Ba é Seán Ó Riada a d’athmhúscail spéis i gceol traidisiúnta na hÉireann agus ceiliúrfaidh Louth Contemporary Music Society (LCMS) ceol an Riadaigh nuair a sheinnfear cóiriú nua dá aifreann i nDún Dealgan ar an 10 Márta 2012.

Ba é Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky, cumadóir a bhfuil cáil idirnáisiúnta air, a rinne an cóiriú nua.  As Tashkent na hÚisbéacastáine dó, agus bhí sé ina chumadóir cónaithe in Ollscoil Harvard agus i gColáiste Dartmouth ar na mallaibh. Tá coimisiúin faighte ag Yanov-Yanovsky ó cheoltóirí cáiliúla, lena n-áirítear an dordveidhleadóir Yo-Yo Ma agus an Chicago Symphony Orchestra, an Kronos Quartet agus an Hilliard Ensemble. Seinneadh ceol Yanov-Yanovsky den chéad uair in Éirinn ag Ceolchoirm an Bhóthair Shíoda de chuid an LCMS ag Féile Ealaíon Dhroichead Átha sa bhliain 2011.  Cóiriú do 16 ghuth, fidil, cruit agus bodhrán atá cumtha ag Yanov-Yanovsky.  Is iad na hamhránaithe gairmiúla is fearr in Éirinn a chanfaidh an t-aifreann. Tiocfaidh siad le chéile mar na EQ Singers, in éineacht le Zoe Conway ar an bhfidil, Laoise Kelly ar an gcruit agus Mel Mercier ar an mbodhrán. Eamonn Dougan, Comhstiúrthóir an ensemble The Sixteen, ensemble a bhfuil cáil idirnáisiúnta air, a stiúrfaidh an cór agus na ceoltóirí.  In Eaglais na hÉireann San Nioclás (An Séipéal Glas), Dún Dealgan, Co. Lú a bheidh an taibhiú Dé Sathairn, an 10 Márta 2012 ar a hocht tráthnóna.

Canfaidh Iarla Ó Lionáird rogha iomann beannaithe roimh thaibhiú an chóir. Is ceart Iarla Ó Lionáird a bheith páirteach san ócáid seo ós i gCúil Aodha, Co. Chorcaí a chaith sé a óige agus ba mhinic a chomharsa, Seán Ó Riada, i dteach Uí Lionáird. Ball de chór Uí Riada ab ea Iarla óna óige go dtí go raibh sé ina fhichidí luatha.

Lena chois sin, tabharfaidh Tomás Ó Canainn, údar ‘Seán Ó Riada – His Life and Work’ caint ar an Riadach, ar a cheol agus ar na haifrinn, sa Spás, Halla an Bhaile, Sráid Crowe, Dún Dealgan ar an Satharn, an 10 Márta 2012, ar a cúig tráthnóna. Ní bheidh aon táille isteach ach moltar ticéad a chur in áirithe.

Beidh ceardlann chórúil á reáchtáil ag Eamonn Dougan, Comhstiúrthóir The Sixteen, d’amhránaithe amaitéaracha maidin an 10 Márta 2012. Taiscéalfaidh na hamhránaithe rogha píosaí agus ina theannta sin oibreoidh siad ar théamh an ghutha, ar theicnící anála, ar thiúnadh agus ar chumasc guthanna. Gheofar sonraí eile ar an gceardlann ach ríomhphost a chur chuig choralworkshop@me.com.

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Is é Scéim DEIS na Comhairle Ealaíon a mhaoinigh Aifreann Uí Riada agus faigheann sé tacaíocht ó Fhoras na Gaeilge agus ó Create Louth.

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LIOSTÁLACHA:

Eaglais na hÉireann San Nioclás (An Séipéal Glas), Dún Dealgan, Co. Lú?Dé Sathairn 10 Márta 2012 | 8.00 pm | €15?Ticéid – 0818 205 205 | www.centralticketbureau.com

D’EOLAS DO NA MEÁIN NÓ DO PHICTIÚIR CUIR GLAO AR?Eamonn Quinn T: +353 86 2632408 | R: eamonn@louthcms.org

“Louth Contemporary Music Society is one of the most adventurous music promoters in Ireland.”Michael Dervan, The Irish Times

Louth Contemporary Music Society present a new arrangement of Seán Ó Riada’s Mass for 16 voices, fiddle, harp and bodhrán in St.Nicholas’ Church of Ireland (The Green Church), Church St, Dundalk on Saturday 10 March 2012.

