Christ Church (Dublin) Events: 5 - 26 April 2009

Thu Mar 26 20:05:30 GMT 2009

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
S u n d a y  5  -  S u n d a y  2 6  A p r i l  2 0 0 9
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D i a r y  O v e r v i e w
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Palm Sunday 5 April 2009
  11.00 - Liturgy of Palms, Eucharist and Passion.
  15.30 - Choral Evensong
Tuesday in Holy Week 7 April 2009
  12.00 - Chrism Eucharist
Wednesday in Holy Week 8 April 2009
  18.00 - Choral Evensong
Maundy Thursday 9 April 2009
  18.00 - Cathedral Eucharist
  21:00 - Liturgy of the Watch
Good Friday 10 April 2009
  15.30 - Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
Holy Saturday 11 April 2009
  13.15 - Concert: Nevada Union
  21.00 - Easter Vigil & Confirmation
Easter Day, Sunday 12 April 2009
  11.00 - Festal Eucharist
  15.30 - Festal Evensong
Thursday 16 April 2009
  19.30 - Concert: Messiah (CC Choir & St Cecilia Orch.)
Friday 17 April 2009
  20.00 - Concert: David Rees-Williams Trio
Saturday 18 April 2009
  17.00 - Choral Evensong (Sciolto)
Sunday 19 April 2009
  11.00 - Cathedral Eucharist (Sciolto)
  15.30 - Choral Evensong (Sciolto)
Saturday 25 April 2009
  10.00 - Church of Ireland Historical Society (Armagh)
  17.00 - Choral Evensong (Piccolo Lasso)
Sunday 26 April 2009
  11.00 - Cathedral Eucharist (Lassus Scholars)
  15.30 - Choral Evensong (Lassus Scholars)
  17.00 - Irish Eucharist (Lady chapel)
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FULL DIARY DETAILS
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Palm Sunday 5 April 2009 - Liturgy of Palms & Passion (11.00)
Palm Sunday will consist of a liturgy of the palms and a
eucharist with the singing of the Passion. Sung by the
cathedral choir. Setting: de Monte 'Missa inclina cor
meum' and motet, Walton 'A litany'.
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Palm Sunday 5 April 2009 - Choral Evensong (15.30)
Sung by the cathedral choir. Introit, Weelkes, 'Hosanna
to the Son of David', Shephard responses, canticles,
Mathias 'Jesus Service' with anthem, Tallis 'Sancte Deus'.
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Tuesday in Holy Week 7 April 2009 - Chrism Eucharist (12.00)
Sung by a consort from the cathedral choir.
Setting, Palestrina, 'Missa Æterna Christi Munera'
and anthem, Lobo, 'Pater Peccavi'.
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Wednesday in Holy Week 8 April 2009 - Choral Evensong (18.00)
Sung by the cathedral girls' choir. Plainsong responses,
canticles, Moore, 'Second Service (Faburdens)' and
anthem, Ireland, 'It is a thing most wonderful'.
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Maundy Thursday 9 April 2009 - Cathedral Eucharist (18.00)
Sung by the cathedral choir. Duruflé 'Ubi caritas, setting,
Widor, 'Messe pour deux Choers et deux Orgues' and
'Missa Orbis factor'.
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Maundy Thursday 9 April 2009 - Liturgy of the Watch (21.00)
Sung by the cathedral choir. Parshall, 'A new commandment',
Morley, 'Nolo mortem peccatoris', Poulenc, 'Vinea mea electa',
Poulenc, 'Tristis est anima mea'.
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Good Friday 10 April 2009 - Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion (15.30)
Sung by the cathedral choir. Passion Reading with music including
Sanders reproaches, Bruckner 'Christus factus est', Casals 'O vos
omnes', Goss 'O saviour of the world', Poulenc 'Tenebrae factae sunt',
Grier 'O King of the Friday'.
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Saturday 11 April 2009 - Lunchtime Concert (13.15)
The Nevada Union High School concert choir will perform
at 1.15pm in the cathedral. Based in Northern California,
the choir has performed internationally, and this tour is
their 15th to Europe and 1st to Ireland. Directed by Rodney
Baggett, they will perform a selection of sacred music by
composers including Anderson, Clausen, Courtney, Dandridge,
Dawson, Erbb, Ferguson, Gawthrop, Hakenberger, Hogan,
Lutkin, Martin, Mocnik, Monteverdi, Montoya, Morris, Newbury,
Oldroyd, Palestrina, Parker & Shaw, Rachmaninov, Stopford,
Szymko, Thomas, Tolstiakov and Washburn. For details see:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/diary/2009/nevada/nevada-union.html
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Holy Saturday 11 April 2009 - Easter Vigil & Confirmation (21.00)
Sung by the cathedral choirs. Setting Widor, 'Messe pour deux
Choers et deux Orgues' and motet, Widor 'Surrexit ad mortuis'.
