Gigs and News
UPCOMING GIGS
Competing in the Bangor International Choral Festival (Light Entertainment & Open Choral classes)
Date: Saturday 28th April 2018
Time: c.7.00-10.00pm
Venue: St Comgall’s Parish Hall, Bangor
Our choir is available to book for festivals, corporate events, conferences etc.
All performance venues for the OACC must be wheelchair-accessible.
Please email: Bev@openartsni.org
Or call 02890 240765
PREVIOUS GIGS
Performance with Luminous Soul & Donal Scullion
Date: Thursday 12th April 2018
Time: Doors 7.45pm, 8pm Performance
Venue: The Cube, Crescent Arts Centre, University Road, Belfast BT7 1NH
Tickets: £8 / £6 available online (see link below):
BBC Radio Ulster on Christmas Day!
Date: live recording, aired on Christmas Day 2017
Venue: Blackstaff Studios
Christmas Caroling in Belfast
Date: Saturday 23rd December 2017
Time: 2.00-5.00pm
Venue: Sainsbury’s at Forestside Shopping Centre, Belfast
Christmas Caroling in Belfast
Date: Thursday 21st December 2017
Time: 4.00-6.00pm
Venue: Great Victoria Street Station, Belfast
Christmas Caroling in Bangor
Date: Tuesday 19th December 2017
Time: 7.00-9.00pm
Venue: Bloomfield Shopping Centre, Bangor
Christmas Caroling in Carnlough
Date: Sunday 17th December 2017
Time: 2.00-4.00pm
Venue: Londonderry Arms Hotel, Carnlough
“Open Arts Community Choir by Candlelight” with Special Guests
Date: Friday 1st December 2017
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: St Peter’s Cathedral, St Peter’s Square, Belfast BT12 4BU
Tickets: £10 available online and through Open Arts
National Autistic Society event
Date: Saturday 25th November 2017
Time: 3.00pm
Venue: Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, Belfast
Open Arts’ 25th Anniversary Celebration (invitation only)
Date: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Belfast City Hall
Bounce Festival performance with Luminous Soul dance troup & Donal Scullion
Date: Friday 29th October 2017
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: The Cube, Crescent Arts Centre, University Road, Belfast BT7 1NH
Tickets: £8 available online (see link below):
Culture Night Belfast
Date: Friday 22nd September 2017
Time: 7.30-8.30pm
Venue: Arts & Disability Forum, Royal Avenue, Belfast
Tickets: Free admission
Competed in the European Choir Games in Riga, Latvia – won a silver diploma, gold diploma and 2 Gold medals!
Date: 16th-20th July 2017
Venue: various venues in Riga, Latvia
Joint gig with Donal Scullion & The Spider Collective (part of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival)
Date: Sunday 30th April 2017
Time: 7.30pm (doors 7pm)
Venue: Rosemary Street Church, Belfast
Tickets: £10/£8
“The Spellbound Boy” – Take 2
an adaptation of Ravel’s opera “L’enfant et les sortiléges”
Date: Sunday 19th March 2017
Time: 3.00pm & 7.30pm
Venue: Crescent Arts Centre, 2-4 University Road, Belfast BT7 1NH
Tickets: £8 & £5 available from the Crescent Arts Centre website: http://tinyurl.com/jqydf76
“Anything But Bland” production by Brian Irvine
Date: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Time: 6.30pm & 8.30pm
Venue: Ulster Hall, Belfast
Tickets: £12 available online at http://www.ulsterorchestra.org.uk/event/anything-but-bland-2/
Christmas Carolling in Lisburn!
Date: Monday 19th December 2016
Time: 7.00-9.00pm
Venue: Sainsbury’s at Sprucefield, Lisburn
Christmas Carolling in Carnlough!
Date: Sunday 18th December 2016
Time: 2.00-4.00pm
Venue: Londonderry Arms Hotel, Carnlough
OACC Christmas Concert with Special Guest performers
Date: Friday 16th December 2016
Time: 7.30-9.00pm
Venue: St Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast
Christmas Carolling in Bangor!
Date: Wednesday 14th December 2016
Time: 7.00-9.00pm
Venue: Bloomfield Shopping Centre, Bangor
Christmas Carolling in Belfast!
Date: Saturday 10th December 2016
Time: 2.00-5.00pm
Venue: Sainsbury’s at Forestside, Belfast
Christmas Carolling in Belfast!
