Desmond will conduct The University College Dublin Choral Scholars on the stage of Carnegie Hall on Friday 15th March 2019. The programme, entitled Imagine Ireland: Songs of Home, features a program of arrangements of Celtic folksongs, from Danny Boy to Wild Mountain Thyme, and commissioned works set to Irish texts by composers including Ivo Antognini and Bill Whelan.

For more information and tickets, visit the Carnegie Hall website.

The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin and Artistic Director Desmond Earley follow up their debut release with a programme of new choral music inspired by the evocative imagery of the natural world in traditional Irish and Scottish folksong and poetry. The disc includes a number of world-premiere recordings of new works and arrangements commissioned by the choir.

The new album is out today on Signum Classics.

Messiah is arguably the most-performed work in all of musical history. Guest director and harpsichordist Desmond Earley leads PBO and Cappella Romana in Portland’s only annual production of this holiday tradition on period instruments. Guest soloists include Miriam Allan, soprano; Laura Beckel Thoreson, mezzo-soprano; Nils Neubert, tenor; William Gaunt, bass-baritone. Choose a full-length or highlights performance. Hallelujah!

For more information, visit the PBO website.