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Easter Sunday 12 April 2009 - Festal Eucharist (11.00)
Preacher: Archbishop John Neill. Sung by the cathedral choir.
Handel, 'Halleluia Chorus' from 'Messiah', setting Mozart,
'Missa in C KV259 (Orgelsolo)', motet, Philips 'Ecce vicit Leo'.
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Easter Sunday 12 April 2009 - Festal Evensong (15.30)
Sung by the cathedral choir. Introit, Sheppard 'Haec Dies',
Sanders responses; canticles, Howells 'St Paul’s Service'
and anthem by Haydn 'Te Deum'.
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Thursday 16 April 2009 - Concert: Messiah (19.30)
As part of the Dublin Handel Festival 'Celebrating Handel 250'
held from 13 - 19 April 2009, the cathedral choir and the
orchestra of St Cecilia will once again join forces for a
performance of G.F. Handel, 'Messiah' under the baton
of the cathedral director of music, Judy Martin. Tickets are
Eur15 (concessions Eur10) and can be obtained from the
cathedral office. Contact Edward Kay <musicassist at cccdub.ie>
or telephone: 01 677 8099. For details online see:
http://cccdub.ie/music/choirs/choir/2009/messiah-ccc-handel-2009.html
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Friday 17 April 2009 - Concert: David Rees-Williams Trio (20.00)
As part of the Dublin Handel Festival 'Celebrating Handel 250'
held from 13 - 19 April 2009, the cathedral will host the David
Rees-Williams Trio in concert. Formed in 1988, with Rees-Williams
on piano, Phil Laslett on drums and Neil Francis on bass guitar,
this remarkable Trio brings a unique freshness to classical repertoire
through improvisation and superb musicianship, uniting the best of
classical and jazz. Their programme includes music that spans
from the era of Buxtehude to 20th century jazz standards. Tickets
are Eur16 (concessions Eur12) and can be obtained from the
cathedral office. Contact Edward Kay <musicassist at cccdub.ie>
or telephone: 01 677 8099. For details online see:
http://cccdub.ie/whatsnew/diary/2009/drw-trio/drw-trio.html
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Saturday 18 April 2009 - Choral Evensong (17.00)
Sung by Sciolto. Music includes Tallis responses,
Tallis 'The Short Service' and anthem
Tallis 'O Sacrum Convivium'.
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Sunday 19 April 2009 - Cathedral Eucharist (11.00)
Sung by Sciolto. Music includes eucharist setting:
Vierne 'Messe Solennelle' and motet, J.S.
Geoghegan 'Ave Verum Corpus'.
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Sunday 19 April 2009 - Choral Evensong (15.30)
Sung by Scioloto. Music includes Tallis responses,
canticles Noble 'Evening Service in B Minor' and
anthem Bainton 'And I Saw a New Heaven'.
For details of Sciolto, see http://sciolto.co.uk/
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Saturday 25 April 2009 - Historical Society in Armagh (10.00)
The Church of Ireland Historical Society will meet in the
Robinson Library, Armagh on Saturday 25 April 2009 at 10.30.
Speakers will include Jonathan Bardon, Brian Mac Cuarta SJ,
William Roulston, and James Golden. For further details contact
the honorary secretary, Adrian Empey <adrianempey at gmail.com>
or see full details of the days programme online at:
http://cccdub.ie/heritage/cofi-hist-soc/cofi-hist-soc-2009-apr.html
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Saturday 25 April 2009 - Choral Evensong (17.00)
Sung by the Piccolo Lasso, the junior choir of the
Dublin Choral Foundation, for details of which see:
http://dublinchoralfoundation.ie/piccolo.htm
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Sunday 26 April 2009 - Cathedral Eucharist (11.00)
Sung by the Lassus Scholars, the setting will be
Mawby, St Patrick's Mass.
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Sunday 26 April 2009 - Choral Evensong (15.30)
Sung by the Lassus Scholars, the main choir of the
Dublin Choral Foundation, for details of which see:
http://dublinchoralfoundation.ie/lassus.htm
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Sunday 26 April 2009 - Irish Eucharist (17.00)
The eucharist will be said in Irish in the Lady chapel.
This is held on the fourth Sunday each month except
June-July and December at 5.00pm. All are most welcome.
Further details of the services of the Cumann Gaelach na
hEaglaise are available on the diocesan website:
http://dublin.anglican.org/resources/services_in_irish.php
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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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http://cultivate.ie

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