St. Pat's Church
St. Pat’s Church was built in 1876 and was originally located further up Bonne Bay than its present location. Several decades after its construction, it was deemed too inconveniently located for its congregation, and so they did the only sensible thing - they sawed the building in three pieces and brought it to where it stands today. Following the dwindling Catholic population in the region, attendance at Mass declined until there were only irregular services here. Eventually, the church was used primarily as a tourist site for visitors wishing to see this sublime example of neo-gothic outport construction. Unfortunately, this didn’t generate enough revenue for the upkeep of the building and eventually it sank into further disrepair.
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Following the class action suit against the diocese of St. George’s in the early part of this century, St. Pat’s was to be sold to help raise the funds to cover damages. A private buyer was in place and the building was to become a summer home. Gros Morne Summer Music was contacted by people in the community requesting a final concert in the space before they lost the building forever. We agreed. We did not make it through the first two bars of the piece before deciding that this building could not be sold. As it turned out, the most beautiful feature of the entire building was invisible. More beautiful than its surroundings, or its heritage clapboard exterior, or its impeccable hand carved interior wood finishings, was simply the way this building sounded. It wasn’t until a violin sent a note up into the ceiling of the church and the reverberations came back that we knew just how special this place was. Since then we have heard over and over from our guest artists that this is the best building they’ve ever played.
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With the help of the Province of Newfoundland (BTCRD) and the Government of Canada (ACOA and Canadian Heritage), GMSM was able to engage local carpenter Steve Galliott to work on the space. Steve built the green room area at the back, and the bar and washroom area at the front, as well as rebuilt the stage, and added plumbing, electrical, etc. It was a massive job transforming this building from something that was slowly falling down into the shape it is in now.
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Now, St. Pat’s has become a haven to write, record, and document the creative process that goes into the performing arts, through artist residencies, live performances and gatherings.
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Performing and Recording
Our venue St. Pat’s, nestled on the hill looking over beautiful Woody Point, is outfitted with state of the art equipment for both performance and recording.
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Performing
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American DJ H20 LED Light
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Chauvet Ovation F95WW Lights – (3)
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COLORdash Par-Hex 12 Lights – (8)
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Chauvet 4 Bar tri Light w/ stands – (2)
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American DJ Ultra Hex Bar 6 Lights – (7)
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Microh Outdoor LED Lights
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ETC Source Four jr. Spotlight
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Lighting controlled through a touch screen computer with digital DMX
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Benq Video Projector SH915 – ceiling-mounted projector
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Epson EX7235 – smaller portable projector w/ portable screen
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Soundcraft Expression III Console
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iPad for wireless mixing and recording with the Expression III Console
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QSC K10 Speakers – (7)
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QSC KSUB Subwoofers – (2)
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32 x 8 channel Digiflex Snake
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Radial Pro Active DI Boxes – (4)
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Radial Passive DI Boxes – (2)
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Radial USB Pro DI Box – (1)
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SM58 Microphones – (4)
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SM57 Microphones – (4)
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Audio-technica MT830cW Lav Mics
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Recording
Microphones:
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Neumann U 87 Ai Microphones, Stereo Set
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Sennheiser MKH 8020 Microphones, Stereo Set
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Royer R-121 Microphones, Matched pair
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ATS Acoustic Diffusers and Panels
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Pearlman TM1 Tube Condenser*
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RCA 77dx Ribbon Microphone*
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Aston Starlights, Stereo Set
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Sennheiser md421 (2)
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AKG/Norelco d19 (2)*
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Beyerdynamic m130 bidirectional ribbon
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AKG D112
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Neumann KM 184 Microphones, Stereo Set
Preamps and Interfaces:
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UA Apollo Quad Recording Interface w/ professional plugins (2)
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Millennia HV-3D-8 8 channel microphone preamp
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Traverse Analogue 652 2 channel Vacuum Tube preamp*
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Capi VP28*
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Warm Audio WA273-EQ*
Studio Monitors:
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Focal Solo 6 Be Powered Studio Monitors – (2)
*available by special request only
Rental Fees
St. Pat’s is perfect for weddings, retreats, parties, events, performances, and more!
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Contact us below for more information on our reasonable rental rates, or to book.
Residencies
Also check out our 2020 Residencies from St. Pat's.