Erkki-Sven Tüür's ‘Omnia mutantur’ (‘Everything changes’) performed by Cuore Chamber Choir, conducted by Amy Ryan. https://linktr.ee/CuoreChoir

Recorded in Tallinn Methodist Church in the contemporary music competition at the 17th International Choir Festival “Tallinn 2023”. 

We really enjoyed learning and performing this piece, which was commissioned as the obligatory test piece for the competition, and were especially delighted to be awarded a prize for the best performance of this piece in Tallinn.

The text from Ovid and Virgil is still relevant today: 

 Omnia mutantur, nihil interit …: / Everything changes, nothing perishes
 Perfer et obdura, dolor hic tibi proderit olim. / Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

 Nulla salus bello. / There is no salvation in war.

 Omnia vincit amor. / Love conquers all.


Credit to Herkko Labi and Eesti Kooriühing for the recording.

Cuore: Omnia Mutantur, Erkki-Sven Tüür

'Noȅl nouvelet', a contemporary setting of a traditional French carol arranged for mixed choir in 2014 by Swedish conductor Sofia Söderberg. Recorded by Cuore Chamber Choir in Dublin on Thursday 23rd November under conductor Amy Ryan. https://linktr.ee/CuoreChoir

At the start of this ‘nouvelle année’ we offer our recording of Sofia Söderberg's stunning arrangement of ‘Noȅl nouvelet’ as  a renewed plea for peace in Bethlehem and our world.

The evening of our recording coincided with unprecedented public order incidents in Dublin; about a third of our singers had to abandon their attempts to reach us.

Thank you to all at St Mary's Haddington Road for allowing us to record in their natural acoustic. We were privileged to be cocooned in beautiful music on the night. When we left the church it was to a very different Dublin than when we’d entered.


Noël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici.             Christmas comes anew, O let us sing Noel!
Dévotes gens‚ crions à Dieu merci!          Glory to God! Now let your praises swell!
Chantons Noël pour le roi nouvelet,         Sing we Noel for Christ, the newborn King,
Noël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici.              Christmas comes anew, O let us sing Noel!
L’ange disait: “Pasteurs, partez d’ici,         Angels did say, “O shepherds come and see,
L’ame en repos et le coeur réjoui:              Born in Bethlehem, a blessed Lamb for thee.”
En Bethléem trouverez l’agnelet.”              Sing we Noel for Christ, the newborn King,
Noël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici.              Christmas comes anew, O let us sing Noel!
En Bethléem, étant tous réunis                  In the manger bed, the shepherds found the child;
Trouvent l’enfant, Joseph, Marie aussi,    Joseph was there, and the Mother Mary mild.
La crèche était au lieu d’un bercelet.        Sing we Noel for Christ, the newborn King,
Noël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici.              Christmas comes anew, O let us sing Noel!

Cuore: Noël nouvelet, arr. Sofia Söderberg

A virtuosic setting by Polish composer Michał Ziółkowski (b. 1991) of the Goliardic ode to drinking, 'In Taberna', popularised by Carl Orff as one of the movements in his 'Carmina Burana'. 

This is the encore performance from Cuore's 'Mirabilia' concert on 27th April 2024, at which we were privileged to give the Irish premiere, conducted by Amy Ryan. https://linktr.ee/CuoreChoir

'In Taberna' was commissioned by Małgorzata Podzielny and the Rondo Vocal Ensemble, Wroclaw in early 2022. Score published by Walton in 2024:
https://giamusic.com/resource/in-taberna-printed-music-ww2047
You can also find a score video on the composer's YouTube channel  @Herbsareflying  at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INsMQOBTvvM 

'In taberna quando sumus' (‘when we are in the tavern’) begins as a militaristic account of the immoral acts of the inebriated crowd, and the march soon descends into anarchy with a list of merrymakers joining in the mischief: included are mistress, master, priest, pauper, men, women, white, black, the Pope, old ladies, mothers, children, merchants, Christians, the smart, and the lazy. The composer writes: “In my imagination, the piece is a fusion of primal energy, irony, and dark grotesque, envisioning an ecstatic celebration akin to a lively party at Bacchus’ house.”. He fuses percussive lyrics, energetic rhythms and sometimes almost drunken modulations to capture this raucous mood.

Audio and video by Kieran Tully.

We are grateful to the composer for access to the score before publication, and to St. Mary's Church, Haddington Road, Dublin for the wonderful venue.

In Taberna, Michał Ziółkowski  - Cuore (live, 2024)

Here is our competition performance of "Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder!" from the 6th International Choral Competition Ave Verum in Baden, Austria in May 2024. 

This is the first of Debussy’s 'Trois Chansons', which set three medieval poems by Charles, Duke of Orléans. These are Debussy’s only a cappella compositions. The poems were written while the poet was in captivity in England for 25 years.  The protagonist in this first poem speaks of an idealised young lady, thought to represent France. The song begins with the loudest dynamic marking of the piece in mezzoforte as if startled by the view of his forgotten loved one. The rich and expressive harmonies highlight the imagery of the text, with alternating homophony and counterpoint.

Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder!, Debussy - Cuore (live, 2024)

Cuore Chamber Choir, conducted by Amy Ryan, perform Rhona Clarke’s ‘Make We Merry’. We're thrilled that this recording won 'Best Overall Choir' and 'Best Performance of a Contemporary Irish Choral Work' in RTÉ lyric fm’s annual 'Choirs for Christmas' Recording Competition. 

This is a joyful contemporary Irish carol written by Dublin composer Rhona Clarke in 2014, originally for Chamber Choir Ireland, and recorded by Cuore in 2024 in the reverberant acoustic of St. Mary’s Haddington Rd. 

Clarke gets us into the Christmas spirit with this wonderfully festive setting of a medieval Cornish carol. Bouncing articulations, exciting shifts in stress and metre, and effervescent interplay between the parts, all make for a piece full of joy and celebration! 
 
Score available from Cailíno (https://cailino.com/product/make-we-merry/) or the CMC (https://www.cmc.ie/music/make-we-merry). 

Audio by Kieran Tully 

Make We Merry (2014), Rhona Clarke (b. 1958) - Cuore (2024)

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