1987
An Uaithne founded by Michael McGlynn in Dublin. First performance, September in Trinity College Dublin, including works by Machaut and Dufay. First Television performance was an arrangement of the traditional song "Máire Bhruinneal".
1989
Radio broadcast on RTÉ [Irish National broadcaster] of Early music including St. Godric Hymns and works by Hildegard of Bingen. Performance of Early and Renaissance music with consort in Trinity College Dublin.
1990
Second place in the International competition at the Cork Choral Festival. Premiére of Patrick Cassidy's "Children of Lir" at the National Concert Hall with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. First album recorded and released on cassette "An Uaithne"
1991
Major concert of Irish vocal music at Dublin's Project includes "The Rising of the Sun" a specially commissioned work. Premiére of "O Malley Mass" [aka "Celtic Mass"" by Michael McGlynn. Performances of Purcell's "Ode to St. Cecilia" and Britten's "Hymn to St. Cecilia", works by Irish composers and John Tavener. Sang "Mysterious Ways" by U2 on Grafton Street with John McGlynn on guitar. First recordings in Windmill Lane Studions. Became ANÚNA.
1993
April release of first CD entitled "ANÚNA". Recorded "Media Vita", "Fionnghuala", "Sciathlúireach Muire" for BBC TV. Premiére of Bill Whelan's "Spirit of Mayo" at the NCH and Castlebar with the RTÉCO. Abortive recording of "Invocation".
1994
Mayfest, Glasgow. May "Riverdance" broadcast as part of the Eurovision Song Contest, Dublin. Performed "The Rising of the Sun" with Jean Butler, Peppercanister Church. Recorded "Silent Night" for BBC "Songs of Praise" from Belfast, and performed "Riverdance" at The Royal Variety Performance in London. Release of "Invocation" in August. Release of "Winter, Fire and Snow" EP. Riverdance single spends 18 weeks at top of Irish charts and goes top 10 in the U.K. Win an Irish National Entertainment Award for Classical music.
1995
Performed in January at "Celtic Connections" Festival, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, winning an award for "most popular public performance of the year". Recorded "Media Vita" and "The Blue Bird" for PBS as part of the "A Celtic Celebration" programme. April - "Riverdance the Show" opens at The Point. June invited by Elvis Costello to perform with him at the Meltdown festival at London's South Bank. "Riverdance" opens at the Labatt's Apollo, Hammersmith London in July. Release of "Omnis", first version, in October. Release ANÚNA on the Celtic Heartbeat/Atlantic label. Places at no. 11 in Billboard World Music Charts. Release of "Invocation" on CH.
1996
January premiére performance of excerpts of "Behind the Closed Eye" with The Ulster Orchestra at The Ulster Hall. Performances include first tour of Sweden, Spain and France. Riverdance travels again to the UK and in March to New York. Eimear Quinn, Anúna soprano, wins Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. September Anúna leave Riverdance. Participated at the opening ceremonies of the EU Presideny in Dublin. Perform on "Later with Jools Holland" on the BBC. Release "Omnis" version two and "Deep Dead Blue". "Omnis" released on CH/Polygram
1997
First visits to Norway and Germany. Record and release "Behind the Closed Eye" with The Ulster Orchestra. Record two projects with the Chieftains and collaborate with Elvis Costello, Brenda Fricker and Dadawa for "The Long Journey Home" and "Tears of Stone". Michael McGlynn interviewed for BBC "Songs of Praise" includes performances of his "Agnus Dei" and "Codail a Linbh".
1998
Sign exclusive recording deal with Gimell/Philips. First visit to Canada and Morocco where the group are the first Irish performers to participate in the World Sacred Music Festival at Fés. Begin recording tracks for "Cynara".
1999
January - record a PBS TV special in Norway with Secret Garden. BBC2 film a performance of "Behind the Closed Eye" at Belfast's Waterfront Hall. Open the State of the World Symposium at the same venue in May. August, perform at the The Royal Albert Hall in London at the BBC Proms as part of the first-ever Irish Prom. Release of "Deep Dead Blue" internationally. Chart placing in top 5 of U.K. Classical Charts.
2000
First visits to Poland and Italy. "Deep Dead Blue" nominated for a Classical Brit Award. Release of "Cynara" in November. First solo performance at Dublin's National Concert Hall. Release of award-winning programme "The Work of Angels" featuring a score of McGlynn's work performed by Anúna.
2002
First performances in Holland. Re-recording of "Invocation" including "The Wild Song", and release of the albums "ANÚNA 2002" and "Winter Songs". Perform with The Ulster Orchestra to 14,000 people in Belfast as part of the BBC Proms.
2003
Opened the Belfast Festival at the Ulster Hall with The Ulster Orchestra. First US tour. Derek Bell Memorial Concert in May at Dublin's Olympia Theatre with The Chieftains. First visit to Wales, Belgium and Finland where the group perform with Finnish chart-toppers Rajaton. Release of "Essential Anúna" on Universal Classics and Jazz in the U.K. results in a placing at number 6 in the U.K. Classical Charts. First U.K. Tour. Recordings begin for Michael McGlynn's "Invocations of Ireland" film.
2004
First visit to Switzerland and first German tour. Release of "Christmas Songs" on Koch International Records in the USA.
2005
Release of US version of "Essential Anúna" on Koch in the USA. First visit to Japan.
2006
CD "Sensation" is released. US show Celtic Woman features Anúna soloists as lead singers, four since 2005 - Lynn Hilary, Orla Fallon, Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and Deirdre Shannon.
2007
Artists in residence at Festival 500, Newfoundland. First Japanese tour. Recording of TV special ANÚNA - Celtic Origins in Cleveland USA for PBS TV with Elevation Group. Programme carried by in excess of 220 PBS Channels. Album based on "Celtic Origins" charts at number one on Soundscan for World Music. Eight singers from Anúna led by John McGlynn travel across USA in August on promotional tour of Border's stores. Nine week tour of full group, with guest violinist Linda Lampenius, of the USA in Autumn. Venues included New York Town Hall, Orchestra Hall Minneapolis and Berklee Performance Centre, Boston.
2008
Recording in June of second Elevation group collaboration Christmas Memories at MPT, Maryland for PBS. Six singers travel across the USA for a month promoting the Special at Border's instores. Programme achieves 80% coverage on PBS Channels, and CD reaches number 6 on Billboard World Music Charts. "Ding Dong Merrily on High" reaches number 26 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Charts. Celtic Origins wins four Telly Awards. The group debut in Amsterdam with a solo performance in the famous Concertgebouw.
2009
Release of Invocations of Ireland, Michael McGlynn's self-made film on DVD. Licenced to Columbia in Japan and released with Japanese version of Sensation in December for second Japanese tour. Anúna give their first performance with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland at the NCH Dublin in a concert of Michael's work. The group embark on their first Irish tour.
2010
Recording and release of new track "'S Mise an Gaoth" with Máire Brennan and Íarla Ó Lionard for Music of Ireland - Welcome Home a major exploration of Irish music to broadcast in March. Invocations of Ireland released on DVD and broadcast across Australia and New Zealand.
