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THE — globetrotting Lismorahaun singers return to their home patch this week for a special concert in Lisdoonvarna.
Having just returned from a highly successful outing to Italy, the 100- strong choir will offer a wide variety of choral music – ranging from the old classics to the contemporary, and even a little Polish.
In an effort to entertain the area’s erowing Polish community, the sing- ers will be performing a number of pieces by Polish composer Joreck1, including “The Broad Water’.
The programme will also include songs from Mozart and Vivaldi, as
well as a number of traditional airs and a few surprises.
All proceeds from the performance will go towards helping to fund the Access All programme at St Enda’s Primary School in Lisdoonvarna, Where the Lismorahaun now prac- tice.
“There are a lot of Polish people living in the area and we would love for them to come along,” said John Hehir, St Enda’s principal and mem- ber of the Lismorahaun.
“The music is very lively, it’s al- most like a Clare set except it is sung. There are a lot of Polish people living and working in Lisdoonvarna and in the surrounding area.”
The Access All programme is an
initiative set up to help the school become 100 per cent user-friendly to students by providing things like ramps for people in wheelchairs and disabled toilets.
The Lismorahaun are just back from a hugely successful journey to the Italian town of Pozzeleone. Locals from the north Italian town, which is twinned with Ennistymon, were So impressed with the perform- ance that they will be making the journey to Lisdoonvarna for this Fri- day’s concert.
“It was a fantastic journey over there, we were given a really great reception,’ continued John.
“Archie Simpson has really done something wonderful with the Lis-
morahaun. There was latent talent in this area that he tapped into. We have people who come from south Galway and up from Ennis and Bodyke.”
The concert will take place this Friday, April 27, at 8pm in the Lis- doonvarna Church. Tickets, at a cost of €10, are available on the door or from St Enda’s at 7074231.