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…
DetailsDespite 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…
DetailsAlles 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…
DetailsOn 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…
DetailsNew 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…
DetailsThey 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…
DetailsI 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…
DetailsThe Long Day Closes that reflects on the moment of death. The song tells us, the listeners, to let go, our time of pain is over. The first verse describes the way the calmness of nature itself reflects death(remember pathetic fallacy from your school days?) – no stars are left, the moon is falling asleep,…
DetailsWell well…the years just seem to get busier and busier…and better and better! We kicked off 2015 in February with a joint concert in Newbridge with the Newbridge Gospel Choir in aid of a local charity. Both choirs produced great performances in their distinctly different styles (the Newbridge choir was backed by a Rock…
DetailsRead all about our first trip abroad: DOLCE IN BILBAO…..October 2014. Last February it was generally agreed that Dolce should celebrate its 10th Anniversary season with a tour. But to where? When Anthony Downes suggested a trip to the Basque country in Spain, to participate in a concert in Balmaseda, (near Bilbao), the home town…
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