Some years ago, a couple living in Dundalk were fed up with being unable to see world famous musicians because they couldn't travel to Dublin for concerts due to the responsibility of having a young family. Rather than simply grumbling about it, they decided to bring some top class musicians to Dundalk.

The Louth Contemporary Musical Society was born and to date it has brought top composers and musicians such as Philip Glass, Arvo Part, and Terry Riley to Dundalk. They have commissioned new works and produced two CDs which have received rave reviews.

Tonight I went to see the Sirin Choir from Russia perform in St Nicholas' Church (the Green Church) in Dundalk. It was the perfect setting for a concert of music including Russian Orthodox Church Chants and Spiritual Verses to contemporary works by John Tavener, Ivan Moody and Arvo Part.

Hopelessly behind with commenting, hopefully will catch up eventually.