Lassus to set sail as new DCF choral flagship

Ireland has hundreds of choirs, maybe even thousands when you include schools, communities, companies, clubs and probably even pubs. But every so often a new one comes along that aspires to national importance and is not afraid to broadcast that mess

Lassus comprises some members of DCF’s major choir, as well as British cathedral and chamber singers
Lassus comprises some members of DCF’s major choir, as well as British cathedral and chamber singers

So enters Lassus, the new flagship of the Dublin Choral Foundation (DCF), a body that aspires to world-class performances at the top of its organisation in order to inspire its educational efforts at the bottom.

“The education of children and young singers is at the heart’s core of our effort,” says Dr Ite O’Donovan, founder and artistic director of ...