14th - 17th
November
The Finest of Music in the most
atmospheric of venues with the Irish Baroque Orchestra and Special Guests
013 2013
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS
Welcome Ardee Baroque celebrates 10 years with a line-up of music and special events, ensuring a memorable festival of all things Baroque. Our founding partner, Irish Baroque Orchestra, returns with two concerts of Telemann’s finest, finishing each concert with a celebratory piece of Vivaldi. We also welcome Irish Youth Opera, Conal Duffy and Michael O’Neill, Kids Classics, Larry Ward, and the Gregory Walkers. In between the music, be sure to see Grinding Out Transcendence, an exhibition of photographs of Ardee Baroque 2012 by Mid-Louth Photographic Society. As Ardee Baroque’s first chapter draws to a close, and a new chapter begins, we welcome all to Ardee to join us in a long Gathering weekend of great music, in a warm and stimulating atmosphere. Brian Harten County Arts Officer
Thurs 14th November
Ardee Castle Castle Street Ardee
Grinding Out Transcendence an exhibition of photographs by Mid Louth Photographic Society, mentored
Admission
Free
by Jackie Nickerson.
Thurs 10am – 4pm Fri 10am – 4pm Sat 11am – 2pm 3.30am – 4.30pm Sun 1am – 4.30pm At the start of the summer of 2012, the Arts Service invited the Mid-Louth Photographic Society to work with lensbased artist, Jackie Nickerson, in documenting that year’s Baroque Festival. This exhibition is the result, with the images combining the talent and experience of the club photographers with the approach and sensibility of the visual artist. The exhibition continues until Sunday 17th.
Fri 15th November
8pm
St Mary’s Abbey Church Hill Market Street Ardee
Irish Baroque Orchestra Admission €18 €15 conc
Leader, Monica Huggett
Programme Telemann: Concerto for 2 Flutes, Violin and Cello in D major (TWV 54:D1) Telemann: Concerto for Viola d’Amore, Oboe d’Amore and Flute in E major (TWV 53:E1) Telemann: ‘Sinfonia spirituosa’ in D major, for Strings and Basso continuo (TWV 44:1) interval
Telemann: Overture in A minor (TWV 55:a6) Vivaldi: Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, ‘L’estate’ (Summer) IBO celebrates the music of Georg Phillip Telemann, who was born in 1681 in Magdeburg, Germany. Today, Telemann is recognised as a composer who synthesised various styles, and was crucial to the development of early Classical music. ‘Summer’ from Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ completes the programme, and ‘Winter’ provides an exhilarating end to IBO’s second concert on Sunday evening.
Sat 16th November
11am
Ardee Library Market Square Ardee
Admission
Free
A Day in the Life of Vivaldi a workshop for kids by Kids’ Classics
Ever wondered what life was like for a Baroque composer? See what a day in Vivaldi’s life entailed, including travelling, rehearsing and composing. You will be invited to join in rehearsing some of his music with handheld percussion instruments - a great insight into the man and his music, which can be heard at both IBO concerts during Ardee Baroque ‘13. A Day in the Life of Vivaldi is free, but remember to come in time, as latecomers will be at a disadvantage. Special thanks to the Library Service of Louth County Council for hosting A Day in the Life of Vivaldi.”
www.kidsclassics.ie
Sat 16th November The Courtroom
2.30pm
Ardee Castle
Ardee
Conal Duffy, Uilleann Pipes and Michael O’Neill, Harp
Admission €7 €5 conc
‘Hang the Harpers . . . ’ Music in Ireland in the Baroque Era
Music by Carolan, Ó Cathain, Thomas & William Connellan, and others. Conal and Michael are from Dundalk and Ardee respectively, and will be playing music from the 17th and 18th centuries that would have been heard in Ireland at that time. Despite harpers, pipers and bards being under threat of execution in Ireland in the 17th century, some of out most iconic and long-lived music was composed in the midst of this oppression. Conal is an All-Ireland-winning piper, who has performed as soloist with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland in London’s Royal Albert Hall, with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Áras an Uachtaráin, and will perform excerpts from The Brendan Voyage with the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland on their upcoming tour to Abu Dhabi. Michael has been playing the harp for eight years. He has completed his studies with the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and has performed with the Meath Harp Ensemble in many prestigious venues in Ireland, including Dublin Castle and the National Concert Hall. Both Michael and Conal are recipients of CreateLouth Music Awards from Louth Local Authorities in recent years.
