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POLLING DAY CONCERT -- never mind the ballots, it’s the Academy Viol Consort and DIT Recorder Consort -- be ruled for an hour by the dynamic coalition of the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama Recorder Consort Class (director Laoise O’Brien and featuring Eoin McAuley/Gnomon) and the Royal Irish Academy of Music Viol Consort Class (director Andrew Robinson/Recumbent) with guest viol Catherine Farrell

Thursday 24th May 2007, 7.00 to 8.00 pm

Katherine Brennan Hall, RIAM, Westland Row

ADMISSION FREE

Can I bring my trumpet?

Is it actually billed as 'Featuring Eoin McAuley/Gnomon'?

Because that would be

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Only if it's a valveless one, and you can play it (a virtually impossible combination).

The only bill is the one above (and the other copies around the site posted by R). We're relying on word of mouth.

There's a 'man' missing from my poster, just after the 'Recumbent'.

(relating to your tag line)

Makes sure you make time for cakes at Gerbaude. And the best baths are the ones near the city park, where you can play chess in the pool. I never got on with Hungarian, for some reason, but their name is something like Szerelemy.

<< ...and you can play it (a virtually impossible combination)>>

It's not that difficult play Scheidt with a bit of practice

I rememer Recumbentman playing some Scheidt at his last concert.

I can talk Scheidt...

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Well check you out, Mr Named Performer! Sounds great, good luck!

I had no idea Recumbentman did that, to him if he's reading.

Any interesting rareties in the programme, Gnomon?

I shouldn't really be named on the programme. I'm an equal member of the consort. I just put that in for your benefit.

Rarities? Everything we're playing is "early music" which would not be familiar to anyone except possibly Recumbentman, who specialises in it.

Ah, ok then.

I didn't know you played trumpet, Seth. I'm learning the cornet (although I did ply trumpet at my last lesson when I turned up to my lesson sans cornet but with music that I kept in another bag - I was really feeling tired and stressed at the time).

I quite like what early music I've heard - mostly choral. I hope it goes well.

I was lucky enough to begin learning under a chappy called Graham Walker when he'd just started teaching (aargh 41 years ago!) and just before his career took off. There's a bit about him on this link:

http://www.yorkshireimps.co.uk/articles/article001.asp

I still tootle occasionally but haven't played seriously since I left Yorkshire 15 years back.

A good concert!

Gnomon played brilliantly! He was given some quite demanding pieces, notably a tricky bit of Isaac . . . I hadn't heard him play before, but I guess he is learning a lot of the finer points of recorder technique (yes, it's a subtle and expressive instrument!) from Laoise O'Brien. Bravo!

The concert was billed to run between 7 and 8 pm, and we finished at 7.55. I love that!

Here's the programme in full, for the record (RIAM = Royal Irish Academy of Music, DIT = Dublin Institute of Technology):

POLLING DAY CONCERT
“NEVER MIND THE BALLOTS, IT’S THE RIAM VIOLS AND DIT RECORDERS”
directed by Laoise O’Brien and Andrew Robinson
with guest DIT violist Catherine Farrell
Katherine Brennan Hall, RIAM, Thursday 24th May 2007, 7pm

1. RECORDERS (Hanneke, Eoin/Gno, Laoise)
Geoffrey of Exeter (arr. c1350) Saltarello
Heinrich Isaac (c1450–1517) J’ay pris amours à ma devise
Henry VIII manuscript (c1510–1520) I am a jolly foster
William Cornysh (?1468–1523) Ah Robin, gentle Robin
Roland de Lassus (1532–1594) Bon jour mon coeur
Tylman Susato (?c1500–<1564) Ronde
Gioseffo Zarlino (<1517–1590) Undicesimo modo
Michael Praetorius (1571–1621) La volta
Thomas Weelkes (c1575–1623) Late in my rash accounting

2. VIOLS (Rhoda, Marian, Phyllis, Paul, Andrew/Recumbent)
John Coprario (c1575–1626) Dolce tormento
La primavera
Anthony Holborne (c1545–1602) The cradle (pavan)
The new year's gift (galliard)

3. ONE RECORDER AND TWO VIOLS (Laoise, Catherine, Andrew)
Elway Bevin (c1554–1638) Browning

4. A PAIR OF VIOLS (Catherine, Andrew)
Matthew Locke (c1621–1677) Two fantasias and a saraband

5. THE COMPANY (3 recorders, 6 viols)
Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (c1550–?1622) L'Innamorato (balletto)

The star of the show, though, had to be Catherine Farrell!

My daughter reckoned she started out as a Cello player because she was using vibrato.