Nature must slumber now to prepare for the spring ahead, and perhaps we should follow its lead. Prepare for hibernation with winter music at our last ConTempo Countywide of 2025 on Sunday 7 December in Spiddal. Entry is free (donations gratefully accepted), all are welcome. No booking is required. This programme can be first heard on […]
As part of our Nature & Ecology theme for 2025, MusicConnects is celebrating Birds in October. As part of the Something in the Water Festival, ConTempo Countywide will see ConTempo Quartet perform pieces related to birds. Entry is free (donations gratefully accepted), all are welcome. No booking is required. This programme can be heard again […]
The Corrib River runs through Galway City and County supporting a rich ecosystem. Ahead of World Rivers Day on 28th September, celebrate the flow of water through music. As part of the Shorelines Arts Festival. Entry is free (donations gratefully accepted), all are welcome. No booking is required. This programme can be first heard on […]
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. The 2020 Countywide series begins with a visit to the beautiful Kylemore Abbey […]
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 […]
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 is delighted to travel to Portumna as part of its ConTempo Countywide series to present ConTempo Quartet at the Shorelines Arts Festival. The quartet will perform a varied classical programme including works by Haydn, Dvorak and Borodin, to local audiences at 2:30pm on Saturday 18 September in Portumna’s Christchurch. Free tickets can be booked via https://www.shorelinesartsfestival.com and donations are […]
MusicConnects is back on tour! We are delighted to present ConTempo Quartet for a very special lunchtime concert.
MusicConnects is delighted to partner with Claregalway Castle to present a lunchtime concert to soothe the soul.
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 […]