On Sunday May 19th Cór Mhagh Ealla, under its conductor, Mark Slade, performed in the New Ross Choral Festival. The choir entered the Sacred Music section in which they performed ‘Jubilate Deo’ (Lassus) and ‘Lord It Belongs Not To My Care’ (Baxter/Davies). This earned them 86 points and third place. In the Open section the pieces were ‘To Make You Feel My Love’ (Dylan) and ‘Shine’ (Owen/Barlow/Robson/ Orange/Donald). This performance earned the choir second place with 88 points, just 1 point short of the winners. The next performance of the choir will be in Blackrock, Cork, on Friday, June 7th.