United Kingdom Massenet, Werther: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Irish National Opera / Philipp Pointner (conductor). An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk, 2.5.2023. (RB)
Irish National Opera’s touring production of Werther impresses in Dundalk
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Great opening concert to the 2022 Louth Contemporary Music Festival
United Kingdom Sam Perkin, Linda Caitlin Smith, Andrew Synnott, Gavin Bryars: Esposito Quartet (Mia Cooper, Anna Cashell [violins], Joachim Roewer [viola], William Butt [cello]), Silvija Ščerbavičlūtė (Flute), Juliet Fraser (Soprano). St Nicholas Church, Dundalk, 17.6.2022. (RB)
Eamonn Quinn previews the 2022 Louth Contemporary Music Festival with Robert Beattie
The 2022 Louth Contemporary Music Festival Every year, the Louth Contemporary Music Society runs a mid-summer Festival in Dundalk in the Republic of Ireland which is dedicated to contemporary Classical music. The Festival returns to in-person performances this year on 17 and 18 June, after a 3-year gap and an online iteration last year. The … Read more
‘Old Life was Rubbish’: music by Cornelius Cardew and Laurence Crane makes a strong impression in Dundalk
Ireland Cornelius Cardew, Laurence Crane – ‘Old Life was Rubbish’: Fiona Kelly (bass flute), Michael McHale (piano), Apartment House (Heather Roche [clarinet], Anton Lukoszevieze [cello], Sam Cave [electric guitar], Simon Limbrick [percussion], Kerry Yong [piano]). Streamed from Louth Contemporary Music Society website (click here), 17.4.2021. (RB)
