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ONE of Ireland’s most promis- ing young vocal talents, Peter O’Donoghue, will join north Clare’s famed Lismorahaun Singers in a one off concert in Kilkee later this month.
O’Donoghue, who won the Tenor Trophy at the Feis Ceoil in 2006, learned his trade with the Lismoura- haun from a young age and 1s cur- rently studying in Dublin and in- volved in a number of other musical projects.
The summer concert, which is be- ing sponsored by Kilkee Civic Trust, will take place on July 21 in the fit- ting surrounds of Kilkee Parish
Church.
It will feature a wide-ranging col- lection of musical styles and genres, including classical favourites, con- temporary music, music from the movies, spirituals, and choral ar- rangements of Irish song.
Along with this, Peter will join the Lismorahaun Singers in a number of Operatic arias and traditional Irish ey NUE Tence
Originally founded in Fanore in 1999, the Lismorahaun Singers rose to national prominence during their sold-out performances of Mozart’s Requiem in Ennistymon and Dub- lin’s RDS Concert Hall in 2005.
The story behind the choir and its inspirational leader, Archie Simp-
son, was also the subject of a popu- lar documentary, Sing and You Win, which has had several showings on RTE in recent years.
Indeed, the singers completed their first international performance at a venue near Venice in Italy earlier this year.
The Lismorahaun Singers have grown in size from an initial group of twenty, to a current membership of over seventy, ranging in age from 8 to 70. Coming from all walks of life, this broad based choir draws its members from throughout Clare and indeed from Galway, Limerick and Tipperary.
The choir has also been instrumen- tal in promoting young people’s in-
terest in the vocal arts and a number, such as Peter O’Donoghue, have gone to take on singing as a career. Through the choir, the Music Schol- arship Programme was set up to support students as they prepare for third level voice education.