I play a wide range pieces for piano and organ, from classical to popular to contemporary. I’m always open to requests for specific pieces or songs for special events and can provide help in choosing music for your occasion. Over time I will be posting video and audio samples of the following pieces performed by myself to the blog.

Wedding songs (by title):

• Ag Chríost an Síol – Irish trad.
• And I Love You So – Don McClean
• And This Is My Beloved – Robert Wright/George Forrest
• Ave Maria – Caccini
• ” ” – Gounod
• ” ” – Schubert
• Bist Du Bei Mir – J.S. Bach
• Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S. Bach
• Can You Feel The Love Tonight? – Elton John/Tim Rice
• Clouds’ Veil – Liam Lawton
• Grow Old Along With Me – John Lennon
• In This Very Room – Ron Harris
• Nella Fantasia (Gabriel’s Oboe) – Ennio Morricone/
• Panis Angelicus – César Franck
• Sunrise Sunset – TerryBoch/Sheldon Harnick
• The Old Irish Blessing – Denes Agay
• The Rose – Amanda Mc Broom
• We’ve Only Just Begun – Roger Nichols/Paul Williams
• You Raise Me Up – Rolf Lovland/Brendan Graham

Wedding Instrumentals:

• Air on the G-String – J.S. Bach
• Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S. Bach
• Arrival of the Queen of Sheeba – Handel
• Canon in D – Pachelbel (“Pachelbel’s Canon”)
• Music for the Royal Fireworks – Handel
• Sheep May Safely Graze – J.S. Bach
• Toccata in A – Paradies
• Wedding March – Mendehlsonn
• Pastorale – Domenico Zipoli

Funeral songs:

• Abide With Me
• Ag Chríost an Síol
• A Time To Remember
• Be Not Afraid
• Be Still And Know
• Be Still My Soul
• Christ Be Beside Me
• Cloud’s Veil
• Going Home
• Here I Am Lord
• Lourdes’ Magnificat
• The Lord’s My Shepherd
• Walk With Me O My Lord

Reception repertoire:

Beethoven:

• Moonlight Sonata: 1st mvt.
• Sonata Pathetique: Adagio Cantabile
• Für Elise

Chopin:

• Raindrop Prelude
• Prelude in E minor
• Fantasie Impromptu: Moderato Cantabile
• Minute Waltz
• Nocturne in C# minor

Debussy:

• Arabesque #1 in E
• Suite Bergamesque: “Prelude” and “Clair de Lune”

Schumann:

• Childhood Scenes: “From Foreign Lands And Peoples” and “Traumerai”
• Martha Meir: Jackson Street Blues
• William Gillock: New Orleans Nightfall
• Gershwin: Preludes for Piano: “Blue Lullaby”

Today I decided to take some photos of the beautiful Cork School of Music for my first blog post. If you’re ever around the school do pop in for a look as it’s a beautiful building buzzing with life! I’ve only been there since September 2008 but it feels like a second home. Here’s a little background on the college & the new building.

The CIT Cork School of Music, opened in 2007, is located on Union Quay, overlooking the River Lee. The building boasts the most advanced architectural design, as its “box within box” construction offers excellent sound insulation in each of its tuition studios. Among its facilities are the 450 – seat Curtis Auditorium, a smaller “black-box” theatre, a highly advanced recording studio, an electronic music studio, the Fleischmann Library, an Audio lab and seperate Music IT lab, and over 50 Steinway grand pianos. The building also supplies a bistro, and student and teacher common rooms. The school offers full-time Bachelor and Master Courses in Music Performance and in Composition. Directed by Dr. Geoffrey Spratt, the Cork School of Music is a highly regarded centre of music education, both nationally and internationally.

Please feel free to get in touch through any of the following. As I’m attending college full time I can be tricky to get hold of by phone so if you can, please drop me an e-mail.

E-mail

niamhfrancis@gmail.com

Linked In

www.linkedin.com/in/niamhfrancis

Phone

087 267 2748