Fleischmann choir tune up for Cork

THE renowned Fleischmann Choir will debut a chart-topping “peace Mass” in Cork’s City Hall on March 1 and 2.

Under the baton of conductor Geoffrey Spratt, and accompanied by the Cork School of Music Symphony Orchestra, the choir will perform the dramatic Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by contemporary composer, Karl Jenkins.

The award-winning composition spent over two years in British top 10 classical charts.

The choir has spent the last few months learning the piece and a spokesperson said they are looking forward to bringing “this powerful and beautiful work” to the stage.

Choral conductor Geoffrey Spratt describes it as “a compelling work which illustrates vividly the horrors of war yet ends in a message of hope and peace”.

Also performing with choir is Mary Hegarty, as well as Heather Shipp, Robert Craig and Gordon Garde.

Tickets are available from ProMusica and St Opus 2, or from the Cork School of Music.