Lunchtime with ConTempo’s ambitious project From Europe with Love continues with a focus on music from Luxembourg on Tuesday 3 March at 1:10pm in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. This is Year Two of the MusicConnects series celebrating the musical heritage of the European Union, which explores the string quartet repertoire from each of the 27 countries. ConTempo will perform […]
This unique set of concerts, curated by music mastermind Matthew Berrill, features the Galway ConTempo Quartet and some of Ireland’s best emerging and established musicians for a tasting menu of classical, contemporary, jazz, folk and Irish traditional music, delighting listeners of all ages. With chances to meet the performers and ask questions, what better way […]
The power of collaboration will be felt during this very special event! ConTempo Quartet joins forces with Coole Music Youth Orchestra and Youth Ballet West to present a spectacular evening of music and dance. With repertoire from Galway to South America, this is not one to miss. Warning: this event may cause uncontrollable toe-tapping and […]
Curious about the new BA in Music at University of Galway? As part of the University of Galway Open Day, the music department are offering a taster of what studying at University of Galway is like! There is a taster workshop with Dr Aidan Thomson at 11am in the Siobhan McKenna Theatre followed by a […]
This unique set of concerts, curated by music mastermind Matthew Berrill, features the Galway ConTempo Quartet and some of Ireland’s best emerging and established musicians for a tasting menu of classical, contemporary, jazz, folk and Irish traditional music, delighting listeners of all ages. With chances to meet the performers and ask questions, what better way […]
Hear ConTempo Quartet on their countywide tour! Continuing its commitment to bringing performance to local centres throughout County Galway, MusicConnects is dedicated to working with local groups, schools and festivals this season to present high quality, collaborative events that positively impact communities. On 5th April, we make a stop in Athenry where ConTempo Quartet will […]
Experience the WORLD PREMIERE of “Wait” a new piece for String Quartet, composed by Ailís Ní Ríain, which was co-commissioned by MusicConnects and Cúirt International Festival of Literature. The work was composed in response to “Wait” by the American poet Galway Kinnell (1927-2014), who read at Cúirt twice, from his collection Mortal Acts, Mortal Words (1980). The […]
Hear ConTempo Quartet on their countywide tour! Continuing its commitment to bringing performance to local centres throughout County Galway, MusicConnects is dedicated to working with local groups, schools and festivals this season to present high quality, collaborative events that positively impact communities. On Thursday 7 May, ConTempo Quartet perform a beautiful lunchtime concert for the […]
MusicConnects’ Apprentice Programme, now in its 14th year, offers frequent mentoring sessions with ConTempo Quartet and performing opportunities to emerging, talented performing groups. In addition, MusicConnects partners with Music for Galway to deliver additional workshops to the Apprentice Ensembles with visiting national and international artists as part of their International Concert Season. Following a competitive […]
What do you get when you combine ConTempo Quartet with Jazz musicians? JazzTempo! To close the summer, MusicConnects brings you a special Live Streamed event on Friday 28th August at 1pm. This event will be the culmination of an intensive socially distanced residency shared by ConTempo Quartet and four Galway city and county based Jazz musicians: Matthew Berrill […]