Midwinter Festival RAVEL:
Exotic Influences
Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Town Hall Theatre
SUNDAY 19 JANUARY AT 3.00PM
TOWN HALL THEATRE
François-Xavier Poizat, piano | Gwendolyn Masin, violin | Benedict Kloeckner, cello | Finghin Collins, piano | Gemma Ni Bhriain, mezzo-soprano | Ríona Ó Duinnín, flute | Diarmuid Armstrong Mayock, dance artist
Cinq mélodies populaires grecques
Violin Sonata
Chansons Madécasses
Tzigane for violin and piano
Boléro
For the final concert, we turn to more exotic flavours in Ravel’s output. Following some early settings of traditional Greek melodies, we focus on Ravel’s later works – his violin sonata with its American jazz and blues influences, the three Madagascan songs with flute and cello and Tziagne, a virtuosic violin work inspired by gypsy tunes.
The weekend festival finishes with Ravel’s most famous work: the Spanish-influenced Boléro, one of the final works he completed before illness prevented him from working. The work is presented in the composer’s piano duet version, with new choreography by Diarmuid Armstrong Mayock in partnership with Galway Dance.
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GALWAY DANCE
TICKETS
All MWF tickets can be booked through the Town Hall Theatre – tht.ie | 091 569777
Standard €25 | Concession €22.50 | Social Inclusion €12.50 | MfG Friends €21
FESTIVAL TICKET (INCLUDES ALL 3 CONCERTS): Standard €70 | Concession €63
MIDWINTER FESTIVAL ACCOMMODATION PACKAGE
Give yourself or a loved one, the gift of a perfect weekend!
After the excitement of Christmas is over, look forward to a relaxing weekend of fabulous music while staying in the The Ardilaun Hotel, nestled in Galway’s suburbs, in a secluded setting in leafy Taylor’s Hill just 5 minutes from Galway City and Galway Bay, Salthill.
You can avail of the following offer with any Midwinter Festival concert ticket. You will receive the booking code in your ticket email.
Double/Twins- Bed & breakfast at €150 per night
Triples- Bed & Breakfat at €190 per night
Singles – Bed & Breakfast at €135 per night
All rates include free car parking & full use of our Leisure Centre & swimming pool.
