music that ranges from classical and baroque to folk and modern. The orchestra contains a variety of instruments that include guitars, mandolin, bass guitar, flute and percussion.

The orchestra last visited Tralee as guests of Kerry Choral Union in 2006. They will share a stage together again on Wednesday 12th October 2016 in The Rose Hotel Tralee. “This concert will be a wonderful opportunity for any student of a stringed instrument to experience” said Joe Cotter of Kerry Choral Union, “We are delighted to welcome our friends-in-music back to Tralee and look forward to a wonderful evening of music and song together. We are very grateful to our sponsors The Rose Hotel and Collis Sandes House for supporting us and making it possible to bring this concert to the town.”

Their website: www.saitenspielkreis.de