The last of the "Sundays in Conwal 2013" celebrates the music of Britten, Mascagni and Hindemith

The last of  the "Sundays in Conwal 2013" celebrates the music of Britten, Mascagni and Hindemith.

Closing another successful programme of "Sundays in Conwal" the Donegal Chamber Music Society presents a concert featuring the Donegal Camerata String Quintet, with guests the Donegal Chamber Orchestra, for a celebration of  "Anniversaries" in the music of Britten (100th), Hindemith (50th) and Mascagni (150th).

The Donegal Camerata, the resident ensemble of this concert series, will perform items from their touring programme "Serenades & Dances" which they offered this year in places such as Glenveagh, Ballyshannon

and Culdaff. This will be another Sunday afternoon concert with evergreen favourites of music such as Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Piazzolla's Oblivion and Brahms's Hungarian Dances. The ensemble pursues its aim of presenting music by contemporary living Irish composers. On this occasion they will perform the "Lament" from String Quartet No. 2 (2003) by John McLachlan, the internationally esteemed composer (b.1964 in Dublin) who lives in Inishowen. The composer will introduce his piece during this performance in Conwal Church. 

At the end of the concert, the Donegal Chamber Orchestra will join the String Quintet to perform Hindemith's Five Pieces Op. 44, Mascagni's Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana and Britten's youthful Simple Symphony as a homage to those composers whose anniversaries occur this year.

For some years now the Donegal Chamber Music Society has presented Concerts in Conwal Church with the inestimable collaboration of Canon Stewart Wright and the Select Vestry. This regular series of recitals has hosted a variety of artists with local and international careers, such as soprano Anne Jennings, the Szabó-Yélamo String Duo, organist Desmond Hunter, flautist Sarah Murphy, the Conwal Singers, cellist Mihai Dancila, Carducci Quartet and many others. Music presented over the seasons ranges from Bach to Vincent Kennedy and from Monteverdi to Derek Ball, not forgetting Haydn, Dvorak or Bartok.

Sundays in Conwal 2013. 24th November, 3pm. Conwal Church. Letterkenny

Donegal Camerata String Quintet with guests the Donegal Chamber Orchestra: 

Celebrating the music of Britten (100th anniv.), Mascagni (150th anniv.) and Hindemith (50th anniv.)

Admission €10/5. Tickets can be booked in advance or purchased at the

door. For booking contact: An Grianán Theatre Box Office: 074 9120777

"SERENADE & DANCES" with the DONEGAL CAMERATA String Quintet

"SERENADE & DANCES" with the DONEGAL CAMERATA

Sunday 13th May at 3pm. Conwal Parish Church, Letterkenny

                                                                                

Donegal Chamber Music Society presents the 2nd concert of the new afternoon “Sundays in Conwal” series with a programme of “Serenade & Dances” played by the Donegal Camerata String Quintet on Sunday 13th May at 3pm in Conwal Parish Church, Letterkenny. Admission €10/5. Tickets can be booked in advance or purchased at the door. For booking contact: An Grianán Theatre Box Office: 074 9120777

“Serenade & Dances” with the Donegal Camerata String Quintet is the second concert of “Sundays in Conwal”, the Donegal Chamber Music Society´s new Sunday afternoon concert series. The aim of this series, which started in March, is to bring to life well-known music as well as pieces that are rarely heard, but also to acquaint music-lovers with new, contemporary compositions.

Popular Classical Music will be played, such as Mozart´s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Boccherini´s Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid (famous tune used in the Hollywood movie Master and Commander) and Brahms’s well-known Hungarian Dances Nos. 6 and 5. The ensemble will also perform Derek Ball´s Suite “O´Carolan in Love” specially composed for them, based on dances and tunes by Turlough O´Carolan. Derek Ball is represented by the Contemporary Music Centre. The Contemporary Music Centre (CMC) is Ireland's national archive and resource centre for new music, supporting the work of composers throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland.

The DONEGAL CAMERATA (founded in 2007) is an international string ensemble of professional players based in the North West:  Hungarian violinist Orsolya Szabó-Yélamo (first violin); Northern Ireland violinist Claire Cunningham (second violin); Slovakian string player Lucia Spacirova (viola); Spanish musician Víctor Yélamo (cello) and Donegal bass player Michael McGinty (double bass). The Donegal Camerata is the only fully professional ensemble offering a regular concert series in the North West.

A forty-five minutes recital by 5 international professional players at a popular price for a Sunday afternoon chamber music treat in Conwal Church, Letterkenny.

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"SUNDAYS IN CONWAL" with the Donegal Camerata String Ensemble

Donegal Chamber Music Society, Spring Concerts 2012

Donegal Chamber Music Society presents "Sundays in Conwal" with the DONEGAL CAMERATA String Ensemble in Conwal Church, Letterkenny on Sundays 25th of March and 13th of May at 3pm.

