31.10.2014
Choral Conducting Workshop for Parish Organists and Choir Directors
Parish organists and choir directors are invited to take part in a Choral Conducting Workshop in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on Thursday November 20 from 6.45 pm to 7.30 pm.
The workshop will be led by the cathedral’s Director of Music, Ian Keatley, and is part of the cathedral’s music outreach programme.
Participants will be invited, if they wish, to conduct the cathedral choir in a simple motet or psalm. Only a small number of places are available so those wishing to take part should contact Ian at ian.keatley@cccdub.ie by Tuesday 11 November. This will allow time to discuss possible repertoire with participants.
Outreach and education are priorities for the cathedral music team. They have put in place a programme that seeks to build on already existing strong and positive relationships with the parish churches of the dioceses.
Already, the cathedral choir has visited Kilbride Church near Bray and St Maelruain’s Church, Tallaght, to support their harvest thanksgiving celebrations.
Further developments will see the creation of training sessions in the cathedral designed to meet the needs of music in the local church.