Ireland’s celebrated youth orchestra, the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland, will arrive in New York for a show called "Ancora," the triumphant finale of an 18-concert tour across of Ireland. Expect a rare mix of symphonic Celtic music rooted in both the Irish and Ulster Scots traditions.
Formed as part of the peace initiative process in 1995, the 140-player symphony orchestra — with young musicians from both Ireland and Northern Ireland ages 14 to 24 — is regarded internationally as world-class musical and educational enterprise.
The show includes the 100-voice Fairfield County Children’s Choir from Connecticut; Brooklyn’s Xaverian High School Pipe Corps; and dancers from the DeNogla Academy in New Jersey.
