Talentedcouple hit right notes for festive concert

NEXT week, The Irish Chamber Orchestra will present ‘Joyeaux Noël’, a programme of French festive music, at two of the country’s most historic cathedrals, St Fin Barre’s in Cork, and St Mary’s in Limerick.

Soprano Ailish Tynan will sing French favourites and traditional Christmas carols, while the orchestra will perform the music of Saint-Saëns, Vivaldi, Mahler, Britten, Debussy, Francaix and more.

The orchestra has just returned from a triumphant ‘Joyeaux Noël’ tour in Europe and, for two of its performers, Cork-based husband-and-wife team, Cian O’Duill and Aoife Nic Athlaoich, it has been a frantic time.