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A Gaelic Christmas at St. Andrew Church Aptos
Mary Mc Laughlin and her Cor Aingli(Pronounced Kor AN-glee - Angelic Choir), perform original choral arrangements of Christmas music in Irish Gaelic, with guest performers.
The Cor Aingli is a community-based choir of 25 experienced choral singers whom Mary taught to sing in the Irish language. Kathleen Loveless will serve as guest conductor for Cor Aingli.
The choir will be accompanied by guest musicians Steve Coulter on harp, Owen Meehan on flute and whistle, Bruce Abraham on guitar and percussion, and Shiloh Hellman on piano.
Born and raised in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, Mary began to learn the Irish language at the age of eleven and was influenced by sean nos (old style) singing which she heard in the Donegal Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking area). She was also heavily influenced by Latin church music in her early years and this year completed her MA in Ritual Chant and Song, focusing on the Irish tradition, at the internationally acclaimed Irish World Music Academy at Limerick University, Ireland. She has published two songbooks and four solo albums, and is featured on many compilation albums on BMG and EMI.
Mary formed Cor Aingli in Santa Cruz in 2006 to perform original arrangements of Irish Gaelic Christmas songs she had developed for her CD A Gaelic Christmas (Placed in the 2009 Best Holiday Album category by Just Plain Folks International Indie Awards, www.jpfolks.com), and they have performed to sell-out crowds in the Monterey and San Francisco Bay areas each holiday season since. The 2010 concert will be better than ever, featuring new material and old favorites.
For more information visit Gaelic Choirs page on Marys website at www.marymclaughlin.com.
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LocationSt. Andrew Presbyterian Church
9850 Monroe Avenue
Aptos, CA 95003
United States
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