Date: Saturday 10th December 2016
Time: 1.00-3.00pm
Venue: Connswater Shopping Centre, Belfast
Christmas Carolling in Belfast!
Date: Tuesday 6th December 2016
Time: 4.00-6.00pm
Venue: Great Victoria Station, Belfast
“The Spellbound Boy”: an adaptation of Ravel’s opera “L’enfant et les sortiléges”
Date: Saturday 26th November 2016
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Belvoir Players Studio Theatre, Belfast
Tickets: £5
UTV Business Eye Awards
Date: Thursday 24th November 2016
Time: 6.30-7.30pm
Venue: Riverside Suite at the Belfast Waterfront Hall
RBL Festival of Remembrance
Date: Saturday 12th November 2016
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: Belfast Waterfront Hall
Pitch Perfect at the Grand Opera House (warm-up act)
Date: Sunday 4th September 2016
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Grand Opera House, Belfast
End-of-term Concert: OACC + ParSonik Choir
Date: Monday 27th June 2016
Time: 7.00-9.00pm
Venue: Divis Community Centre
Competed in the Bangor International Choral Festival – won the Barbershop Ensemble & Light Entertainment classes, plus runners up in the Open Choral competition
Date: Saturday 23rd April 2016
Time: 11.00am-10.00pm
Venue: St Comgall’s Parish Hall, Bangor
Christmas Carolling in Belfast!
Date: Monday 21st December 2015
Time: 10.00-11.30am
Venue: Charles Hurst Renault, Boucher Road, Belfast
Christmas Carolling in Carnlough!
Date: Sunday 20th December 2015
Time: 2.30-5.00pm
Venue: Londonderry Arms Hotel, Carnlough
Christmas Carolling in Belfast!
Date: Thursday 17th December 2015
Time: 7.00-9.00pm
Venue: Sainsbury’s at Forestside Shopping Centre, Belfast
Christmas Carolling in Newtownabbey!
Date: Tuesday 8th December 2015
Time: 7.00-9.00pm
Venue: Outside Tesco’s at Northcott Shopping Centre, Newtownabbey
Christmas Carolling in Bangor!
Date: Thursday 3rd December 2015
Time: 7.00-9.00pm
Venue: Outside Tesco’s at Bloomfield Shopping Centre, Bangor
Joint Choral Concert with Accolade Choirs, Newry
Date: Tuesday 17th November 2015
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Newry Town Hall, Newry
Networking Event for Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council
Date: Monday 28th September 2015
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Lagan Valley Island Hall, Lisburn
“Sky To Sea” multi-media production by Open Arts
Date: Saturday 6th June 2015
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Stranmillis University College, Belfast (Drama Theatre)
Competed in the Bangor International Choral Festival – won 3 classes, plus runners up in 2 classes, plus 2 special awards!
Date: Saturday 25th April 2015
Time: 2.00-10.00pm (5 different classes)
Venue: St Comghall’s Parish Hall, Bangor
International Technology & Disability Conference
Date: Monday 27th April 2015
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The Great Hall, Queens University Belfast
‘Unsung Heroes’ Reception for The Lord Mayor
Date: Monday 16th March 2015
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Belfast City Hall, Reception Hall
Christmas Carolling in Carnlough!
Date: Sunday 21st December 2014
Time: 2.30-5.00pm
Venue: The Londonderry Arms Hotel, Carnlough
Christmas Carolling in Belfast!
Date: Monday 22nd December 2014
Time: 7.00-9.00pm
Venue: inside entrance of Sainsbury’s at the Kennedy Centre, Falls Road, Belfast
Christmas Carolling in Bangor!
Date: Saturday 6th December 2014
Time: 4.30-6.30pm
Venue: outside Tesco at Bloomfield Shopping Centre, Bangor
Christmas Carolling in Belfast!
Date: Saturday 13th December 2014
Time: 2.00-4.00pm
Venue: Sainsbury’s at Forestside Shopping Centre, Belfast
‘Forum for Cities in Transition’ reception in Belfast City Hall
(invitation only)
Date: Tuesday 28th October 2014
Time: 7.30pm
“THREE” CD Launch!
Our multi-award winning Open Arts Community Choir are launching their newest album, Three, with a special concert at the Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts, supported by Colin Reid and with special guests NI Soul Troop.
www.openartscommunitychoir.com
https://www.facebook.com/nisoultroop
Date: 13th November 2014
Time: 7.30pm-10pm
Cost: £8 general admission, £5 unwaged