The perfect Office Party option. Promote your company’s altruistic ethos at this very special candle-lit fund-raiser for the homeless performed by the homeless High Hopes Choir and Dublin Ukulele Collective. Tickets include festive wine reception. 

The High Hopes Choir – Dec 21st (fund raiser for Focus Ireland)

This choir made up of homeless people is the brain child of former RTE Concert Orchestra’s principal conductor David Brophy. His idea behind it was to give homeless people a voice and help them change the public’s perception of what it means to be homeless. It worked. RTE made a heart-moving documentary that brought the reality of homelessness to viewers. Members gained a sense of self-confidence and it allowed them to believe in themselves. Many are back in school or college now and are no longer on the streets. Music changed their lives.

High Hopes now has a choir in Waterford, Cork and Dublin and there are plans in the pipeline for similar in Limerick and Sligo. 

Dublin Ukulele Collective – Dec 21st

Also known as DUC, this is a 50-piece ukulele harmony band that have brought smiles to faces nationwide since their formation in June 2015. Ranging in age from 16 to 70+, they perform a diverse repertoire of songs from artists that reflect the age span including Elbow, Cold Play, Talking Heads, Amy Winehouse, Erasure, Leonard Cohen, Jason Mraz, Radio Head and more. In review of Electric Picnic 2016, Golden Plec cites DUC as “The most wholesome performance of the weekend” and put them top of the list ahead of BellX1 and Noel Gallagher.

DUC perform regularly for charities and have featured on TV seven times in the last 18 months. The are favourites with many including President Michael D Higgins 

Steeple Sessions other Christmas dates

 The Steeple Sessions 

The Steeple Sessions started out as a concert series showcasing talented musicians mostly from traditional/folk music circles and now has evolved into becoming a brand name in music promotion, management and education across many music genres.

Founded in 2011, Steeple Sessions has become a household name in acoustic concerts hosted in spectacular venues such as the beautifully ornate Catholic University Church and Unitarian Church both located in the heart of Dublin city centre on St. Stephen’s Green. Other venues include St. Anne’s Church on Dawson Street, Christchurch Cathedral, the majestic Masonic Hall on Molesworth Street and King John’s Castle in Limerick.

Steeple Sessions also offers music management and PR services and promotes music education programs including master classes and workshops in voice and a variety of instruments and genres.