North-South come together in Ulster Hall
http://www.irishnews.com/arts/2017/05/04/news/north-and-south-come-together-for-ulster-hall-choral-extravaganza-1015123/
Table Quiz -March 24th 2017
Enjoy a fun evening along with a challenge? Then join us for our annual fundraiser quiz- lots of prizes and plenty of fun. Friday 24th March @8pm The Cedars Lounge, Raheny €10 per person/€40 per table. Come as a team or join a table on the night.
DetailsLooking Back at 2016
Well, well, well…2016 may have been a disaster for some, (think Trump, Brexit, Mayo losing again, Kilkenny losing this once..how shameful!!), but for Dolce it was another year of success after success: a VERY busy year of fine performances, laced with lots of fun. It was, of course, the year of the 1916 Centenary, and…
DetailsWhat new members say
In late August of 2016 I joined the Tenor line of Dolce. On the day of my audition I got caught up in chaotic traffic and barely made it on time. At the time I was thinking how bad it would look to turn up late, so I ran like mad. As it turned out…
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Chorus Ireland – Ireland’s first scratch choir
Despite David Brophy’s best attempt to persuade us to the contrary, we knew that this choir was not going to be about singers who would be allowed to scratch on stage! “We” being the 4 Dolce representatives at the launch in the Mansion House on Monday 28th November of this wonderful idea. No, the idea…
DetailsTrains, Boats and Planes
Alles in Ordnung! The advance party made its way to the Departure Gate on Thursday morning 14th October 2016. Many months of preparation had gone into this trip and now we prepared to board the plane for Cologne/Bonn Airport to start an adventure on German soil. The memory of the last trip to Bilbao two…
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Happy 11th Birthday
On Saturday 23rd April 2005 a small group of just 10 singers gathered outside the house of one of our basses. He unfortunately, was delayed in work and didn’t have a mobile phone to contact us. After waiting a while, we decided we’d better head to the house of the parents of another of our…
DetailsChoral singing helps battle cancer
New research shows singing in a choir regularly for just an hour can help people to fight cancer by strengthening the immune system and relieving depression and stress. The findings in the UK study by Tenovus Cancer Care and London’s Royal College of Music ring true for Phil Flood (67) from Clonmel, Co Tipperary, who…
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Is Cuimhin Linn 1916
They came from different parts of the city, men and women, dressed in full uniform. On reaching the barricades on St. Stephen’s Green, they were greeted by friends and together made their way to their destination. This is not an eye-witness report of Óglaigh na hÉireann on their way to the trenches surrounding The Green…
DetailsDolce and the Easter Rising
I found history to be boring while I was in school. I learnt about the Rising as an important historical event that happened way before my time and secured Irish independence. The details were unclear, but we got the result we wanted in the end. That was all that mattered to me then. Since Dolce’s…
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