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St. Colman's Cathedral

80 Years
of Recitals

Eurocarillon
2003

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Welcome to St.Colman's Carillon website.

St. Colman's Cathedral

The carillon is located in the magnificent St. Colman's Cathedral overlooking Cobh town and Cork Harbour. This beautiful setting is appropriate for an instrument that is considered one of the best examples of its genre. The 49-bell Carillon of St. Colman's Cathedral in Cobh is the only such instrument in this country and is the largest in Ireland and Britain. It also includes Ireland's largest bell, named St. Colman (3.6 tons). The carillon is played from a console within the belfry, consisting of a keyboard and a pedalboard. The action is completely mechanical and there is no artificial assist.

 

86th Summer Recital Season 2013

Free hour-long recitals will take place on Sundays at 4.30 p.m. from May to September and are usually given by Adrian Gebruers KSG, Cathedral Carillonneur.

As always, there will also be a number of guest recitals presented by leading international carillonneurs, as follows:-

  • Sunday July 7th: Treasa Edmonds (Ireland). UCC graduate, first recipient of the Staf Gebruers Memorial Award, currently pursuing further studies at the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen (Belgium).
  • Sunday July 14th: Pascaline Flamme (Belgium). City Carillonneur of Tournai (Belgium).
  • Sunday July 21st: John Ridgeway-Wood (England). Principal Carillonneur of the new Carillon of York Minster (England).
  • Sunday August 4th: Anne Kroeze (The Netherlands). Prize-winning Carillonneur of Emmeloord (The Netherlands).
  • Sunday August 25th: Special Recital to mark National Heritage Week.
  • Sunday September 15th: Treasa Edmonds (Ireland).

    The Gathering
    "With thunderous greeting in heavens o'er meeting
    The bells of St Colman's are calling me home.    "
    - Bryan MacMahon (1909-1998)

    In 2013 we extend a warm welcome to family and friends visiting St Colman's Cathedral in this year of The Gathering.

    Full programme details available at the Cathedral at time of recitals. A closed-circuit system is in operation showing the carillonneur playing the instrument. This can be viewed inside the Cathedral at the base of the tower – turn right as you enter through the main door.

    Grant aided by the Arts Council, Cork County Council and the Cobh Town Council.

    Log on to:-

  • The Cobh Carillon website at: http://homepage.eircom.net/~adriangebruers
  • The World Carillon Federation website at: http://www.carillon.org

    Guided tours of the Cathedral take place on Sunday afternoons and at other times by arrangement. Please call 021-4813222 during office hours for details.

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    Technical comments/enquiries to the webmaster. Copyright Cormac Gebruers, May 2013.