St Colman’s Cathedral

The carillon is located in St. Colman’s Cathedral, overlooking Cobh town and Cork Harbour.

Recitals take place on Sundays at 16:30 from May to September.

A closed-circuit system is in operation showing the carillonneur playing the instrument. This can be viewed inside the Cathedral at the base of the tower – turn right as you enter through the main door.

A new compact disc of the Carillon of St Colman’s Cathedral is now available. This was produced in collaboration with University College Cork.

Date of Construction: 1916, J. Taylor and co.

Number of bells: 49

Largest bell: 67 cwt 2 qr 22 lb, tuned to A

Website: St Colman’s Carillon

Carillonneur: Adrian Gebruers

Address:
St Colman’s Cathedral
Cobh
co. Cork
Ireland

83rd Summer Recital Season 2010
Free hour-long recitals will take place on Sundays at 4.30 p.m. from May to September and are usually given by Adrian Gebruers KSG, Cathedral Carillonneur.

As always, there will also be a number of guest recitals presented by leading international carillonneurs, as follows:-

Sunday July 4: Malgosia Fiebig (Poland) - Award-winning International Concert Carillonneur, one of the finest of the new generations of Polish carillonneurs.
Sunday July 18: Treasa Edmonds - 2007 Winner of the Staf Gebruers Memorial Carillon Student Award
Sunday July 25:Frank Deleu (Belgium) - The newly appointed City Carillonneur of Bruges, one of the most prestigious postings in the carillon world.
Sunday August 22: Carillon Duo Laurent Pie (France) & Elizabeth Vitu (USA), joint City Carillonneurs of Perpignan (France).

The recital on Sunday June 13 will include a tribute to Aloys Fleischmann (1910-1992), as part of the celebrations marking the centenery year of his birth. There will also be a special recital on Sunday August 29 to mark National Heritage Week.

Full programme details available at the Cathedral at time of recitals. There is no admission charge.

Grant aided by the Arts Council, Cork County Council and Cobh Town Council.