THE 55th Lord Mayor’s Christmas Concert will take place on December 5, marking the start of the festive season on Leeside.
The concert, sponsored by the Evening Echo, is a major fundraiser for local charities and has grown to become a not-to-be missed event on Cork’s social calendar.
Lord Mayor Chris O’Leary said: “It is a wonderful tradition. The concert has been running for 55 years unbroken and raises a lot of funds for local charities. For most people, it will kick start the festive season.”
The line-up this year includes Cork’s newest orchestra, The Cork Concert Orchestra, which has already performed at a number of events in City Hall this year.Among the star attractions will be tenor Ryan Morgan and Niamh Caitriona O’Sullivan, a soprano from Cork, who is studying in The Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin under Dr Veronica Dunne.
Performers Ryan Morgan, tenor and Niamh Caitriona O’Sullivan at the launch of the annual Lord Mayors Christmas concert at the City Hall.
Picture: Eddie O’Hare
Tickets for the event are €10, €20 and €30 and online booking is available this year
They can be bought at Pro Musica on Oliver Plunkett Street and at the Everyman Palace box office, or online at www. everymancork.com, or by phoning 021 4501673. The corporate sector can contact Nicky Carroll at the Lord Mayor’s office in City Hall.