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A cross-community festival of music in worship held every August in Armagh. #ACNISupported
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Attention School Teachers and Choir Directors!  Our training day is back again as our 2025 Festival continues, taking place on Thursday 23rd October at the Synod Hall, St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh. Whether you're looking to refine your skills or boost your
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A very special HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY to our wonderful Patron, John Rutter! John has achieved so much in his remarkable career and has been a fantastic friend and supporter of the Charles Wood Festival over many years. His passion for music and encouragement of others have left a
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Tune in this afternoon! Today’s BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong comes from this summer’s Charles Wood Festival in Armagh. 3.00pm (UK time) From St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral Directed by David Hill, sung by the Charles Wood Singers Music includes Bairstow Let All Mortal
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From St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral, Armagh.
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As The Charles Wood Festival @CW_Armagh draws to a conclusion in the beautiful cathedral city of Armagh, congratulations to our colleague and friend Richard Yarr MBE DL and his hard-working committee on another fantastic celebration of church and choral music. Roll on 2026
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The 2025 Charles Wood Festival Week may be over, but you can still hear the Charles Wood Singers on the airwaves. Pre-recorded in St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral during this year’s Festival, the service is led by Ven Dr Peter Thompson, with the sermon from The Most Revd
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The 2025 Charles Wood Festival has drawn to a close with a day of magnificent music in both of Armagh’s Cathedrals. What a week it has been – filled with music, learning, community and friendship. We extend our deepest thanks to everyone who has played a part in making this
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Festal Evensong The Charles Wood Singers bring the 2025 Festival to a close this afternoon with Festal Evensong at 3.00pm in St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral. The programme includes Stanford’s Evening Canticles in A, Wood’s Expectans Expectavi, and Howells’ O Pray For
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Sung Mass in St. Patrick's This morning at 11.00am the Charles Wood Singers lead Sung Mass in St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral. Music will include Palestrina’s Missa Assumpta est Maria, Ronan McDonagh’s Open Me The Gates Of Holiness, and Amy Beach’s Peace I Leave With You.
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Day 8 - What's coming up It’s the final day of the 2025 Charles Wood Festival. Join us in Armagh for two uplifting services of worship and music. At 11.00am the Charles Wood Singers lead Sung Mass in St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, and at 3.00pm they round off the
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Day 7 Highlights A packed Singers’ Concert, heart-warming care home visits, joyful singing at the Band Stand, and a wonderful Big Sing on The Mall. Thank you to every performer, volunteer and supporter who made today special. See you tomorrow for our final day of the Festival!
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Big Sing / The Community Prom Round off Community Day at The Mall for the Community Prom & Big Sing at 6pm. Pack a picnic, enjoy massed voices from today’s choirs, awards and a glorious sing-along. It's free, the sun is out and pets are welcome! @ArtsCouncilNI @abcb_council
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Care Home Visits This afternoon our Charles Wood Singers are visiting care homes across Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon, sharing well-loved songs with residents. A favourite part of Community Day—taking the music to those who can’t get to us. @ArtsCouncilNI @abcb_council
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Unfortunately, two of our community choirs have had to withdraw from today’s celebrations. However, we’re delighted that our resident choir, The Charles Wood Singers, are stepping in to keep the music flowing this afternoon. Fresh from singing in care homes across the region,
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Dungannon Choral Society Dungannon Choral Society was originally formed in 1913–14, though little is known of its early years until it was re-established in 1935 by two church organists, Henrietta Byrne and Hilda Irwin. More recently, the choir was led by Mrs Meta Bell, MBE
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The Big Belfast Choir Belfast Community Choir began in 2013 with just one singer in a living room and has since grown into a vibrant, welcoming group that celebrates the joy of singing together. The choir was created to bring people together—those looking for connection, those
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Cookstown Youth Choir Our first community choir in the spotlight is Cookstown Youth Choir. Founded in 2008, CYC was established to unite young people from diverse backgrounds across the community. Through vocal training and performance opportunities, the choir nurtures musical
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The Singers’ Concert Packed full of variety, this celebration concert will feature a number of the talented singers who have worked with Paul Farrington during the Festival week. Spanning classical, folk and music theatre, performances will be accompanied by Matthew Clemmet, the
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Behind the scenes in St Patrick’s Cathedral Yesterday, the Charles Wood Singers recorded two national broadcasts: BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship and BBC Radio Ulster’s Morning Service – together reaching an audience of over 1.6 million listeners. The service, recorded in St
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What’s on today (Day 7) Day 7 is Community Day in Armagh! 12:00 – The Singers’ Concert, First Presbyterian Church (£10) 15:00 – Care Home Visits across the borough 16:00–18:00 – Community Choir Showcase & Competition, The Band Stand, Market Street (Free) 18:30 – The Community
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