BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sabre//Sabre VObject 3.5.3//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:19701025T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:BST DTSTART:19700329T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event_190052@members.belfastphilharmonic.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241019T194500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241019T214500 SUMMARY:This Shining Night DESCRIPTION:\nJoin us for a spectacular evening as we launch our 150th anni versary season with a concert inspired by light\, outer space and the nigh t sky!\n\nWe invite you to experience the power of voices that have resona ted through the heart of Belfast for 150 years and highlights will include :\n\n- James Whitbourn'\;s The Seven Heavens (commissioned for the 140t h anniversary)\n\nJames Whitbourn was an internationally-renowned composer recognised by The Observer as &ldquo\;a truly original communicator in mo dern British choral music&rdquo\;. A graduate of Magdalen College\, Univer sity of Oxford\, his career in music began in the BBC\, for whom he has wo rked as composer\, \;conductor\, producer and presenter. \;His cho ral works have been performed in many prestigious venues\, and have been p resented on acclaimed recordings\, including six complete discs of his cho ral music.\n\n- Howard Skempton'\;s He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven (commissioned for the 125th anniversary)\n\nHoward Skempton \;is a pro fessional composer whose works have been published by Oxford University Pr ess since 1994. \; His best known work is "\;Lento"\; (1990)\, commissioned by the BBC for the BBC Symphony Orchestra and was performed at 2010 BBC Proms. The Oxford University Press website includes discograph y\, a biography and details of recent compositions. \; He is an Honora ry Member of the Royal Academy of Music.  \;In July 2018\, Howard rece ived an honorary award (Doctor of Music) from Bath Spa University. Howard has continued to compose choral music\, including an Advent antiphon for M erton College Oxford and anthems for Chester and Wells Cathedrals. \;\ n\n- Movements from Morten Lauridsen'\;s Nocturnes\n\nMorten Lauridsen& nbsp\;is an American composer and conductor of Danish descent. He has been professor of composition at the University of Southern California for ove r 40 years and was awarded the prestigious US &lsquo\;National Medal of Ar ts&rsquo\; in 2007. His compositions include seven song-cycles\, which hav e become cherished repertoire for choirs the world over. His setting of O Magnum Mysterium is now one of the most frequently performed Christmas cho ral compositions written during the past 30 years.\n\n- Movements from Ela ine Hagenberg'\;s Illuminare\n\nElaine Hagenberg is an American compose r whose music &ldquo\;soars with eloquence and ingenuity&rdquo\; (ACDA Cho ral Journal). Her compositions are performed worldwide and frequently feat ured at American Choral Directors Association conferences\, All-State fest ivals\, Carnegie Hall\, and other distinguished international concert hall s throughout Europe\, Australia\, South America\, and Asia. In addition to composing full-time\, Elaine actively engages in bringing her music to li fe as the guest artist and featured clinician for professional conferences and festivals both in the U.S. and abroad as a composer\, conductor\, and accompanist of her work.\n\nCome celebrate our exciting anniversary with us as we embark on another year of inspiring performances!\n\nThanks to Fr Michael Sheehan and the congregation at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church f or their support of this event.\n\nExternal website related to this event: http://www.drumbocarryduff.ie/\n\nFor full event details\, visit: https:/ /www.belfastphilharmonic.org.uk/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=190052 LOCATION:Immaculate Heart of Mary Church\, Knockbracken Drive\, Carryduff\, BT8 8EX URL:https://www.belfastphilharmonic.org.uk/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events& id=190052 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR