<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Newsletter – Summer 2013</b></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">It might not quite feel like it, but Summer is here and it’s time for another issue of the Mornington newsletter!</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">As ever, we’d like to begin by thanking all our friends for turning out to support us at our last concert, “Dreams of Springtime”, in March in the beautiful surrounds of City Hall, Dublin.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Since then, quite a lot has happened. First up, we were very privileged to welcome the amazing Dr. Róisín Blunnie as our guest conductor for this term, while our musical director Dr. Orla Flangan takes maternity leave. Having recently completed her PhD, Róisín brings to the choir her own wealth of experience and sense of musical style. Then came the wonderful news of the birth of Hugh Michael on the 20th of April! We are so happy for Orla and Arthur and wish them all the very best.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">On the 13th of May we travelled to the Navan Choral Festival, where under Róisín’s guidance, we achieved first place in both the Sacred Music category and then in the Choir of the Year final!</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">And now for news of our upcoming concerts in Dublin and Galway.....</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 14px/normal 'Lucida Grande';color:rgb(128,9,6)"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>Summer Concert: De Profundis</b></span><span style><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>8pm, Saturday 8th June, 2013 at Trinity College Chapel, Dublin (€15/€10)*</b></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>8pm Saturday 15th June, 2013 at St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway (€12/€8)</b></span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">For our next concert, the Mornington Singers and conductor Róisín Blunnie present <b>De Profundis</b>, a programme of dramatic sacred music by composers from the 16th to the 21st century. As the concert title suggests, the tone is dark; themes of grief, fear, pain, anger, betrayal and reproach dominate, though occasional moments of tranquillity and tenderness provide some relief.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><b>PROGRAMME </b></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Timor et tremor (1564)<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Vide Homo (1594)<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">O vos omnes (1603)<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">De profundis clamavi (1964)<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Vic Nees (1936-2013)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Taaveti Laulud (1923; exc.) <span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Popule meus (1934)<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Lajos Bardos (1899-1986)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Timor et tremor (2002)<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Gyorgy Orban (1947-)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">When David Heard (1999)<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Eric Whitacre (1970-)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Abendlied (1855)<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">The Conversion of Saul (2002)<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Z. Randall Stroope (1953-)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Jezus es a Kufarok (1934)<span class="" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Zoltan Kodaly (1882-1967)</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Tickets may be purchased on our website: <a href="http://morningtonsingers.eventbrite.ie/"><span style>http://morningtonsingers.eventbrite.ie</span></a></span><span style> </span><span style="letter-spacing:0px">or at the door.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">* Early Bird rates of €13/€8 apply until the 2nd of June.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Following on from some successful competitions we ran towards the end of 2012, we are pleased to announce two new ways to grab yourself a delicious Dinner for Two.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">For our upcoming concerts above, all tickets that are purchased online via <a href="http://morningtonsingers.eventbrite.ie/"><span style>http://morningtonsingers.eventbrite.ie</span></a> will go into a draw for a Dinner for 2 at <b>Milano’s, Clarion Quay</b> (for tickets bought for the Dublin concert), or a Sunday Lunch at the <b>Harbour Hotel, Galway</b> (for tickets bought for the Galway concert). Every ticket purchased will represent one chance in the draw. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Good luck!</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Do you love keeping in touch with the world within Twitter’s 140 character limits? Have you your favourite stars you like to keep in touch with like Graham Norton (@grahnort), God (@TheTweetOfGod) or Ailie Blunnie (@AilieBlunnie)?</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">If so, why not follow us! (@<b>mornington_sing</b>). </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Twitter is everywhere right now and continues to gain momentum, and we are making sure to be a part of it by connecting with many other like-minded musical communities and individuals. Do join us! </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">If you’re a Facebook fan and are not already Liking our page, please do! It’s a great way to keep up with all our news and gossip, and our Event invitations will make sure you never miss out on a concert.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/morningtonsingers">https://www.facebook.com/morningtonsingers</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">On behalf of the choir, I would like to thank you all for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming events.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;font:normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Lucida Grande'"><span style="letter-spacing:0px">Have a great summer!</span></p>
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