Eric Sheeran-Purcell
Eric Sheeran-Purcell participated in not one, but three orchestras at the 20th Festival. Read about his experiences here.
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Concorda: Accelerando String Quartet
Presto from String Quartet No.4 in C Major K157 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Kevin Jansson, Seamus Hickey (violin), Mark Kenny (viola), Zara Finn (cello). The Accelerando String Quartet is a group of...
DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama presents ‘Breakdown’
DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama presents the concert performance premiere of Breakdown, a new opera by Andrew Synnott and John Breen.
Brian O’Kane
On playing in the National Concert Hall for the first time…It had a big impact on me and it was a great experience. I remember the nerves and the fear...
Flower Children
Pictured left: Afternoon Flower Bearers Aoife Mulcahy and Laura Glynn. Aoife: “I had a fantastic day backstage meeting all the crew for the 20th Festival. It was a great honour...
The Concert Programme
Performances take place at 3pm and 8pm featuring four orchestras in each concert. You can read all the pieces to be played in this post.
Tony Lundon
On playing at the Festival…I remember meeting Mary Robinson (the photo still hangs on the wall at home). I remember watching a soloist with another orchestra and thinking “Oh God,...
Ciarán Hope
Ciarán Hope composed the piece ‘Erry Jig’ for the Young Orchestral Pops 10th anniversary CD, ‘Concert Favourites’. For the 20th Festival, YOPs will be premiering an updated version of the...