The Culwick has a proud tradition of performing in Dublin. Here we list all our performances in recent years, click here to see Culwick Concerts – the first 100 years

2011

A SEA SYMPHONY, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, Beethoven's Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, & Mäntyjärvi's Canticum Calamitatis Maritimæ.
21 May; National Concert Hall; Bernie Sherlock conductor
Cara O'Sullivan soprano; Paul Carey Jones baritone; New Dublin Voices
Orchestra (leader Alan Smale).
Dedicated to RNLI the Lifeboats charity.
Supported by RTÉ Lyric fm, Vaughan Williams Charitable Trust, Forás Éireann, Pilkington & Associates.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
16 April; Church of Sts. Peter & Paul, Balbriggan; Bernie Sherlock conductor
Nicola Mulligan soprano; Laura Murphy alto; Brian Gilligan tenor; Gavan Ring bass.
Culwick String Ensemble (Brona Fitzgerald, leader), David Leigh keyboard.

2010

A GLORIOUS CHORAL CHRISTMAS!
Including Cantata No.5, Bach's Christmas Oratorio
9 December; National Concert Hall; Bernie Sherlock conductor.
Suzanne Savage soprano; Jennifer Hughes alto; Brian Gilligan tenor; Gavan Ring bass; The Culwick Ensemble (Brona Fitzgerald, leader); David Leigh accompanist (organ & piano); Paul Kenny (jazz pianist); Olivia O'Leary compère.
Dedicated to the 60th anniversary of UNHCR the UN Refugee Agency.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
1 & 2 December; St Patrick’s Cathedral; Bernie Sherlock conductor
Sinead Campbell-Wallace soprano; Chloe Hinton alto; Benjamin Hulett tenor; John-Owen Miley-Read bass.
Orchestra (Alan Smale, leader).

MONTEVERDI 1610 VESPERS
19 May, St Patrick’s Cathedral; Bernie Sherlock conductor
Colette Boushell soprano; Alison Browner mezzo soprano; Duncan Brickenden countertenor; John Elwes tenor, Benjamin Hulett tenor; Jonathan Gunthorpe bass; Jeffrey Ledwidge bass. Camerata Kilkenny, QuintEssential Sackbut and Cornett Ensemble (Claire Duff, orchestra leader).
Supported by RTÉ Lyric fm, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Fyffes.

2009

A GLORIOUS CHORAL CHRISTMAS!
Including Messe de Minuit (Charpentier), Ave Maria (Mendelssohn).
14 December; National Concert Hall; Bernie Sherlock conductor.
Hannah Macaulay soprano; Suzanne Savage soprano; Duncan Brickenden countertenor; Fearghal Curtis tenor; Tristan Caldwell bass. The Culwick Ensemble (Brona Fitzgerald, leader);
David Leigh accompanist; Paul Kenny jazz pianist; Doireann ní Bhriain compère;
Supported by the Cultural Service of the Embassy of France in Ireland.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
2 & 3 December; St Patrick’s Cathedral; Bernie Sherlock conductor
Róisín O’Grady soprano; Alison Browner alto; Eamonn Mulhall tenor; Roland Davitt bass.
Orchestra (Alan Smale, leader).

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
20 November; Sacred Heart Church, Roscommon; Bernie Sherlock conductor
Katy Kelly soprano; Chloe Hinton alto; Jacek Wislocki tenor; Tristan Caldwell bass.
Culwick Ensemble (Brona Fitzgerald, leader), David Leigh keyboard.

VERDI REQUIEM
17 May; National Concert Hall; Bernie Sherlock conductor.
Mairead Buicke soprano; Victoria Massey-Diala alto, James Edwards tenor; Philip O’Reilly bass. Orchestra (Alan Smale, leader).
Supported by RTÉ Lyric fm, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Forás Éireann.

2008

A GLORIOUS CHORAL CHRISTMAS!
Including A Christmas Oratorio (Saint-Saëns)
17 December; National Concert Hall; Bernie Sherlock conductor.
Katy Kelly soprano; Kate Allen mezzo-soprano; Mihaela Loredana Chirvase alto;
Eoin Hynes tenor; Tristan Caldwell bass. David Leigh accompanist; Doireann Ní Bhriain compère.
Ottoni Brass Ensemble, Culwick String Ensemble (Brona Fitzgerald, leader);

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
3 & 4 December; St Patrick’s Cathedral; Bernie Sherlock conductor
Sally Harrison soprano; Tanya Sewell alto; Eamonn Mulhall tenor; John Molloy bass.
Orchestra (Alan Smale, leader).

