It was a lovely day in Galway, until, of course it rained. We had a great day with the friendly population, who all seemed to be aware of our presence, and looked forward to meeting our first Irish audience.
On of the great pleasures of touring Europe in the summer is singing in the fantastic acoustics of historically important churches from centuries we don't have at home. This one, St. Nicholas Collegiate, dates from 1320. Columbus worshipped here in 1477. It is the oldest still functioning parish church in Ireland.
The church was jammed. The audience was completely still and extremely intent - and totally rambunctious at the end.
Seems like they loved us - and vice versa! The co-presenters of our performances in Ireland are Pipeworks of Dublin, and a chorus here in Galway called Cois Cladaigh headed by Brendan O'Connor. They gave us an incredibly warm welcome including a reception afterwards at which they sang for us. This is kind of what we thought (and hoped) Ireland would be like.\\
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Hello all you wonderful people in Chanticleer,
ReplyDeleteI have just attended your concert in Galway and I have had the most wonderful musical experience - what a glorious evening's music. It was a pleasure and a privilege to hear you sing and to meet with some of you after the concert. You are an incredible group and I do hope I have the chance to hear you again in the future. I sing with a choir in Galway so really appreciated your performance. Wishing you a very happy time in Ireland and may you return to our shores again.
Thank you all again for an incredible experience.
Joan Armitage
Galway Baroque Singers