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 […]
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 […]