Written by Elliott Coombes <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emmet Cahill, lead singer of Irish singing group Celtic Thunder, and his accompanying pianist Seamus Brett performed a concert called \u201cAn Irish Christmas\u201d concert Dec. 2 as a part of the Arts and Life performance series. Cahill, who hails from Mullingar, Ireland, has a reputation as a world-acclaimed tenor whose recent success includes a sold-out debut at New York\u2019s Carnegie Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the concert, Cahill sang a mix of Christmas carols and traditional Irish songs, featuring songs such as \u201c1915,\u201d a song celebrating the Christmas day of World War I where a cease-fire was held, and “Silent Night” was sung. Cahill appropriately followed this up with his own rendition of “Silent Night,” singing one verse in Irish.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEverything he sang sounded good,\u201d professor of music and director of piano studies Dr. Scott Carrell said. \u201cEvery note \u2014 low high middle \u2014 he was very expressive \u2026 He and the pianist, their interaction was just phenomenal.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the number of other events that occurred the same weekend, the concert had a large audience. The total crowd was made of about 600, one of the biggest turnouts for Arts and Life in some time. According to Dr. Walls, director of the Arts and Life series, Cahill sold more CDs at his concert than any other performer in recent memory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019re already working on trying to get him to come again,\u201d Walls said. \u201cWe sold more tickets to that than to any event in a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senior Shannon Keyser, who attended the event, said she did not know what to expect before the concert but she ended up enjoying the performance, calling it \u201cextremely impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf Harding is looking at inviting him back again, they should definitely do that,\u201d Keyser said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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