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The vision of the Irish Georgian Society is to conserve, protect and foster a keen interest and a respect for Ireland’s architectural heritage and decorative arts. These aims are achieved through its scholarly and conservation education programmes, through its support of conservation projects and planning issues, and vitally, through its members and their activities.

Open House Dublin at City Assembly House, October 12 to 14

09.10.2018

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For Open House Dublin weekend there will be hourly tours of the City Assembly House on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 October. We're delighted to welcome back musician Yonit Kosovske to the Knight of Glin Exhibition Room! Kosovske will perform 'Book 1 of J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier' in a series of afternoon harpsichord concerts over the weekend.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to see our current exhibition Vain Transitory Splendours - The Irish Country House and the art of John Nankivell.

Schedule of events
Friday 12 October
The exhibition will be open to the public from 10am to 5pm, and self-guided tour materials will be available.

Saturday 13 October
OHD tours of the City Assembly House: 11am / 12pm / 1pm / 2pm / 3pm / 4pm
Harpsichord performances by Yonit Kosovske: 12.30pm / 1.30pm / 2.30pm / 3.30pm

Sunday 14 October
OHD tours of the City Assembly House: 12pm / 1pm / 2pm / 3pm / 4pm
Harpsichord performances by Yonit Kosovske: 12.30pm / 1.30pm / 2.30pm / 3.30pm

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Yonit Kosovske performs solo and collaborative repertoire from the Renaissance period to New Music, spanning large and small-scale genres, sacred and secular, vocal and instrumental. She has a particular passion for 17th-century solo and chamber repertoire on period instruments, alongside 18th-century Lieder and Contemporary Art Song. In 2011 she was appointed Lecturer in Music on the MA Classical String Performance Programme at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick.