New Dublin Voices
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New Dublin Voices | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Choral |
| Years active | 2005-Present |
| Website | www.newdublinvoices.com/ |
| Members |
Conductor Bernie Sherlock |
About
New Dublin Voices, an award-winning chamber choir based in Dublin, Ireland, was founded by conductor Bernie Sherlock in October 2005. NDV, whose concerts range in style and period from the medieval to the contemporary, takes special pleasure in exploring the music of living composers and has given many Irish premières, as well as numerous world premières of works by Irish composers. As well as giving concerts, NDV is a regular participant in competitions, both internationally and at home in Ireland. The singers who make up New Dublin Voices come from many backgrounds, sharing in common high levels of experience and musicianship, a commitment to attracting new audiences, and above all a love of performing excellent choral music.
Festivals
New Dublin Voices has been selected to take part in numerous festivals, some of which are the most prestigious in the world:
- Musique en Morvan, France, 2012
- European Youth Choir Festival, Switzerland, 2014
- Polyfollia, France, 2014
- Festival des Choeurs Lauréats, France, 2015[1]
- World Choral Fest, U.S., 2016[2]
- 11th World Symposium on Choral Music, Spain, 2017[3]
Recent Awards
- Finland: Special Prize for best interpretation of the set work and Second Place overall at the 5th Harald Andersen Chamber Choir Competition in Helsinki 2016
- Ireland: 1st Prize overall at the 2015 Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, the Perpetual Trophy for the Performance of Irish Contemporary Choral Music, and the International Jury Award, Cork International Choral Festival
- Slovenia: Special Prize for best interpretation of the set work and Third Prize overall at the 13th International Choral Competition Gallus in Maribor 2015
- England: Audience Prize at the 2014 London International A Cappella Choir Competition
- Italy: Grand Prix at the 2013 Arezzo choral competition, qualified for European Grand Prix of choral singing
- Ireland: Second Prize overall at the 2013 Fleischmann International Trophy Competition, Cork International Choral Festival
- Belgium: Six prizes, including Choir of the Festival, at the 2011 International Choir Contest of Flanders-Maasmechelen
- Italy: Three prizes at the 2010 Concorso Polifónico Guido d'Arezzo including First Prize in the Renaissance competition
- Ireland: Second Prize overall, the Schuman/Europe Award, and the International Jury Award at the 2010 Fleischmann International Competition, Cork International Choral Festival
- Hungary: Overall winner (The Grand Prix) and the Interkultur Special Prize for best conductor (Bernie Sherlock) at the 12th Budapest International Choir Competition 2009
- Germany: Third Prize at the 2009 International Chamber Choir Competition Marktoberdorf
- Finland: Special Prize for best interpretation of the set work and Third Prize overall at the 3rd Harald Andersen Chamber Choir Competition in Helsinki 2009
Recordings
- Something Beginning with B, released 24 September 2010.[4]
- Christmas with New Dublin Voices, released 20 November 2010.[5]
- Music from Ireland, released November 2014.[6]
Other Work
As well as concerts and competitions, New Dublin Voices maintains a busy calendar of other activities including fund-raising – most recently charity concerts for Pakistan flood relief with Concern Worldwide, and for the PREDA Foundation which cares for neglected children in the Philippines
The choir makes occasional television appearances – notably appearing with The Priests in their debut Armagh concert broadcast nationwide in the USA and Canada, and on RTÉ’s Off the Rails, The Den, and others.
The choir works regularly with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra and performs at various special public events, including the official launch in October 2008 of the Irish Arts Council’s first ever policy document for choral music, Raising Your Voice.
New Dublin Voices features on the soundtrack of The Letter, a movie about Mother Teresa due for release in 2015.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ http://www.festivaldeschoeurslaureats.com/programme2015.html
- ↑ http://worldchoralfestival.com/
- ↑ http://www.wscm11.cat/#!choirs/c1bh2
- ↑ http://www.newdublinvoices.com/store/something-beginning-with-b/
- ↑ http://www.newdublinvoices.com/store/christmas-with-new-dublin-voices-2/
- ↑ https://www.cmc.ie/shop/new-dublin-voices-music-ireland