
St.Nicholas' Collegiate Church, A.D.1320 (C of I), the largest medieval parish church in Ireland at the heart of #Galway life. Celebrating #StNicholas700
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ALT Paper Boat, an opera for Galway with music by Elaine Agnew & words by Jessica Traynor will be broadcast on Christmas Eve 2022 on RTE Lyric FM. The story of the making of Paper Boat, a radio documentary by Alan Meaney will also be broadcast. Tune in from 7pm on RTE Lyric FM for the story of how this opera came to be, followed by the full opera itself. Over 140 people were involved in the prodution: soloists Gemma Ni Bhriain, Bríd Ní Ghruagáin, Rory Dunne & Brendan Collins, with the Paper Boat Ensemble, 24 young string players from Coole Music & Athenry Music School, a chorus from St.Nicholas', Galway, a youth chorus with members from Galway City, St. Jarlath's Tuam, The Mercy Tuam, Athenry Music School and Coole Music. Chorus Master: Mark Duley and conductor Sinead Hayes. The full opera was recorded in the Irish Chamber Orchestra Studio in Limerick before the live performances in April 2022 in St. Nicholas' Galway.





























