ConTempo Quartet will perform the second of only two published string quartets from Johannes Brahms. The composer took the genre of the string quartet very seriously and it is rumoured that he destroyed more than 20 previous attempts before he allowed his Op. 51, containing string quartets no. 1 and no. 2, to be released […]
We are delighted to present a very special Audience Choice Lunchtime with ConTempo this January ahead of the series’ true start next month. The concert takes place on Tuesday 23 January at 1.10pm in the beautiful surrounds of St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. Galway’s Ensemble in Residence, ConTempo Quartet, will perform a varied programme that was chosen by audiences in December through an […]
This year our Lunchtime with ConTempo and ConTempo Countywide series celebrates the Celtic Calendar through music. Marking the passing of the year, each concert will feature string quartet repertoire to reflect special dates and festivals in the calendar including Ostar, Michaelmas and the Winter Solstice. The series begins on Bank Holiday Monday 5 February at 7pm in Oughterard Courthouse, when […]
Join us on Tuesday 6 February at 1:10pm in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church where ConTempo Quartet will perform a programme in celebration of Imbolc, now commonly known as St Brigid’s day. Imbolc, originally a pagan festival, welcomes the beginning of spring. ConTempo Quartet will perform a repertoire on the theme of light, marking our movement from the darkness of […]
“Though we live in a world that dreams of ending that always seems about to give in something that will not acknowledge conclusion insists that we forever begin.” – From Begin by Brendan Kennelly ConTempo Quartet will perform a specially curated Ostara programme as part of Lunchtime with ConTempo on Tuesday 5 March at 1:10pm in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. The programme […]
Our Concerts for the Celtic Calendar continues in March with a celebration of Ostara, otherwise known as the spring equinox. It is a time of perfect balance, when the direct rays of the sun hit the equator, making day and night equal in length. While Imbolc represents the first stirrings of spring, Ostara celebrates its full arrival. […]
We are delighted to present ConTempo Quartet as part of Arts in Action’s 2023/24 season on Thursday 28 March at 1pm in the O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance. The event celebrates the music and poetry of French Composers. ConTempo Quartet will perform Gabriel Fauré’s only String Quartet. This sublime and otherworldly work was written […]
MusicConnects’ Concerts for the Celtic Calendar continues in April with a look at the Irish weather through the eyes of the Brindled Cow. In this old Irish folk tale, during the month of March an old brindle cow, an bó riabhach, complains about the bad winter weather but boasts that despite her age she will […]
Important Event Update – Due to changing circumstances beyond our control, our ConTempo Countywide concert in Brampton Care Home Oranmore this Sunday 21 April, can no longer be open to to public. Our Concerts for the Celtic Calendar continues in April with a look at the Irish weather through the eyes of the Brindled Cow. In this old Irish […]
Is í Bealtaine a bheidh faoi chaibidil ag Cónaitheacht Ceoil na Gaillimhe (MusicConnects) an mhí seo agus iad i mbun an Féilire Ceilteach a cheiliúradh tríd an gceol. Déanfaidh Ceatharáid Contempo clár speisialta ceoil a sheinnt in ómós Bhealtaine mar chuid den tsraith ConTempo ar fud an Chontae ag 3pm, Dé Luain, an 6 Bealtaine – an Lá […]