History of Tallaght Choral Society
Tallaght
Choral Society was formed in 1967, when Tallaght
was still a small village at
the foot of the Dublin mountains.
A group of singers came together under
the direction of
Fr. Donal Sweeney OP to form a church choir based in the
Dominican Priory. Under a succession of music directors,
the small church
choir gradually took on the mantle of a
choral society and now has a membership
of over 100.
The current music director Mark Armstrong was appointed
in
2002 and under his baton the society has continued to
flourish and now has a
reputation as one of Ireland’s
strongest choral societies.
Tallaght
Choral Society has participated in many RTE
productions and its successful
collaborations have included
works with the National Symphony Orchestra, the
National
Youth Orchestra, the R.I.A.M. orchestra, Belfast
Philharmonic Choir and
Liverpool Welsh Choral Union. In
May 2007, it was part of a 500 strong
choir performing
Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 ‘Symphony of a Thousand’
with
the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of
Gerhard Markson.
On Christmas Eve, 2007, the society was
invited to sing for the RTE televised
Mass from Mount Argus church. In 2007, Tallaght Choral Society celebrated
its 40th anniversary and is delighted that it still counts its founder,
Fr.
Donal , among its members.