Christ Church Community Chorus
The Christ Church Community Chorus is an open-to-all, free-to-join choir that rehearses once a week and performs at the Cathedral. Everyone is welcome to join.
The Community Chorus is founded on the principle that high quality music-making should be available to everyone regardless of experience, religious affiliation, or identity. Everyone is welcome!
We sing a wide variety of music in 2 – 4 parts, from simple rounds and songs to pieces from the classical repertoire. Whether this is your first choir or you’ve been singing for many years, there will be something in our programmes for you. We have 80 – 90 singers each term, so whatever your voice part, you’ll have plenty of friends singing with you.
To join, you just need to come along to one of our rehearsals on Tuesday nights (7:30pm – 9:30pm) during term time. Exact dates for each term can be found on this page below. You don’t need to be able to read music, and it doesn’t matter if you’ve sung in a choir before. You also don’t need to make a long-term commitment; you can join just for one term if you’d like. Membership is completely free – the only requirement is a willingness to give it a try!
The choir is led by an experienced and supportive music team who make sure that new members feel at ease. The Community Chorus is a space where we aim to make everyone feel welcome. If you would like to join or request any more information, please email the conductor, Caitríona, on ei.hcruhctsirhc@anoirtiac
Previous Community Chorus Projects
The Explorers
The Community Chorus crossed the waves in a programme of music which celebrated exploration, both geographical and philosophical. This term’s project featured music by classical composers Randall Thompson and Charles Villiers Stanford, as well as a clutch of sea shanties and folk songs.
Tales of Christmas
Christ Church Community Chorus gathered around the fire to tell Christmas stories. This project helped to get everyone in a Christmassy mood and featured lots of tunes members already knew and somethey didn’t!
Dido & Aeneas
The Winter 2025 Christ Church Community Chorus project explored the world of opera with a performance of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas on 13 April.
With a stellar cast of soloists and chorus parts, including witches, sailors, and courtiers, it was an enjoyable and engaging project for everyone involved.
Summer Concert
For their summer project, the choir performed two pieces at the Cathedral’s end-of-term concert: Parry’s Hear my words, ye people and Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus.
They sang alongside the Christ Church Cathedral Choir on Friday, 28 June.
Requiem for the Armed Man
The choir’s spring-term project, Requiem for the Armed Man, ran from January to March 2024.
They performed two choral works with organ and soloists from the Cathedral Choir: selections from The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins, and Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem.
Community Choir Conductor - Caitríona Fitzmaurice
Caitríona, an award-winning soprano and conductor from Kerry, began her studies at the Kerry School of Music under Aidan O’Carroll. She went on to study music at third level at MTU Cork School of Music. Here she studied under Mary Hergarty and Majella Cullagh and specialised in vocal performance and conducting her final year. In 2022, Caitríona graduated from her BMus degree with First Class Honours and was awarded the Alan Cutt’s Memorial Trophy for the highest place conducting student.
As a singer, Caitríona enjoys performing a wide variety of genres. She has been a leading lady with the Light Opera Society of Tralee on many occasions, most notably when she played the role of Carlotta in the society’s production of “The Phantom of the Opera”. Caitríona is also a member of many choirs and has previously been soprano leader for Irish Youth Choir and New Dublin Voices and has also been a Lay Vicar at Christ Church Cathedral since 2024. Caitríona was a member of CCI Studio 2024-2026 and was honoured to perform with Chamber Choir Ireland in their performances of “Arvo Pärt at 90” at the Kilkenny Arts Festival and “Servant of Servants, Patrons of the Arts” in DCU All Hallows Chapel.
Caitríona has conducted many different choirs across Cork and Dublin including the Dublin Male Voice Choir and MTU Glór Choral Society, who were awarded Ireland’s Choir of the Year at the Cork International Choral Festival in 2023 under her direction. The choir went onto compete in the Fleischmann International Competition the following year and were awarded the Schumann Trophy for their performance of “The Destroyer” by leading Irish composer, Seán Doherty.
Throughout the past four years, Caitríona has worked closely with Sing Ireland, providing singing workshops for communities across Ireland, including Star Songs, an initiative to support the development of singing and engaging with learning through music in early years settings. She has also been a facilitator for Sing For Life, an inclusive initiative empowering people with additional needs to find their voice and communicate through the joy of singing. Caitríona has worked closely with the Irish Youth Choir (14-17 Years) throughout the past few years, both on Youth Support and Music Support teams.
Caitríona is delighted to be working with Christ Church Cathedral to continue providing singing and choral education programs to schools throughout Dublin and create a fun and safe environment to allow students to explore their voice and create lasting memories through music.