Notre Dame organist to perform on historic Co Down instrument

A world-renowned organist, who played astatine the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral successful Paris, is to execute connected a historical restored instrumentality successful Co Down.

The organ astatine the Portico of Ards, an arts centre successful Portaferry, is to instrumentality centre signifier successful a bid of philharmonic performances this twelvemonth ranging from creation to baroque.

Its versatility volition beryllium featured successful a fig of events, including the Feel Good Festival successful March and the venue’s classical programme, which runs passim the year.

The historical organ astatine Portico of Ards is simply a captious portion of our philharmonic heritage, it has an unmatched quality to make a consciousness of warmth and transportation with audiences

Neil McClure, Portico of Ards

Olivier Latry, 1 of the nonmigratory organists astatine Notre Dame Cathedral, volition play a fig of his ain improvisations arsenic good arsenic classical standards including Bach astatine a performance connected June 1.

Latry was the past instrumentalist to play Notre Dame’s celebrated Grand Organ earlier the cathedral was severely damaged by occurrence successful 2019 and the archetypal to play the restored instrumentality astatine a ceremonial marking its reopening successful December.

Originally installed successful 1917, the Portico organ was wholly rebuilt and extended successful 2015.

As good arsenic being utilized for concerts, the instrumentality is unfastened to the nationalist to research and play done the usage of a integer guide.

It besides features a pre-recorded enactment of euphony which allows it to play itself.

Much of the instrument’s interior workings person been encased with solid allowing a presumption of its interior workings and its loft has a show illustrating however it works.

At different lawsuit connected March 15, DJ, shaper and organist Reductio volition contiguous The Mashup Dance Event which volition diagnostic house, disco and techno music.

Neil McClure from Portico of Ards said: “The historical organ astatine Portico of Ards is simply a captious portion of our philharmonic heritage, it has an unmatched quality to make a consciousness of warmth and transportation with audiences.

“Visitors are precise intrigued and ever keen to perceive however it sounds – arsenic good arsenic springiness it a spell themselves.

“We are delighted to invited immoderate of the finest planetary artists to execute connected this iconic instrument, who volition showcase the organ’s versatility and assistance link it with a wide scope of euphony fans.”

Built successful 1841, the Portico of Ards is simply a people A listed Greek-inspired building. It is utilized each Sunday greeting by the Portaferry Presbyterian congregation.

The organ is based connected the archetypal Evans and Barr 2 manual instrumentality which was installed successful 1917.

In 2015 it was wholly rebuilt and extended, including a caller case, console, model and soundboards.

More accusation is disposable astatine https://www.porticoards.com/.