WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE
PIPEWORKS AT THE MOVIES: film music transcriptions with Stuart Nicholson, Master of the Music at St Patrick’s Cathedral, performed by Stuart Nicolson and Harry Meehan.
Venue: St Patrick’s Cathedral, Saint Patrick's Close, Dublin D08 H6X3
Time: 7:30pm​
Pipeworks begins the 2025 festival with a concert with a difference!
Well known as an arranger, aided and abetted by Pipeworks Chair Harry Meehan, Stuart Nicholson will perform a block busting concert of your favourite movie themes, heard as never before in his own arrangements for organ solo and duet. Superman, Star Wars, Interstellar, Independence Day and many more feature in this unique concert!
Tickets: €20 / €15 concession / €10 student
THURSDAY 19 JUNE
YOUNG ORGANISTS' PLATFORM
Venue: Church of the Immaculate Conception (Adam and Eve’s), 4 Merchant's Quay, Dublin, D08 XY19
Time: 1:10pm
​Some of Ireland’s finest young organists will present an assorted programme in the Church of the Immaculate Conception (Adam and Eve’s), Merchants’ Quay. An opportunity to support and enjoy the next generation of organists!
Tickets: €5
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MORNINGTON SINGERS, Orla Flanagan, conductor
Venue: Christ Church Cathedral, Christchurch Pl, Wood Quay, Dublin, D08 TF98
Time: 8pm
​Renowned and multiple award winning Dublin based chamber choir, directed by Orla Flanagan, the Mornington Singers will present a varied programme of choral favourites in the beautiful surroundings of Christ Church Cathedral.
Tickets: €20 / €15 concession / €10 student
FRIDAY 20 JUNE
​​​LUNCHTIME RECITAL BY CLAUDIA GRINNELL in partnership with Sandford Summer Recitals
Venue: Sandford Church, Sandford Rd, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 A9P8
Time: 1:10pm
​Outstanding young English organist Claudia Grinnell, recently appointed Director of Music at Bury St Edmunds Cathedral, will present a varied programme showcasing the recently rebuilt instrument in Sandford Parish Church.
Donations welcome
CELEBRITY ORGAN RECITAL BY MARTIN BAKER
Venue: Whitefriar Street Church, 56 Aungier St, Dublin 2, D02 YF57
Time: 7:30pm
​Universally hailed as one of the leading organists of his generation, Martin Baker held various posts in London, latterly as Master of the Music in Westminster Cathedral. His programme in Whitefriars will showcase the many facets of the instrument and will include an improvisation, a skill for which he is especially renowned.
€20 / €15 concession / €10 student
SATURDAY 21JUNE
​LUNCHTIME TALK - John Butt in conversation with Andrew Johnstone
Venue: Public Theatre (Examination Hall), Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2,
D02 PN40
Time: 2pm
​​Admission free, booking required.
ORGAN RECITAL BY JOHN BUTT
Venue: Public Theatre (Examination Hall), Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, D02 PN40
Time: 6pm
John Butt is one of the world’s leading performer-scholars: his ensemble The Dunedin Consort is feted as a leading early music ensemble, performing all over the world. His programme on the 2018 Goetze and Gwynne instrument will explore various facets of the early organ repertoire.
Tickets: €20 / €15 concession / €10 student
SUNDAY 22 JUNE
RECITAL BY ANNA-VICTORIA BALTRUSCH
Venue: St Michael's Church, Marine Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin A96K6C9
In partnership with Dún Laoghaire Organ Concerts
Time: 8pm
​We are excited to welcome and co-present multiple award winning recitalist Anna Victoria Baltrusch to close this year’s festival, and we are also delighted to be returning to St Michael’s Church, partnering with the venerable recital series, Dún Laoghaire Organ Concerts. Anna’s programme will feature masterpieces of the baroque including music by J S Bach, Scarlatti and Handel.
Tickets: €15 / €10 concession
PIPEWORKS 2025 FESTIVAL MASTERCLASS SERIES
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THURSDAY 19 JUNE
MASTERCLASS WITH MARTIN BAKER
Venue: Church of the Immaculate Conception (Adam and Eve's)
Time: 3pm
Renowned improviser Martin Baker will share his expertise in the art of improvisation with participants
€20 per playing participant (free for observers)
FRIDAY 20 JUNE
MASTERCLASS WITH CLAUDIA GRINNELL
Venue: Sandford Parish Church
Time: 3pm
€20 per playing participant (free for observers)
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SATURDAY 21 JUNE
MASTERCLASS WITH ANNA-VICTORIA BALTRUSCH
Venue: Church of the Immaculate Conception (Adam and Eve's)
Time: 10am
Participants are invited to play works of German Romantic composers (Mendelssohn, Liszt, Brahms, Reger, Karg-Elert, et al)
€20 per playing participant (free for observers)
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MASTERCLASS WITH JOHN BUTT
Venue: Trinity College, Dublin Exam Hall
Time: 3pm
Participants are invited to play works of J. S. Bach, or any other music of the Renaissance or Baroque period.
€20 per playing participant (free for observers)
ORGANISTS WISHING TO PLAY IN ANY OF THE MASTERCLASSES SHOULD CONTACT DAVID O'SHEA: educationpipeworks@gmail.com​