Jubilate Choir Concert: Saturday, 10 November
The Jubilate Choir comes to Saint Bartholomew’s on Saturday, 10 November at 3.00pm to sing Fauré’s Requiem and Duruflé’s Requiem in a performance conducted by Amy Ryan and featuring Judith Lyons (soprano), Aisling Lakes (mezzo-soprano), and David Scott (baritone). David Grealy will accompany them on the organ.
The Jubliate Choir is highly experienced, having performed major works including Bach’s St Matthew Passion and St John Passion, and most recently the Irish premiere of Graun’s Passion: Der Tod Jesu.
Tickets are €20; €10 for under 18s, and may be purchased at the door or at eventbrite.ie.
Christmas Concert Tickets on Sale Now!
Tickets for our annual Concert of Carols and Festive Readings are now for sale here. The tickets cost €25, which drops to €20 if you purchase three or more in the same transaction. Due to popular demand, we’re going to run the same programme on Sunday, 9 December and Sunday, 16 December, both at 7.00pm. The show will feature the combined choirs performing a variety of traditional carols, which will be interspersed with seasonal readings presented once again by the delightfully charismatic Tim Thurston. Afterwards, all attendees are invited to a reception with wine and mince pies.
Bake Sale: Sunday, 14 October
Joint German and Irish Choir Concert: Tuesday, 16 October
We are delighted to welcome the German choir “amante della musica menden,” which will be performing a joint concert with the Irish choir Cantairí Avondale at Saint Bartholomew’s on Tuesday, 16 October at 8.00pm.
The programme includes a mix of international folk songs and classical literature pieces. This concert is part of a seven-day tour of Dublin led by choir director and organist Stefan Risse, which will also see the German choir sing at a lunchtime recital at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The concert at Saint Bartholomew’s is a free event and all are welcome!
Harvest Festival
The services for Harvest will take place this Sunday, 7 October and donated food will be given to the Dining Room in Dun Laoghaire, which works to feed those in need throughout the year. If you would like to donate tinned and non-perishable food, you may leave it in to the church at any time between now and Harvest. If you wish to donate fresh fruit and vegetables, the church will be open to receive goods on Saturday, 6 October from 10.30-11.00am. Alternatively, you may drop them in immediately before the 11.00am Sunday service on 7 October.
RSCM Festival Day and Voice for Life Service: Saturday, 22 September
Join the Royal School of Church Music at Saint Bartholomew’s on 22 September for a day of singing with Peter Barley, the director of music at Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Limerick. The event is open to all singers—individuals and choirs alike, affiliates and non-affiliates. The day opens with registration at 11.00am, with the rehearsals commencing at 11.30am and a service at 4.00pm showcasing the music rehearsed during the afternoon. The service will also incorporate the presentation of awards to successful Voice for Life candidates.
Culture Night: Friday, 21 September
Mark your calendars for Culture Night, which this year will feature a programme at Saint Bartholomew’s entitled Johann Sebastian Bach: A Life in Chorale Preludes. Presenter Tim Thurston and organist Andrew Johnstone will survey the life of the great German composer through a 40-minute chronological selection of his 200+ organ preludes on Lutheran chorales. The show will begin at 6:30pm. This event is free and part of a nationwide celebration of the arts, culture, and heritage.
Last of the Summer Wine: This Thursday!
Buy your tickets now before they sell out!
Patronal Festival: This Friday, 24 August
This Friday, 24 August at 7.30pm we will be marking the patronal festival of Saint Bartholomew. There will be a solemn Eucharist sung by the combined choirs, which will be followed by light refreshments. All are welcome!