How do I get to the Pepper Canister Church?

Pepper Canister Church is very central, and can be accessed by DART (12 minute walk from Grand Canal Dock), Luas (18 minute walk from Dawson St), or your preferred South city centre bus service. There is also street parking nearby on Herbert Street and Mount Street Upper. Parking.

Is there assigned seating?

Seating is not assigned, so we advise arriving in plenty of time to have your choice of seats. Doors open at 6pm for the concert start time of 6:30pm.

Will there be programmes available?

We offer free programmes, so you can follow along with full texts and translations of the works being performed. They also make a great keepsake, and some of our regular patrons even collect them! If you don't plan to keep yours, please make sure to recycle it, or return it to us for recycling.

Are there toilet facilities at the Pepper Canister?

As it is an old building, toilet facilities at the Pepper Canister Church are limited. We recommend arriving early to avoid long queues.

What if I arrive late?

Those arriving after the concert start time of 6:30pm may not be admitted, or may need to wait until a break between pieces of music before entering the venue. This is to ensure the best possible concert experience for your fellow audience members.

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The Green Road | Chamber Choir Ireland and Guest Conductor Eamonn Dougan

By Chamber Choir Ireland

Pepper Canister ChurchDublin 2, Dublin

Feb 22, 2025 to Feb 22, 2025

Overview

Join Ireland's national chamber choir for a journey into nature—featuring the world premiere of Eoghan Desmond's 'Guthanna ar an gCnoc'.

This programme will also be performed in Belfast on Sunday 23 February 2025

Led by Eamonn Dougan of The Sixteen, Chamber Choir Ireland explores the beauty of nature and our relationship to the environment in The Green Road.

Cecilia McDowall's The skies in their magnificence is a setting of part of Thomas Traherne’s poem, Wonder, expressing awe and joy at the beauty of the skies.

Kenneth Leighton's setting of God's Grandeur—a poem written by Gerard Manley Hopkins in the aftermath of the Industrial Revolution—marvels at the magnificence of the natural world, and despairs at our disconnection from it.

Bernard Hughes' Precious Things revolves around three precious but diminishing natural resources: gold, helium, and oil.

Cipriano de Rore's Descendi in hortum meum depicts a lush garden in bloom, in a setting of Song of Solomon.

Finally, witness the world premiere of a new commission by Eoghan Desmond, Guthanna ar an gCnoc (Voices on the Hill).

This setting of 6 Irish language poems by Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin takes the listener on a climb up Mount Brandon—a spiritual journey away from the modern, industrial world, returning to a state of harmony with nature, and beginning "a new life" on "the green road”.

Programme

Cecilia McDowall (UK, b. 1951)—The skies in their magnificence

God’s Grandeur—Kenneth Leighton (UK, 1929-1988)

Precious Things—Bernard Hughes (UK, b.1974)

Descendi in hortum meum—Cipriano de Rore (Belgium, 1516-1565)

Guthanna ar an gCnoc—Eoghan Desmond (Ireland, b. 1989) WORLD PREMIERE

This duration of this concert is approximately 1 hour, with no interval.