MusicConnects’ Lunchtime with ConTempo series concludes for the summer in June with a stunning programme of light and darkness. The performance takes place on Tuesday 7 June at 1.10pm at St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. ConTempo Quartet will perform two contrasting pieces. Representing light and joy will be Mozart’s String Quartet No. 2 in D Major […]
MusicConnects partners with Athenry Music School to present a special lunchtime concert in the beautiful Athenry Castle. ConTempo Quartet will perform Shostakovich’s String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, composed in 1960, which the composer privately stated was a eulogy to himself. The quartet will also perform Galway composer Katharina Baker’s Galway Suite in tribute to her contribution to […]
After two years of development during a global pandemic, MusicConnects brings JazzTempo to a live audience later this month. This residency project, developed by MusicConnects in partnership with Matthew Berrill, is immersed in genre-fusion and brings the best of Jazz and Classical music together to create an entirely new aural experience. The culmination of the project will […]
MusicConnects’ Lunchtimes with ConTempo series continues this October with an exquisite programme of Contemporary and Romantic music. The performance takes place on Tuesday 4 October at 1:10pm at St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. ConTempo Quartet will perform two contrasting pieces in these stunning surroundings. Irish composer Deirdre McKay’s ‘mr shah stares to the heavens’ was inspired […]
MusicConnects, in association with The National String Quartet Foundation, is delighted to announce the first tour in its autumn season of fifty chamber music concerts nationwide. These concerts will be performed by nine groups, all of which include Irish or Irish-based musicians. The Foundation’s touring programme is supported by the Arts Council and by RTÉ […]
As part of its ConTempo Countywide series, MusicConnects in partnership with Coole Music & Arts presents a very special evening concert on Sunday 16th October 2022 at 7:00pm in Kiltartan Church, Gort. Continuing its commitment to bringing performance to local centres throughout County Galway, MusicConnects is delighted to work with Coole Music & Arts once […]
MusicConnects’ Lunchtime with ConTempo series continues on Tuesday 1 November at 1:10pm with a special performance entitled Landscapes: Music for guitar and string quartet, launching a new Guest Resident Artist programme. This expansive new Guest Artist Residency sees internationally renowned Italian guitarist Marco Ramelli join forces with MusicConnects’ Ensemble-In-Residence, ConTempo Quartet, for six concerts of beautifully curated music this November and […]
The Arts Council, in association with Cúirt International Festival of Literature and MusicConnects, presents The Laureate for Irish Fiction Annual Lecture. The Lecture will be delivered by Colm Tóibín, Laureate for Irish Fiction. Featuring performances by Iarla Ó Lionáird, Maighread and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, ConTempo Quartet (Galway’s Ensemble-in-Residence) Colm Tóibín is the third Laureate for Irish Fiction and was awarded the honour by the Arts […]
MusicConnects presents the first of two concerts in its renowned multi-genre series at 3pm on Saturday 19 November. A beautiful programme curated by Marco Ramelli at The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane this autumn season.
MusicConnects’ ConTempo Countywide series continues this November with a special performance at Claregalway Castle entitled Landscapes: Music for guitar and string quartet. Following a sold-out performance at Saint Nicholas’ Collegiate Church earlier this month, this beautifully varied programme of music travels to Claregalway Castle for a special repeat performance. Internationally renowned Italian guitarist Marco Ramelli joins forces with MusicConnects’ Ensemble-In-Residence ConTempo […]