St. Barrahane's Church Festival of Music
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| Country and Region | Ireland — Cork |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | Castletownshend, County Cork, Ireland |
| Festival Contact Information | St. Barrahane's Church Festival of Music |
| Festival Description | First held in 1980, this is one of the longest running Festivals of classical music in Ireland. A great variety of music is offered over consecutive Thursdays in July and August. The festival is now widely known for the high standard or music and the stunning setting. The venue itself, the very picturesque Church of St. Barrahanes is worth a visit with its beautiful stained glass windows by, amongst others, Harry Clarke. The aim of the Festival is to raise funds for the upkeep of the church and its organ and for various charities. |
| Festival Dates | July 12 - August 9, 2012 |
| Festival Links | http://homepage.eircom.net/~barrahane |
Festival Events:
Programming 2012:
- Thursday 12th July, 8.00pm
Admission € 20.00
Opening by Lord David Puttnam
Olga Solovieva - piano, with the RTE Vanbrugh String Quartet,
Gregory Ellis - violin, Keith Pascoe - violin, Simon Aspell - viola, Christopher Marwood - cello.
- Programme
—Alexander Alyabiev (1787-1851; pupil of Irishman John Field) - Piano Quintet
—Aloys Fleischmann (1910-1992) - Piano Quintet
——Interval——
—Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Piano Quintet, Op.34
- Programme
- Thursday 19th July, 8.00pm
Admission € 15.00
- The West Cork Choral Singers, conductor Diana Llewellyn. Gemma Sugure - soprano, Cloe Deziah - cello, Katy Salvidge and Anabell Adams - keyboard.
- Thursday 26th July, 8.00pm
Admission € 20.00
Finghin Collins - piano
This concert is presented by Music Network
- Programme
—Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Two Rhapsodies, Op.79
—Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) - Drei Klavierstücke, D.946
——Interval——
—John Kinsella (1932) - Reflection II
—Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) - Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52
—Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) - Sonata No.2
- Programme
- Thursday 2nd August, 8.00pm
Admission € 15.00
- Gato Azul
Francesco Turrisi - accordion & percussion, Lucas Gonzalez - guitar, Michael Coady - double bass
This concert is presented by Music Network
- Gato Azul
- Thursday 9th August, 8.00pm
Admission € 15.00
Miriam Roycroft - cello, Réamonn Keary - piano
- Programme
—Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928) - Pohádka (Fairytale)
—Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) - 5 Stücke im Volkston, Op.102
—Bohuslav Martinů (1890 - 1959) - Sonata No.2, H286
——Interval——
—Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) - Sonata in C, Op.65
—Bohuslav Martinů (1890 - 1959) - Variations on a Slovak Theme
- Programme
Practical Info:
Tickets 2012:
- Admission under 13 free
- All concerts begin at 8:00pm
- Note this is a new, earlier starting time from previous years
- Reservations and Ticket Sales
- Mrs. Angela Eborall +353 028 - 36193
- Mrs. Jacqueline Weij +353 028 - 33752
- Ticket Sales only
- Thornhill Electrical, Skibbereen
- Carol’s Coffee Shop, Union Hall
- Cheques made payable to
- St. Barrahane’s Festival of Music
- No Credit Cards
- Contact information
Email: barrahanemusic@eircom.net - Web page
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