SUMMER SCHOOL 2014
ICMA Summer School 2014. Last year's course was a great success. Numbers were up and many people commented on how much they liked the new format.
THEME FOR SUMMER SCHOOL 2014 – The Joy of the Gospel
Each year the summer school focuses on a special theme and develops its liturgies, together with its music around it. Last year, we took Evangelii Gaudium - The Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation on the proclamation of the Gospel in today’s world. As we launched out into a new era of the Irish Church Music Summer School, we hoped that we brought ‘a joy ever new, a joy which is shared’ through our sharing of the Word and singing our song. We were invited to a renewed and revitalised 45th Summer School just as Pope Francis has ‘invited all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ.’
ICMA Summer School 2014. Last year's course was a great success. Numbers were up and many people commented on how much they liked the new format.
THEME FOR SUMMER SCHOOL 2014 – The Joy of the Gospel
Each year the summer school focuses on a special theme and develops its liturgies, together with its music around it. Last year, we took Evangelii Gaudium - The Joy of the Gospel, Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation on the proclamation of the Gospel in today’s world. As we launched out into a new era of the Irish Church Music Summer School, we hoped that we brought ‘a joy ever new, a joy which is shared’ through our sharing of the Word and singing our song. We were invited to a renewed and revitalised 45th Summer School just as Pope Francis has ‘invited all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ.’
The following photographs and videos give an account of the work, music-making, liturgies, tutorials and fun times that make up the ICMA Summer School.
THIS YEAR'S DIRECTOR, DAVID SAINT
Last year's Director was David Saint, Organist and Music Director at St. Chad's Cathedral in Birmingham and Acting Principal of the Birmingham Conservatoire.
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What was new last year? Our NEW GENERATION YOUTH CHOIR.
Our young visitors enjoyed themselves immensely and led a wonderful Liturgy on Saturday Evening.
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The following tutorials were included in the 2014 course. There was a big change this year in that there was a facility for everyone to attend each one of the four tutorials.
1. PARISH REPERTOIRE: FR. PAUL KENNY PAUL SUPPLIED US WITH A WONDERFUL REPERTOIRE OF MASS SETTINGS, SEASONAL MUSIC, RITUAL MUSIC AND LOTS OF IDEAS TO TAKE BACK WITH US TO OUR PARISHES. 
2. LINKING SCHOOL AND PARISH MUSIC: MARIAN GAYNOR
MARIAN WAS SURPRISED BY A VISIT FROM THE NATIONWIDE TEAM! |
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THIS LINKING SCHOOL AND PARISH TUTORIAL WAS NEW LAST YEAR. THE NEW FIRST COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION PROGRAMMES MEAN THAT THE PREPARATION FOR THESE SACRAMENTS IS MUCH MORE PARISH BASED THAN BEFORE. MARIAN GAVE US A REPERTOIRE OF TWENTY-NINE LOVELY HYMNS SUITABLE FOR ALL OCCASIONS WHERE ADULTS AND CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO SING TOGETHER. |
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3. CHOIR SKILLS: DAVID SAINT
DAVID SHARED HIS CONSIDERABLE CONDUCTING SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WITH BOTH BEGINNERS AND SEASONED CONDUCTORS AND WE ALL TOOK AWAY SOMETHING FROM HIS CLASSES. HOWEVER, NOBODY WANTED TO BE THE FIRST GUINEA-PIG! WE WAITED....... AND SOMEBODY CAME TO THE RESCUE! 
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COLLECTIVE SIGH OF RELIEF! THANK YOU DEREK!
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4. PSALMS IN THE LITURGY: JOHN O'KEEFFE
JOHN GAVE A SELECTION OF PSALMS OLD AND NEW AND INTRODUCED PARTICIPANTS TO THE BEAUTY OF PSALMODY. NO EXCUSES NOW FOR NOT SINGING THE PSALMS, WITH HIS FINE COLLECTION OF ENTRANCE, RESPONSORIAL AND COMMUNION PSALMS, ALONG WITH PSALMS FOR MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER AND FOR THE THE RECEPTION OF REMAINS AT A FUNERAL.
JOHN GAVE A SELECTION OF PSALMS OLD AND NEW AND INTRODUCED PARTICIPANTS TO THE BEAUTY OF PSALMODY. NO EXCUSES NOW FOR NOT SINGING THE PSALMS, WITH HIS FINE COLLECTION OF ENTRANCE, RESPONSORIAL AND COMMUNION PSALMS, ALONG WITH PSALMS FOR MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER AND FOR THE THE RECEPTION OF REMAINS AT A FUNERAL.
ORGAN TUTORIALS: JOHN McCANN, ÉANNA McKENNA, REGINA DEACY
THANKS TO JEFFERS OF BANDON FOR THEIR GENEROSITY IN SUPPLYING ALL ORGANS AND KEYBOARDS FOR OUR COURSE!
THANKS TO JEFFERS OF BANDON FOR THEIR GENEROSITY IN SUPPLYING ALL ORGANS AND KEYBOARDS FOR OUR COURSE!
CANTOR TUTOR: SARAH WALDRON
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SARAH TRAINED ALL OUR TALENTED CANTORS FOR THE VARIOUS LITURGIES
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CANTOR AOIFE DALY PRACTISING WITH ACCOMPANIST CIARÁN COLL
OUR LITURGIES
 ACOLYTES PREPARE
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FESTIVE EUCHARIST
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SR. MOIRA LEADS EVENING PRAYER
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BISHOP PATRICIA STOREY AND FR. TURLOUGH BAXTER (ICMA CHAIRPERSON)
On Saturday evening Bishop Storey, of Meath and Kildare, was the speaker at our Solemn Vespers.
On Saturday evening Bishop Storey, of Meath and Kildare, was the speaker at our Solemn Vespers.
DAVID SAINT, BISHOP PATRICIA STOREY AND FR. TURLOUGH BAXTER
THANKS TO FR. DANNY MURPHY OF THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR LITURGY FOR ALL HIS HELP TO THE ICMA
AND NOW FOR THE FUN......OUR QUIZ NIGHT! AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S ALL TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY. FABULOUS PRIZES! AFTER ALL DOESN'T EVERYONE YEARN FOR A PENCIL ON A STRING AROUND THE NECK?