The music of composer Seán Ó Riada, who is credited with re-igniting the popularity of Irish traditional music, is celebrated by Louth Contemporary Music Society (LCMS) in a unique performance of a new arrangement of his Mass on 10 March 2012 in Dundalk.

The new arrangement was completed by Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky, a composer of international fame. A native of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he most recently has been a composer-in-residence at Harvard University and Dartmouth College. Yanov-Yanovsky has received commissions from celebrated musicians including the renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Kronos Quartet and Hilliard Ensemble. Yanov-Yanovsky’s music was first performed in Ireland at LCMS’s Sounds of the Silk Road Concert as part of Drogheda Arts Festival in 2011. Yanov-Yanovsky has arranged the mass for 16 voices, fiddle, harp and bodhrán. The mass will be performed by the finest Irish professional singers in the newly formed EQ Singers, with Zoe Conway on fiddle, Laoise Kelly on harp and Mel Mercier on bodhrán. The choir and musicians will be conducted by Eamonn Dougan of The Sixteen.  The performance will take place in St. Nicholas’ Church of Ireland (The Green Church), Dundalk Co. Louth at 8pm on Saturday 10 March 2012.

Iarla Ó Lionáird will perform a selection of sacred hymns before the choral performance. It is fitting that Iarla Ó Lionáird will take part in this event. Iarla Ó Lionáird grew up in Cúil Aodha, Cork. His neighbour Seán Ó Riada was often in the Ó Lionáird home and the young Iarla was a member of Ó Riada’s choir, which he entered in childhood and remained in into his early twenties.

Additionally, Tomás Ó Canainn, author of ‘Seán Ó Riada – his life and work’, will give a talk on Ó Riada, his music and the masses in the Space,Town Hall  Crowe St, Dundalk at 5pm on Saturday 10 March 2012. The talk is free but it is advised to book tickets in advance.

Additionally, Tomás Ó Canainn, author of ‘Seán Ó Riada – his life and work’, will give a talk on Ó Riada, his music and the masses in the Space,Town Hall  Crowe St, Dundalk at 5pm on Saturday 10 March 2012. The talk is free but it is advised to book tickets in advance.

As an insight into his work as a choral conductor, Eamonn Dougan, Assistant Conductor with the Sixteen has agreed to give a choral workshop on the morning of the 10 March 2012. More details on the workshop are available by emailing choralworkshop@me.com.

Tickets for the concert cost €15 and are available from www.centralticketbureau.com.

The Ó Riada Mass has been funded by the Arts Council’s DEIS scheme and is financially supported by Foras na Gaeilge and Create Louth.

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LISTINGS INFORMATION:

St. Nicholas Church of Ireland (The Green Church), Church St, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Runs Saturday 10 March 2012 | 8.00pm | €15
Tickets – 0818 205 205 | www.centralticketbureau.com

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Eamonn Quinn T: +353 86 2632408 | E: eamonn@louthcms.org

Clermont Chorale was formed in 2003 and has 35 members, attracting singers from North Dublin to South Down, Carlingford to Carrickmacross.The choir participated in the Cork International Choral Festival for the first time in 2005 and in the intervening years has won the National Open Competition, the National Competition for Light, Jazz and Popular music in addition to the Pilib O Laoghaire and the Contemporary Music Trophies. The choir was awarded 2^nd prize in the Premier National Competition in both 2009 and 2010. Clermont Chorale was awarded Silver in both the Verona International Choral Festival in 2008 and the Prague Cantat International Festival in 2010. It released its first CD in 2010 and is planning a tour of New England at Easter 2013.  Music Director is Ronan Dennedy.

Tickets are €10 each and are available at the door

‘Home for Christmas’ with St. Peter’s Male Voice Choir and Guests
Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd December at 8.00pm at the
TLT Concert
Hall, Drogheda.

Celebrate Christmas with St. Peter’s Male Voice Choir and guests as
they bring their seasonal show to the TLT Concert Hall Drogheda.
Savour the wonderful mix of Christmas, classical and popular music
with conductor Edward Holly and some of Ireland’s most accomplished
musicians and singers.

Tickets priced €25 (plus €1 Booking Fee) are now on sale online at
www.theTLT.ie or by phoning the TLT Box Office on (041) 9878560

www.stpetersmalevoicechoir.com

The Organist and Choir of St Nicholas Parish Church, Dundalk (The Green Church), are presenting a Concert on Friday 21^st. October 2011 at 7.30pm. This Concert is in aid of the Wellington Hall Project which, when completed, will be put to use for all sections of the Community.

