We know our bells are currently quiet, but if you have ever wondered why visitors can ring the Church bells so easily, it’s because they are on what’s called an Ellacombe Chiming Method.
 
 An Ellacombe apparatus is a device that enables one person to ring all the bells of a church. It’s said that Revd. Ellacombe devised the mechanism so that all the bells could be rung by one trusted person without involving a band of unruly and perhaps drunken ringers!  So apologies to Revd. Ellacombe, but we have a lot of fun on the system he created to say ‘down with that sort of thing!’
 
  Saturday 26th June 2021, a worldwide celebration is planned for the 200th anniversary of Rev Henry Thomas Ellacombe’s invention of ringing chimes, focused on St Mary’s Church Bitton, England where the ‘Ellacombe Chiming Apparatus’ was invented and first installed.
 
 Bells throughout the world will be ringing at noon local time, starting in New Zealand. They will make their way to Bitton, and then across the Americas, finishing in Vancouver, Canada, 17 hours after they first started. We will be ringing the Shandon bells at noon tomorrow to mark the event.
More Info below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiDdiiQ5s9w&t=4s


http://www.bittonhistory.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Chimes-Leaflet-FINAL1.pdf

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Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, we are unable to hold services in the Church itself.  Instead, we are bringing the service to you through our YouTube channel.  The Sunday service will be published every week throughout the crisis. The Order of Service will be downloadable before hand from our social media pages on Facebook and Twitter and also on this website on 'St Anne's Church' page.
Link to YouTube Channel below.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWQDca4JBD9c2lno3ldbkg

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THE CLERKS CHORAL OF ST. MARY’S COLLEGIATE CHURCH, YOUGHAL sings
THE OFFICE OF COMPLINE in plainsong
Sunday 22nd April, 6pm
Church of St. Anne Shandon
Admission: Free of charge


The College of Clerks Choral in Youghal is an ancient institution, founded in 1464 by Thomas Fitzgerald, Earl of Desmond.  The College originally consisted of eight fellows and eight singing clerks – a choral foundation which was dissolved and reinstated a number of times over the centuries. The present choir represents the latest revival initiated by Ian Sexton in 2005.
Although the Clerks Choral, now directed by Colin Nicholls, remains informally associated with the magnificent Collegiate Church in Youghal, the group is most active in venues throughout Munster, singing for services, weddings and concerts.  They have also performed in England and their rendition of Compline in St. Anne’s Church, Shandon, has become a regular feature of the Cork International Choral Festival.
Compline is the last monastic service of the day. It is a contemplative office with an emphasis on peace. In essence a plainsong service, a Faux Bourdon setting of Nunc Dimittis (Carolus Andreas)  and Henry Purcell’s motet, Remember not, Lord, our offences, provide moments of contrasting harmony.


http://www.corkchoral.ie/portfolio/the-office-of-compline-4/

Culture Night 2017 Friday 22nd September

We are delighted to have Cork Chamber Choir return to St Anne's Church, Shandon to perform as part of the Cork Culture Night 2017 programme.
The programme features a varied mix of choral and early music from the 16th century and two pieces from the 19th Century composed by Dublin born Charles Villiers Stanford.
Cork Chamber Choir was founded in 2005 and is now under the leadership of Musical Director Tom Crowley. 

Entry is of course free and performance starts at 7pm. Duration 20 mins approx.

As well as this wonderful performance there will be access to the Church from 6pm - 7:30pm where you can learn about the history of the building and be entertained with some wonderful music by organist Victor Sullivan.
Please note this year there will be no entry to the tower and bells. 
​http://www.corkchamberchoir.com/