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Festival Programme 2011

Tom O Drisceoil — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:35:09 +0000

We are pleased to announce the programme for this year’s East Cork Early Music Festival. We are proud to feature Irish and international stars such as Emma Kirkby, the London Handel Players, Irish Baroque Orchestra Chamber Soloists and harpsichordist Malcolm Proud.

East Cork Early Music Festival 2011

Wednesday 5th October – Sunday 9th October

Wednesday 5th, 8pm

Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Madrigal ’75 Chamber Choir & Ensemble

Bach: Cantata 150

Motets by Bach & Schutz

Thursday 6th, 8pm

Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

London Handel Players with Emma Kirkby

‘Arias for Mrs Arne: An Evening at the Pleasure Gardens’

Friday 7th, 12pm

Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Dr David Ledbetter, Lecturer

An introductory talk on Bach’s Six Partitas for Harpsichord.

1pm

Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Malcolm Proud

J.S. Bach: Partitas 1, 2 & 5, BWV 825, 826 and 829.

8pm

The Grain Store, Ballymaloe

Irish Baroque Orchestra Chamber Soloists

Programme to include music by Rameau, Marais & Couperin.

Saturday 8th, 1pm

Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh

Róisín O’Grady (soprano), Sarah Groser (viola da gamba)

& James Taylor (harpsichord)

Cantatas by Clérambault, Rameau & Montéclair.

8pm

Fota House

Malcolm Proud

J.S. Bach: Partitas 3, 4 & 6, BWV 827-8 and 830.

Sunday 9th, 1pm

Fota House

The Hibernian Muse: Emma Elkinson (baroque flute),

Eimear Reidy (cello) & Anna Savelainen (harpsichord)

Music by O’Carolan, Froberger, Telemann & J. S. Bach.

Concert and Masterclasses / Workshops with Pamela Thorby, Rachel Podger & Malcolm Proud

Frank — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:06:14 +0000

We are delighted to announce that three of the most talented and respected early music players in today’s early music scene will be in the CIT Cork School of Music on the 24th of March for a masterclass and to perform a concert.

Please see the event page for the full programme of the concert with Pamela Thorby, recorders, Rachel Podger, violin and Malcolm Proud, harpsichord. The concert takes place in The Curtis Auditorium at 8pm and the masterclass is earlier in the day from 10am to 12pm.

The Festival is off to a flying start!

Amy Prendergast — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:21:24 +0000

The festival began today with Ian Wilson giving masterclasses in the CIT Cork School of Music. Those of you lucky enough to be there will agree with me when I say that Ian is such a wonderful teacher. So sensitive to each students’ needs and articulating subtle and sophisticated concepts with such clarity and coherence. Really looking forward to tonight’s concert in Midleton. Such an exciting programme of music within the historical setting of Mary Queen of Scots.

One more day to go!!!

Amy Prendergast — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:31:17 +0000

The festival is nigh upon us- and it’s beginning to feel like the night before Christmas!!! Thursday to Sunday is going to be packed full of exciting events, artists and of course MUSIC!
We’ve just been putting the finishing touches to our family ‘fete’ event at Fota House and Gardens on Saturday afternoon after Susanne Heinrich’s solo concert. Now we’re praying for sunshine!!!

After all the fun and games- we’re then looking forward to sitting back and enjoying the virtuosic programme ‘Angel’s and Devils’ at the CIT Cork School of Music at 8pm.

The following link is Jordi Savall’s interpretation of Corelli’s ‘La Follia’- can’t wait to hear the Stylus Phantasticus version!

One Week to the Festival!!!

Amy Prendergast — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:32:13 +0000

We’re getting very excited- less than a week to go. Everything’s coming together- no thanks to Ryanair!!!- we’ve had quite a job getting musicians and instruments into the country! Now we’re looking forward to the MUSIC!!!!

Jeff Buckley Performs Dido’s Lament

Amy Prendergast — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:37:04 +0000

I’ve been exploring performances of baroque music by rock/pop artists. 320 years later Dido’s Lament is hugely popular with contemporary singers across all genres! Jeff Buckley’s version is undoubtedly my favourite. If you haven’t already heard it I hope you enjoy it …

Malcolm Proud performs in BBC Proms 2010

Amy Prendergast — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:29:32 +0000

Congratulations to the ‘superb harpsichordist’ Malcolm Proud on his performance in the Brandenburg Concertos under the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner in the BBC Proms. Malcolm has performed regularly here at ECEMF, and performed the Brandenburg Concerto No.5 at our opening festival in 2003 with Camerata Kilkenny!

Camerata Kilkenny’s performance of Bach’s Musical Offering with Wilbert Hazelzet, was my musical highlight of the year. Looking forward to hearing their recording which will be available later this year.

Malcolm will be giving Masterclasses in the CIT Cork School of Music on Friday 17th at 2.30pm. All are welcome to come along and observe.

Monteverdi ‘Ohime ch’io cado’: ‘Alas for me, I tumble down, my foot slips again, just as it did before’

Amy Prendergast — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:03:43 +0000

One for everyone who’s suffered at the hands of the tyrannous Cupid!!! Love the jazzy swing to this Monteverdi Madrigal sung by Philippe Jaroussky with Arpeggiata . Cornett playing to die for! Arpeggiata will be performing in Australia this September for those of you in those far flung shores!

Early Music at the Kilkenny Arts Festival

Amy Prendergast — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:34:20 +0000

I’ve just read Michael Dervan’s review in the Irish Times of two early music concerts that featured in the Kilkenny Arts Festival. His description of The Cardinall’s Musick choir as ‘compellingly-projected, full-toned, gorgeously resonant singing’ is very high praise indeed. Disappointed now that I missed them. It’s great to see early music becoming more and more widespread and main stream.

Deborah Roberts visits Cork

Amy Prendergast — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:08:59 +0000

We’re getting very excited about ‘Sacred Hearts, Secret Music‘ our closing event. Deborah Roberts, of Musica Secreta and Brighton Early Music, arrived in Cork yesterday.

First item on her busy schedule was a visit to St. Colman’s Cathedral. Cobh looked stunning bathed in sunlight and Deborah fell in love with the magnificent cathedral. The acoustics are superb and together with Mick Daly, our sound and lighting technician, they’re going to make it a truly magical space: recreating the atmosphere of a sixteenth-century convent.

Before rehearsals with the ECEMF Singers, Deborah met with Mary Leland. So look out for that interview in the Irish Times.