Thursday 21 August 2008, at 8.00 pm
Raymond O'Donnell
Raymond O'Donnell has been director of music
at Galway Cathedral since January 1994. A native of Dublin, he studied
organ at Dublin’s Pro-Cathedral, under Gerard Gillen, where he was
organ scholar for three years. He studied music and mathematical physics
at NUI Maynooth, graduating in 1991 with a first-class honours MA in organ
interpretation and performance; while an undergraduate he spent a year
on scholarship to University of Louisville, Kentucky, for advanced organ
studies under Melvin Dickenson. He has attended masterclasses with Daniel
Roth, Marie-Claire Alain, Ben Van Oosten and others. Before coming to
Galway he was director of sacred music at Clongowes Wood College in Co.
Kildare. He performs regularly as both soloist and accompanist in Ireland
and abroad. During the past academic year he has returned to NUI Maynooth
as a part-time lecturer. In addition to his musical career he has an active
interest in software development, and also holds a private pilot’s
license.
Alexandre Guilment (1837-1911)
Sonata no. 1 in D minor
- Introduction & allegro
- Pastorale
- FinalCésar Franck (1822-1890)
Prélude, fugue & variation, op. 18Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Symphonie Gothique, op. 70
- Moderato
- Andante sostenuto
- Allegro
- Moderato