Artistic Director & Principal Conductor - Paul Hillier
OUR NEXT CONCERT
From The Sublime To The Ridiculous
Conductor: Paul Hillier, Artistic Director
Thursday 16th July 2009 ,6.30pm
National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
From The Sublime To The Ridiculous: Programme
Seven Shakespeare Songs George Macfarren (1813-1887)
i) Orpheus, with his lute (King Henry VIII)
ii) When icicles hang by the wall (Love’s Labour Lost)
iii)Come away, come away death (Twelfth Night)
iv) When daisies pied (Love’s Labour Lost)
v) Who is Sylvia (Two Gentlemen of Verona)
vi) Fear no more the heat o´th’ sun (Cymbeline)
vii)Blow blow thou winter wind (As you like it)
Glorious Hill Gavin Bryars (1943-)
Everything Is Ridiculous Andrew Hamilton (1977-)
Beowulf: Scyld’s Burial Ezequiel Vinao (1960-)
The Flight of Song Howard Skempton (1947-)
i) The arrow and the song
ii) Becalmed
iii)Chimes
iv) The tide rises, the tide falls
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Conductor: Paul Hillier, Artistic Director
Thursday 16th July 2009 ,6.30pm
National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square, Dublin 2
From The Sublime To The Ridiculous: Programme
Seven Shakespeare Songs George Macfarren (1813-1887)
i) Orpheus, with his lute (King Henry VIII)
ii) When icicles hang by the wall (Love’s Labour Lost)
iii)Come away, come away death (Twelfth Night)
iv) When daisies pied (Love’s Labour Lost)
v) Who is Sylvia (Two Gentlemen of Verona)
vi) Fear no more the heat o´th’ sun (Cymbeline)
vii)Blow blow thou winter wind (As you like it)
Glorious Hill Gavin Bryars (1943-)
Everything Is Ridiculous Andrew Hamilton (1977-)
Beowulf: Scyld’s Burial Ezequiel Vinao (1960-)
The Flight of Song Howard Skempton (1947-)
i) The arrow and the song
ii) Becalmed
iii)Chimes
iv) The tide rises, the tide falls
Download the flyer here
Click here for all upcoming concerts
ABOUT THE CHOIR
Welcome to the new-look website for the National Chamber Choir of Ireland.
The National Chamber Choir of Ireland is widely regarded as Ireland’s most distinguished choral ensemble and is celebrated both nationally and internationally for its fresh and innovative sound. The choir was Founded in 1991 by the composer and conductor, Colin Mawby and was developed under the direction of the Brazilian conductor Celso Antunes until early 2007. In 2008, the internationally celebrated conductor Paul Hillier joined the group as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor.
The National Chamber Choir is made up of extraordinary vocalists drawn from the ranks of Europe’s leading choral singers. Each vocalist has a different and wide-ranging background in solo, operatic and choral performance, which enhances the choir’s ability to undertake some of the most diverse and challenging choral work and contributes to the special sound that is unique to this Irish ensemble. Through collaboration with some of the world’s leading choral conductors together with its dedication to performing the finest vocal music, old and new, the National Chamber Choir of Ireland remains at the pinnacle of vocal performance in Ireland and beyond. The National Chamber Choir of Ireland’s repertoire extends from early to contemporary music, regularly commissioning new pioneering vocal work from Irish and international composers. Listed amongst the many composers featured in its 2008 programme were Giacomo Carissimi, Johannes Brahms, Vaughn Williams, György Ligeti, Philip Glass, John Cage, Roger Marsh, David Lang and Tarik O Regan.
Last year saw the National Chamber Choir of Ireland working with such distinguished guest conductors as Stephen Layton (Cambridge), Robert Hollingworth (London), Erwin Ortner (Vienna) and Catherine Simonpietri (Paris) as well as Irish Conductors, Brian MacKay and David Brophy (Ireland).Along with its flagship work in Ireland, the National Chamber Choir is dedicated to performing internationally. In 2008, the NCC travelled to Germany where it performed at the MDR Musiksommer Festival in Leipzig and the Festival Europaeische Kirchenmusik in Schwaebisch Gmuend, Germany.
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The National Chamber Choir of Ireland is widely regarded as Ireland’s most distinguished choral ensemble and is celebrated both nationally and internationally for its fresh and innovative sound. The choir was Founded in 1991 by the composer and conductor, Colin Mawby and was developed under the direction of the Brazilian conductor Celso Antunes until early 2007. In 2008, the internationally celebrated conductor Paul Hillier joined the group as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor.
The National Chamber Choir is made up of extraordinary vocalists drawn from the ranks of Europe’s leading choral singers. Each vocalist has a different and wide-ranging background in solo, operatic and choral performance, which enhances the choir’s ability to undertake some of the most diverse and challenging choral work and contributes to the special sound that is unique to this Irish ensemble. Through collaboration with some of the world’s leading choral conductors together with its dedication to performing the finest vocal music, old and new, the National Chamber Choir of Ireland remains at the pinnacle of vocal performance in Ireland and beyond. The National Chamber Choir of Ireland’s repertoire extends from early to contemporary music, regularly commissioning new pioneering vocal work from Irish and international composers. Listed amongst the many composers featured in its 2008 programme were Giacomo Carissimi, Johannes Brahms, Vaughn Williams, György Ligeti, Philip Glass, John Cage, Roger Marsh, David Lang and Tarik O Regan.
Last year saw the National Chamber Choir of Ireland working with such distinguished guest conductors as Stephen Layton (Cambridge), Robert Hollingworth (London), Erwin Ortner (Vienna) and Catherine Simonpietri (Paris) as well as Irish Conductors, Brian MacKay and David Brophy (Ireland).Along with its flagship work in Ireland, the National Chamber Choir is dedicated to performing internationally. In 2008, the NCC travelled to Germany where it performed at the MDR Musiksommer Festival in Leipzig and the Festival Europaeische Kirchenmusik in Schwaebisch Gmuend, Germany.
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