Saturday 10 February 2024

Making an Exhibition of Ourselves

Many thanks to eveyone who made our exhibition launch such lovely occassion. Our public representatives, our librarians, our committee, and all of us Cavan Singers with friends and family who turned a cold wet windy evening into a warm and welcoming hour of celebration. Our exhibition display included photographs and memories, some pictured below - our bronze civic award, our bespoke jewellry designed and made by soprano elena Brennan, and scores and scores (literally!) of sheeet music from forty years of singing, including pieces commmisioned for us written by Cavan composer Tom Cullivan.
Our chair Fidelma Sheridan welcomed us and remembered for us those who couldn't be there in person, our County Council Cathaoirleach Philip Brady congratulated us on this milestone, founder member Dermot McMonagle spoke of the early days and how the love of singing that brought the choir together on Valentine's Day 1984 is still very much alive. Mags Amond gave a summary of the sensemakling survey we carried out to find out What It Means To Be a Member of Cavan Singers.
Our lovely hour finsihed with poet (and tenor) Noel Monahan reading a poem he wrote for us in celebration of forty years singing together; and his final line from Speed Your Journey - may endure to the last - segued seamlessy into Eileen Tackney on keyboard leading us in a mini-flash-mob rendition of Va Pensiero.
Happy Ruby Anniversary 2024 to Cavan Singers. Long May We Sing - Together.

Wednesday 7 February 2024

Exhibition ready for launch at Johnston Central Library

Our exhibition to cembrate 40 years singing together is ready in the Johnston Central Library on Farnham Street Cavan. The official opening is on Thursday February 8th, but laready library visitors are taking time to wander through our 40 years of memorabilia. We are grateful to our library service for hosting us and helping us to set it up. We look forward to feinds of Cavan Singers visiting memoery lane with us.

Thursday 1 February 2024

Let's start at the very beginning

A reminder from Dollé Cullivan, our memory keeper >
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Cavan Singers, The Beginning!
After the Cavan Arts Society  committee ran two very successful  Choral workshops with Colin Block, they put a notice in the Anglo Celt inviting "anyone interested in Singing to attend an Open Meeting". The numbers gave the answer, so on 14th February 1984, Cavan Singers was born! Hopefully some of that former Committee, still in Cavan, get to visit  the Exhibition in the Johnston Central Library of Cavan Singers 40 years on. 🎶🎶

Tuesday 30 January 2024

Exhibition to celebrate 40 years of songs

Next week, on Feb 8th, we open an exhibition in Cavan's Johnston Central Library to celebrate 40 years singing together. Please come and see our history!

Tuesday 16 January 2024

and just like that, we're back

And just like that, we are back on the socials - given that our 40th birthday approaches on Valentine's Day 💘 and we need to start posting about the celebrations soon >>>

Saturday 20 May 2017

Goodnight Sweetheart, our summer proms 2017


We ended our year in fine style last night, singing a joint summer proms with guests Glória, Dublin's Gay & Lesbian Choir. They were a joy to sing with, we loved being part of the audience when they sang their selection, and we loved them as part of our very appreciate audience for our section. This experience of sharing music and song is good for us all, and hopefully we will revisit the experience with Glória DLGC again!!

"Goodnight Sweetheart" Programme:
Act One
Cavan Singers, Conductor Eileen Tackney, Accompnaist Sue King

All Things Bright and Beautiful (comp. Alexander)
Pilgrim Song (trad., arr Larson)
900 Miles(trad.)
Gloria DLGC, Conductor Ian Packham, Accompanist Dylan Walsh
Ave Verum(comp. Mozart)
Ave Maria (comp. Caccini)
Oró Sé Do Bheatha ‘Bhaile (trad.)
Ballad To The Moon (comp. Elder)
Somewhere Over The Rainbow (comp. Arlen)
Misbehavin’ (comp. Hoying, Grassi, Rad, Cunningham)
Thank You For The Music (comp. Andersson & Ulvaeus)

Act Two
Cavan Singers, Conductor Eileen Tackney, Accompanied by "The Band"

Rhythm of Life (comp. Coleman & Fields)
Vois Sur Ton Chemin (comp. Coulais & Barratier)
Not Getting Married Today [trio from Company](comp. Sondheim)
Amy - Martina Lee Boyle; Jenny - Pauline Brady; Paul - Brian McKeever; Robert - Tony McMahon
Life On Mars (comp. Bowie)
Blame It On The Boogie (comp. Jackson, Jackson & Krohn)
Soloists - Pauline Smith & Meabh Crowe
What Is This Feeling? (comp. Schwartz)
[duet from Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz]
Elphaba - Amanda O’Connor; Galinda - Laura Kavanagh
Freedom (comp. Michael) Soloist - Danny Boyle McKeon

Finalé
Cavan Singers and Gloria DLGC

Goodnight Sweetheart (comp. Carter & Hudson)
(Surprise Solists - Ian Packham and Eileen Tackney!)

Encore
Hallelujah (comp. Cohen)


Production Team
Frances Galligan, Carmel Gaffney, Mairéad Conaty, Mags Amond, Pamela Young, Áine Sullivan, Nora Kennedy, Bríd Brady, Gerry O’Keeffe, Colm Crowe.
Musicians
Piano - Sue King.
Electric & Acoustic Guitar - Peter Denton; Bass Guitar - Jim Kelly.
Drums & Percussion - Paul Cox & Siobhan Denton.
Sound & Light Kevin Callery, Paul Farnon.
DVD production Gerard Cogan, Cogan Pictures.
Front of House
Mark O’Hanlon, Pat Gaffney, Colman Smith, Andrew Fannon, Seamus Kennedy, Raymond Boyle.
Special Thanks
John Conlon; Alan McHugh; Cavan Gifts; Browne’s Pharmacy; Royal School, Cavan; Loreto College, Cavan; Hotel Kilmore management and staff; Our appreciative audience, families and supporters.









Tuesday 9 May 2017

Big Band at the Ramor

The Ultimate Big Band experience took place at the Ramor Theatre on Friday and Saturday 5th & 6th of May. It was a fantastic show, not half long enough if audience reaction is anything to go by. Well done to our own members Aedine Brown (alto) and Tony McMahon (bass), and a special mention this year to Hugh Tunney (bass) making his debut with the 'Rat Pack'. You did us proud Hugh!