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 […]
This year our Lunchtime with ConTempo and ConTempo Countywide series celebrates the Celtic Calendar through music. Marking the passing of the year, each concert will feature string quartet repertoire to reflect special dates and festivals in the calendar including Ostar, Michaelmas and the Winter Solstice. The series begins on Bank Holiday Monday 5 February at 7pm in Oughterard Courthouse, when […]
Our Concerts for the Celtic Calendar continues in March with a celebration of Ostara, otherwise known as the spring equinox. It is a time of perfect balance, when the direct rays of the sun hit the equator, making day and night equal in length. While Imbolc represents the first stirrings of spring, Ostara celebrates its full arrival. […]
Important Event Update – Due to changing circumstances beyond our control, our ConTempo Countywide concert in Brampton Care Home Oranmore this Sunday 21 April, can no longer be open to to public. Our Concerts for the Celtic Calendar continues in April with a look at the Irish weather through the eyes of the Brindled Cow. In this old Irish […]
Is í Bealtaine a bheidh faoi chaibidil ag Cónaitheacht Ceoil na Gaillimhe (MusicConnects) an mhí seo agus iad i mbun an Féilire Ceilteach a cheiliúradh tríd an gceol. Déanfaidh Ceatharáid Contempo clár speisialta ceoil a sheinnt in ómós Bhealtaine mar chuid den tsraith ConTempo ar fud an Chontae ag 3pm, Dé Luain, an 6 Bealtaine – an Lá […]
We are returning to our exploration of the Celtic Calendar through music this September! ConTempo Quartet will perform a varied repertoire celebrating Mabon, or the Autumnal Equinox, on Sunday 8 September at 5:00pm in the Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna for the opening of Shorelines Arts Festival’s Exhibition. This year, the Autumnal Equinox takes place on 22 September […]