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 […]
One week before each concert, Music Unveiled will deconstruct some of the featured Lunchtime 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 […]
Join us for Lunchtime with ConTempo on Tuesday 1 April at 1:10pm in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway. As part of our Nature & Ecology theme for 2025, we are exploring the very important biodiversity issue of Light. From morning to night the light that surrounds us – both natural and artificial – has a […]
As part of our Nature & Ecology theme for 2025, we are exploring the very important biodiversity issue of Light. From morning to night the light that surrounds us – both natural and artificial – has a huge impact on biodiversity, whether positively or negatively. This specially curated programme creates space for Galway audiences to consider […]
Ahead of our May concerts, some of the featured repertoire will be explored through our Guided Listening Programme Music Unveiled, supported by the Galway City Cultural Partnership programme, an initiative of Galway City Arts Office. These events are presented in partnership with University of Galway’s Music Department and Galway City Council Arts Office at Galway’s […]
As part of our Nature & Ecology theme for 2025, MusicConnects is exploring the beauty and mystery of birds in May. Lunchtime with ConTempo on Tuesday 6 May at 1:10pm in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church will see ConTempo Quartet perform pieces celebrating various birds, from their song to their mesmerising flight. Works will include Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet Op. […]