East Cork Early Music Festival» » East Cork Early Music Festival

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.

Tim Thurston joins East Cork Early Music as a Patron

Amy Prendergast — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:46:37 +0000

East Cork Early Music are delighted to welcome Lyric FM presenter, Tim Thurston as a Patron to this year’s festival.

Tim is another Early Music aficionado and knows all about the joys of organising festivals having run the International Dublin Early Music Festivals from 1988 to 1992.

His broadcasting career spans three decades and he currently presents Gloria every Sunday morning on Lyric FM of which we’re all fans here at ECEM!!!