Sing Mozart's Requiem

Date: November 16th 2025

Venue: Dublin, TBC

Details:

Vocal workshops, tutti rehearsal and performance of one of Mozart's greatest works.

Cost:

€50 for current Sing Ireland members.

€60 for workshop attendees (non-SI member)

Workshop Information:

In collaboration with Chamber Choir Ireland, Sing Ireland invites you to come and sing Mozart's Requiem with Irish conductor Patrick Barrett and some of Ireland’s finest soloists; Soprano; Abbi Temple; Alto, Sarah Thursfield, Tenor; Rory Lynch, and Bass; Jeffrey Ledwidge. The intensive rehearsal/workshop sessions on this magnificent work are ideal for those who wish to sing the piece, but cannot commit to an extensive rehearsal period. The project is suited to singers of all experience levels, whether you are approaching this work for the first time, or revisiting it. We do recommend to study the work prior to the day.

Learning resources will be provided with ticket purchase.

Musical Team: Conductor: Patrick Barrett | Section Coaches: Chamber Choir Ireland soloists

As the country's national chamber choir, Chamber Choir Ireland holds a unique place in the cultural life of Ireland. Through broadcasts, streaming, and live performances, they bring the joy of world-class choral music to over a million listeners each year. Chamber Choir Ireland has built a stellar reputation as Ireland's premier professional choral ensemble, with awe-inspiring performances at home and abroad, described as "a fine reminder of the power and beauty that voices alone can achieve" (Goldenplec, 2022).

Abbi Temple, Soprano

Abbi studied music at Royal Holloway (University of London) and singing at Trinity College of Music, London, and has enjoyed a varied freelance career, combining opera, oratorio, choral and recital singing, along with teaching singing in schools and privately, and working with choirs. As well as singing with Chamber Choir Ireland, Abbi has sung with various UK and European Ensembles, such as The Gabrieli Consort, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Coro Casa da Musica, Porto and English Voices.  She was also a founder member of the 5-voice ensemble Papagena, a group that explores the wealth of music written specifically for women’s voices, from 11th century to the present day. Equally at home on the stage or concert platform, Abbi loves performing as an oratorio soloist, while on the opera stage, she has enjoyed singing roles with various small UK companies, including Atalanta (Handel Xerxes), Vixen (Janacek The Cunning Little Vixen) Susanna and Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro), Despina (Così fan Tutte), Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Musetta (La Bohème) and Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi).   

Sarah Thursfield, Alto

Sarah is a contralto originally from Dublin. A student of Robert Dean, her recent solo performances include Stanford’s Stabat mater and Buckley’s Lament for Art O’Leary with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Fennessy’s Blood with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Elgar’s The Light of Life, Duruflé’s Requiem, Bach’s St John Passion, Mozart’s Requiem, Bach’s Mass in B-minor, Cousser’s The Universal Applause of Mount Parnassus, and Handel’s Messiah with Chamber Choir Ireland and the Irish Baroque Orchestra under Peter Whelan. Sarah is an experienced choral musician, and is a member of ensembles such as Chamber Choir Ireland, Sestina Music and Resurgam. She also recently had the pleasure of being appointed as the first female Lay Vicar at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, where she currently holds the post of Vicar of the Prebendary of Swords.

Rory Lynch, Tenor

Rory is a member of Chamber Choir Ireland and the choir of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. He recently completed his Masters in vocal performance at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with Dr Imelda Drumm and there was awarded the Blackwater Valley Opera | RIAM John Pollard bursary to support his studies. He has sung as a soloist and in choirs all his life—growing up in Irish choral institutions such as the Irish Youth Choir, New Dublin Voices, the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Dublin and the Choral Scholars of University College Dublin. He gained his Bachelor of Music Education in 2020 from RIAM and Trinity College Dublin. He made his stage debut at Wexford Festival Opera 2023 and became a member of the WFO 'Factory' young artist programme, there performing the roles of Beppe (I Pagliacci) and Nemorino (L’Elisir d’Amore). He has also been a chorus member of The Wexford, Blackwater Valley and Savonlinna opera festivals. He has performed the oratorio of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Saint-Saens in concert with the Dublin Bach Singers, Culwick Choral Society, Dublin Goethe Choir, Dublin County Choir and the Irish Baroque Orchestra. As a professional choral singer, Rory also works regularly with leading Irish vocal ensembles, including Chamber Choir Ireland 

Jeffrey Ledwidge, Bass

Since studying singing with Philip O'Reilly, Jeffrey Ledwidge has established himself as one of Ireland's foremost bass soloists with an extensive professional repertoire.  Jeffrey is renowned for his solo oratorio performances, which have included J.S. Bach's Johannes Passion and Matthäus Passion along with many of Bach's Cantatas; Handel's Messiah, Saul and Dixit Dominus; Mozart's Requiem, Vesperae Solennes and many of his Masses; Saint-Saëns's Oratorio de Noël; Beethoven's Symphony No.9; Haydn's Creation; Verdi's Requiem and Dvořák's Stabat Mater.  Jeffrey is a member of Chamber Choir Ireland. He performs regularly with Coro Casa da Musica, Porto, and the renowned vocal ensemble Theatre of Voices. On the operatic stage, Jeffrey has performed roles in Boris Godunov, La Traviata, The Silver Tassie, The Rake's Progress, La Boheme, and Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Most recently, Jeffrey sang the role of Davenaut in Heinrich Marschner's opera Der Vampyr and also Don Inigo Gomez in Ravel's L'heure Espagnole.  Recent engagements include Beethoven's Symphony No.9 and Missa Solemnis; Verdi’s Requiem; Brahms' Deutsches Requiem; Elgar's Apostles; and Handel's Messiah with Ensemble Marsyas. Jeffrey has also toured to Hong Kong, Germany, France and Denmark, performing Arvo Pärt's Kanon Pokajanen with Theatre of Voices and most recently to France with the English vocal ensemble Tenebrae. 

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