DONA NOBIS PACEM: A Concert for Ukraine in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin
Friday 15th April, 2022 at 7:30pm
A special concert – DONA NOBIS PACEM: A Concert for Ukraine will take place at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin on Good Friday, 15th April 2022, in response to the Irish Red Cross’ Ukraine Appeal to aid those affected by the ongoing attacks on Ukraine and to support displaced families seeking asylum in Ireland.
Tickets are on sale now at stpatrickscathedral.ie/ukraine to anyone wishing to show their support through their contributions to a night of beautiful peaceful programming. Proceeds go to the Irish Red Cross, who will be taking donations in the Cathedral on the evening for those in need of urgent assistance.
The Cathedral choir will perform one of the best loved choral works of all time, Requiem by Gabriel Fauré, alongside works by 2 other Parisian composers Maurice Duruflé and Louis Vierne. The choir will be accompanied by Master of the Music, Mr Stuart Nicholson, the Organist and Assistant Master of the Music, Mr David Leigh, and Mr Jeffrey Ledwidge on bass. The programme is as follows:
Gabriel FAURÉ (1845-1924)
REQUIEM
Introit et Kyrie
Offertory
Sanctus
Pie Jesu
Agnus Dei
Libera me
In Paradisum
Maurice DURUFLÉ (1902-86)
Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain
Louis VIERNE (1870-1937)
MESSE SOLENNELLE
Kyrie Eleison
Gloria
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Dr William Morton, Dean of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, is delighted that the Cathedral is hosting the concert in support of the Ukraine Crisis Appeal of The Irish Red Cross, and is most grateful to Mr Nicholson, Mr Leigh, Mr Ledwidge and to the members of the Choir for their support with this initiative in response to what is a major humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
“Over the last 800 years the ancient walls of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral have witnessed generations of people who have come in times of trouble to seek refuge, to seek hope and to seek reassurance, and to offer their prayers for those who need them most.
I’m appealing to the people of Dublin, and of Ireland, to come along to this concert, and by standing steadfast in solidarity with our neighbours in Ukraine, to show the world the resilience, the tolerance and the neighbourliness that make us what we are, and, at the same time, to raise some money to respond to the plight of those struggling so hard in the cruel face of war and aggression.”
Ahead of directing the evening, Master of Music Mr Stuart Nicholson says: “The Cathedral’s Music department regularly gives concerts in aid of charity, whether local, national or international. Having seen the horrifying scenes in Ukraine and the mass exodus of refugees, we really wanted to do what we could help the relief by doing what we do best….perform.
We decided to include Fauré’s much loved Requiem in our concert for Ukraine. Not only is it one of the most recognisable pieces of choral music ever written, it is also, unlike many of the larger scales settings of the Requiem Mass which tend to lean towards the dreadful days of judgments, ultimately about finding peace.”
The Book of Peace will be available for all to sign, and donations to the Irish Red Cross can be made either by cash or card on the night. We hope to welcome you so that we might share this evening of peace together through a beautifully assembled selection of incredible music.
