2025 CONCERTS & Workshops

YOUNG VOICES

THURSDAY 29TH MAY, 7.00PM - UNIVERSITY CONCERT HALL
Now in its second year, we were delighted to present this exciting concert featuring a selection of local, regional and national youth choirs.

Each choir performed a short collection of songs from their own repertoire before joining together to sing as one choir under the baton of acclaimed
Musical Director Máire Keary-Scanlon.

Performing Choirs
Cantette (Co. Limerick)
Junior Park Singers (Dublin)
Kildysart Children’s Choir (Co. Clare)
Limerick Educate Together National School Choir
Milford National School Choir (Limerick)
St. John’s National School Choir (Co. Clare)
Thomond Primary School Choir (Co. Limerick)

Presented by Shirley Keane, Opera Workshop/RTÉ lyric fm

CHORAL TRAIL

FRIDAY 6TH JUNE, 1.00PM - PEOPLE’S PARK
A lunchtime performance in the beautiful People’s Park by two of our amazing
Festival choirs!

Rocky Isle Singers, the first Canadian choir to take part in Limerick Sings, performed a variety of songs, including music from their home province of Newfoundland & Labrador.

They were joined by the Colmcille Choir from Derry, founded in 1970 and long established as one of the most accomplished choirs on the island of Ireland, having won multiple prizes both at home and across Europe.

UNLOCKING VOCAL UNITY AND EXPRESSION WORKSHOP With M’ANAM

FRIDAY 6TH JUNE, 4.30PM - UNIVERSITY CONCERT HALL
M'ANAM, the dynamic male vocal ensemble of the ANÚNA Collective, hosted an immersive workshop exploring the innovative ANÚNA Technique, developed over 35 years by composer Michael McGlynn. Participants delved into the core principles of breath, word, and intent, fostering individual vocal autonomy and cohesive ensemble sound without a conductor. This transformative experience, inspired by Ireland’s traditional music culture, empowered singers to connect deeply with their voices and each other, drawing on M'ANAM’s global performance expertise.

M’ANAM IN CONCERT

FRIDAY 6TH JUNE, 7.30PM - UNIVERSITY CONCERT HALL
M'ANAM’s triumphant return to Limerick Sings for the first time since their debut performance there in 2018. Since then, they have travelled across the world and created a unique ethos that puts them among the most innovative male voice groups
in the world.

M'ANAM ("My Soul" in the Irish language), is an eight voice group of men based in Iceland and Ireland that combines the shared heritages of these two ancient cultures. 

Their music fuses the words of Icelandic and Irish writers - ancient texts from the Viking Hávamál and medieval Irish poets sit alongside contemporary songs and music created by Irish composer Michael McGlynn. M'ANAM's music and performances evoke landscapes of sound rooted in the dramatic natural landscapes of both countries.

M’ANAM released their debut album M’ANAM in November 2019, followed in 2021 by the EP smidiríní. They have brought their atmospheric concerts to Dublin and Glasgow’s Tradfest and Celtic Connections, both of which they headlined.  In 2022 they sold out IÐNÓ in Reykjavík and headlined at Les Nuits des Choeurs in Belgium, singing to 14,000 people.

2024 began with the first public showing of the award winning  feature-length documentary M'ANAM : Between Two Worlds, premiered at Bío Paradís cinema in Reykjavík in January 2024. M’ANAM have featured on the soundtrack of the animated feature by Blizzard Entertainment entitled "Warbringers: Jaina", part of a series of short films serving as a prelude to World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth and currently boasting 14 million streams. Japanese Jazz Fusion band mouse on the keys collaborated with them on "Clarity" the opening track from their highly successful album tres.

Presented by Liz Nolan, RTÉ lyric fm

Preceded by a performance by the brilliant Colmcille Choir from Derry in the beautiful UCH Atrium from 7pm.

OUTDOOR CHORUS WITH BOB CHILCOTT

SATURDAY 7TH JUNE, 8.45AM - UNIVERSITY CONCERT HALL & CLIFFS OF MOHER
Singers enjoyed a fun rehearsal/workshop of a well-known song, led by world-renowned composer and conductor Bob Chilcott, in University Concert Hall, before performing together, conducted by Bob, at the stunning Cliffs of Moher.

This was a unique opportunity to work with one of the world’s most acclaimed choral composers, as well as to perform against the beautiful backdrop of the Cliffs! 

Hailed by The Observer as ‘a contemporary hero of British choral music,’ Bob has enjoyed a lifelong connection with singing and choirs. He sang in the choir of King’s College, Cambridge as a chorister and choral scholar, and in the vocal group The King’s Singers. He is Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Singers and is conductor of the Birmingham University Singers. He has guest-conducted choirs in more than thirty countries. As a composer he has a large catalogue of music that reflects his broad view of musical styles and genres, including sacred music, jazz, and much more.

AN EVENING OF CHOIRS IN CONCERT

SATURDAY 7TH JUNE, 8.30PM, REDEMPTORIST CHURCH, CITY CENTRE
This Saturday evening concert featured local and visiting choirs performing a diverse programme of sacred, traditional and folk songs including songs by John Rutter, Cy Coleman, and Steven Millroy to name but a few. All presented in the beautiful surrounds of Limerick City’s Redemptorist Church.

The concert featured a spotlight performance by the Belfast Philharmonic Choir, who performed a newly-commissioned work from leading Irish composer Elaine Agnew, with texts by former Belfast Poet Laureate Sinéad Morrissey, in celebration of the choir’s 150th anniversary. The work takes the River Lagan as a song-line through
Belfast and its history.

Performing Choirs
Aoide Voices
Belfast Philharmonic Choir
First Congregational Church of Glen Ellyn Choir (USA)
Limerick Youth Choir
Voices of Limerick

Presented by Lorcan Murray, RTÉ lyric fm

be inspired WORKSHOP With elaine agnew

SUNDAY 8TH JUNE, 10.30AM - UNIVERSITY CONCERT HALL
Elaine Agnew, one of Irelands leading composers and a highly experienced music facilitator, led this one-hour Sunday morning music workshop packed with musical exploration and creation to inspire the imagination!

Delving into the wonderful and magical world of music-making using our voices and bodies, participants gained new skills and confidence as they collectively worked through a tool box of material highlighting how music supports creativity,
collaboration and wellbeing.

AFTERNOON PROMS CONCERT

SUNDAY 8TH JUNE, 4.30PM - ST JOHN’S CATHEDRAL, CITY CENTRE
This delightful Afternoon Proms concert took place in the stunning surroundings of St John’s Cathedral and featured a light choral programme performed by local and visiting choirs. Expect everything from pop and folk to traditional and classical – the perfect Sunday afternoon of song to round off the 2025 Limerick Sings Festival!

Performing Choirs
Killaloe Male Voice Choir
Mary Immaculate College Community Choir
Rocky Isle Singers (Canada)
Westport Children’s Choir

Presented by Lorcan Murray, RTÉ lyric fm

For details of our 2026 Festival, please contact
information@limericksings.com / +353-61-213312