Charles Wood Summer school; Broadcast Sung Eucharist; Recitals; New release
Charles Wood Summer school
The Charles Wood Summer School for singers, organists and choir directors will take place in all the main churches in Armagh, Northern Ireland, from 19th – 26th August 2012. The rich and varied programme will feature lunchtime and evening concerts, services, and teaching and workshop sessions.
The opening concert, by the Victoria Consort, will be held in St Patrick’s cathedral tomorrow (Sunday). On Tuesday the Charles Wood Singers will sing Evensong and on Friday there will be a Gala Concert in the cathedral with the Charles Wood Singers and Boy’s Choir who will be joined by the winner of the Senior Class of the Northern Ireland International Organ Competition.
David Hill, Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers, will direct the Charles Wood Singers, the forty-strong festival choir, assisted by Daniel Hyde, Director of Music at Magdalen College, Oxford. The festival’s Boys’ Choir will be directed by Nigel McClintock, assisted by Ian Keatley. Internationally famous specialist voice coach, Paul Farrington, will conduct workshops and give individual tuition.
http://www.charleswoodsummerschool.org
Broadcast Sung Eucharist
Tomorrow (Sunday) RTE Radio will broadcast a Sung Eucharist at which the celebrant and preacher will be the Dean of Leighlin, the Very Revd Tom Gordon.
Recitals
At lunchtime on Thursday the final recital in the summer series in St Columb’s cathedral, Derry, will be given by Charles Harrison, assistant organist in Lincoln cathedral while at lunchtime, on Friday, Euros Campbell (baritone) and Derek Moylan (piano) will give a recital of songs by Fauré, Schumann and Schubert in Sandford parish church, Dublin
Shelley E Johnson releases Power of the Cross
Shelly E Johnson has released a brand new EP Power of the Cross
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/shelley.e.johnson.releases.power.of.the.cross/30488.htm