Carrick-on-Suir composer's concert helps sanctuary for abandoned animals

Caption for picture above: Neil Bourke, Maria Clancy, Emma O'Keeffe of Mélodie School of Music; musician and composer Dr Marian Ingoldsby, special guest singer John O'Flynn, Jacqueline Kennedy, Clonmel and Marian's partner Éamon Molloy, Piltown at the concert in aid of Deise Animal Sanctuary at the nuns’ chapel at Carrick-on-Suir's Nano Nagle Community Resource Centre. Pictures Anne Marie Magorrian.

Carrick-on-Suir composer and musician Dr Marian Ingoldsby treated a capacity audience gathered in the town’s Nano Nagle Community Centre Chapel to a spectacular afternoon of piano music.

The concert was in aid of the Deise Animal Sanctuary in Ballymacarbry, a cause close to the hearts of Dr Ingoldsby and her friend pharmacist Dr Sabine Eggers, who organised and promoted the event.

After welcoming the audience, Marian said she was dedicating the concert to the memory of her late parents.
Music chosen by Marian included some of her own beautiful pieces starting with ‘At The Outset’, a piece she wrote two years ago for the wedding of friends of hers.

This was followed by her playing the creations of world wide critically acclaimed composers such as Catalan pianist Federico Mompou, Chopin and the exceptionally gifted Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin.

Marian gave a brief talk on each composer and explained the source of inspiration for each melody she played.

She paid poignant tributes to all the people who died over the last few years including her close colleague for over 25 years, the composer, organist and conductor Eric Sweeney, who was a lecturer at the South East Technological University in Waterford, formerly Waterford Insitute of Technology.

Marian also paid a special tribute to the late composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin and played some of his works.

Special guest was John O’Flynn, Cork actor, singer, performer and founder of the Irish Operatic Repertory Company (IORC) in Cork in 1987.

He sang two famous songs, One Enchanted Evening and Old Man River in his astounding baritone voice which resounded throughout the former nuns chapel and drew huge applause from the audience.

Marian’s performances were just magical with her fingers dancing along the keyboard creating profound rhythms from all genres of music after which she received a much deserved standing ovation.

Marian thanked Emma O’Keeffe of the Mélodie School of Music in Carrick-on-Suir for the use of their piano, the audience for their wonderful support, Dr. Sabine Eggers for all her tireless work in organising and promoting the concert and guest singer John O’Flynn with whom she had collaborated over the years on several musical pieces along with his wife Tina.

Deise Animal Sanctuary

The concert, that took place on Saturday, March 11, was a huge success and a special donation from the funds raised was presented to Kathy Murphy, a volunteer at the Deise Animal Sanctuary who had attended with her husband Jay, who also volunteers at the sanctuary.

“Animals don’t have a voice,” said Marian, “and we must speak for them. It is a great privilege for me to make a donation to the sanctuary which will help towards the fantastic work that they all do.”

Kathy Murphy thanked Marian for her kind donation and said money was desperately needed for the upkeep and welfare of the animals in their care.

For further information on Deise Animal Sanctuary, to donate or volunteer, to see updates on potential adoptions or the offer of homes for the animals living there contact Kathy at: Tel: (087) 362 0951.

Caption for picture below: Composer and musician Dr Marian Ingoldsby with Pharmacist Dr Sabine Eggers, who promoted and organised the afternoon of piano music, which was performed in the Nano Nagle Chapel in Carrick-on-Suir on Saturday March 11 in aid of the Deise Animal Sanctuary. picture Anne Marie Magorrian