1988 75th anniversary concert

75th Anniversary Celebration Concert SOLOISTS and CHORUS with THE ARMY NO. 1 BAND (By kind permission o f the Minister fo r Defence)

MOUNT ARGUS CHURCH HAROLDS CROSS DUBLIN 6 FRIDAY, 8th JANUARY, 1988 at 8 p.m.

SOLOISTS NIAMH MURRAY TED RYAN LUCY LANE FRANK O’BRIEN PETER LEWIS ROBERT McKEVITT PATRICK CAMPBELL MARIE CULLITON CECILIA REDMOND

SOPRANO TENOR CONTRALTO BARITONE BARITONE BASS BARITONE SOPRANO CONTRALTO

CHORUS MEN

LADIES M argaret McAllister Emeir Barnes Angela McBrien Lynn Branagan Michelle O ’Byrne Glynis Casson Antoinette C arroll Deirdre M cCarthy M arie Culliton Orla Cunningham M argaret Dickson C atriona Dunican Susan Dowdall Dym pna Egar Deirdre Fitzgerald Michelle Foynes Nuala C arton Eileen Gildea Anne Gorm an Dodo O ’Hagan

Patricia Hough Jo a n Kavanagh M arie Kelly C atherine M artin M arian Megannety M ary Neville Iris Neylan Katherine Noonan Sandra Om an Brid Reddin Cecilia Redm ond Justine O ’Reilly Catherine Ryan Eva Staveley Catherine Timoney M argaret Timoney Eileen Wall M argot W oods Pauline W oods Sally Young

COMPERE ACCOMPANIST CHORUS MASTER MUSICAL DIRECTOR THE ARMY NO. 1 BAND CONDUCTOR

Noel Byrne Alfie Branagan Dom Carroll Eddie Corry Denis Deasy Sean Dooney Eam on E aton Michael McFall Tony Fitzpatrick P a t G arton Brendan Galvin Barney G orm an Joe Griffin Merven Grealey

Eddie Guilmartin Sean Hogan Henry Kennedy Denis Letrhy Peter Lewis M ark M urray Gerry Noonan C iaran Ryan Ray Ryan L arry Shelly Billy Blood Smyth Tony Sweeny W ilfred Weir P a t Yeates

PATRICK CAMPBELL BRID GRANT HEATHER HEUSON GEAROID GRANT :

CAPT. BRENDAN POWER

(By kind permission o f the Minister for Defence) LIGHTING SOUND BOOKING SECRETARY CO-ORDINATION & STAGING

RAY COBBAN DES DAVENPORT CATHERINE RYAN TONY SWEENY BRENDAN GALVIN NORA O’ROURKE

PROGRAMME Opening March: “ W ELLINGTON” (Zehie)..................................................................................Band “ MIKADO M EDLEY” (Gilbert & Sullivan)................ Band, Chorus & Soloists “ CAVATINA” (The Deer H unter).......................................................... Lucy Lane

Duet: “ WINGS OF SLEEP” (Novello)............................. Lucy Lane & Niamh Murray “ ROGERS & H A R T” M edley.........................................................Band & Chorus “ MY HEART & I” (Old C helsea)............................................................. Ted Ryan “ HALLELUJAH CHORUS” (H andel)........................................Band & Chorus *

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“ GONDOLIERS MEDLEY” (Gilbert & Sullivan).. . Band, Chorus & Soloists “ EVEN BRAVEST H EA R T” (G ounod)......................................Frank O’Brien

Duet: “ WANTING YOU” (Rom berg)....................... Frank O’Brien & Niamh Murray A TRIBUTE TO JUDY G A R L A N D .................................................................Band GRAND M ARCH FINALE ACT II AIDA (Verdi)................... Band & Chorus “ LAUGHING SONG” (Strauss)................................................... Niamh Murray

Duet: “ THE M OON HATH RAISED” (B alfe).................Frank O’Brien & Ted Ryan “ JAMES BOND 007” (B arry)............................................................................Band

Finale: BATTLE HYMN OF THE R E PU B L IC ...................................... Band & Chorus

THE RATHMINES & RATHGAR MUSICAL SOCIETY

This concert begins a year of celebration for the Society to mark 75 years of unbroken musical activity. Each spring and autumn since its foundation in 1913, the R & R has presented operettas and musical shows in the Gaiety Theatre and more recently, in the National Concert Hall. These have brought immeasurable pleasure to our audience and the high standards of the Society have made it the leading musical society in Ireland.

It is recognised that the R & R has been a major organisation in the cultural and artistic life of Dublin and has afforded an opportunity to many singers to develop their talents in a disciplined musical and theatrical environment. The enjoyment in being part of the Society, as it grows and develops new musical concepts, is a great challenge to the present membership, which it welcomes.

The Society thanks most sincerely Fr. Brian d ’Arcy, his staff and the Community of Mount Argus for their wonderful help and co­ operation in presenting this concert.

Our thanks to the Minister and Department of Defence for consenting to the attendance of the Army No. 1 Band.

To Captain Brendan Power and the members of the Army No. 1 Band our grateful thanks and appreciation for joining with the Society to celebrate its 75th Anniversary.