FAURÉ REQUIEM & POULENC GLORIA
17 May; St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork; Bernie Sherlock conductor
Mary Hegarty soprano; Tristan Caldwell baritone. David Leigh organ.

FAURÉ REQUIEM & POULENC GLORIA
26 April; National Concert Hall; Bernie Sherlock conductor
Sally Harrison soprano; Owen Gilhooly baritone; David Leigh organ accompaniment;
Orchestra (Alan Smale, leader); Orchestra performed: Ravel’s Menuet Antique.

2007

CULWICK CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS!
20 December; National Concert Hall; Bernie Sherlock conductor
Special Guests: Suzanne Savage soprano, Jonathan Wilson guitar, Ottoni Brass Ensemble.
David Leigh piano/organ; Liz Nolan presenter.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
5 & 6 December; St Patrick’s Cathedral; Bernie Sherlock conductor
Lynda Lee soprano; Edel O’Brien alto; Derek Moloney tenor; Andrew Slater bass.
Orchestra (Alan Smale, leader).

FOCUS ON OPERA
Favourite Operatic Choruses and Arias
28 April; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor
Sandra Oman soprano; Edel O’Brien contralto; Oliver White tenor; Philip O’Reilly bass.
David Bremner keyboard; Mairéad Hurley piano; David Leigh organ.

2006

JOY TO THE WORLD – A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!
16 December; St. Teresa’s Church, Clarendon Street; Colin Block conductor
Guests: John Dexter Harmony, Sylvia O’Brien soprano.
David Leigh & Malcolm Wisener accompanists; Giles Baily presenter.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
6 & 7 December; St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Colin Block conductor
Anna Devin soprano; Máire Flavin contralto; Eamonn Mulhall tenor; Andrew Slater bass.
Orchestra.

ELIJAH, Felix Mendelssohn
20 May; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor
Anna Devin soprano; Maria de Moel contralto; John Elwes tenor; Philip O’Reilly bass.
Orchestra.

2005

A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!
8 December; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor
Guests: John Dexter Harmony, Dublin Symphony Orchestra (Ciaran Crilly, conductor).
Malcolm Wisener accompanist; Pádraig O’Rourke presenter.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
30 November & 1 December; St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Colin Block conductor.
Colette Boushell soprano; Edel O’Brien contralto; Oliver White tenor; Jeffrey Ledwidge bass.
Orchestra.

CHORALE OF HONOUR – PRESENTATION TO CULWICK CHORAL SOCIETY OF SANTA CECILIA CHORAL AWARD 2005 BY THE VOCAL HERITAGE SOCIETY OF IRELAND
22 November; Bank of Ireland Arts Centre; Colin Block conductor
David Leigh piano accompanist and soloist.

CONCERT TO CELEBRATE THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARGARETHOLME
22 October; St Philip & St James Church Booterstown; Colin Block conductor
With Dexter Family Ensemble, David English tenor soloist.

A GERMAN REQUIEM (EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM), Johannes Brahms
21 May; National Concert Hall; Mark Armstrong conductor
Franzita Whelan soprano; Andrew Slater baritone
Orchestra (Alan Smale leader). Orchestra: Variations on a Theme of Haydn (St. Anthony).

2004

A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!
10 December; National Concert Hall; Mark Armstrong conductor
Guests: John Dexter Harmony; Orchestra of the Royal Irish Academy (James Cavanagh conductor); David Bremner organ; Angela Kelly-Molloy presenter.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
1 & 2 December; St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Mark Armstrong conductor
Lynda Lee soprano; Cliodna McDonough contralto; Derek Moloney tenor; Jeffrey Ledwidge bass.
Orchestra (Alan Smale leader)

STABAT MATER, Antonín Dvořák, & BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST, William Walton
Jointly presented by Culwick Choral Society and Dublin County Choir
15 May; The Helix; Colin Block conductor.
Sylvia O’Brien soprano; Deirdre Cooling Nolan contralto; Robin Tritschler tenor; Ian Caddy bass-baritone. Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader).

2003

A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!
12 December; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor
With St. George’s Brass Band (Jack Regan conductor); John Dexter Harmony.
David Bremner accompanist; Angela Kelly-Molloy presenter.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
3 & 4 December; St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Colin Block conductor.
Kim Sheehan soprano; Deirdre Cooling Nolan contralto; Eugene O’Hagan tenor; Conor Biggs bass.
Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader).

DIXIT DOMINUS & ZADOK THE PRIEST George Frideric Handel, & MAGNIFICAT, John Rutter,
10 May; The Helix; Colin Block conductor.
Sylvia O’Brien soprano; Kim Sheehan soprano; Amanda Neri contralto; Derek Moloney tenor; Frank O’Brien bass. Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader). Orchestra Four movements from Handel’s Water Music.

2002

A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!
20 December; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
Guests: John Dexter Harmony & Rathfarnham Concert Band (Vincent Kennedy conductor)
Mark Armstrong accompanist; Jeananne Crowley presenter.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
4 & 5 December; St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Colin Block conductor.
Maeve Morris soprano; Joyce Byrne contralto; Derek Moloney tenor; Jeffrey Ledwidge bass.
Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader).

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
30 November; St. Peter’s Church of Ireland Drogheda; Colin Block conductor.
Maeve Morris soprano; Joyce Byrne contralto; Derek Moloney tenor; Jeffrey Ledwidge bass.
Mark Armstrong & David Bremner keyboards.

CONCERT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FRIENDS OF THE ROYAL HOSPITAL DONNYBROOK
19 October; St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Dublin; Colin Block conductor.
Guests: Frank O’Brien bass, Sylvia O’Brien soprano.
Malcolm Wisener organ; Gillian Smith piano. Supported by Arnotts and Clerys.

CARMINA BURANA, Carl Orff; LUMEN CHRISTI & THE FOURTH STATION, Philip Carty; CHORAL FANTASIA, Ludwig van Beethoven
13 April; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
Niamh Murray soprano; Sylvia O’Brien soprano; Yvonne Woods mezzo-soprano; John Scott, tenor; Frank O’Brien bass; Jeffrey Ledwidge bass; Ballyshannon Choral Group, John Dexter Harmony; Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader), Philip Carty piano; Ronan McDonagh organ.

2001

A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!
15 December; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
Guests: John Dexter Harmony & Rathfarnham Concert Band (Vincent Kennedy conductor)
Malcolm Wisener accompanist; Jeananne Crowley presenter.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
5 & 6 December; St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Colin Block conductor.
Sylvia O’Brien soprano; Yvonne Woods contralto; John Scott tenor; Derek Ryan bass.
Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader).

REQUIEM, John Rutter; CHICHESTER PSALMS, Leonard Bernstein; VESPERAE SOLENNES DE CONFESSORE (K339), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
28 April; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor
Mary Nelson soprano; Sheila McCarthy contralto; Declan Kelly tenor; Andrew Redmond bass; Patrick Dexter treble. Malcolm Wisener organ; Celine Kelly continuo.
Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader).

2000

A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!
16 December; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
Guests: Sandra Oman soprano; Rathfarnham Concert Band (Vincent Kennedy conductor)
Malcolm Wisener & Mark Armstrong accompanists; Doireann Ní Bhriain presenter.
Dedicated to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on their 50th anniversary.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
6 & 7 December; St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Colin Block conductor.
Colette Delahunt soprano; Edel O’Brien contralto; Eugene O’Hagan tenor; Martin Higgins bass.
Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader).

A CONCERT OF SACRED MUSIC
23 September; Westport Arts Festival; Holy Trinity Church; Colin Block conductor.
Lynda Lee soprano; David Bremner organist; Trumpets: Colm Byrne, Earmonn Nolan, Vivienne Johnston; Timpani: Richard O’Donnell.

ON WINGS OF SONG
Concert featuring the Irish première of Return to Old Ireland by Mary McAuliffe
17 July; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
With the Michael O’Neal Singers, Atlanta Georgia USA, Michael O’Neal conductor.
Niamh Murray soprano; John Dexter organ; Mairéad Hurley piano; instrumental ensemble.

B MINOR MASS, Johann Sebastian Bach
4 March; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
Lynda Lee soprano; Sandra Oman soprano; Sheila McCarthy contralto; Eugene O’Hagan tenor; Conor Biggs bass. Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader).

