Our penultimate programme in our musical journey through the Celtic Calendar this November celebrates Samhain. ConTempo Quartet will perform a varied repertoire as part of MusicConnects’ ConTempo Countywide initiative in the Claregalway Castle on Saturday 16 November at 7pm. Samhain marks the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. It is thought of […]
Delve into film composition and sound design through an exclusive film experience. The screening will be preceded by a talk and demonstrations by the film’s composer, Sander Saarmets. Summary A ghost story of urbanization. The last hotel, which has been condemned for demolition like the rest of the town, is still standing. The owner Charles […]
If you have seen Sander in action over the last few weeks, you may have been intrigued by how he creates and shapes sounds. We have enjoyed watching audience members moving and stretching in their seats to get a better look at the colourful equipment and how Sander interacts with it. And so we are […]
Our final programme in our musical journey through the Celtic Calendar this December will see ConTempo Quartet and Sander Saarmets, our International Guest Artist in Residence for 2024, perform a varied repertoire celebrating the Winter Solstice. The programme will feature a reflective selection of repertoire exploring the quiet of winter and the possibility of rebirth and […]
Film and music lovers can enjoy an immersive visual and sound experience through a VR screening of Sander Saarmets’ latest project with Ella Riadel – Regional_Express. In this virtual reality film created by Ella Raidel with music composed by Sander Saarmets, a fictional character travels backwards from the future to seek out present-day humans in the […]
Our ever popular multi-genre series returns once again to the Mick Lally Theatre this winter. These tasting-menus of music never fail to entertain and inspire. This popular series is co-curated by our International Guest Resident Artist Sander Saarmets with Galway performer-composer Anna Mullarkey, and feature local and national guest artists, to create a rich and varied musical […]
Join us for our final programme in our musical journey through the Celtic Calendar this December. ConTempo Quartet and Sander Saarmets, MusicConnects’ International Guest Artist in Residence for 2024, will perform a varied repertoire celebrating Winter Solstice as part of MusicConnects’ ConTempo Countywide initiative in Ballinasloe Library on 15 December at 1pm. The Winter Solstice occurs when either of the Earth’s […]
One week before each concert, Music Unveiled will deconstruct some of the featured Lunchtimes with ConTempo repertoire, empowering you to understand its structure, inspiration and context, as well as the performers’ interaction with the work and composer. The sessions will be led by Head of Music at University of Galway, Dr Aidan Thomson, with inputs by featured contemporary composers […]
As part of our Nature & Ecology theme for 2025, we’re celebrating trees and forests this March. ConTempo Quartet will perform works inspired by, and evoking, woodlands and some of the sounds found there. The repertoire will include String Quartet Op. 33 no. 3, nicknamed – ‘The Bird’ and Jane O’Leary’s ‘Mystic Play of Shadows’. […]
As part of our Nature & Ecology theme for 2025, we’re celebrating trees and forests this March. ConTempo Quartet will perform works inspired by, and evoking, woodlands and some of the sounds found there. The repertoire will include String Quartet Op. 33 no. 3, nicknamed – ‘The Bird’ and Jane O’Leary’s ‘Mystic Play of Shadows’. Both […]