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 […]
It has been an exciting year to date at MusicConnects. Our performance programme has continued at pace with the final two editions of From Europe with Love (Lithuania and Finland); the continuation of our Lunchtime Concerts series with concerts in May and June; ConTempo County-wide performances in Oughterard and Athenry; the world premiere of E-bow a newly commissioned work for electric guitar and string […]
MusicConnects is seeking an experienced Arts professional to cover the maternity leave of the current Executive Director. This position is offered as a fixed term contract for a period of 6-9 months, with a provisional start date of 22 August. A probationary period of 3 months applies. The working hours for this role are 30 […]
MusicConnects is hosting an Ensemble Skills Summer Course on 4-6 June 2022 in the O’Donoghue Centre at the 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 to deepen your chamber music and ensemble skills, under the inspiring guidance of […]
MusicConnects is seeking applications for a mini-residency as part of its 2022 programme. This residency programme will see the chosen artist collaborating with ConTempo Quartet, with all five musicians on an equal footing, resulting in a number of public performances. The resident artist will also have an important curatorial role. The project will focus on […]
Today, MusicConnects releases its Activity Report for 2021. In this report we take a look back at the full scale of our work over the course of the year. From Education to Performance to Online Initiatives, the report gives a comprehensive overview of our endeavours. We invite you to take a look and perhaps discover something […]
MusicConnects presents its renowned multi-genre series LIVE once again at the new time of 3pm on Saturdays 4, 11 and 18 December on Galway’s iconic Druid Lane. 3 Kinds of Music went online during the pandemic across two digital festivals but is finally back in a live setting. Each event is curated by a special guest and will feature […]
Connecting Kids with ConTempo is a FREE initiative designed to help primary school children engage with classical music in a fun and creative way. In this four week series, we are exploring opposites in music: loud and soft, fast and slow, major and minor, and more. Children are invited to interact with the music through self-reflective questions and to […]
Administration Assistant (part-time) The Organisation MusicConnects seeks to ignite and maintain a love of music in the people of Galway by presenting a diverse range of performance and education programmes through its ensemble in residence, the Galway ConTempo Quartet. ConTempo Quartet was chosen as MusicConnects’ Ensemble in Residence in 2002 and took up the position […]