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Programme for Grand Finale

Here is the programme for the Grand Finale concert of Sunday August 16th last which was streamed live on the web. I had intended on putting it up before the concert but that proved impossible due to the amount of other work which took priority.

• “Two Egwali” (L. Beethoven)
  “Andante & Minuetto (W. Mozart)
  “Ronde et Salterelle” (Tielman Susato)
  Performed by the Brass Ensemble. Leader: Dennis Miller
• “The Blues Brothers Revue” (Jay Bocook)
  “Mamma Mia” (Michael Brown)
  Performed by SMS Wind Band. Conductor: Fred Hannaford
• “Petite Sinfonie” – 1st Movement (Gounod)
  Performed by SMS Wind Ensemble
• “Pictures at an Exhibition” (Mussorgsky)
  • “Promenade”
  • “The Gnome”

  Performed by SMS Senior Orchestra. Conductor: Josef Calef

• “La Clemenza di Tito, ‘Parto, Parto’” (W.A. Mozart)
  Performed by Roisin Walshe (Soprano)
• “Reformation Symphony” (Mendelssohn)
  • “Andante & Chorale”

  Performed by SMS Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bruce Dunn.

I N T E R V A L

• “Danny Boy” (traditional)
  Performed by Fiona Last (Oboe), Margaret Cleary (Bassoon), James Hodges (Bassoon), Alex Walker (Bassoon)
• “Mary Rose” (Anita Hewitt-Jones)
  “Musette” (J.S. Bach, arr. Edward Jurey)
  Performed by SMS Intermediate String Ensemble. Conductor: Edmond Dwan
• “Mo Ghile Mear” (traditional)
  “The Song of the Chanter” (traditional)
  “Slow Irish Air” (traditional)
  Polkas: “The Kerry Polka” / “Ryan’s Polka” (traditional)
  Jigs: “Saddle the Pony” / “The Blackthorn Stick” (traditional)
  Performed by SMS Irish Trad Music Group. Director: Christina Vaughan
• “Consolation in D^b Major” (F. Liszt)
  Performed by Paul O’Gorman (Piano)
• “The Metronome” (L. Beethoven)
  Performed by Eavan Kane & Aifric McArdle (Piano duet)
• “Flute Concerto” – 2nd Movement (Reinecke)
  Performed by Deirdre Stack Marques (Flute), Allardyce Mallon (Piano)
• “Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5″ (Brahms)
  “The Pink Panther” (H. Mancini)
  Performed by SMS Flute Ensemble. Conductors: Tanja Fritschi, Myra Bennett
• “Toy Symphony” – 3rd Movement (J. Haydn)
  Performed by SMS Senior Orchestra. Conductor: Josef Calef.

Unfortunately Edmond Dwan could not be with us on the day as he had a prior musical engagement of considerable significance in Kilkenny. In his absence, Joanne Cater conducted the SMS Intermediate String Ensemble.

The live streaming of this concert has been saved and will be made available on the Summer Music on the Shannon web site as soon as it has been edited. This will take several weeks.