Clontarf Coffee Concerts

Fresh coffee and classical music - a perfect combination!
Come and enjoy a relaxing afternoon of piano, organ and violin music performed by Rodney Baldwin and Bjarke Gundersen. Coffee and cakes served before the performance.

Our sincere thanks to David O'Shea for a wonderful afternoon recital of Bach's music. His performance brought Bach's compositions to life; thank you David for sharing your talent with us.

Wednesday, 1st April at 7.30pm.

The Sandford and St Philip’s Choral Union will perform the oratorio The Passion of Our Lord According to St Mark, by the Irish composer Charles Wood (1866-1926). Admission free with retiring collection.

Get ready for an afternoon recital of music presented by David O'Shea on Organ and Piano. Coffee and cake served before the concert. See you there!

David O’Shea PhD MMus BMus FRCO LTCL enjoys a busy musical career as a keyboard-player, conductor, researcher and educator. He began his musical studies with Rodney Baldwin at the North Dublin School of Music, and continued his education at the DIT Conservatory of Music (BMus), University of Cambridge (MMus), and Trinity College, Dublin (PhD). He studied the organ with several teachers, including Douglas Hollick and the late Peter Sweeney, and has attended many masterclasses. He is one of the few Fellows of the Royal College of Organists in Ireland.

David was organist of Clontarf and Scots from 2006 until 2011. Since then, he has been organist of the grouped parishes of Sandford Parish Church, Ranelagh, and St Philip’s, Milltown, where he coordinates a busy musical programme and directs the parish Choral Union. David performs frequently as a soloist and accompanist in many venues around Ireland, and has also given concerts in the UK, mainland Europe and the USA.

David is Education & Outreach Officer with Pipeworks, and has taught in all the third-level music departments in Dublin. He has written and lectured extensively on the topic of organ and choral music in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His book The Choral Foundation of the Chapel Royal, Dublin Castle, 1814–1922 is published by the Boydell Press, and another book, Sandford Church: A History, 1826–2026 will be published this summer.

David is delighted to return to the organ bench in Clontarf and Scots to present a recital of music by his favourite composer, J. S. Bach.

Tickets available on Eventbrite or payable at door 🎼🎹

What a fantastic concert! Thank you to The Garda Ladies Choir, The PSNI Ladies Choir and The Garda Band for a wonderful evening of music and enjoyment.

Come and enjoy a night of unforgettable performances with a variety of music from classical to contemporary pieces There will be something for everyone to enjoy at this concert. Tickets may be purchased on Eventbritehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/1255028527109?aff=oddtdtcreator

Join us on Sat at 3pm. Doors open 2:15pm

Concert next Sat 5th Oct. Doors will now open at 2:15. Come along and enjoy. Something for everyone. 🙂