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Sat 04 Apr 2011Backstage Pass
TARA BRADYvisits the UCD Choral Scholars as they rehearse the ‘Messiah’
THERE’S OOMPH IN those rafters. If one didn’t know Freemasons originally built Memorial Hall, the grand acoustics might give as much away. It’s a soft spring evening and the UCD Choral Scholars have assembled to swell the structure’s impressive dimensions with seasonal song. They’ve come from all over campus, from faculties and studies in medicine, veterinary medicine, commerce, agricultural science, psychology and architecture. There are rugby balls and assorted pieces of sports equipment under their chairs. There are bags stuffed with so many books they ought to come with a mule.
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