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PIPEWORKS PSALMATHON
In preparation for the 2011 festival, Pipeworks ran a Psalmathon in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin on 21 May in which different choirs and groups of friends sang psalms in all their guises: plainchant, Anglican chant, responsorial psalmody, hymn paraphrases and favourite composed settings.
Lyric FM Culture File followed us throughout the day and spoke with Dr Margaret Daly Denton who gave a lecture 'Exploring the Psalms' illustrated by a schola of members of the cathedral choir. Their podcast is here. |
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PIPEWORKS FESTIVAL 2011 (17-25 JUNE)
The 2011 festival took place in Crosshaven, Dundalk and Dublin. It featured choral and vocal concerts by The National Chamber Choir of Ireland, directed by Paul Hillier with organ works played by David Adams; Stile Antico's first performance in Ireland; Dublin's three cathedral choirs combining to sing at Sloemn Vespers in the Pro-Cathedral and Roisin O'Grady and Malcolm Proud. The members of the competition jury Jacques van Oortmerssen, David Titterington, Jon Laukvik and David Higgs all gave recitals and masterclasses and David Leigh and Joseph Ripka also gave organ recitals. Mark Duley, Kate Manning, Kerry Houston, David Higgs and Jacques van Oortmerssen participated in a roundtable session in the SMI Conference 2011 on issues surrounding the preservation of historic organs in Ireland. The International Organ Competition sat at the heart of the festival with quarterfinal rounds taking place outside Dublin for the first time (using the 2010 Henk van Eeken organ in Holy Trinity Church, Crosshaven and the 1900 Father Willis organ in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dundalk). The semifinals and finals took place on the Kenneth Jones/Flentrop organ of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.
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2010 |
COMPLETE SYMPHONIES OF LOUIS VIERNE
David Leigh (Pipeworks Associate Artist) played all six Vierne organ symphonies in a series of recitals on 26 May, 9 and 23 June and 7 July. We are very lucky in Dublin to have the ideal combination of elements to present these symphonies: David Leigh, who is one of the few organists internationally able to take on the Herculean task of presenting them entire in a single recital series; the heroic Willis organ of St Patrick's Cathedral; and of course the great Gothic church which houses it. The series lived up to its promise of something for everyone, from neo-Gothic fantasists to lovers of fin de siècle opulence.
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ORGAN MARATHON & CONVIVIUM
On 5 June, Pipeworks organised a fundraising organ marathon in which organists from around the country played the organ continuously throughout the day in both Christ Church and St Patrick's Cathedrals. The marathon was followed by a concert in St Patrick's Cathedral presented by Resurgam, conducted by Mark Duley with David Leigh, organ and Fiona Arnold, harp, performing music in celebration of Corpus Christi.
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2009 |
MENDELSSOHN: A HOMAGE TO BACH
Pipeworks organised a series of recitals to mark the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth. The recitals featured organ and choral works by J.S. Bach and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and took place in St Audoen’s Church, High Street, Dubliin 8. The organists who took part were David Adams, Peter Barley, David Connolly and David Leigh. The Mornington Singers, conducted by Orla Flanagan sang motets by both Bach and Mendelssohn.
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CHANTICLEER COMES TO IRELAND
Pipeworks and Cois Cladaigh organised the first visit to Ireland of the extraordinarily talented US male voice choir, Chanticleer. Based in San Francisco, Chanticleer is known around the world as "an orchestra of voices" for the seamless blend of its twelve male voices, ranging from soprano to bass and its original interpretations of vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz and from gospel to venturesome new music. Chanticleer performed three concerts in July 2009 in Ireland: 4 July at St Nicholas Collegiate Church, Galway, 5 July at St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin and 6 July at the Wexford Opera House.
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2008 |
NEW YORK POLYPHONY
Pipeworks and Cois Cladaigh organised the first visit to Ireland of New York Polyphony, one of the most exciting and dynamic vocal ensembles of a new generation. They sang on 16 November in the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas, Galway, and on 18 November in the Church of St Nicholas of Myra, Francis Street, Dublin.
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PIPEWORKS FESTIVAL
The 2008 Pipeworks Festival took place from 20-29 June and was one of our most successful and critically acclaimed festivals to date. Competition jurors from the UK, Sweden, USA, Germany and France performed and gave masterclasses. The festival programme also featured concerts by Ireland's premiere ensembles, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, The National Chamber Choir and Resurgam, and included events ranging from a silent film with a live soundtrack improvised on the organ of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin to Ireland's major celebration of the centenary of the birth of Olivier Messiaen. 2008 also saw the festival expanding to include recital trips to Dundalk and the beautiful cathedral city of Kilkenny with associated recitals in Galway and Wexford.
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ORGAN MARATHON
Pipeworks organised a fundraising organ marathon o 26 April in which organists from around the country played the organ continuously throughout the day in Christ Church Cathedral. The marathon was followed by a recital given by young Irish organist Simon Harden, the 2007 prize winner of the coveted Schnitger organ prize.
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2007 |
BUXTEHUDE 300
To mark the 300th anniversary of Dieterich Buxtehude's death, Pipeworks organised a series of seven organ recitals in the chapel of Trinity College Dublin from 11 October -22 November, celebrating his importance and stature as a composer for the organ.
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ESTONIAN PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER CHOIR
The EPCC visited Dublin as part of their Irish Tour in a collaboration between Cois Cladaigh and Pipeworks
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20 CC: 20 CONCERTS, 20 CATHEDRALS, 8 DAYS, 1 ORGANIST
From 5-13 June, Mark Duley (artistic director) gave twenty organ recitals in twenty cathedrals around Ireland in eight days to raise money for the 2008 festival.
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