We are delighted to announce the programme for the tenth East Cork Early Music Festival. This year, as always, we are extremely fortunate to be able to present some wonderfully talented musicians. Internationally acclaimed baroque violinist Rachel Podger and the Brecon Ensemble join us this year to present music by Bach and Vivaldi. Joglaresa also make a very welcome return visit, and Irish bassoonist Peter Whelan with Ensemble Marsyas will present two very exciting varied programmes.
Thursday 4th October
Stack Theatre, CIT Cork School of Music @ 1pm
PIERRE GOY
East Cork Early Music presents the inaugural recital of Cork School of Music’s new clavichord, featuring Pierre Goy.Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music @ 8pm
RACHEL PODGER & BRECON ENSEMBLE
Concertos by Bach and Vivaldi for Violin, Cello and Harpsichord, featuring Vivaldi Concerto for Three Violins, RV 551.Friday 5th October
Aula Maxima, UCC @ 1pm
RACHEL PODGER
Acclaimed Baroque violinist Rachel Podger presents a programme of solo music by Bach, Telemann and Biber. Features Bach Partita No.2 in D minor, concluding with the magnificent Chaconne.Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music @ 8pm
JOGLARESA
‘SONGS OF SIN & SUBVERSION’
An Early Music programme linking to the 21st Century. Joglaresa explore thematic and musical links between songs from the crusades to the present day.Saturday 6th October
St. John the Baptist Church, Midleton @ 1pm
VATER ENSEMBLE
‘PARIS 1738’
Tom Ó Drisceoil, an up-and-coming Irish harpsichordist, presents a programme of French and German Chamber music set in the home of Parisian harpsichord maker Antoine Vater.The Grainstore, Ballymaloe @ 8pm
PETER WHELAN & ENSEMBLE MARSYAS
A programme of chamber music by Handel, Vivaldi, Boismortier, Mattheson and Zelenka, for two oboes, bassoon, harpsichord and violone.Sunday 7th October
Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh @ 1pm
PETER WHELAN & ENSEMBLE MARSYAS
Peter Whelan and Ensemble Marsyas present a programme of chamber music by Handel, Platti and Fasch for oboe, bassoon and harpsichord.
Over the past four years I have enjoyed, perhaps enraptured might better describe the experience, the sublime recitals of the music of the late middle ages and the renaissance as provided by the Festival. The East Cork Early Music festival has become the mainstay of my cultural year and indeed the most anticipated.