A circle has no beginning or end. It is infinite. MusicConnects is pleased to present its innovative new collaboration Full Circle as part of the 2024 Galway International Arts Festival Programme. Full Circle takes you on a captivating musical journey with a collective of Galway musicians exploring cyclical structures, and themes of home and beyond. This meditative yet […]
MusicConnects is delighted to offer our Ensemble Skills Summer Course again this year, from 15-17 June 2024. This non-residential course is aimed at young string players aged 10-18 years old and will take place on the University of Galway campus in Galway city. The three-day programme is a great opportunity for young musicians to deepen their chamber music and […]
An internationally-acclaimed roster of Galway’s finest musicians come together to mark 20 years since ConTempo Quartet became Galway’s Ensemble-in-Residence. Three unique concerts celebrate music as a universal language of connection, community and creativity. Jazz standards and classical strings intertwine in audience favourite JazzTempo, led by wunderkind Matthew Berrill with an all-star octet. Grammy award-winning composer […]
MusicConnects is seeking applications for an international guest residency as part of its 20th Anniversary programme in 2023. MusicConnects is collaborating with the The Arvo Pärt Centre to present this opportunity, which is open to Estonian musicians or musicians based in Estonia. This residency programme will see the chosen artist living in Galway for two months collaborating with ConTempo […]
Join us throughout the spring/summer months as ConTempo Quartet continue their popular series, Lunchtime with ConTempo! These concerts will be taking place on the first Tuesday of every month at 1:10pm (except for this month which will be next Tuesday, March 14th). Enjoy the beautiful surrounds of St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church as the ConTempo present […]
Continuing our commitment to bringing performance to local centres throughout County Galway, we at MusicConnects are delighted to present high quality, collaborative events in partnership with new and old friends: Ballinasloe Library and Group 8; Aisteoirí an Spidéil and Ealaín na Gaeltachta; Athenry Music School and Sligo Academy of Music; and Coole Music. April: Join […]
MusicConnects is hosting an Ensemble Skills Summer Course June 3-5, 2023 at the O’Donoghue Centre, University of Galway. Aimed at young string players aged from 10–20 years, this three-day, non-residential course in Galway city is a fantastic opportunity for young musicians to deepen their chamber music and ensemble skills under the inspiring guidance of ConTempo […]
Welcome from Chairperson of the Board, Keith Warnock Launching a [MusicConnects] programme reminds us that we continue to return to normality after years of change. We’re grateful to all those who have enabled us to navigate that period successfully, including the Arts Council of Ireland, the Galway City and County Councils, University of Galway and […]
Inspired by celebrations for Saint Brigid, Ireland’s only female patron saint, MusicConnects celebrates a very special woman to the organisation: composer Jane O’Leary. Saint Brigid’s Day marks the beginning of the Celtic season of Imbolc, or Spring, which symbolises the end of the darkness of winter and the beginning of new light of growth. ConTempo […]
Award-winning guitarist, composer, music educator, researcher and artistic director Marco Ramelli joins MusicConnects and Galway’s Ensemble-in-Residence ConTempo Quartet to curate and perform in six concerts this November and December. Marco’s innovative residency begins on Tuesday 1 November with a special performance entitled Landscapes: Music for guitar and string quartet, launching the new Guest Resident Artist programme. The […]