We are pleased to announce the programme for this year’s East Cork Early Music Festival. We are proud to feature Irish and international stars such as Emma Kirkby, the London Handel Players, Irish Baroque Orchestra Chamber Soloists and harpsichordist Malcolm Proud.
East Cork Early Music Festival 2011
Wednesday 5th October – Sunday 9th October
Wednesday 5th, 8pm
Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music
Madrigal ’75 Chamber Choir & Ensemble
Bach: Cantata 150
Motets by Bach & Schutz
Thursday 6th, 8pm
Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music
London Handel Players with Emma Kirkby
‘Arias for Mrs Arne: An Evening at the Pleasure Gardens’
Friday 7th, 12pm
Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music
Dr David Ledbetter, Lecturer
An introductory talk on Bach’s Six Partitas for Harpsichord.
1pm
Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music
Malcolm Proud
J.S. Bach: Partitas 1, 2 & 5, BWV 825, 826 and 829.
8pm
The Grain Store, Ballymaloe
Irish Baroque Orchestra Chamber Soloists
Programme to include music by Rameau, Marais & Couperin.
Saturday 8th, 1pm
Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh
Róisín O’Grady (soprano), Sarah Groser (viola da gamba)
& James Taylor (harpsichord)
Cantatas by Clérambault, Rameau & Montéclair.
8pm
Fota House
Malcolm Proud
J.S. Bach: Partitas 3, 4 & 6, BWV 827-8 and 830.
Sunday 9th, 1pm
Fota House
The Hibernian Muse: Emma Elkinson (baroque flute),
Eimear Reidy (cello) & Anna Savelainen (harpsichord)
Music by O’Carolan, Froberger, Telemann & J. S. Bach.
Will Emma Kirkby be giving a masterclass open to the public? Thanks.
I’M SO DELIGHTED YOU ARE COMING TO US AGAIN THIS YEAR; LAST YEAR I WAS FEARFUL IT MIGHT BE THE LAST . IF I CAN BE OF ANY HELP FERRYING PEOPLE ABOUT, AS I’V DONE PREVIOUSLY PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
GOOD LUCK
SEE YE THERE
So sorry I couldn’t make it this year – two unavoidable meetings in the way.
Please put me on your list for next year.
Regards,
Rhoda