Haydn – Words of Our Saviour
READERS of Arts page may have noted a new accent on the works of Joseph Haydn in our 2009 series of promoted concerts. This is in honour of the bicentenary of his 1809 death and Easter approaching presents an opportunity for further celebration.
To headline the Spring series of concerts taking place at All Saints Church in Castleconnell, the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet will perform a Haydn work for the Easter celebration on Tuesday April 7 there at 8pm. A performance of his famous Seven Last Words of our Saviour from the Cross Op. 51, is being presented by Limerick County Council Arts Office in conjunction with RTÉ.
“At times joyous and at times solemn, Haydn’s Seven Last Words consists of seven musical meditations on the last utterances of Jesus Christ from the Cross, with two additional movements, an Introduction and an ‘Earthquake’ finale,” says concert organiser Tony Rodgers.
It was commissioned in 1787 in its original form specifically for the Good Friday service. The work is based on a selection of well-known texts taken from various Gospel sources.
Recession hits Clonlara
JOHN B. Keane’s bittersweet play on the Irish story of rural immigration 1950s, Many Young Men of Twenty, is this year’s choice for Shannonside Drama Group. Taking place from this Friday March 27 to Sunday 29 at Clonlara’s Leisure and Sports Centre, the cast of 17 have been in rehearsal for more than three months.
Pauline Moloney, the (co) director who heated Shannonside up through the national drama competition circuit, is in charge of the production. Her work is supported by 30 Shannonside members and indeed, such a large and lengthy play to cast was due to this group’s inclination to attract new people to the stage.
“Recession hits Clonlara, as many young men of 20 go in search of work,” joked Moloney with Arts page of this show. “John B. set the story in the back room of a pub, where the local young men come before leaving for work in England. The story centres around the family of Dawheen Timmineen Din who has seen seven of his family off and another four set to go”.
She references other defining events of that era, the “father’s fiver’ to be sent home in the post and the pregnant serving girl who defies the orthodox treatment of her case.
Expect a lot of laughs too and a hooley for homecoming holidays.
8pm, Clonlara, Friday 27 to Sunday 29.
OPEN nights of choreography
THE resident artists of Daghdha’s Mentoring Programme in Choreography and Dance (DMP) are set to open the doors of Daghdha Space for “an intimate night in”. Taking place on Thursday April 2 and Friday 3, the DMP students forecast a “fresh, creative and juicy” event in OPEN, the performances that mark the halfway point of their residencies.
10 artists will present 20 tasty morsels of choreographic ideas and work in progress over two days.
Come and experience a series of live innovative performances and interactive installations, film and dance. This event aims to share brand new experiences in performance and professional process.
The platform provides an opportunity for Ireland to gain an up-close view of original and engaging work from an eclectic group of choreographers and dancers. Come along to immerse yourself in the original contemporary dance and choreography.
