Bringing joy and lending their voices to raise festive spirits, HSE choirs across the country are coming together for their annual Christmas concert at 4pm on Wednesday December 21st. The event can be viewed live by registering here https://bit.ly/3Y6RMbz
The choirs include Carlow Harmonies Choir, St.Johns Choir Limerick, Roscommon Key Notes Choir, Tallaght University Hospital Community Choir, St.James Choir, Tullamore Choir and also featuring this year is Letterkenny University Hospital Choir (LUH).
LUH is made up of 30 current and retired staff members, along with colleagues working in community services locally. Their talent, commitment and enthusiasm has been harnessed by Musical Director Veronica McCann whom many will remember as featuring on Britain’s Got Talent some years ago. Their contributions include Ave Maria featured in the video link https://youtu.be/gG0E3C2CkO0. This is the fifth annual HSE Christmas concert and the third to feature a combination of online recorded contributions and live performances. The event can be viewed live by registering here: https://bit.ly/3Y6RMbz”
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With Covid having dominated so much of the lives of healthcare workers in recent years, this year’s event illustrates again how music lifts and transcends providing joy to all involved and all who watch and are entertained and lifted in the moment. Gerald Peregrine was instrumental in the establishment of the Covid Care Concerts which started out as a nationwide live arts project as a rapid response to the many challenges that arose from the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. We are delighted to welcome special guests Gerard Peregrine, Niamh Kavanagh and Jerry Fish who have participated in many of the Care Concerts and will perform live on the day. www.careconcerts.com
Reflecting on the success of each annual event to date, Dr Philip Crowley HSE National Director, Strategy and Research remarked how upbeat the whole experience was for both staff in choirs right across the country and for the many who watch online:
“It has been a remarkable success – right through Covid when our staff gave so much and as they continue do so today. We have choirs in healthcare settings in every corner of the country and throughout the year they come together, rehearse, perform and provide such joy and pleasure. And at Christmas time of course, their voices, harmonies and talent is shared nationally through this live event and everyone can join in, witness and experience something truly heart warming and uplifting”.
Watch Letterkenny University Hospital Choir here https://youtu.be/gG0E3C2CkO0