The Discovery Gospel Choir

Discovery Gospel Choir W: www.discoverygospelchoir.com E: info@discoverygospelchoir.com P: +353 (85) 720 1180 ‘A fantastic choir’ - Archbishop Desmond Tutu ‘Exhilarating’ - Irish Times ‘Phenomenal’ - Blind Boys of Alabama Formed in 2004, Discovery Gospel Choir is Ireland’s top intercultural choral group. The choir is based in St George and St Thomas’ Church, in the heart of multicultural Dublin and performs across the country sharing its unique message, ‘Discover beauty in everyone’, through inspirational and diverse Gospel music. Under the direction of Aisling McCormick, the choir has performed through the years for some fascinating public figures such as President Michael D. Higgins, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Rev Dr Jesse Jackson, the Dalai Lama and Northern Ireland Rev Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein’s Gerry Kelly. Discovery has also sung with some exceptional musicians such as Stevie Wonder, Blind Boys of Alabama, Sinéad O’Connor, Brian Kennedy, Gemma Hayes, Kíla, Bill Whelan and Brendan Graham, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Celtic Woman, Republic of Loose and Foy Vance. In 2012, the choir performed for the Irish launch of Walt Disney’s The Lion King Broadway Show, with members of the West End cast. The choir has performed a number of times on television, appearing on the RTE’s Late Late Show, TV50, Carols from the Fair City, The Cafe and Make Dreams Come True. The choir has also appeared on BBC, Sky One, Sky News, City Channel’s African Eye, TG4, TV3 and were the subject of a programme called City Folk which was broadcast across the EU. Discovery has performed many times on radio as well, on programmes such as 2FM’s The Tubridy Show, Lyric FM’s Lunchtime Classics Concert, Today FM’s Tony Fenton Show, and Newstalk Radio’s Global Village. The choir also recorded and released their own album Discovery: Live at the Pavilion, Dublin, which features music from all over the world and in many different languages. Their music and message has brought the choir to many incredible places such as the RDS for the 50th International Eucharistic Congress 2012, Lansdowne Road for the singing of the Ireland versus South Africa National Anthems, Croke Park and the Aviva Stadium. Discovery has also performed in the O2, Point Theatre, National Concert Hall, Vicar Street and at the Meteor Music Awards, Electric Picnic, Festival of World Cultures Dun Laoghaire, DLR Fusion, MAMA Awards and Africa Day in Iveagh Gardens, IFSC and Dublin Castle. Notably Discovery lives out its message of ‘Discover beauty in everyone’ by performing in diverse locations such as Mountjoy Prison, the Stormont Parliament in Belfast and Mosney Accommodation Centre for asylum seekers, campaigning for issues around reconciliation, integration and justice. The choir also runs a successful community project, which sees Discovery inspiring schools and community groups in the values of inter-culturalism. They are resident every third Saturday of the month for community events in their home in Cathal Brugha St. The choir also performs at weddings and special ceremonies, where their message adds a distinctive quality. In a new, multicultural Ireland, this exceptional group of 30 singers and musicians from 16 countries, spanning 4 continents, brings to life a vision of hope for this nation. Achievements: Winners of 2010 RTE Lyric FM/Waltons World Music Competition Dublin Gospel Music Festival Hall of Fame 2011 Awarded ‘Unsung Hero’ on RTE’s ‘Make Dreams Come True’