Christ Church Events: 1 - 31 May 2008

[Christ Church Cathedral Dublin]

C H R I S T  C H U R C H  C A T H E D R A L  D U B L I N
T h u r s d a y  1  -  S a t u r d a y  3 1  M a y  2 0 0 8
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D i a r y  O v e r v i e w
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Thursday 1 May 2008
  18.00 - Cathedral Eucharist (Ascension)
Friday 2 May 2008
  10.30 - Alzheimers Tea Day
  13.15 - Concert: Green River High School Choir
Saturday 3 May 2008
  17.00 - Choral Evensong (130th anniversary of restoration)
Monday 5 - 10 May 2008
  10.00 - Crypt exhibition of contemporary Greek icons
Tuesday 6 May 2008
  10.15 - Episcopal Electoral College (Limerick & Killaloe)
  13.15 - Lecture: Michael O'Neill
Friday 9 May 2008
  13.15 - Concert: Norwegian Male Voice Choir
Saturday 10 May 2008
  13.15 - Concert: The Harmony Men
Tuesday 13 May 2008
  13.15 - Lecture: Paul Arnold
Wednesday 14 May 2008
  18.00 - Choral Evensong: Cathedral Girls' Choir
Thursday 15 May 2008
  13.15 - Concert: Misty Banyard (soprano) & David O'Shea (piano)
Friday 16 May 2008
  20.00 - Concert: Cathedral Choir
Sunday 18 May 2008 (Trinity Sunday)
  11.00 - Festival Eucharist
  15.30 - Festal Evensong
Tuesday 20 May 2008
  13.15 - Lecture: Rachel Moss
Thursday 22 May 2008
  18.00 - Choral Evensong: Bangor Cathedral Choir
Saturday 24 May 2008
  09.45 - Friends of Medieval Dublin Conference (TCD)
  20.00 - Concert: Dublin Orchestral Players
Sunday 25 May 2008
  11.00 - Cathedral Eucharist: Choir of St Lawrence, Eastcote
  15.30 - Choral Evensong: Choir of St Lawrence, Eastcote
Tuesday May 27, 2008
  13.15 - Concert: St Georges Singers
  13.15 - Lecture: Lesley Whiteside
Thursday 29 May 2008
  20.00 - Installation of Dean of Christ Church
Saturday 31 May 2008
  17.00 - Choral Evensong: Exultate Singers
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FULL DIARY DETAILS
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Thursday 1 May 2008 - Ascension Eucharist (18.00)
Ascension Eucharist sung by the cathedral choir.
Eucharist setting: Briggs 'Truro Eucharist'.
Offertory Motet: Finzi 'God is gone up'.
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Friday 2 May 2008 - Alzheimers Tea Day (10.30)
Tea and coffee will be available in the cathedral in return
for a donation to raise money for the Alzheimers Association.
For details contact Lesley Rue at welcome at cccdub.ie.
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Friday 2 May 2008 - Lunchtime Concert (13.15)
The Green River High School Choir from Wyoming
will perfom a concert of sacred and secular works
including the works of Byrd and Bach, as well as
arrangements by Tommie Pardue, Neil Johnson
and Mark Hayes. Conducted by Thane Yennie,
Director of Choral Music at Green River High School.
Further details of the choir and their concert online at:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/diary/2008/green-river/green-river-2008.html
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Saturday 3 May 2008 - Choral Evensong (18.00)
Sung by the lay vicars choral, choral evensong today
commemorates the 130th anniversary of the reopening
of the cathedral on St Philip and St James day, 1878,
following the restoration by George Edmund Street.
Responses: Millington, Preces and responses
Canticles: Roseingrave, Evening Service in F
Anthem: Boyce, O where shall wisdom be found?
For details of Street and his restoration see online at:
http://cccdub.ie/heritage/architecture/street/street.html and
http://cccdub.ie/heritage/lectures/cc-lecture-series/lectures.html
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Monday 5 - 10 May 2008 - Exhibition of Greek Icons (10.00-17.00)
An exhibition of contemporary Greek Icons, organised by the
Gordon Gallery in Derry, will take place in the crypt on 5-10 May
in the crypt during normal opening hours. An illustrated catalogue
will accompany the exhibition which had numerous contributions
including one by Canon Patrick Comerford, Director of Spiritual
Formation at the Church of Ireland Theological College, Dublin.
The exhibition will be officially opened on Tuesday 6 May.
All are most welcome. For further details of the exhibition see:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/diary/2008/greek-icons/icons-exhibition.pdf and
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/diary/2008/greek-icons/icons-exhibition-2008.html
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Tuesday 6 May 2008 - Episcopal Electoral College (10.15)
An episcopal electoral college will be held in the cathedral
to choose a new bishop of Limerick and Killaloe following
the retirement of the Right Revd Michael Mayes. A decision
will probably be made between 15.00 and 17.00.
See also: http://tinyurl.com/56f9bz
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Tuesday 6 May 2008 - Lunchtime Lecture (13.15)
The cathedral will hold a series of four lunchtime lectures
on the Tuesdays of May on the 130th anniversary of the
reopening of the cathedral following its restoration by
George Edmund Street, funded by Henry Roe. The first
lecture will be given by Dr Michael O'Neill entitled 'The
George Edmund Street Restoration Campaign' and
will take place in the chapter room. Admission free.
All welcome. Full details are on the cathedral website at:
http://cccdub.ie/heritage/lectures/cc-lecture-series/lectures.html
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Friday 9 May 2008 - Lunchtime Concert (13.15)
Eggkleiva Mannskor, the Norwegian Male Voice Choir will give
