We hold two major concerts per year, in late January and in May. We also hold Carol services in December and appear at other events, from time to time.
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Next Event
Saturday 31 January 2026 Winter Concert –
Tickets £15 available at the door or at the link below
https://www.trybooking.com/uk/FSMA
Proceeds in aid of Motor Neurone Disease Association (NI) Reg Charity no 294354
Previous events
Chilcott – St John Passion
Altnagelvin Hospital Choir present A Little Jazz Mass at the City of Derry Jazz Festival 🎺
US Consulate 2022
On 24 June 2022, by special invitation a small number of us performed at the US Consul’s residence in Belfast, with the honour of singing the US National Anthem. We received a remarkable welcome from the US Consul himself and played a focal role in this thank you to the NHS, singing to the US staff and nearly 500 public representatives and healthcare staff guests as well as assembled Marines at attention with their standards and their national flag. The scene is one that we will not forget quickly, and also introduced our choir to many health service and civic leaders, including the Minister for Health. Many thanks to Paul McGarvey for his work on this event.
Handel’s Messiah 18th May 2019
We performed Messiah by Handel, at The Guildhall, Derry/Londonderry, on Saturday 18th May 2019 at 730pm. This is our 25th year, our Silver Anniversary, so the event was very special. We last performed the Oratorio in 2007 in Christ Church.
You can hear members of the choir talk about the event and the choir on the John Anderson on Radio Ulster, Sunday 9th June at 630pm.
This was a special event and the choir was delighted to work with soloists Rebecca Murphy, Doreen Curran, Conor Breen and David Robertson and orchestra leader Tamás Kocsis. Doreen is from the city herself.
Read about the first ever performance of Messiah in 1742, in the Fishamble music hall in Dublin. The feature picture in our poster is an original print of the music hall at the time of the first performance.
Annual Events
ICU Memorial Service
Held in November, this is a touching tribute by Hospital Chaplains and ICU/HDU staff to those who have died in the critical care unit over the last year. Their families are invited to by the ICU and HDU staff and are free to bring other with them. The choir supports this annual event by singing the hymns with the congregation and performing anthems.
Carols on the Wards
On the Thursday before Christmas, Infection Control circumstances permitting, we song carols in the hospital. We focus on the cancer ward, paediatrics, elderly care, maternity and finish in ICU. Smiles and audience participation make it worth it. Bring your reindeer horns and seasonal jumpers!
City of Derry Choral Festival Participation
In recent years, we have sung an annual performance for residents, their families and friends and staff at Spruce House, Centre for the Young Sick at Altnagelvin Hospital. In 2018, we were joined by the Pink Ladies Choir and North West Cancer Centre Choir in an afternoon performance at the Cancer Centre as part of the Every Voice Fringe Festival and on 27 November 2019 performed at the Glassworks, Great James’ Street in a programme including the Pink Ladies Choir and NWCC Choir as part of the Every Voice series of Community Concerts, giving a healthcare choir theme.
Altnagelvin Hospital Choir 