RTE Mass from Portarlington features local composer’s “St. Michael’s Celebration”
RTE Mass from Portarlington features local composer’s “St. Michael’s Celebration”
Portarlington born singer, songwriter, and pianist Tom Conroy (Piano Man Tom) has completed composing a new mass setting called “St. Michael’s Celebration.” Work on the new music and hymns began in the middle of 2015 and was completed in August, 2016.
St. Michael’s Church is a towering presence on Patrick Street in Portarlington and continues to be an inspirational place of prayer and worship for anyone who enters. The town’s population has increased substantially over the last decade and many new faces have been warmly embraced by the community and by the church.
Live RTE Mass from Portarlington features “St. Michael’s Celebration” by local Tom Conroy
This is the second mass setting that Tom has composed. “The Brittas Mass” was created in Clonaslee, Co. Laois from 2011-2013 and was broadcast live on RTE One TV in July, 2013 as part of a special mass in honour of the Bi-Centenary of “St. Manman’s Church” in Clonaslee.
This new mass setting is scheduled to be part of a live celebration of mass on RTE One TV and RTE Radio 1 Extra on October 30th. Fr. Pat Hughes will lead the worship and St. Michael’s Folk Choir will feature many talented singers from Portarlington, as well as from Clonaslee and the surrounding areas in Co. Laois and Co. Offaly.
Charlotte Mirza & Piano Man Tom live on RTE One in July, 2013
After over a year’s work, Tom also recently released his second full studio album of his own original songs called “Make A Wish”, which features the popular “Diana’s Royal Child” as well as nine other songs. Visit Tom’s site here to listen to his ever-growing catalogue of music and learn more.