a concert in the cathedral on Friday 9 May at 1.15pm, when
they will sing a selection of national songs from Norway and
choral works by Schubert, Rossini, Biebl and Nystedt and more.
Entrance to the concert is included in the admission charge.
For further details of Eggkleiva Mannskoro, see online at:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/diary/2008/norwegian-choir/eggkleiva-mannskor.html
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Saturday 10 May 2008 - Lunchtime Concert (13.15)
The Harmony Men from Jersey will give a lunchtime recital
on Saturday 10 May at 1.15pm. Founded in 1992, the Harmony
Men consist of about 40 singers, and enjoys a wide variety
of musical styles. The choir is directed by Nicholas Cabot.
For full detail sof The Harmony Men, see online at:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/diary/2008/harmony-men/harmony-men-2008.html
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Tuesday 13 May 2008 - Lunchtime Lecture (13.15)
The cathedral will hold a series of four lunchtime lectures
on the Tuesdays of May on the 130th anniversary of the
reopening of the cathedral following its restoration by
George Edmund Street, funded by Henry Roe. The second
lecture will be given in the crypt by Mr Paul Arnold, cathedral
architect entitled 'G.E. Street: conservator or restorer?'
Admission free. All welcome. Full details on the website at:
http://cccdub.ie/heritage/lectures/cc-lecture-series/lectures.html
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Wednesday 14 May 2008 - Choral Evensong (18.00)
Sung by the cathedral girls' choir, the last of evensong of
their term. Leighton 'Preces and responses', Canticles:
Stanford, 'Evening Service in G', Anthem:
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy 'I waited for the Lord'.
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Thursday 15 May 2008 - Lunchtime Concert (13.15)
Sung by soprano Misty Banyard accompanied on the piano
by David O'Shea. The concert will include works by Handel,
Mozart, Schubert, Gounod, Offenbach and Keen. For full
details of Misty Banyard's concert see online at:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/diary/2008/banyard-misty/banyard-misty-2008.html
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Friday 16 May 2008 - Evening Concert (20.00)
The cathedral choir will give a concert in the cathedral
this evening. Further details will be available shortly.
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Sunday 18 May 2008 - Festal Eucharist (11.00)
Sung by the cathedral choir. Preacher: Canon Professor John
Bartlett. Eucharist setting: Vierne 'Messe Solennelle' and
offertory motet Bairstow 'Blessed city, heavenly Salem'.
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Sunday 18 May 2008 - Choral Evensong (15.30)
Sung by the cathedral choir. The introit is Sheppard 'Libera
nos', with Shephard 'Preces and responses' and the canticles
Walton 'The Chichester Service'. The anthem is the first
performance of David Briggs 'Laus Trinitatis'.
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Tuesday 20 May 2008 - Lunchtime Lecture (13.15)
The cathedral will hold a series of four lunchtime lectures
on the Tuesdays of May on the 130th anniversary of the
reopening of the cathedral following its restoration by
George Edmund Street, funded by Henry Roe. The third
lecture will be given by Dr Rachel Moss in the crypt entitled
'Keeping the Piece[s]: Street's Medieval Stone Collection'.
Admission free. All welcome. Details on the cathedral website at:
http://cccdub.ie/heritage/lectures/cc-lecture-series/lectures.html
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Thursday 22 May 2008 - Choral Evensong (18.00)
Sung by Bangor Cathedral Choir, for details of which see:
http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/bangor/cathedral/choir/
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Saturday 24 May 2008 - Medieval Dublin Conference (09.45)
The 10th annual Friends of Medieval Dublin conference
will take place in Trinity College at 09.45 in the Robert
Emmett Theatre (Room 2037) in the Arts Buildings. Topics
covered will include Viking and Hiberno-Norse and semi-aquatic
excavations of medieval Dublin, a study of the benefactors
of the hospital of St John the Baptist, the fourteenth century
outlaws, the Tyrel brothers, the church site of Teach Naithí,
in Dundrum, and finally an account of the recent voyage of
the Viking longship, the Sea Stallion from Roskilde to Dublin.
Full details of the 10th Medieval Dublin symposium online at:
http://fmd.ie/symposia/symposium-2008.html
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Saturday 24 May 2008 - Evening Concert (20.00)
The Dublin Orchestral Players will give a concert in
the cathedral on Saturday 24 May at 8.00pm, which
will include Ravel 'Le Tombeau de Couperin', Haydn
'Trumpet Concerto' and Beethoven 'Symphony No. 7'.
The soloist will be John Walsh (trumpet) and the
conductor will be Ciarán Crilly. For concert details, see:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/diary/2008/dop/dop-2008.html
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Sunday 25 May 2008 - Cathedral Eucharist (11.00
Sung by the choir of St Lawrence's Church, Eastcote.
Service setting: David Thorne 'Mass of St Thomas'
and anthem, Wilby 'God be in my head'.
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Sunday 25 May 2008 - Choral Evensong (15.30)
Sung by the choir of St Lawrence's Church, Eastcote.
Canticle setting: Dyson in C Minor with anthem,
Shephard 'The Easter Song of Praise'.

