Corina Marti: Clavisimbalum, Recorders (CH), Doron Schleifer: Voice (CH) The crystalline sounds of the clavisimbalum—the piano’s medieval ancestor—the velvety tones of the countertenor voice, and the fanciful, danceable recorder in the hands of a master of the instrument: this unique combination of colours opens the 2024 Galway Early Music Festival. Medieval music virtuosi Corina Marti […]
Come enjoy baked goods and a concert in the atmospheric surrounds of Galway's medieval parish. €10 on the door- all proceeds in aid of Schola Cantorum
Resurgam Choir (IRL), The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble (UK) and conductor Mark Duley (NZ/IRL) History is brought to life in Saint Nicholas’ Collegiate Church in the Galway Early Music Festival’s mainstage concert, From Siege to Siege. The story of a powerful European dynasty of emperors—roiled by internal struggles and under attack by external powers—is […]
Resurgam Choir; The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble; Felicity Maxwell, dance instructor; Vsevolod Sadovyj, percussion and winds; Corina Marti, harpsichord; Eleanor Leadbetter, coordinator Come sing! Come dance! The 1500s featured a kaleidoscope of sounds throughout court and countryside, and on Sunday afternoon festivalgoers will be able to take part in Renaissance dances that would have […]
Wrocław Baroque Ensemble (PL) and conductor Andrzej Kosendiak (PL) The splendour of Venetian music stands at the heart of composer Mikołaj Zielenski’s works. The undeniable richness of music as heard in churches and basilicas of the ‘Most Serene Republic’, as Venice was known, wasn’t lost on musicians from further north. The Polish composer Zielenski wrote […]
The Best of the West Part 2: Students & Staff from the Athenry School of Music Come enjoy a concert inside Galway's Medieval church- €10 at the door- includes tea, coffee, baked goods, and concert In aid of St. Nicholas' Schola Cantorum
Women's Choir- Classical, traditional, and popular favourites Free Admission