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 Lunchtime with ConTempo of the year on Tuesday 2 December at 1:10pm in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. Entry is free (donations gratefully accepted), all are welcome. No booking is […]
The West of Ireland is no stranger to wild weather, but storms are becoming an ever more present part of our lives due to climate change. Explore this pressing issue through music at Lunchtime with ConTempo on Tuesday 4 November at 1:10pm in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. Entry is free (donations gratefully accepted), all are […]
As part of our Nature & Ecology theme for 2025, MusicConnects is celebrating Birds in October. Lunchtime with ConTempo on Tuesday October at 1:10pm in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church will see ConTempo Quartet perform pieces with the theme of birds. Entry is free (donations gratefully accepted), all are welcome. No booking is required. This […]
As part of our Nature & Ecology theme for 2025, MusicConnects is celebrating World Rivers Day in September. Go with the Flow and join us at Lunchtime with ConTempo on Tuesday 2 September at 1:10pm in St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church where ConTempo Quartet will perform pieces related to water.
MusicConnects’ Lunchtime with ConTempo series concludes for the summer in June with a stunning programme of light and darkness. The performance takes place on Tuesday 7 June at 1.10pm at St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. ConTempo Quartet will perform two contrasting pieces. Representing light and joy will be Mozart’s String Quartet No. 2 in D Major […]
MusicConnects’ Lunchtimes with ConTempo series continues this October with an exquisite programme of Contemporary and Romantic music. The performance takes place on Tuesday 4 October at 1:10pm at St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. ConTempo Quartet will perform two contrasting pieces in these stunning surroundings. Irish composer Deirdre McKay’s ‘mr shah stares to the heavens’ was inspired […]
MusicConnects, in association with The National String Quartet Foundation, is delighted to announce the first tour in its autumn season of fifty chamber music concerts nationwide. These concerts will be performed by nine groups, all of which include Irish or Irish-based musicians. The Foundation’s touring programme is supported by the Arts Council and by RTÉ […]
MusicConnects’ Lunchtime with ConTempo series continues on Tuesday 1 November at 1:10pm with a special performance entitled Landscapes: Music for guitar and string quartet, launching a new Guest Resident Artist programme. This expansive new Guest Artist Residency sees internationally renowned Italian guitarist Marco Ramelli join forces with MusicConnects’ Ensemble-In-Residence, ConTempo Quartet, for six concerts of beautifully curated music this November and […]
Following a series of sold-out performances in November, MusicConnects returns with its final Lunchtime with ConTempo of the year. This special event takes place on Tuesday 6 December at 1:10pm in Saint Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway curated by and featuring Guest Resident Artist Marco Ramelli and 19th century guitar specialist Enrica Savigni. Marco Ramelli returns to Galway to join forces […]
Inspired by celebrations for Saint Brigid, Ireland’s only female patron saint, MusicConnects celebrates a very special woman to the organisation: composer Jane O’Leary. Saint Brigid’s Day marks the beginning of the Celtic season of Imbolc, or Spring, which symbolises the end of the darkness of winter and the beginning of new light of growth. ConTempo […]