Upcoming
PAST Concerts
23rd AUGUST 2024
Kildare Choral and Organ Festival 2024
St. Brigid's Cathedral & Round Tower
Market Square R51 HY65 Kildare
The second night of the 2024 Festival will feature a choral performance from the acclaimed Irish vocal ensemble Dulciana.
The programme will be a mixture of our lighter 'Arranged By' Dulciana repertoire and the best of choral works for upper voices.
27th JUly 2024
A Decade of A Cappella
Button Factory, Dublin
We are delighted to be supporting Ardú for their 10 Year Anniversary Concert.
Ardú celebrate ten magical years of a cappella singing with intricate harmonies, funky rhythms and powerful solos from Ardú's six singers.
24th JUNE 2024
Arranged by Dulciana 3
Sandford Parish Church
A concert of works arranged and composed by the choir.
Featuring Beyoncé, PJ Harvey, Paul Simon, Enya and many more.
8Th March 2024
Tota Pulchra Es
Church Of Mary Immaculate Refuge of Sinners
Rathmines Road Lower Dublin 6
Two of Ireland's premiere upper voices choirs join forces for a concert of beautiful Irish and international works.
Join Cantairí Óga Átha Cliath and Dulciana Vocal Ensemble in the stunning setting of The Church of Mary Immaculate, Rathmines, as they share pieces by living Irish and European composers and arrangers, alongside historical works by well-known greats such as Taverner and Duruflé.
11Th DECEMBER 2023
In Freezing Winter Night
Sandford Parish Church
A concert of Christmas favourites new and old, including Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, featuring special guest Dianne Marshall on harp.
4th November 2023
SCANRA: Samhain at the Cellar
The Workmans Cellar
An immersive night of music, myth and storytelling celebrating the Irish origins of Samhain through the voices and mediums of modern creators.
Presented in collaboration with Workmná, who are dedicated to showcasing female and non-binary artists, the night will feature live performances from songwriter and pianist Clara Tracey, industrial-electronic artist Coolgirl (Lizzie Fitzpatrick, formerly of Bitch Falcon) and haunting acapella soundscapes from the Dulciana Vocal Ensemble - each set specially curated to evoke elements of the supernatural and the strange.
26th JUNE 2023
Arranged by Dulciana 2
Sandford Parish Church
A concert of works arranged and composed by the choir.
Featuring Havvk, Florence and the Machine, Rory Gallagher, Fleet Foxes and many more.
20th march 2023
High Flight
Sandford Parish Church
A concert including works by Ešenvalds, Caccini, Hildegard von Bingen and Tavener.
12Th DECEMBER 2022
Mid-Winter
Sandford Parish Church
A concert of Christmas favourites new and old, including works by Holst, Nangle, Ryan and Cornelius.
Support from Holy Child Killiney Alumnae & Friends Choir, and Sandford Parish National School Choir
28th MARCH 2022
Arranged by Dulciana
Sandford Parish Church
A concert of works arranged and composed by the choir.
Featuring The Rolling Stones, Joanna Newsom, The Dubliners, Mitski, Weyes Blood, The Beatles and many more.
13th December 2021
Ding! Dong!
Sandford Parish Church
A concert of Christmas favourites new and old including works by Holst, Sheppard, Desmond and Dadi Freyr.
16th December 2019
O Great Mystery
Sandford Parish Church
Photos by Ronan Fox
17th October 2019
Dowry Show
Pepper Canister Church
Presented by Hombeat
Photos by Ronan Fox
27th May 2019
Heavenly Sounds
feat. special guest Dowry
17th December 2018
Snow on Snow
feat. works by Benjamin Britten, Jonathan Nangle, Harriet Steinke and Praetorius
3rd oCTOBER 2018
Kaleidoscope Night
Dulciana perform the Irish premiere of American composer Jennifer Jolley's "Prisoner of Conscience", a recently composed work about the arrest and trial of Pussy Riot.
16th July 2018
Clapping Music
feat. works by Seán Doherty, Rihards Dubra, Steve Reich, Edie Hill, Linda Kachelmeier and Moira Smiley
30th April 2018
Childish Things
feat. works by Francis Poulenc, Rebecca Clarke and Éna Brennan
4th December 2017
Hodie!
feat. works by Benjamin Britten, Sungji Hong, Laura Sheils, Alison Willis and Harriet Steinke
26th June 2017
In Time Of
feat. works by Stephen Sametz, Hildegard Von Bingen, Rihards Dubra, Vox Bulgaria, Éna Brennan and Victoria Johnston
3rd April 2017
O Vos Omnes
feat. works by André Caplet, Francis Poulenc, Rebbeca Clarke and Sarah Rimkus
8th march 2017
Kaleidoscope Night
feat. works by Sherry Hazlett, Katerina Gimon, Rebecca Clarke and Sarah Rimkus
4th march 2017
NMD Festival Club
Dulciana perform as part of the New Music Dublin Festival Club curated by Kaleidoscope
12th December 2016
Stille Nacht
feat. works by Benjamin Britten, Sean Doherty, David Heyes, Sarah Cattley and Harriet Steinke
24th October 2016
Awakenings
feat. works from a Meredith Brammeier, Ruth Alon, Sungji Hong and Galina Grigorjeva
13th June 2016
Follow Me
feat. works by Taverner, Sweelinck, Rautavaara, Sviridov, Seán Doherty, Victoria Lavendel, Jonathan Nangle and our founder, Eoghan Desmond
14th March 2016
Theotoke
feat. works by by Holst, Tavener, Durufle, Biebl, Eibhlís Farrell, Eoghan Desmond and Raeghnya Zutshi
9th november 2015
♀
feat. works by Anna Clock, Sherry Hazlett-Gallen, Éna Brennan, Siobhra Quinlan and Raeghnya Zutshi
22nd june 2015
Night Clouds
feat. works by Taverner, Dufay, Chesnokov and Sviridov
23rd march 2015
L’Amour et L’Enfance
feat. works by Poulenc, Caplet and Tomasi