Thursday, 15 May 2025

May 13th 2025 - Sacred Songs & Sounds - Cathedral of SS. Patrick & Phelim, Cavan


Our 2025 summer concert, Sacred Songs & Sounds, took place in the Cathedral of SS. Patrick & Phelim, Cavan on May 13th at 8pm. We have to thank a lot of people who made this evening happen - 

> Fr. Kevin Fay and the parish of Urney and Annagelliff for the wonderful venue;

> Cavan Gifts Main St., the Town Hall Theatre staff, and Trocaire for ticket sales;

 > Anglo Celt, RTÉ Lyricfm, and Cavan Public Partcipation Partnership Network for PR;

> Panic Sound's wizard (and elves) for seemingly invisible setting up (and down);

> our patient Front of House and Backstage volunteers Terry, Mary, Seamus, Andrew, Pat, Raymond, and Colman

> our multi-tasking committee for logisitics all term and refreshments on the night;

> the inspiring duo Eileen & Sue who raise us up from start to finish;

> (and most importanly) those who bought our tickets and made donations ... we are *nothing* without the audience that supports us, and listens as we sing.

SACRED SONGS & SOUNDS

Choir - Cavan Singers

Musical Director & Conductor - Eileen Tackney

Accompanists - Sue Donohoe (Piano) & Simon Harden (Organ); Ciarán Tackney (Piano)

Bean an Tí - Lucy Uí Mhórdha

PROGRAMME

Cavan SingersLook at the World (Rutter); Lacrimosa (Mozart); Laudate Dominum (Mozart) - Soprano solo: Carmel O'DonoghueO Fortuna (Orff).

Peter Flynn, St. Patrick's College: Allabreve in D Major BWV 589 (Bach).

Martina Lee Boyle & Brian McKeeverWhispering Hope (Winner).

Pauline Brady & Martina Lee BoylePie Jesu (Lloyd Webber).

Louis McEntee, St. Patrick's College: Concerto in A Minor BWV 593 (Bach).

Cavan Singers: Pilgrim Song (Larson); Zadok the Priest (Handel); Va Pensiero (Verde).

Jay Newman, St. Patrick's College: Trumpet Concerto in E Flat 2nd Movement (Haydn).

Jay Newman & Caoimhín Cryan, St. Patrick's College: Blue Moon (Rodgers, arr. Ciaran Tackney).

Cavan Singers: Cantique de Jean Racine (Fauré).

Jennifer McEntee & Maria Battigelli: The Prayer (Foster, Bayer Sager, Testa, Renis).

Oisín Hilton, St. Patrick's College: Toccata (Gigout).

Daisy Comiskey: (Royal School): Stand (Nicole, Muckala, Ingram).

Cavan Singers: Dies Irae (Mozart); Lord of the Dance (Carter, arr. Nicholson); Joshua (Trad., arr. Dilworth); Hallelujah Chorus (Handel); Nine Hundred Miles (Trad., arr. Rathbone).

... and just like, that we are off on our summer break. See you in September.


REMINDER
Trócaire is helping us to deliver our donation from the Sacred Songs & Sounds concert in Cavan Cathedral on May 13th 2025. We thank them for this. Our thanks to all who bought tickets or made donations. Our donation page remains open ...