The first concert kicks off on Sunday 25th March with a programme in which the ensemble continues exploring Gioachino Rossini´s String Sonatas -- opera-like music originally written for 2 violins,cello and doublebass. These pieces were composed when Rossini was twelve years old and they are masterpieces in their own right.  Also included will be the Divertimento in C Major by Carl Stamitz, composer of the Mannheim School, who was a very important figure in the history of classical music. The ensemble is also performing neglected string music by Hermann Spielter and Charles Parry, pursuing the aim of bringing rare string music alive.

A 45 minutes recital by four international professional players with popular prices for a Sunday afternoon chamber music treat in Conwal Church.

Sunday 25th March, 3pm.

DONEGAL CAMERATA String Quartet

(Orsolya Szabó-Yélamo, violin; Lucia Spacirova, violin/viola; Víctor Yélamo, cello 

& Michael McGinty, double bass)

Music by Stamitz, Rossini, Spielter and Parry

Tickets € 10/5.

Sunday 13th May, 3pm

DONEGAL CAMERATA String Quintet

(Orsolya Szabó-Yélamo, violin; Claire Cunningham, violin; Lucia Spacirova, violin/viola; 

Víctor Yélamo, cello & Michael McGinty, double bass)

Works by W.A. Mozart, Luigi Boccherini, Derek Ball and Johannes Brahms

Tickets € 10/5

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Cello & Chamber Music Master Classes Derry - Letterkenny

3rd CELLO MEETING Ireland

23^rd - 24^th Derry, Foyle Arts Building, University of Ulster

24^th – 26^th Letterkenny, Regional Cultural Centre

Between the 23^rd and 26^th of June 2011, the Donegal Chamber Music Society with support from Co. Donegal VEC Music Education Partnership in association with the University of Ulster, the European Strings Teachers Association (ESTA) and the Regional Cultural Centre, will present the 3rd edition of ’Cello Meeting Ireland’. The weekend, based at the Magee Campus in Derry, Northern Ireland, and the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, will feature Master Classes in Cello and Chamber Music, given by the internationally renowned cellist and teacher Mihai Dancila. ‘Cello Meeting Ireland’ will give participants the opportunity to have one-on-one tuition from this renowned musician and to attend a variety of musical events happening over the weekend. In addition to this year’s edition we will focus more in Cello Ensemble playing as a complement to the lessons.

The master classes will be complemented by concerts given by participants and by a final concert given by Mihai Dancila with the Donegal Chamber Orchestra and weekend participants.

MASTERCLASSES: CELLO & CHAMBER MUSIC

Participants in the master classes are divided into two categories Active and Observer.

The number of participants is at the discretion of the teacher and, if necessary, a selection will be made (based on first-come-first-served). Those who are not accepted as active participants can attend as observers.

CELLO MASTER CLASSES

Active Fee: € 100

Includes:

• 2 individual master classes with Mihai Dancila of 45 minutes duration each.
• Cello Ensemble Playing
• Free admission to all concerts.
• Access to additional rehearsals.
• Opportunity to be selected to perform in one of the Concerts during the Festival.

CHAMBER MUSIC MASTER CLASSES

Active Fee: € 80 each member of the group (example: String Quartet € 320)

If you are already a member of a chamber group, such as a Piano Trio, String Quartet, Piano Quartet, etc., the group can avail of the chamber music master classes with Mihai Dancila.

Includes:

· 2 Chamber music master classes during the weekend of 1 hour duration each.

· Free admission to all concerts.

· Access to additional rehearsals.

· Opportunity to be selected to perform in one of the Concerts during the Festival.

Please note: chamber groups will not be formed at the festival by the organizers.

You can only avail of these master classes as a group.

Observer Fee: € 50

Includes:

• Entry to observe cello and chamber music master classes

• Free admission to all concerts.
• Access to additional rehearsals.

FEES
All fees for active and observer participants must be paid in full in advance of the weekend. Fees will only be refunded with proof of a medical certificate or if the course is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

For application forms or further information please e-mail us at:

donegalchambermusic@gmail.com

Please forward:

• The appropriate fee (cheques made payable to Donegal Chamber Music Society)
• Your curriculum vitae
• A fully completed application form

to

Donegal Chamber Music Society,

C/O Co. Donegal VEC Music Education Partnership

Regional Culture Centre, Port Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland

CLOSING DATE

Friday June 10^th 2011

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Piano recital at RCC

The Donegal Chamber Music Society and the Regional Cultural Center
present a piano recital by young Letterkenny pianist David
Howard on Saturday 9th April at 8pm.

David begin his piano studies at the age of five, getting lessons from his
grandmother, Margot Henry, before receiving scholarships to study with Dr.
John O¹Connor in the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and Dr. Mabel Swainson at
the Leinster School of Music.

He has since performed in numerous venues throughout the UK and Ireland,
including the National Concert Hall (Dublin). He has won prizes in major
competitions in Dublin, Sligo, Belfast, Derry, Ballymena, Arklow, and
Moville.

