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RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Guy Barker, conductor
Giacomo Smith, clarinet/sax
Tommy Blaize, Vanessa Haynes, Joe Stilgoe, vocalists
Join us for a sensational New Year's Eve celebration with RTÉ Concert Orchestra Associate Artist conductor/arranger Guy Barker, following last year's sold out 'Swing and Jive' concert, and 2023’s 'Gatsby and Beyond' night.
Sing and dance into 2026 as the RTÉ CO and Barker welcome back vocalists Vanessa Haynes, Joe Stilgoe, Strictly Come Dancing’s Tommy Blaize, and clarinet virtuoso Giacomo Smith, performing classics including Ella Fitzgerald’s “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?”, Ray Charles soul favourites, plus Bob Hilliard and Dick Miles’ playful “The Coffee Song” - originally recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1946, and shortly afterward by Louis Prima and His Orchestra.
Expect show-stopping party pieces by Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Percy Mayfield, Fats Domino, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Al Green, Prince, Paloma Faith and more. Early booking advised – join us to mark a century of song, swing and soul.
Presented by RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
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Venue Information - The National Concert Hall
The National Concert Hall sits proudly on Earlsfort Terrace in Dublin’s city centre and is home to the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Choir Ireland, Irish Baroque Orchestra, Music Network and Music Generation. Next door to the picturesque Iveagh Gardens and in the heart of a commercial district known as the National Concert Hall Quarter, it hosts over 1000 events per annum. Its mission, to foster and celebrate the appreciation, knowledge, enjoyment and pure love of music as an integral part of Irish life.