Launch of I Claim Sanctuary
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandPHILIP FOGARTY Weaving sounds from past, present and future, and featuring material from the opera Paper Boat, a cast of Galway voices and original music, this twelve-part sound installation takes the themes of a momentous operatic production to new places, marking a defining moment in the seven-hundred-year history of Saint Nicholas’ Collegiate Church. The…
Paper Boat: An Opera for Galway (5pm Show)
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway and Galway 2020 present Paper Boat: An Opera for Galway in association with Irish National Opera “To the people of Galway, famed for your welcome, your endurance of siege and famine, I beg for sanctuary." Take your place among Galway’s musical tribes for a dramatic celebration of 700 years of…
Paper Boat: An Opera for Galway (8pm Show)
Music for Galway and Galway 2020 present Paper Boat: An Opera for Galway in association with Irish National Opera “To the people of Galway, famed for your welcome, your endurance of siege and famine, I beg for sanctuary." Take your place among Galway’s musical tribes for a dramatic celebration of 700 years of…
CELLISSIMO Concerto Gala
Leisureland Salthill, Galway, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway and Galway 2020 present this concert in association with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra RTÉ Concert Orchestra | David Brophy conductor | Naomi Berrill cello | Adrian Mantu cello | Jakob Koranyi cello | Laura van der Heijden cello Bill Whelan Fragments Gerald Barry Cello Concerto (world premiere) Julia Wolfe Wind…
Abendmusik: Over the Alps
St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church St. Nicholas Collegiate Church,, Galway, IrelandMusic for Galway & Galway 2020 present this concert In association with the Galway Early Music Festival Resurgam | English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble | Mark Duley director JOHANN ROSENMÜLLER Vespers SEAN DOHERTY Hail! Gladdening Light (world premiere) In his lifetime, Rosenmüller was considered one of Europe’s greatest and most well-travelled musicians, and a…
Goldberg Variations in Galway City
Emily Anderson Concert HallUniversity of Galway
Alexander Sitkovetsky violin Sergey Malov viola Natalie Clein cello Bach Goldberg Variations, trans. Dmitry Sitkovetsky We are delighted to welcome these very special artists to Galway - in person this time - to open our 41st Season dedicated to JS Bach, following their memorable online performance of this incredible work during the 2021 Midwinter Festival.…
Goldberg Variations in Portumna
Christ Church, PortumnaAlexander Sitkovetsky violin Sergey Malov viola Natalie Clein cello Bach Goldberg Variations, trans. Dmitry Sitkovetsky We are delighted to welcome back these very special artists to Galway - in person this time - to perform for a second time in our 41st Season dedicated to JS Bach, following their memorable online performance of this incredible…
Lunchtime concert:
Brendan Garde & Gary Beecher
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
In association with Arts in Action, University of Galway Brendan Garde violin Gary Beecher piano BRAHMS Sonata in G Major BRAHMS Scherzo (from F-A-E Sonata) KREISLER Praeludium & Allegro…
National Symphony Orchestra
Leisureland Salthill, Galway, Galway, IrelandNational Symphony Orchestra Kenneth Montgomery conductor Finghin Collins piano TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings JANE O'LEARY unfolding soundscapes for piano and orchestra (world premiere) BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' The…
Emily Anderson Concert in Galway City
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, IrelandRosanne Philippens violin Zoltán Fejérvari piano ELLISON HASSELL-CRAMER For Me BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No .2 LAURA HENEGHAN Rêvasser BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No.…
Emily Anderson Concert in Inverin
Comharchumann Shailearna, Indreabhán(Please note change of venue from previously advertised) Rosanne Philippens violin Zoltán Fejérvari piano ELLISON HASSELL-CRAMER For Me BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30 No…
Lunchtime concert:
Cliona Doris,
Sinéad Walsh &
Fiachra de hOra
O'Donoghue Theatre, University of Galway
In association with Arts in Action, University of Galway Cliona Doris harp Sinéad Walsh flute Fiachra de hOra viola DEBUSSY Sonata BAX Elegiac Trio Two outstanding Irish students…
Liverpool Quartet
An Taibhdhearc 19 An tSráid Láir, Gaillimh, IrelandMusic for Galway present in association with the National String Quartet Foundation Róisín Walters violin Sarah Hill violin Dani Sanxis viola Nick Byrne cello ZEMLINSKY String Quartet No.1 DEIRDRE GRIBBIN…
Maya Homburger and Malcolm Proud
St. Joseph's Church, Presentation RdMaya Homburger baroque violin Malcolm Proud harpsichord J S. BACH Sonata no. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014 JOHANN HEINRICH SCHMELZER Sonata in G minor for violin and continuo J.S.…
Tedi Papavrami
St. Joseph's Church, Presentation RdTedi Papavrami violin BACH Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003 YSAŸE Sonata No. 2 Op. 27 "Jacques Thibaud" BACH Partita No. 2 in D minor BWV 1004 The…
Lunchtime concert:
Tennyson’s Enoch Arden
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway
Emily Anderson Concert Hall, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
In association with Arts in Action, University of Galway Enoch Arden by Richard Strauss A melodrama for cello, piano and narrator on the poem by Tennyson Annette Cleary cello Réamonn…
Sean Shibe in Oughterard
Kilcummin Church, Oughterard.Sean Shibe guitar NARVAEZ Guardame Las Vacas, Mille Regretz plus one Sarabande ADES Habanera DE FALLA Homenaje POULENC Sarabande BACH Prelude Fuga Allegro BWV 998 BARRIOS La Catedral VILLA-LOBOS…
Sean Shibe in Galway City
The Mick Lally Theatre Mick Lally Theatre, Druid Ln, Galway, IrelandSean Shibe guitar NARVAEZ Guardame Las Vacas, Mille Regretz plus one Sarabande ADES Habanera DE FALLA Homenaje POULENC Sarabande BACH Prelude Fuga Allegro BWV 998 BARRIOS La Catedral VILLA-LOBOS…
Irish Baroque Orchestra:
Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
Galway Cathedral
Galway Cathedral, Galway, Ireland
James Way Evangelist Sestina Music vocal ensemble Irish Baroque Orchestra Peter Whelan director BACH St. Matthew Passion BVW 244 One of Bach's most magnificent creations, the St. Matthew Passion…
Lunchtime concert:
For the Atoll
The Cube, University of Galway
In association with Arts in Action, University of Galway Jane Robinson with the Far Flung Trio Katherine Hunka violin Dermot Dunne accordion Malachy Robinson double bass ‘For the Atoll’ is…
