Story of a Day – Scéal Lae is a live performance commissioned by Branar and performed by ConTempo Quartet in a collaboration between Branar and MusicConnects. Words and illustrations by renowned children’s author Mary Murphy and original score by award winning composer Tom Lane. Created for children aged 4 years upwards and families. Book your tickets […]
Explore one of the composer’s best known and most loved works – Fratres – which will be performed earlier that day by ConTempo Quartet as part of our Lunchtimes with ConTempo series (1:10pm at St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, FREE). Written in 1977 in his new musical language called tintinnabuli, Fratres embraces not only Pärt’s original compositional technique but also his spiritual […]
Our penultimate Lunchtime with ConTempo in our musical journey through the Celtic Calendar this November sees ConTempo Quartet perform a varied repertoire celebrating Samhain on Tuesday 5 November at 1:10pm in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. Samhain marks the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. It is thought of as a time when the veil between […]
Kristina Kõrver has been a researcher and archive specialist at the Arvo Pärt Centre since 2012. Riin Eensalu is the programme manager of the Arvo Pärt Centre and has been involved with the Centre since 2013. This engaging workshop by Riin Eensalu and Kristina Kõrver of the Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia is inspired by […]
MusicConnects presents its renowned multi-genre series once again this winter in the iconic Mick Lally Theatre. This popular series is co-curated by MusicConnects’ International Resident Guest Artist for 2024, Estonian Electronic Artist Sander Saarmets, and Galway Artists and Composers Aengus Hackett and Anna Mullarkey. On Saturday 9 November at 3pm, audiences will be treated to […]
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 […]