The National Chamber Choir of Ireland is made up of extraordinary vocalists drawn from the ranks of Europe’s leading choral singers. Each vocalist has a different and wide-ranging background in solo, operatic and choral performance, which enhances the choir’s ability to undertake some of the most diverse and challenging choral work and contributes to the special sound that is unique to this Irish ensemble.

Through collaboration with some of the world’s leading choral conductors together with its dedication to performing the finest vocal music old and new, the National Chamber Choir remains at the pinnacle of vocal performance in Ireland and beyond.

The National Chamber Choir's repertoire extends from early to contemporary music, regularly commissioning new pioneering vocal work from Irish and international composers. Listed amongst the many composers featured in its 2008 programme were Giacomo Carissimi, Johannes Brahms, Vaughn Williams, György Ligeti, Philip Glass, John Cage, Roger Marsh, David Lang and Tarik O Regan.

Along with its flagship work in Ireland, the National Chamber Choir is dedicated to performing internationally. In 2008, the NCC travelled to Germany where it performed at the MDR Musiksommer Festival in Leipzig and the Festival Europaeische Kirchenmusik in Schwaebisch Gmuend, Germany.


Major funding for the National Chamber Choir comes from the Arts Council / an Chomhairle Ealaíon, a contract with RTÉ, the Department of Education, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and major in-kind support from Dublin City University, where the group has been Choir in Residence since 1996.

Chief Executive Officer

• Eibhlin Gleeson

Board Members

• Frank Casey (Chairman)


• Ferdinand Von Prondzynski (Vice-Chairman)


• Edna Jordan


• David Holden


• Prof. Patricia Barker


• Eilis O Brien


• Sean Clancy