Irish Baroque Orchestra
Michael O’Neill Conal Duffy
Sat 16th November
5.00pm
Scoil Mhuire na Trócaire
Hale Street
The Labyrinth of Versailles a performance of music and words exploring the Fairy Tales of Charles
Ardee
Admission €9 €6 conc €25 family
Perrault by The Gregory Walkers
Many of the fairy tales we know best today have come down to us from the stories written by Frenchman Charles Perrault. ‘The Labyrinth of Versailles’ is a specially-devised concert for families where the musicians use music by composers such as Lully, Couperin, Corbetta, and Robert de Visée to recreate the tales, and the setting of the Palace of Versailles during the reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV, where Perrault wrote most of his fairy tales. Join us for a memorable jaunt through 17th century France, where Tales from Mother Goose come alive, and the music tells a story. The Gregory Walkers are Laoise O’Brien Recorders Malachy Robinson Violone Eamon Sweeney Guitar Francesco Turrisi Percussion
And if you want to know what a Gregory Walker is, you’ll have to come along to the Labyrinth of Versailles. . .
Jennifer Davis
Graham J. Norton
Ben Russell
*Special family ticket admits two adults and two children
Sat 16th November
8.00pm
St Mary’s Abbey Church Hill Market Street Ardee
Irish Youth Opera
Admission €10 €8 conc
Striking like a Thunderbolt - Arias by Handel
Ardee Baroque is delighted to present Irish Youth Opera’s first public performance – an evening of Baroque songs and ensembles by some of Irelands most talented young singers. Under the guidance of renowned mezzo-soprano Collette McGahon, Irish Youth Opera (IYO) is mentoring and supporting singers at the start of their careers. The programme will include arias from Alcina, Tamerlano, Semela, Rinaldo, Orlando, and Giulio Cesare, all by Handel, as well as songs and ensembles by Purcell. Singers
Accompanists
Jennifer Davis Soprano Máire Flavin Mezzo Soprano Graham J. Norton Counter Tenor Benjamin Russell Baritone
David Adams Harpsichord Sarah McMahon Cello
Sun 17th November The Courtroom
3.00pm
Ardee Castle
Ardee
Something for Nothing in Ardee A lecture by Larry Ward reflecting on the life and works of Patrick Reilly, the
Admission Free
‘Bard of Balnavoran’ (1825 - 1895)
Larry Ward has recently published a book containing all known poetry of Patrick Reilly who hailed from Drumconrath, and reflecting on his life and times. This lecture will discuss some of the poetry, including poems making particular reference to Ardee and Drumconrath and surrounding areas, and give an insight into many of the references to local people and places which have been lost in time. Reference will also be made to other local poets and ballad writers of the era and the rivalries between them.
Máire Flavin
Sun 17th November
7.00pm
St Mary’s Abbey Church Hill Market Street Ardee
Irish Baroque Orchestra Leader, Monica Huggett
Admission €18 €15 conc
Programme Telemann: Concerto for 3 Violins in F major TWV 55:D1 Telemann: Concerto for Trumpet in D major TWV 51:D7 Telemann: Concerto in E minor for Flute and Recorder interval
Ardee Baroque ‘13 draws to a close with IBO’s second concert featuring the music of Telemann. Considered by his 18th century contemporaries to be the greatest living composer, Telemann can also be seen as an important figure in opening music up to wider audiences. Through his public concerts, he introduced to the general public music previously reserved for the court, the aristocracy, or a limited number of burghers. Making great music more accessible has been the shared aim of IBO and Ardee Baroque for the past ten years, and this celebration of Telemann is an apt way to bring the curtain down on Ardee Baroque ’13.
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Telemann: Concerto for Viola in G major Telemann: Concerto in D major for Trumpet, Violin and Cello TWV 53:D5 Vivaldi: Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, ‘L’inverno’ (Winter)
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Eamon Sweeney
Monica Huggert
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Irish Baroque Orchestra
Fri
€18
€15
Hang the Harpers. . .
Sat
€7
€5
Labyrinth of Versailles
Sat
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€6
Family Ticket
Total
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Striking like a Thunderbolt
Sat
€10
€8
Irish Baroque Orchestra
Sun
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€15
€55
€40
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