Singers preview 'tribute to cinema' concert
Mullingar Choral Society season launch
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The bass and tenor singers rehearsing a piece from The Pirates of Penzance.Image 2 of 14
The Mullingar Choral Society launch event was at All Saints Church, Mullingar on Tuesday evening of last week.Image 3 of 14
Ned Comerford, Kieran Gaine and John O’Reilly on Tuesday evening of last week at the Choral Society launch event.Image 4 of 14
Caren Farrell, Anne McCoy and Noelle Bannon from the choral society.Image 5 of 14
Marie Bardon with Angie Lynch (répétiteuse).Image 6 of 14
John White (Mullingar Choral Society conductor).Image 7 of 14
Patrick Pilkington (president) and Moss Gannon (tenor).Image 8 of 14
Charlie Caton, Dave McAuliffe and Vincent Dolan at the rehearsal.Image 9 of 14
Muire Courtney Earley and Stephen Cummins from the Mullingar Choral Society committee.Image 10 of 14
Teresa Kelly (secretary) and Cora Sharry (treasurer).Image 11 of 14
Therese Clarke and Stephen Kellegher from the choir.Image 12 of 14
Ita Lumsden-Ly and Margaret Allen at All Saints Church.Image 13 of 14
Niamh Sinnott and Denise Pantrey at Tuesday’s rehearsal.Image 14 of 14
Amanda Cribben and Alma Manny from Mullingar.In a departure from their usual concerts, Mullingar Choral Society will this spring perform a choral tribute to cinema comprising 24 pieces of well-known music especially orchestrated with a 21 piece orchestra specially assembled for the event.
This is a concert for everyone with pieces from such movies such as The Godfather, Saving Private Ryan, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Amadeus, The Mission, Sister Act, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Life of Brian and others.
Taking the title, ‘Epic Harmonies, A Choral Tribute To Cinema’, the evening will include, alongside Mullingar Choral Society as special guests the St Kenny National School Choir and The Epic Harmonies Orchestra
Musical director and conductor John White will lead proceedings at Mullingar Arts Centre on Saturday May 24 next (8pm).
Tickets are available from the arts centre box office at mullingarartscentre.ie; they are likely to sell fast due to the popularity of the programme on offer.
A spokesperson for Mullingar Choral Society said: “Sincere thanks to Mullingar Arts Centre and North Midlands Credit Union for their continued support.”