Our exploration of the Celtic Calendar through music continues in Thoor Ballylee, Gort on Sunday 22 September at 1pm, where ConTempo Quartet will perform a varied repertoire celebrating Mabon, or the Autumnal Equinox, in a performance with Coole Music and Arts. This year, the Autumnal Equinox takes place on 22 September at 1:43pm. The word ‘equinox’ comes […]
ConTempo Quartet will perform a varied repertoire in St Fursa’s Parish Hall in Headford on Sunday 6 October at 8pm in collaboration with the Something in the Water Festival. Our programme features classical and contemporary works and the concert will be introduced with a reading of Riddle Cannon by Eva Bourke. Entry is free, all are welcome. Donations are welcome. No booking is required.
Our penultimate programme in our musical journey through the Celtic Calendar this November celebrates Samhain. ConTempo Quartet will perform a varied repertoire as part of MusicConnects’ ConTempo Countywide initiative in the Claregalway Castle on Saturday 16 November at 7pm. Samhain marks the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter. It is thought of […]
Join us for our final programme in our musical journey through the Celtic Calendar this December. ConTempo Quartet and Sander Saarmets, MusicConnects’ International Guest Artist in Residence for 2024, will perform a varied repertoire celebrating Winter Solstice as part of MusicConnects’ ConTempo Countywide initiative in Ballinasloe Library on 15 December at 1pm. The Winter Solstice occurs when either of the Earth’s […]
As part of our Nature & Ecology theme for 2025, we’re celebrating trees and forests this March. ConTempo Quartet will perform works inspired by, and evoking, woodlands and some of the sounds found there. The repertoire will include String Quartet Op. 33 no. 3, nicknamed – ‘The Bird’ and Jane O’Leary’s ‘Mystic Play of Shadows’. […]
As part of our Nature & Ecology theme for 2025, we are exploring the very important biodiversity issue of Light. From morning to night the light that surrounds us – both natural and artificial – has a huge impact on biodiversity, whether positively or negatively. This specially curated programme creates space for Galway audiences to consider […]
As part of our Nature & Ecology theme for 2025, we are exploring the beauty and mystery of birds this May. ConTempo Countywide will be held in the newly renovated Mount Carmel Chapel in Loughrea on Saturday 24 April at 8pm in collaboration with Mount Carmel Concerts. ConTempo Quartet will perform pieces celebrating various birds, from their […]
World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on 2 February to raise awareness about wetlands. Nearly 90% of the world’s wetlands have been degraded since the 1700s, and we are losing wetlands three times faster than forests. Yet, wetlands are critically important ecosystems that contribute to biodiversity, climate mitigation and adaptation, freshwater availability, world economies […]