02.06.2017
Pipeworks Seeks Singers to be Part of ‘Singing Audience’
Pipeworks Festival is calling for parish choirs and singers to join them in Christ Church Cathedral later this month to be part of their ‘singing audience’. The concert is on Saturday June 24 and is part of a larger feast of music celebrating the organ and its music. This year’s festival celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
The concert in Christ Church will explore some of the most popular pieces by Martin Luther in a variety of forms and settings from over four centuries. It centres around organ improvisations from gifted young Dutch organist Gerben Mourick. The Mornington Singers, under the direction of Orla Flanagan will sing.
A feature of the concert will be its participatory nature with the audience invited to join in the singing of some of the chorales, taking the role of the congregation in a traditional Lutheran service. Pipeworks is offering a special discount for singers who would like to attend an afternoon introductory rehearsal followed by a pre–concert talk on Martin Luther and his legacy. The rehearsal will be taken by Orla Flanagan who will also conduct the combined forces in the concert.
The cost of the entire experience including rehearsals, refreshments, talk and concert is €10 (a discount of €8 on the full ticket price for the concert). To sign up please email adminpipeworks@gmail.com.
The format of the afternoon will be:
3.30 pm – Introduction and rehearsal.
4.45 pm – Tea.
5.15 to 6.30 pm – Rehearsal in the cathedral.
Break
7.30 pm – Talk.
8.00 pm – Concert.