Anúna

Founded in Ireland in 1987 by composer Michael McGlynn, Anúna is a vocal ensemble that initially called itself An Uaithne before adopting its current name in 1991. The group develops a repertoire at the crossroads of choral music, medieval repertoires, sacred music, Irish tradition, and a contemporary writing conceived for the voice. Anúna often works in concert without a visible conductor, with particular attention to space, to the movement of the singers, and to the resonance of the venues, which gives its aesthetics an immersive dimension without amounting to a historical reconstruction. From the 1990s, Anúna established itself on the Irish scene with albums such as ANÚNA (1993), Invocation (1994), Omnis (1995) and Deep Dead Blue (1996), while gaining international visibility through its participation in the early years of Riverdance. Over time, Anúna has also collaborated with The Chieftains, Sting, Elvis Costello, or the Ulster Orchestra, and has pursued regular activity between tours, audiovisual projects, and stage creations, notably in Japan. Among its notable albums are Cynara (2000), Sensation (2006), Sanctus (2009), Illumination (2012), Revelation (2015), Otherworld (2023), and Eilífð (2025). Anúna thus remains identified with a vocal writing in which plainsong, polyphony, the Irish language, contemporary textures, and meditative atmospheres mingle.