For details of St Lawrence's Church, Eastcote:
http://www.st-lawrence-eastcote.org.uk
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Tuesday 27 May 2008 - Lunchtime Concert (13.15)
The St George's Singers from northwest England
will perform a concert which will include works by
Finzi, Tavener, Lauridsen, Bruckner, Gorecki, Fauré,
Rheinberger, Elgar and Stanford. Admission is included
with the entrance fee. For St George's Singers, see:
http://www.st-georges-singers.org.uk
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Tuesday 27 May 2008 - Lunchtime Lecture (13.15)
The cathedral will hold a series of four lunchtime lectures
on the Tuesdays of May on the 130th anniversary of the
reopening of the cathedral following its restoration by
George Edmund Street, funded by Henry Roe. The fourth
lecture will be given by Mrs Lesley Whiteside entitled
'"Perfectly disgusted
utterly disgraced”: Street’s verdict
on Hardman’s failure to complete their stained glass
commission in time for the re-consecration', and will
take place in the chapter house. Admission free and all
are welcome. Full details on the cathedral website at:
http://cccdub.ie/heritage/lectures/cc-lecture-series/lectures.html
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Thursday 29 May 2008 - Choral Evensong and Installation (20.00)
The installation of the Venerable Dermot Dunne, archdeacon of
Ferns as dean of Christ Church will take place at evensong on
Thursday 29 May at 8.00pm. The Venerable Dermot Dunne was
appointed by the Archbishop John Neill of Dublin on 25 February.
http://dublin.anglican.org/pr/2008/pr080225-dean-dunne.html
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Saturday 31 May 2008 - Choral Evensong
Sung by the Exultate Singers. Howells responses and
canticles by Buxtehude 'Magnificat' and Holst 'Nunc Dimittis'
with anthem Schütz 'Die Himmel erzählen'.
For details of the Exultate Singers see online at:
http://davidogden.co.uk/exultate/
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All are most welcome to attend all cathedral services and events.
Details of these can usually be found online at:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/diary/diary.html or
http://cccdub.mhsoftware.com
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Visit the CATHEDRAL SHOP online now at:
http://christchurchdublin.ie/shop/

NEW! See the Dean's Vicar's Review of MAY 2008:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/review/review.html

'The Reflecting City' documents Dublin's reconstruction:
http://www.reflectingcity.com

Visit Cultivate, a new cultural centre in Essex Street West,
http://sustainable.ie/cultivate

Why not visit Dvblinia, the medieval exhibition, or their new website
available at: http://www.dublinia.ie.
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