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 […]
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’ 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
ConTempo Quartet joins forces with Athenry Music School and Sligo Academy of Music for a celebratory collaborative concert. This special event takes place at 5pm on Sunday 7 May at the Community Hall, Clarke Street, Athenry. Talented young musicians from across the north-west of Ireland perform from the Athenry Vision Orchestra and the Sligo Academy […]
For our final Countywide performance before the summer, join us in the beautiful Thoor Ballylee, near Gort for a collaborative concert with Coole Music. ConTempo will perform a selection of music by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Katharina Baker. They will be joined onstage by a number of ensembles from Coole Music with a […]
MusicConnects’ autumn season begins with ConTempo Countywide presented in collaboration with Shorelines Arts Festival. The exceptional ConTempo Quartet will perform a varied programme of music composed by Rebecca Clarke, Joseph Haydn and Florence Price. This concert takes place at 5pm in the evocative Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna on Sunday 3rd September. Following the concert, Shorelines Arts Festival […]
ConTempo Quartet will perform the second of only two published string quartets from Johannes Brahms. The composer took the genre of the string quartet very seriously and it is rumoured that he destroyed more than 20 previous attempts before he allowed his Op. 51, containing string quartets no. 1 and no. 2, to be released […]