Concerts 2010
Upcoming performances
Songs for Midsummer (Sat 19th June 2010)8pm, St. John the Baptist Church, Knightstown, Valentia Island, Kerry
Old favourites, plus the following songs from our forthcoming CD:
- Stanford - My love's an arbutus
- Veljo Tormis - Roundelay
- trad. Irish, arr. Michael McGlynn - The Flower of Maherally
- trad. Irish, arr. Fintan O'Carroll - Suantraí
- trad. Scottish, arr. Jonathan Quick - Loch Lomond
- trad. Scottish, arr. Simon Carrington - O my love is like a red, red rose
- Eric Whitacre - Sleep
- Eric Whitacre - Water Night
- Luciano Berio - ...e si fussi pisci
- trad. Irish, arr. King's Singers - Danny Boy
Tickets priced €12 available in advance from Michael Egan, Richard Williams and the Tourist Office, Knightstown. Proceeds to the Church Restoration Fund.
Sung Mass (Sun 20th June 2010)11am, Chapeltown Church, Valentia Island, Kerry
Sung Mass (Sun 27th June 2010)
11am, St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin.
Possible Choral Workshop (Weds 14th July 2010)
Evening, St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra
To be confirmed - possible choral workshop for conductors and singers with The Mornington Singers as the laboratory choir for an international conductor.
Launch of our "Water Night" CD (October 2010)After a February weekend spent recording in Windmill Lane the choir look forward to launching the result later this year. With a love theme, tracks include:
- James MacMillan - The Gallant Weaver
- Stanford - My love's an arbutus
- Veljo Tormis - Roundelay
- trad. Irish, arr. Michael McGlynn - The Flower of Maherally
- trad. Irish, arr. Fintan O'Carroll - Suantraí
- trad. Scottish, arr. Jonathan Quick - Loch Lomond
- trad. Scottish, arr. Simon Carrington - O my love is like a red, red rose
- Eric Whitacre - Sleep
- Eric Whitacre - Water Night
- Luciano Berio - ...e si fussi pisci
- trad. Irish, arr. King's Singers - Danny Boy
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Events earlier this year
Lesley Garrett (Thu 17th June 2010)
8pm, National Concert Hall, Dublin
The choir sang with Lesley Garrett and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra under Conductor David Brophy. Music included
- Handel - Zadok the Priest
- Mozart - Laudate Dominum
- Verdi - Merce, dilette Amiche (I Vespri Siciliani)
- Borodin - Polovtsian Dances
- Dvorak/Bateman - Goin. Home
- Rodgers & Hammerstein - Some Enchanted Evening
- Rodgers & Hammerstein - You'll Never Walk Alone
St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Dublin.
This all contemporary programme included:
- Veljo Tormis - Jaanilaulud (St. John's Day Songs)
- Pēteris Vasks - Mate Saule (Mother Sun)
- Eric Whitacre - Sleep, This Marriage, Water Night
- Arvo Pärt - ... which was the son of...
- James MacMillan - The Gallant Weaver, A Child's Prayer
- David Lang - Again (After Ecclesiastes)
9:35pm, RTÉ One Televison.
The Mornington Singers feature on the soundtrack to Conor McPherson's new film, The Eclipse, which aired on RTÉ One on St. Patrick's Day. The Kyrie was played on RTÉ Radio 1 on Sun 14 Mar 2010 as part of a longer interview.
Sung Mass (Sun 14th Feb 2010)
12:30pm, Church of the Assumption, Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
The choir was delighted to return to the parish to provide service music, which included the following
- Mendelssohn - Die Deutsche Liturgie
- Mendelssohn - Richte mich, Gott (Ps. 43)
- Bruckner - Os Justi
Concerts in other years
