Arrive at the Queen’s Dalkey by 15:15. A room upstairs in The Queen’s will be available to us from 14:00.

Performance at 5 p.m.

Essential information: Our end of season party will kick off in the Queen’s after our performance. Drinks and finger food, superb company, school’s out vibes - not to be missed.

Location: Church of the Assumption, Dalkey.

Tutti rehearsal before the concert on 24th.

19:30-19:45: Warmup

19:45-20:00: Part 2 1046-1065 (can everyone sing this section please, not just coro 2)

20:00-20:50: Complete Sing through of all choral passages in sequence

 TEA!

21:00-22:00: Corners as necessary after singing through.

 A general point to bear in mind:

We need to sing pp or ppp so much of the time in this piece. This requires great discipline but when we pushed ourselves to do so on Thursday night the results were truly extraordinary. Let's not settle for 'grand' in this regard - let's strive to replicate that extraordinary!!! 

A word of encouragement to members who for a variety of reasons have had to miss some recent rehearsals - please touch base with your line leader to get important markings that you may have missed.

Rehearsal schedule:

19:30-19:40: Warmup.

19:40-20:10: Part 2 459-517 (no Tenors / Basses: Suggest T+B use 'tea room' for some sectional work.)

20:10-20:30: Part 2 517-547

20:30-21:00: Part 2 711-842

 TEA!

 21:10-21:40: Part 2: 1110-end

21:40-22:00: Part 2: 1046-1110 (no Sops)

Homework for 23 April:

19:30-19:45: Warmup + technique work

19:45-20:35: pg.93: bars 453 - 548

20:35-20:50: pg.150: bars 966-976

                     pg.157: bars 1046-1065

TEA!

21:00-21:30: pg.160: bars 1086-end

21:30-22:00: pg.69: bars 222-388

Rehearsal Schdule:

19:30-19:45: Warmup + technique work.

19:45-20:25: Part 1 pg. 14: bars 284-331.

20:25-20:50: Part 1 pg. 40: bars 639-704

 Tea!

21:00-21:40: Part 2: pg. 69: bars 222-281

21:40-22:00: Part 2: pg. 81: bars 297-400

19:30-19:45: warmup + technique work

19:45-20:15: part 1 bars 559-587
20:15-20:50: part 1 bars 539-704

After tea:

21:05-21:35: part 2 297-388
21:35- 21:45: part 2 966-975
21:45-22:00: part 1238-331

There will be no choir practice on 2 April; back next week.

19:30-19:45: Warmup and Technique work. 

19:45-20:00: Part 1 238-271

20:00-20:30: Part 2 598-694

20:30-20:55: Part 2 711-766

21:05-21:45: Part 2 222-281

21:45-22:00: Part 1 284-331

Early breakfast in hotel.

08.15 Coach departs hotel for airport.

11.30 Flight EI661 departs to Dublin arriving at 13.30 hrs.

06.30 – 10.00 Breakfast in hotel.

10.45 Choir meet in reception and walk to Votivkirche.

11.30 Choir sing mass in Votivkirche:

• Entry: Bruckner Locus Iste

• Between Readings/Psalm: Bruckner Christus Factus Est

• Offertory: Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine

• Hymn after Communion: Mozart Ave Verum Corpus

• Recessional: A Gaelic Blessing

  Additional pieces:

• She Moved through the Fair

• Mo Ghile Mear

• Danny Boy

• Raglan Road

• The Bluebird

• In Stiller Nacht

14.00 Choir meet in St Peter’s Church (Peterskirche) for 15.00 concert. Choruses below.

• And the Glory of the Lord

• And he shall purify

• For unto us a child is born

• His yoke is easy and his burthen is light

• Behold the lamb of God

• Surely he hath borne our griefs

• And with his stripes we are healed

• All we like sheep have gone astray

• He trusted in God

• Hallelujah

• Worthy is the lamb that was slain

16.30 Group meet in The Long Hall pub (18 minutes from St Peter’s) for after concert gathering. See https://thelonghall.at/ and https://thelonghall.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FINAL-Food-Menu-LONG-HALL.pdf for more information.

Free Evening.

06.30 – 10.00 Breakfast in hotel.

09.45 Choir meet in souterrain meeting room for rehearsal 09.50 – 10.35.

10.40 Group meet at reception for 2 hour walking tour ending in Musikverein. We’ll organise in 6 groups of approx. 17.

13:00 Groups led by Annemarie, Joyce and Pat will have a 40 minute tour of Musikverein.

13.45 Groups led by Davida, Irene and Marion will have a 40 minute tour of Musikverein.

Free Afternoon and Evening.

05.00 Arrive Dublin Airport for Aer Lingus flight EI660 (10 kg bag to be checked in).

07.00 Depart Dublin.

Coach Transfer to Schonbrunn Palace, visit gardens & Gloriette Café.

15.00 Check into Hotel Regina (Roosevelt Platz 15, 1090 Wien).

Time to relax in hotel.

18.00 Meet in reception to walk to nearby Votivkirche for 30 minute light show (Included in tour).

19.00 Group walk (10 minutes) to Weiner Rathauskeller for group dinner (Included in tour).

22.00 Return to hotel Regina (10 minutes).

Extra rehearsal of Messiah Choruses for Vienna in the Schoolhouse.

Bring the pieces for mass in Vienna too:
Entrance: Locus Iste

Psalm: Christus Factus Est

Offertory: Cantique de Jean Racine

Communion: Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart

Recessional: A Gaelic Blessing - John Rutter