Community Choir takes The Source by storm
Thurles Community Choir put on a wonderful performance at The Source theatre on Saturday evening as they enthralled the packed audience with a wide-ranging repertoire which had something for everyone.
Thurles Community Choir was formed about two years ago and they currently have 45 choir members ranging from all ages.
There are so many benefits to being in a choir, but they all are possible because of one critical point – it’s fun. Well, fun is certainly experienced in the Thurles Community Choir – a feature which was very much in evidence in The Source when they performed what was their first public concert, as a group – previously they had only played backup for groups at a few local events in the community.
But, on Saturday evening they played to a full house and had a fantastic response from a very enthusiastic participative audience, with a standing ovation at the end which felt like it went on forever.
Under the direction of Eamon O’Malley, their talented and much respected musical director, the choir which enjoyed musical accompaniment from pianist Mary-Rose McNally, performed popular numbers such as It Must be Love, Sound of Silence, Yesterday, Hold Back the River, What a Wonderful World, Wish You Were Here and Africa, to name just a few.
The guest artists on the night were from St Angela’s school of music and featured Aoibhin Rae who performed Dream A Little Dream; Grace Mahon who did En Prier; and Rachel O’Donnell who performed Imagine.
Thurles Community Choir members were thrilled with the reaction to their first concert and they have expressed their appreciation to Brendan Maher of The Source for his assistance in facilitating the event.
Already, talks of a second event are underway – watch this space.
“The choir was absolutely magnificent and the only pity was that the evening did not go on for much longer,” said one audience member who really enjoyed the show.
“Fair play to the choir members for all their hard work and their commitment to performance – they were marvellous. I just hope they do this all over again,” said another.
High praise indeed and well deserved to. Take a well-deserved bow, Thurles Community Choir.
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