What is National Chamber Choir Of Ireland?

The National Chamber Choir (NCC) of Ireland was founded in 1991 by composer and conductor Colin Mawby. It is an independent, full-time professional ensemble, with its seventeen members drawn from the ranks of Ireland's top singers. In 1995 the National Chamber Choir became Choir-in-Residence at Dublin City University, a move that has made a very significant impact on the security and future development of the group. The choir performs regularly at the National Gallery of Ireland, Queen's University in Belfast and also undertakes national and international tours. The National Chamber Choir is funded mainly through grant aid from the Arts council of Ireland, the Arts council of Northern Ireland, a contract with RTÉ, and funding from the Department of Education and Science (Ireland).

From May 2002 to January 2007 the choir's conductor was Cologne-based Celso Antunes, who succeeded Colin Mawby. In January 2007, Antunes and the choir's Chief Executive Karina Lundström resigned.

The choir's current (as of February 2007) conductor is Brian MacKay, performing as a guest conductor[1]. The choir has worked with many of Europe's leading choral conductors including Hans-Christoph Rademann, Marcus Creed, Stefan Parkman and most recently Odaline de la Martinez and Stephen Layton.

External links

• National Chamber Choir