The Choir of St Nicholas and Friends will perform much loved pieces and have invited The Cloughmore Male Voice Choir from South Down to sing a selection from their extensive repertoire. This Choir has been invited to perform in The Aras for the President on three occasions as well as organising many successful concerts.

The Green Church Choir are also delighted to welcome Miriam Blennerhassett as guest Soloist. A founder member of the highly sucessful group Anúna, the National Chamber Choir and The Drawing Room Opera Company, Miriam Blennerhassett studied at the College of Music, Dublin.  She sang for Opera Ireland in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro and Puccini’s Madam Butterfly.  Other performances include Carmen with Bernadette Greevy at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.

She has numerous broadcasts and recordings to her credit, including 12 Albums with Anúna.

She has travelled extensively with Anúna and has toured North America, Sweden, England, Japan to name a few and was on a State Tour with Irish President Mary McAleese and the Department of Foreign Affairs.  She was appointed Chorus Mistress of Anúna in 2005, and in January of 2007 recorded an 80 minute PBS special with them at Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio, entitled Celtic Origins.

In June of this year she travelled with Anúna on their very sucessful inaugural tour of China, and has just returned from Belgium where she performed with them at the Nuit des Choeurs Festival in front of ten thousand people.  Future tours this year include Sweden and Japan. With a further tour of Holland in January 2012.

This Concert is being held over the “Harvest Festival” week-end in St Nicholas when the Church will be decorated with Flowers, Fruits and Vegitables to give praise to God’s Bounty.

Tickets at €15 are available from Oriel Office Supplies, The Ramparts or by phoning Toymaster at Forkhill, 048 30 888 808.

“Peace Proms” is a choral education and performance programme is run each year by the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland. 7,000 children from over 250 schools throughout Ireland are involved in the programme.More information is available by downloading the programme here.

All of the children and schools who participate in “Peace Proms” get the opportunity to:
· perform with a full symphony orchestra
· work with leading professional conductors and musicians
· and perform in premier venues.
· NOTE: Louth Schools will perform in the Helix, DCU with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland on Sunday 26th February 2012.

“Peace Proms” is a 6 month choral education programme suitable for children aged 9 – 13 years. The programme is invaluable for schools which want to start a choir for the first time and so can easily be taught be teachers who have no previous choral experience. The project is also extremely rewarding for schools which have well established choirs.

“Peace Proms” makes the Arts more accessible to young people, their school, families and the wider community, and provides an opportunity for cooperation among children, parents, teachers, school boards and governors.

The project objective is to help young people to develop qualities of self-reliance, personal integrity, responsibility, and confidence. The aim of the programme is to entertain, educate and engage children and young people in music and to enrich their lives through exceptional musical experiences and performances.

Mr Jimmy Deenihan Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht will officially launch the CBOI’s National Schools Concert Series “Peace Proms 2012” in Tralee on Monday 12th September.

We are now accepting registrations for Peace Proms 2012 – Information Brochure attached.
· Regional workshops will be held in January 2012
· Music Packs will be posted out by the end of September
· Concert dates are as follows:

FEBRUARY 2012
Saturday 4that 3pm and 8pm. Leisureland, Galway
Sunday 5th at 2pm and 7pm. Leisureland, Galway
Saturday 11th at 3pm and 8pm. The Hub, Kilkenny
Sunday 12th at 2pm and 7pm. INEC, Killarney
Saturday 25th at 2pm and 7pm. Royal Theatre, Mayo
Sunday 26th at 3pm and 8pm. Helix, Dublin.
OCTOBER 12TH ROYAL ALBERT HALL, London

REGISTRATION AND APPLICATION
Registrations are accepted strictly on a first come first served basis.
Schools wishing to participate should Email the following details to crossborderorchestra@eircom.net no later than 16th September 2011.
1. EXACT number of children in your choir:___________________________
2. Name of school:_______________________________________
3. Postal address of school:________________________________
4. Name of Principal:____________________________________
5. Name of organizing teacher:____________________________
6. Phone number of school:_______________________________
7. Mobile phone number of organizing teacher:______________
8. Email address of organizing teacher:_____________________
9. WHICH CONCERT WOULD YOU LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN? ____________________________________________________

Sharon Treacy-Dunne BA, BMus, HDip Ed
Founding Director CBOI
Dundalk Institute of Technology, Dublin Rd., Dundalk, Co. Louth
0868283268
crossborderorchestra@eircom.net
www.cboi.ie
www.facebook.com/crossborderorchestra

Droichead Arts Centre,

Drogheda

Booking: 041 9833946

www.droichead.com

€15/€12 (conc) €18 on the door

www.nationalchamberchoir.com

… beautiful to hear and deeply affecting. (Irish Examiner, Ireland)

The amazing Sirin Choir from Russia will perform in St.Nicholas’ Church ( the Green Church) Dundalk on 5 May 2011. The programme will include modern day choral masterpieces such as Louth Contemporary Music Society Commissions Arvo Pärt’s The Deer’s Cry and John Tavener’s O My People along with a selection of Church Chants and Spiritual verses from the 15th and 16th centuries.Some of the Church Chants will be performed a cappella with a selection of the spiritual verses accompanied by hurdy-gurdy, psaltery or violin.

