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  • The Three Irish Folktunes for guitar (2003), published by Mel Bay and available on John Feeley's CD Island, have been set as a test piece for the Feis Ceoil (Music Festival) in April.


  • John Feeley, who premiered the composer's Guitar Concerto (2004) in Washington DC, is planning to record an entire CD of Eric's music, including the Guitar Concerto on the Overture Music label.


  • Autumn Music (2005) has been recorded for Regent Records by organist Julian Collings and cellist Rebecca Hewes. see http://www.organistsandchoirs.co.uk


  • Hymn to Gaia (2009), described by Organists Review as /profound and no mere eco-oratorio bowing to the current need for some to be seen (or heard) to be doing something with a topical flavour/, will be performed at Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford, 25th March


  • Eric has been commissioned to write a choral work to celebrate the Tall Ships Festival in June.


  • To mark the bicentenary of Liszt, Eric will give a number of recitals of the composer's organ music. To date these include Cork School of Music 5th March and Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford 16th October.


  • Eric will direct the choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford in a performance of Haydn's Seven Last Words (sung in German) on 20th April and Easter music from Handel's Messiah on 24th April.


  • Eric will play an organ improvisation to the 1928 film Phantom of the Opera at the Kilkenny Arts Festival in August.



 



 

  

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