Limerick Choral Union

Introduction

Limerick Choral Union is a community choir based in the heart of the city. Its aim is to make choral singing enjoyable and rewarding for the singers and the audience alike. Since its foundation in 1964, LCU has maintained its endeavours to encourage new talents into the choir and to continue to perform the best and most exciting choral works to its audience, under the musical direction of Malcolm Green.

LCU sees itself as an ambassador for Limerick, promoting its talents locally, nationally and internationally. The choir has toured and performed in Paris, Poland, Slovenia, Italy and England. The choir has collaborated with many other choirs and over the years it has entered numerous competitions winning the Best Limerick Choir award in 1997.

It is a choir for both professionals and non-professionals; everyone is welcome providing they can sing in tune. A normal year consists of two major performances at the University Concert Hall in Limerick, participation in a choral festival, a trip abroad and an end of year mass. Families have grown up with the choir and it has been a tradition for many members to join along with their mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, husbands and wives. It is through this sense of belonging, pride and accomplishment that the choir continues to flourish.

LCU is a progressive choir, always learning new repertoire, singing in many languages - Irish, French, German, Latin, Italian and Russian and challenging both members and the audience to more complex and demanding choral works.

If you would like to join the choir and you can ‘hold a note’, we would love to hear from you. Click on ‘join us’ from the menu on the left and tell us a little about yourself. Follow us on Facebook.

Choir News

19/12/2011 - 2011.... Memorable

2011 has been a particularly memorable year for the Limerick Choral Union. In the Spring we performed Elijah in collaboration with the Mary Immaculate Choir. In May, the choir was honoured to be invited to perform the Armed Man and Te Deum under the baton of the composer himself, Karl Jenkins. We then performed the Armed Man once again in September to mark the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, and on the 11th December, a packed house which included the President of Ireland, Mr Michael D Higgins, enjoyed one of our finest performances ever of Handel's Messiah. Limerick Choral Union would especially like to thank our Patrons, Advertisers and Friends of the choir for their support throughout the year. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who came to our concerts during the year, and to wish all of you a very happy Christmas and a prosperous 2012.

16/12/2011 - Spring 2012 practices

Practices for the Spring term will resume on Wednesday 11th January 2012. Any prospective new or returning members should click on the menu option "Join us" on the Left-hand side of this page.