Sirin Choir was formed in 1989 by a group of professional musicians who took the name after a bird of Paradise from Russian Christian legends.  Before that Andrey Kotov, Sirin’s Artistic Director spent many years studying Russian sacred folklore in rural settings where these ancient traditions are still preserved. His research has meant that Sirin is uniquely able to present repertoire ranging from the dark, sonorous style of Old Believers’ church to the haunting songs of spiritual wanderers.

The ensemble has presented its interpretation of Russian church and spiritual folk music on extensive concert tours in Russia and Europe and was multifold prizewinner of renowned choral competitions. Sirin took part in the 1st European Symposium for Choral Music in Ljubliana, World Symposium for Choral Music in Rotterdam, gave performances at various festivals, like the festival in Thoronet and the festival of Old Lyon (France), Musica Sacra in Marktoberdorf (Germany), Old Music in Jaroslaw (Poland), Musica Sacra in Maastricht ( Holland), Trialogos (Estonia), Isle de France , Lufthansa Baroque Festival  (Great Britain), Cork International Choral festival (Ireland), Sacred Music in Fribourg (Switzerland), Festival of Sacred Music in Fez, Bangkok Christmas Festival (Thailand), Europalia (Belgium) and many others. Sirin’s performances were included in the program for celebrating 2000 years of christianity in Jerusalem.

As a special request of Sirin, the  Russian composer Vladimir Martynov set texts from the Old Testament’s book The Lamentation of Jeremiah to music. The stage version of The Lamentation of Jeremiah, where all roles are performed by Sirin members, had more than 150 performances in Russia, France (as part of the official program of Avignon Theatre Festival), Italy, Germany, Estonia and Sweden. It was awarded with Golden Mask, the highest distinction in Russian theatre, as the best theatrical production of the year.

…consummate vocal skills and absolute professionalism. This choir deserves the mark “excellent and higher”. (Compact, Spain)

…the genuine feeling carried in the group’s performance stirred profound emotions… offering clear lessons to those who fancy the worldwide supremacy of the English choral tradition (The Independent, UK)

…beauty of this singing resembles the singing of seraphim (Esslingen Zeitung, Germany)

…Immediate shock from the first sounds…  After listening to the recording you have only one wish: to hear this rare repertoire at a concert, to have  direct contact with these superb and exciting voices. (Diapason, France)

Tickets €10 available from www.centralticketbureau.com
0818 205 205
UK: 0870 850 2896

www.louthcms.org

The Sirin Choir is funded by the Arts Council Touring Award and financially supported by Create Louth. The Concert’s sponsor is National Tile.

Concert Programme

1.        In the Beginning was the Word (demestvenny chant.)

2.        Praise the Lord from the Heavens (old believers’ chant)

3.        Verses to St.Theodore the Tyro (spiritual verse)

4.        Christ and  the Poor Brethren (spitirual verse)

5.        On the Ocean (spiritual verse)

6.        John Tavener – O My People (LCMS commission)

7.        I Am the Unfruiful Tree (spiritual verse)

8.        The Sinful Soul Laments and Moans (spiritual verse)

9.        When I was Young (spiritual verse)

10.     Arvo Pärt– The Deer’s Cry (LCMS Commission)

11.     Trisagion (znamenny chant)

12.     The Sinful Man Walked Through the Whole World (spiritual verse)

13.      On This Holy Place (spiritual verse)

14.     Today Christ is Born in Bethlehem (strochnoy chant.)

15.     Ivan Moody – Bogoroditse Devo

16.     Play, o World and Rejoice (spiritual verse)

17.     Verses to St.Andrew (spiritual verse.)

18.     Christ is Risen (Greek, Serbian and Russian chants)

19.     On the Sion Mountain (Easter Chant)

20.     Vladimir Martynov – Omnes Sancti (from “Games of Humans and Angels”)

21.     This is Not Just Noise (Easter chant)

22.     Holy Resurrection (Easter chant)

23.     Vladimir Martynov – The Beatitudes