The Hibernian Orchestra’s "Summer Promenade" 2008
17th June - the National Concert Hall, Dublin"
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The Hibernian Orchestra’s “ Summer Promenade” presented by Vita at the
National Concert Hall, Dublin, captivated the audience and held them
spellbound to the end.
This was Vita’s first partnership with The Hibernian Orchestra to present a
concert. The orchestra has run several similar successful events with the
Adelaide Hospital, Oxfam Ireland and The Tallaght Hospital.
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Artistic director, John Finucane conducted the orchestra, the programme included:
Maurice Ravel, La Valse
Maurice Ravel, Piano Concerto in G (Soloist: Finghin Collins, piano)
Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel) |
Founded in 1981, Hibernian Orchestra (formerly Hibernian Chamber Orchestra)
is now recognised as one of the leading voluntary orchestras in the country.
The players come from a variety of backgrounds. As well as music teachers
and music students, the orchestra includes many pre-professionals, musicians
pursuing other careers, and increasingly players who were trained across the
world and who are now resident and working in Ireland. The orchestra, under
the baton of John Finucane, presents between six and seven programmes each
season based on weekly rehearsals that take place between September and June
in Blackrock College, Co Dublin
The orchestra has performed extensively in Dublin and increasingly is
bringing music to regional towns across Ireland. The orchestra's repertoire
stretches across the musical spectrum, ranging from early works to newly
commissioned pieces. In the 1999-2000 season the orchestra played everything
from Sibelius to Bach and finished the year with a performance live on RTÉ
Lyric FM as part of its Radio Féile festival.
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