1999

A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION!
11 December; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
Franzita Whelan soprano; Pádraig O’Rourke presenter; Malcolm Wisener organ; Mark Armstrong piano; Rathfarnham Concert Band (Vincent Kennedy conductor).

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
1 & 2 December; St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Colin Block conductor.
Sandra Oman soprano; Cliona McDonough contralto; Paul McNamara tenor; John Milne bass.
Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader).

PIONEER CENTENARY CELEBRATION CONCERT
16 October; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
Niamh Murray soprano; Brian Hoey tenor; John Roche tenor; Mark O’Keeffe solo trumpet; Yvonne McQuillan solo piano; Malcolm Wisener organ; Trudi Carberry accompanist; Fred Cogley host.
Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader).

REQUIEM, Giuseppe Verdi
22 May; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
With St. Eugene’s Cathedral Choir (Derry); Belfast Community Choir; Armagh City Choir.
Orla Boylan soprano; Deirdre Cooling-Nolan contralto; David Fieldsend tenor; Frank O’Brien bass.
The Studio Symphony Orchestra (Belfast) principal conductor David Openshaw.

REQUIEM, Giuseppe Verdi
1 May; Belfast Waterfront Hall; David Openshaw conductor.
With St. Eugene’s Cathedral Choir (Derry); Belfast Community Choir; Armagh City Choir.
Orla Boylan soprano; Deirdre Cooling-Nolan contralto; David Fieldsend tenor; Frank O’Brien bass.
The Studio Symphony Orchestra (Philip Walton leader).

CHOIRS OF IRELAND CONCERT IN AID OF UNICEF
10 April; University Concert Hall Limerick; Gearoid Grant conductor.
With The Hallelujah Choir; The Carrigaline Singers; Limerick Singers; and massed choir of Bray Choral Society, Blackwater Singers, Cantairi Singers, Harmonia Singers, Limerick Choral Union, Lismore Singers, Music Ministry Tipperary, Tipperary Singers, New Ross Singers, Non Nobis Domine Shannon, St. Mary’s Choir Clonmel, Virginia Singers.
Brian O’Kane treble; Seamus Brett pianist; Geraldine O’Grady violinist; Margaret O’Sullivan pianist.
Ciana Campbell presenter.

1998 - CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE CULWICK CHORAL SOCIETY

A CULWICK CHRISTMAS!
12 December; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
Bryan Hoey tenor & presenter; Trebles from St. Bartholomew’s Choir, Clyde Road: Robert Dempsey, Danny Groenland, Patrick Groenland; Rathfarnham Concert Band (Vincent Kennedy conductor); Malcolm Wisener organ; Mark Armstrong piano & keyboard.

MESSIAH, George Frideric Handel
9 & 10 December; St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Colin Block conductor.
Orla Boylan soprano; Deirdre Cooling-Nolan contralto; Emmanuel Lawler tenor; Ian Caddy bass.
Orchestra of St. Cecilia.

MESSIAH FOR ALL
6 December; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
Sandra Oman soprano; Cliona McDonough contralto; Paul Kelly tenor; Eugene Griffin bass.
Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader).

CENTENARY YEAR CHORAL EXTRAVAGANZA
11 October; O’Reilly Hall UCD; Colin Block conductor.
With Bray Choral Society (Frank Kelly conductor), Dublin County Choir (Colin Block conductor), Dun Laoghaire Choral Society (David Milne conductor), Goethe Institute Choir (John Dexter conductor), Guinness Choir (David Milne conductor), Our Lady’s Choral Society (Robin Moore conductor), Tallaght Choral Society (Gráinne Gormley conductor)

GALA CENTENARY CONCERT
16 May; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
Lynda Lee soprano; Frank O’Brien bass; Pádraig O’Rourke compére. Gillian Smith piano; Malcolm Wisener organ & keyboard. Orchestra of St. Cecilia (Mary Gallagher leader).

CENTENARY CELEBRATION
Concert featuring Borodin’s Polovstian Dances, and Verdi’s Four Sacred Pieces
20 February; National Concert Hall; Colin Block conductor.
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland (Alan Smale leader); Malcolm Wisener organ.
Broadcast live on FM3 Classical Radio.