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FOR THOSE of a certain age Carmina Burana is ‘the music from the Old Spice’ ad, others associate it with X-Factor, but what is often forgotten is that that section, called ‘O Fortuna’, is part of a much larger work.

Galway Choral Association and Limerick Choral Union, with assistance from St Nicholas’ Schola Cantorum, are presenting two major works in concert later this month, kindly supported by the Davy’s Western Office and in aid of Cancer Care West.

Mullingar Choral Society, one of the gems in the cultural crown of Mullingar, is about to start rehearsals for the 2011/2012 season.The choir is getting going again on Monday September 5, in St Mary’s CBS (beside the cathedral). The choir is made up of ordinary men and women who turn in an extraordinary performance, year after year, with little or no fanfare, and the annual concert in the cathedral is one of the highlights of the town’s cultural calendar.

The Mullingar Choral Society is celebrating its 40th anniversary with the concert Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn at 8pm on Sunday, March 8 in the Cathedral of Christ the King.