A concert programme following a single summer day from morning to night, with repertoire spanning four centuries. Includes lyrics, translations, performer lists, and notes on the choir and conductor.
This is a concert programme for Meitheal, a community choir from Galway, Ireland. It presents the repertoire for their performance titled 'The Long Day Closes: An Evening of Choral Excellence', which traces a single summer day from dawn to dusk through music.
The programme opens with a welcome message describing the journey from morning brightness through afternoon warmth to evening stillness. It lists the concert repertoire in order, including works by Byrd, Farmer, Mendelssohn, Stanford, Elgar, Finzi, Sullivan, Rheinberger, Brahms, Tallis, Esenvalds, and Holst.
Each piece is introduced with a short note on its composer, historical context, and musical character. Full lyrics are provided for several works, including Byrd's 'Sing Joyfully Unto God', Farmer's 'Fair Phyllis', and Mendelssohn's 'Abschied vom Walde' with both original German and English translation.
The programme lists the choir members by voice part: sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses. It includes a section about the choir, explaining that Meitheal is a community choir open to singers aged 18 and over with no experience required, under the artistic direction of Oran Tobin.
A biography of Oran Tobin describes his training at Cork School of Music and his work as a baritone, conductor, composer, and educator. It notes his role as Artistic Director of Meitheal, Cór Bród and Réalt, and co-founder of Unhinged, the Galway arts organisation that operates Meitheal.