- About Us: In 1987, composer Michael McGlynn founded the choir in Dublin, Ireland, after many years of searching for a physical voice for his compositions, many of which are influenced by the history and mythology of his homeland.
ANÚNA, is a unique a... moreIn 1987, composer Michael McGlynn founded the choir in Dublin, Ireland, after many years of searching for a physical voice for his compositions, many of which are influenced by the history and mythology of his homeland.
ANÚNA, is a unique and beautiful instrument that explores the stories of ordinary people, saints and scholars Within the songs are universal stories that are told through the landscape, the philosophy and the mythology of Ireland and beyond.
Anúna created the vocal ambience of Riverdance (1994-1996), achieved a Top 10 placing on the U.K. Singles Charts while remaining at Number 1 on the Irish singles charts for eighteen weeks.
In 2012 they appeared as the "Voices of Hell"on the video game Diablo 3 [Blizzard] gaining a Game Audio Network Guild nomination for the Best Original Choral performance in February 2013. While curating the Meltdown Festival at London's South Bank, Elvis Costello invited Anúna to perform as featured guests and in 2011 they featured on DVD and CD with the pioneering Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles.
A number of Anúna singers have gone on to carve very successful careers as solo artists including singer-songwriter Hozier [2007 - 2012] a number of the lead soloists in the phenomenally successful Celtic Woman [Lynn Hilary, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, Deirdre Shannon and Orla Fallon], Eurovision Song Contest winner Eimear Quinn and Indie songstress Julie Feeney.
In complete contrast, as a classical choral ensemble Anúna have appeared at the World Sacred Music Festival in Morocco and at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall, London. They have sung at many major classical venues including the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) the main Hall of the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing (2014 & 2015) and the Hyogo Performing Arts Center in Japan. They have collaborated with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland on two major concerts of McGlynn's compositions at Dublin's National Concert Hall (2009 & 2010).
Anúna have an active and highly successful Education & Outreach programme and given workshops across Japan, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, Poland, the UK and The Netherlands. In 2012 they presented at the Shanghai Conservatory. 2015 includes the third Anúna International Choral Summer School in Dublin and also this year the group presented an Interest Session as part of the American Choral Directors Association National Conference at Salt Lake, Utah, USA.
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Anúna have released seventeen albums since 1991 and have been featured artists on three Grammy Award-winning albums. Invocation won a National Entertainment Award for Classical music, while Deep Dead Blue was nominated for a Classical Brit Award. Celtic Origins, also an award-winning PBS show and DVD, became the number one selling CD on the US World Music Charts in August 2007 while September 2011 saw their album Christmas Memories reaching the Hot 100 of the Billboard Album Chart. In 2008 the choir released Invocations of Ireland, McGlynn's self-made film, an evocative depiction of the Irish landscape and its relationship to his music. This has been broadcast extensively in Australia/New Zealand, with the DVD being released on Australia's DV1 and Columbia Music Entertainment in Japan.
They have been signed to some of the world's major record labels including Decca, Universal Classics, Polygram, E1 and Philips. Michael McGlynn is published by Warner Chappell Music. less - Additional names: Anúna
- Location: Ireland [map]
- Since: 1987
- Voices: Mixed
- Choir type: Chamber choir, Professional
- Genres: Classical, Folk/Ethnic, Sacred
- Website www.anuna.ie
- Open to new singers: Yes - auditions required
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