Afternoon of choral music to take place in Birr church

Following a highly-successful debut performance in Birr last year, the Ballymore Connect Choir will return to the town for another uplifting concert in February.

The concert will take place on Saturday, February 7, at 4pm in St Brendan’s Church of Ireland, which once again provides a beautiful setting for an afternoon of choral music drawn from the worlds of stage, screen and popular song.

Founded in 2019, the Ballymore Connect Choir is one of the largest community choirs in County Kildare. With a current membership of almost 100 singers (including Birr native Aoife Brady (née Garry) over 60 voices will take part in this Birr performance.

Under the musical direction of Owen C Lynch, the choir presents a varied and engaging programme including What a Wonderful World, The Rainbow Connection, Red Is the Rose, Go Lassie Go and Song Sung Blue, along with much-loved songs from Oklahoma, Singin’ in the Rain, The Sound of Music and more.

The choir performs regularly in concert and is passionate about fundraising for local charities. Proceeds from this event will go to Offaly Hospice and the St Brendan’s Church of Ireland Birr Restoration Fund.

Tickets: €15 plus booking fee | Children €5

Book now: www.birrfestivalofmusic.com

This event is supported by Birr Festival of Music and the JVM Trench Will Trust