Sunday 5th May from midnight to 07:00 on RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ lyric fm & BBC Radio Wales
Love nature, love the Dawn Chorus!
Listen to the birds sing: in the early hours of Sunday 5th May, International Dawn Chorus Day, Ireland's airwaves will come alive with birdsong.
RTÉ lyric fm is delighted to be taking part in The Dawn Chorus 2024 along with our colleagues in RTÉ Radio 1: Derek Mooney and his team of experts and our colleagues in BBC Radio Wales. The first birds are expecting to sing around 4am so what better way to pass the time that in the company of RTÉ lyric fm.
Liz Nolan's classical contribution to the Dawn Chorus, includes larks and swallows, blackbirds and baby chicks - a symphony of birdsong for your May morning! With music by Vaughan Williams, Rameau, Michael Head and more, composers as heard on The Full Score, RTÉ lyric fm.
Lorcan Murray will present his 30-minute selection of bird related music and Peter Curtin bring us a 30-minute sequence based on the Ambient Orbit series which often features birdsong and ambient sounds from the natural world.
'The Dawn Chorus is very close to our hearts in RTÉ lyric fm and as we celebrate our 25th birthday this May it's worth mentioning that birdsong is how RTÉ lyric fm first came into being when the new station was tested in 1999 before first broadcast. Dawn with the awakening chorus of birds is a time of hope and joy - it has been an inspiration for musicians and composers throughout time.
We are delighted to be part of this wonderful initiative again this year and bring your some carefully selected music by RTÉ lyric fm presenters, Lorcan Murray, Liz Nolan and Peter Curtin, to celebrate our natural world.'
Sinéad Wylde, Head RTÉ lyric fm
For more information on The Dawn Chorus click here