The Choir performs twice each choir season at Christmas and in April. Choir rehearsals take place on Wed Nights from 7.30 -9.30pm The Kilkenny Choir is a mixed voice choir of over 100 members which aims to share with its audiences a rich variety of choral music. It was founded in 1992 by Philip Edmondson and has become a nationally recognized choral ensemble. Choir members enjoy performing in the
beautiful acoustics of some of our local churches including St. Canice’s Catholic Church and St. John’s Parish Church. Our biannual concerts, which feature professional orchestra and soloists, draw in appreciative audiences. The Choir boasts a repertoire that spans musical works from 17th Century composers Monteverdi and Bach to 20th Century Britten, Duruflé, Lauridsen and Rutter, taking in other composers like Handel, Haydn and Mozart along the way. Over the years, the Kilkenny Choir has collaborated with a number of other choral societies including the Carlow Choral Society, East Cork Choral Society and Dun Laoghaire Choral Society with whom they performed Handel’s Messiah conducted by David Brophy. The Kilkenny Choir has, for more than thirty years, afforded many members the opportunity to sing the great works to an exceptionally high standard, while pushing the musical boundaries in Kilkenny. In 2018, on Philip’s retirement, Thomas Kehoe was appointed Musical Director. Now under the baton of Kilkenny native musician and director Patrick Rafter, the choir looks forward to an exciting 2025/26 season.
