Sometimes art can express things in ways we as individuals cannot. Join us for a unique combination of poetry, music and devised performance bringing poet William Keohane, composer Ailís Ní Ríain and students of University of Galway together in reflections on grief and loss. This event features the highly-anticipated world premiere of Wait, a new […]
Following a series of sold-out performances in November, MusicConnects returns with its final Lunchtime with ConTempo of the year. This special event takes place on Tuesday 6 December at 1:10pm in Saint Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway curated by and featuring Guest Resident Artist Marco Ramelli and 19th century guitar specialist Enrica Savigni. Marco Ramelli returns to Galway to join forces […]
MusicConnects presents its renowned multi-genre series LIVE once again at 3pm on Saturday 10 December. The programme for the event is curated by Marco Ramelli and presented at The Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Lane, Galway. On Saturday 10 December, Galway’s Guest Resident Artist internationally renowned guitarist Marco Ramelli presents a rich programme of song and […]
Following a series of sold-out performances in November, MusicConnects brings its final ConTempo Countywide of the year to the intimate surroundings of The Courthouse, Ballygar, Co Galway. This concert is curated by and features Guest Resident Artist Marco Ramelli as well as nineteenth century guitar specialist Enrica Savigni. Marco Ramelli joins forces once again with Galway’s Ensemble-In-Residence, […]
Inspired by celebrations for Saint Brigid, Ireland’s only female patron saint, MusicConnects celebrates a very special woman to the organisation: composer Jane O’Leary. Saint Brigid’s Day marks the beginning of the Celtic season of Imbolc, or Spring, which symbolises the end of the darkness of winter and the beginning of new light of growth. ConTempo […]
Join us for our series Lunchtime with ConTempo! This month, the programme includes music from the siblings Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Hensel. ConTempo Quartet will perform Mendelssohn’s “Op 12, No 1 in E flat Major” (1830) and Hensel’s “String Quartet in E-flat major” (1834). The performance takes place at 1:10pm on Tuesday 14 March in […]
As part of its ConTempo Countywide series, join MusicConnects for an afternoon of Easter music and poetry set in the beautiful gallery of Ballinasloe Library. This special collaboration is presented in partnership with Ballinasloe Library & Group 8. Join ConTempo Quartet and members of the artist collective Group 8 for this evocative Easter performance includes […]
As part of its ConTempo Countywide series, join ConTempo Quartet and Aisteoirí an Spidéil for an afternoon of music and poetry in the beautiful Réalt na Mara church in Na Forbacha (Furbo), Cois Fharraige. This evocative Easter performance includes the music of Joseph Haydn and poetry by Mark Strand. The music and poetry are interwoven […]
The Lunchtimes with ConTempo series continues this April with an evocative and powerful Easter performance by ConTempo Quartet. Following a mini-tour to Ballinasloe and Cois Fharraige, ConTempo return to Galway City to the stunning surroundings of Saint Nicholas’ Collegiate Church with a performance of Joseph Haydn’s meditation on “The Seven Last Words of Christ”. TICKETS […]
MusicConnects’ Lunchtime with ConTempo series continues this spring with a varied programme of music by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák and Swedish composer Karin Rehnqvist. The performance takes place at 1:10pm on Tuesday 2 May in the stunning surroundings of St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Lombard Street, Galway. ConTempo perform Dvořák’s String Quartet No 10 (nicknamed The […]