Poems, Bells and Synths

The Augustinian Church in Shop St, Drogheda possesses a unique Bell Tree of 40 chimes which is used for rituals and masses. The Bell Tree is tuned to C and G pentatonic scales. We will premiere a new work called Sounds from a Cloister using the bells to commemorate 800 years of the Dominican Order in Drogheda (1224-2024).

The piece will be celebratory in nature and will acknowledge the great contribution of the Dominicans to the history of medieval Drogheda and not forgetting the huge contribution of The Augustinian and Franciscan orders. We will integrate into the composition, the sounds of the other church bells of Drogheda i.e. the bells of St. Peter's Church of Ireland, St. Peter's Catholic Church and The Tholsel. The sounds of these bells will be recorded on tape and mixed with the live sounds in the church. This live performance will be accompanied by percussion. We will surround the audience with 'retro synthesiser sounds', percussion and bells thus giving our listeners a unique experience of 'spatial music.'

The performers will be Breifne Holohan, John Mc Crea, Grace Dillon, Trudy Maguire, Martin Shields, Joanne Kierans and Michael Holohan, director.
The composer Breifne Holohan will also perform pieces for electric guitar and electronics from his CD Eastern Passages.
Between the musical items we will feature readings by the widely published Drogheda poets Susan Connolly, Roger Hudson, Emir Ní Daibhís, Paddy Dillon, John O'Rourke and Tom White.

Location:

The Augustinian Church, Shop St, Moneymore, Drogheda. 

Time:

19:30 - 21:30 p.m 

Suitable for all ages, no booking required. 

For details see here