National Centre for Liturgy



Strings and Pipes

Advent Concert of Irish and Baroque Music featuring John O'Keeffe

on Thursday 5th December 2002


 
"Strings and Pipes" is the title of an Advent Concert of Irish and Baroque Music at the Mercy International Centre, 64A Lower Baggot Street, Dublin on Thursday 5th December 2002 at 8.00pm. Special Guest at the concert is John O'Keeffe who will be accompanied by Darragh Connolly and Katherine MacMaghnuis. The programme includes: Bach: Allemand,Badiniere Carolan: Air Handel: Hornpipe from "Water Music" Davey: The Winter's End O'Riada: Fiach Purcell: Trumpet Tune and many other beautiful and well loved items. Tickets are €10. Further information: National Centre for Liturgy @ (01) 708 3478 or liturgy@may.ie

John O'Keeffe

John O'Keeffe is Lecturer in Sacred Music at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, where his work involves the formation of seminarians in liturgical singing, the training of the Chapel Choir, organists and cantors and the composition and preparation of music for college liturgies.
John O'Keeffe
A graduate of the Schola Cantorum at St. Finan's College, Mullingar, he has served as organist at Westminster Cathedral, Dublin's Pro-Cathedral, St Mel's Cathedral, Longford and St Patrick's Church, Portmagee. He is the founder director of the Chamber Choir of Maynooth University, where he also tutors in choral conducting as part of the Diploma in Church Music course recently established. He is the Editor of "Feasts and Seasons", a collection of liturgical music due to be released from Maynooth early in 2003.

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19 November 2002

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