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2015 CONCERT TOUR<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Heritage Chorale\u2019s concert tour to Ireland (June 29 - July 6, 2015) took us\u00a0from Galway to Derry to Dublin. We sang concerts in all three cities\u00a0and made\u00a0two shorter singing appearances\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n

From\u00a0Shannon Airport, we traveled up the western coast of Ireland toward Galway, on the way passing the spectacular Cliffs of Moher and the rocky Burren region. The next day we drove through Connemara and visited the impressive Kylemore Abbey, where we sang a few selections in the chapel.<\/p>\n

The first full concert of the tour took place at St. Nicholas Collegiate Church in Galway City. This was followed by opportunities for dinner and pub-visiting along Quay Street.<\/p>\n

Passing\u00a0northward through Counties Mayo, Sligo, and Donegal, we arrived for a two-day stay in Derry (also known as Londonderry), part of the UK. Our concert performance was in St. Columb's Cathedral, a beautiful Gothic church built in 1633. During our stay in the city, we toured the historic city walls, learned about the Seige of Derry and the long history of Catholic\/Protestant \"troubles\" in Northern Ireland, and viewed the moving murals of Bloody Sunday in the Bogside district.<\/p>\n

A long\u00a0bus ride to Dublin in the rain and then sightseeing at\u00a0\u00a0Trinity College preceded a\u00a0concert at St. Ann's Church on July 4, where we sang \"America the Beautiful\" in honor of Independence Day.<\/p>\n

Our next performance was\u00a0at the Glendalough monastery in County Wicklow, where we\u00a0sang at Sunday Mass in St. Kevin's Church with\u00a0John playing the organ and Darryl conducting. Then, during the last night of the tour, we were\u00a0entertained by an Irish band and Irish dancers at the Merry Ploughboy Irish Pub, providing a\u00a0memorable finale to our 2015 concert tour.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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