UCD Choral Scholars 2014 Fund-It Campaign Video

UCD Choral Scholars are launching a crowd-funding campaign through Fundit.ie this April 2014 to commission internationally-acclaimed Swiss composer Ivo Antognini to create three choral pieces based on a selection of three texts by Irish poets. We have previously performed and recorded Antognini's music, and continue to build a strong international relationship with the composer.
Our funding goal is to raise €7,000 to commission Antognini to write these pieces for us, and then to give the world premiere of the compositions at the choir's annual Christmas Concert in University College Church, Dublin, Ireland - with the composer present, in December 2014. The Swiss premiere would take place in May 2015 at the inaugural Ivo Antognini Festival, in Ticino, as the choral scholars have already been invited to headline this festival, performing around a dozen of Antognini's compositions.

[@Cormac2023]

Mark Waters! I enjoy his singing. Great voice!

[@mrbombastic2485]

The kid majors in Ag science. Hes gonna be singin some pretty shit to his cows and pigs at some point.

[@davhuf3496]

I know this is an old video now, but thank you for all the music! Dave from the USA

[@ImOnlySIeeping]

Mark Waters is my hero

[@BenNewman1776]

Is this still a thing? did you raise the money?

[@TracyD2]

Take all my money Mark Waters

[@jeffschroeder357]

Heinrich Schutz "Selig sind die Toten" is first thing they sang. We sang that in college back in 1981.

[@user-kt7zo3no7t]

Всем, доброй ночи.

[@AndresWalsh]

So where exactly to contribute? www.fundit.ie is full of projects, and a search there for "ucd choral scholars" came up empty.

[@grainneohogan37]

Hi Andreas! Thank you so much for your interest in our campaign! The project is nearly ready and we hope it will be live on the site within the next week. We will let you know here as soon as it goes up, Thanks! Grainne (Scholar)

[@alexeimatsiukhin9528]

1-22 , hows compouser and whats song?

[@UCDPerformingGroups]

Alexei Matsiukhin The composer of the piece at 1:20 is Ivo Antognini and the piece is called 'Jesu dulcis memoria'

[@alexeimatsiukhin9528]

UCD Choral Scholars yes, I find this music. Thank you. We, at Moscow conservatory your fans. Thank you for your music. It's really hight level

[@UCDPerformingGroups]

Alexei Matsiukhin Wow! We are extremely flattered: The Moscow conservatory! Epic! Thanks for the comment.

[@Lisnageeragh]

Sang in the bass line of 'Jusu Dulcis Memoria' way back in the mid 1960s ./..old B Comm still around!

[@feels6233]

Why are u all so pretty and pleasant

[@berthornback3197]

I like what you are doing, sure. Have you thought of trying some Yeats or Heaney poems. Yeats is wonderfully easy. I find myself singing Yeats poems all the time--and have been doing it for at leasr sixty years. Heaney is more difficult. Seamus's music is harder to translate. I'll make you a trade: if you will let me send you some of my Yeats melodies, I'll send you money with them, to help support you and your music. And try listening to yourselves read Heaney poems. Listen to his reading themn first--so that you aren't tempted to impose your music on his poems. Instead, listen to him read them until you can hear THEIR music: HIS music. Then sing it. Bert Hornback Karcherstrasse 7 Saarbruecken, Germany 66111 Former student, TCD; formner visiting prosessor, UCD. Twice Dublin resident; annual Irish visitor