Chamber Choir Ireland

Gabriel Crouch – director

PROGRAMME & PERFORMERS

Winter’s House

Ireland’s national chamber choir brings a concert of warming winter song to Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. The centrepiece of the concert, Joanna Marsh’s Winter’s Garland, captures the icy wonder of a child’s winter dream, the welcoming glow of lamplit halls at twilight, and the buzz of a midwinter feast.This triptych of seasonal songs is nestled amongst a selection of medieval Irish and Nordic carols, ancient Estonian runic songs, and an Appalachian folk carol. Get into the festive spirit and celebrate all that the season brings with an evening of radiant choral music.

Chamber Choir Ireland is the country’s premier professional choral ensemble, bringing the joy of world-class choral music to over a million listeners each year through broadcasts, streaming, and live performances.

Their programming spans from rarely heard treasures of early music to choral masterworks, and champions leading Irish and international composers through exciting new commissions and premieres.

Gabriel Crouch is Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Chamber Choir Ireland. Crouch is Director of Choral Activities and Professor of the Practice in Music at Princeton University. He is a baritone, choral conductor, Grammy-nominated record producer, and former member of the acclaimed a cappella group, the King’s Singers.