WHAT’S ON at a glance
AN EVENING WITH VOICES OF BRAY COMMUNITY CHOIR
Voices of Bray Community Choir returns to Mermaid Arts Centre for another exciting season of concerts. Their 2017 concert programme features hit songs from the likes of Elton John, Neil Diamond, Abba, Simon and Garfunkel, Bon Jovi and many more. Concert proceeds will be donated to Bray Women’s Refuge.
The event takes place on Thursday, June 8, to Saturday, June 10, at 8 p.m. nightly.
ENCORPS STAGE SCHOOL
Encorps Stage School will present their 13th annual show in the Mermaid Arts Centre on Sunday, June 11, Founded in 2003 by sisters Niamh and Cliona O’Brien, the school currently offers classes in a variety of dance styles across south Dublin. This year’s show features students from Blackrock, Dundrum and Stepaside and will include performances from the Jungle Book, Annie, The Trolls and La La Land. Shows take place at 2 p.m. and 5.30 p.m. with tickets priced at €12.
GREAT MUSIC IN IRISH HOUSES FESTIVAL.
Engaging French pianist Cedric Tiberghien joins forces with an ensemble of distinguished and mainly Irish wind players, including oboist Matthew Manning, clarinetist Macdara O’Seireadain, bassoonist Peter Whelan and British horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill for two of the great works in the chamber music canon at Kilruddery House on Thursday, June 15, at 8 p.m.
The musicians will perform Mozart’s Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major and Beethoven’s Horn Sonata, Duo for Clarinet and Bassoon and Quintet for Piano and Winds.
This collaboration between these exceptional musicians, will also feature a number of Beethoven duos, making this concert one of the most exhilarating musical highlights of the 2017 programme.
Presented in partnership with the French Embassy in Ireland and sponsored by Cairn Homes plc, tickets are available from Eventbrite.ie.
LUKA BLOOM
One of Ireland’s best-respected contemporary folk artists, Luka Bloom, will perform for one night at the Mermaid Arts Centre on Friday, June 16, He takes to the stage in celebration of Bloomsday and he’s a musician who continues to push the boundaries of what his music can do. Having produced 20 albums since the 1970s, Luka Bloom is still as important and vibrant as ever. He comes to Mermaid showcasing songs from his latest album ‘Frugalisto’ as well as songs from his 40-year career.
Tickets are priced at €18/€16 concession.
LEONARD COHEN’S BETWEEN YOUR LOVE AND MINE
Last summer, writer John MacKenna began work on a requiem for theatre, in memory of young friends and in honour of those who mourn them. The requiem was inspired, in particular, by Leonard Cohen’s hope-filled lines: ‘Behold the gates of mercy, in arbitrary space, and none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace, o solitude of longing where love has been confined, come healing of the body, come healing of the mind.’ In late October 2016, just two weeks before his death, Leonard approved the final draft of Between Your Love and Mine. Musical director for the requiem is Aisling Carter and it features the voices of Eric Butler, Katie Jacques and Shane Sullivan.
The band features Aisling Carter on keyboard, Lucy Deegan on cello, Annie-Rose Deegan on violin and David Deay on drums. Spoken word is by Angela Keogh and John Mackenna, who also directs the requiem.
The requiem will be performed on Saturday, June 24, at 8 p.m. at the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray. Tickets priced at €20/€18 concession.
BOOK CLUB AT GREYSTONES LIBRARY
For avid readers, there are three Book Clubs for adults in Greystones Library. The clubs take place on the second Wednesday and the last Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. and the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.
THE MUSIC CIRCLE
The Music Circle meets on the first Wednesday of every month in Greystones Library from 7 p.m. to 8.45 p.m. Come along and listen or participate by choosing your favourite classical pieces to share with others.
MUSICAL MEDLEY
The East Coast Academy of Performing Arts are proud to present ‘A Musical Medley at the Mermaid Arts Centre on Saturday, July 17, The evening of song and dance will feature excerpts from all your favourite movies and musicals from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hairspray, High School Musical, a Chorus Line and Cinderella. The event features students aged four to 12 from ECAPs Greystones branch.