David has just graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music, which he
attended with the help of the Dora Gilson Scholarship, and studied with John
Gough. David enjoys a busy performing schedule, where in the few past years,
he has played in Thailand, America, Scotland, Ireland, and throughout the
UK.

Programme:

Soler: Sonatas No 84 + 87
Debussy: Images Bk 1
Beethoven: Rondo alla ingharese quasi un Capriccio Op. 129,
Chopin: Nocturne in E minor
Mendelssohn: Variations Serieuses Op 54
Première of a new work currently being composed by 'Callum Dewar'.

Pergolesi's MAGNIFICAT at St Eunan's Cathedral

MAGNIFICAT at St. Eunan's Cathedral,

Saturday 11th December, 8.30 pm

Closing the year of celebrations for the 300th Anniversary of Italia composer Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, the Donegal Chamber Music Society and Co. Donegal VEC Music Education Partnership present the MAGNIFICAT at St. Eunan's Cathedral, Letterkenny. This evening of reflection and music on Saturday 11th December at 8.30pm (after evening mass) will be presented by the Donegal Chamber Orchestra and the Conwal Singers. The guest conductor will be Justo Manuel Jiménez Fábregas, an experienced specialist in choral groups, wind ensembles and orchestral conducting. The performance will also include music by

Vivaldi, Bach, Manfredini and Boyce. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

This event is organized by the Donegal Chamber Music Society and brings to a close a busy year of activities in partnership with the Regional Cultural Centre, Co. Donegal VEC MEP and An Grianan Theatre. Some of this year's highlights: the Concert Series at RCC, the Concerto Málaga performance at An Grianan and the 2nd Cello Meeting Ireland. The Society is looking forward to 2011 and to collaborating with national associations such as Music Network in order to foster the growing appreciation of Classical Music in Donegal.

The Donegal Chamber Orchestra, one of the Co. Donegal VEC ensembles, has enjoyed a very successful year with sold-out concerts at the Errigal Festival, broadcasting programmes in RTE Radio's "Sunday Miscellany" and the opportunity to work with the celebrated Irish composer Ian Wilson through the "Artist in the Community Scheme" -an award facilitated by Create and the Arts Council. Next year the DCO will celebrate 5 years of collaboration with many new projects. The Pergolesi Magnificat will be sung by the Conwal Singers, directed by Graham Harrison. Earlier this year the Singers performed in the RCC, in Vienna and (together with Prof. Desmond Hunter) at the national Culture Night in September.

For more information about up an coming Chamber Music concerts please
contact donegalchambermusic@gmail.com or 083 4290823

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"An Evening with Haydn" at RCC

SZABÓ-YÉLAMO CONCERT SERIES

@ Regional Cultural Centre

Friday 26^th November, 8pm

“An Evening with HAYDN”

Featuring:

SABRINA HU, flute

SZABÓ-YÉLAMO STRING DUO

Orsolya Szabó-Yélamo violin - Víctor Yélamo cello

Music by Haydn

plus pieces by Telemann and Debussy

Regional Cultural Centre

Letterkenny

Admission: € 10/ € 5

Szabó-Yélamo Concert Series at the Regional Cultural Centre

November Concert

The Regional Cultural Centre and the Donegal Chamber Music Society present the last performance of 2010 of the Szabó-Yélamo Concert Series at RCC.

American flute player Sabrina Hu will join Donegal based Szabó-Yélamo String Duo for “An Evening with Haydn” on Friday 26^th November at 8pm.

Sabrina Hu has enjoyed an exciting performing career throughout the U.S. and Europe in many prestigious venues. Upcoming recitals in the current season include performances throughout China, Korea, Ireland, and the U.S. She completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Michigan State University, where she was also a Teaching Assistant. She also obtained a Masters of Music degree in performance from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England, and a Bachelor of Music degree in performance from the Mannes College of Music, New York City.
Sabrina is currently based in Dublin, Ireland and teaching at the National University of Ireland in Maynooth. She is also Co-Artistic director of the Walled City Music Festival.

The Szabó-Yélamo String Duo, founded in 2006, comprised Hungarian violinist Orsolya Szabó-Yélamo and Spanish cellist Víctor Yélamo, both professional musicians are extensively involved in music education across the North West, they are members of the ESTA (European String Teacher Association) and they do instrumental tuition with Co. Donegal Music VEC Education Partnership and at the University of Ulster, Magee Campus. As chamber players they perform regularly in Ireland, Hungary and Spain

In this the very first classical music series at RCC the Szabó-Yélamo String Duo in collaboration with local and international classical players have brought to Letterkenny eclectically programmes with music from Corelli to Elgar, from Bach to Debussy. Past artists during this season had been the Donegal Chamber Orchestra, Slovakian violinist Lucia Spacirova, local Double Bass player Michael McGinty, acclaimed international concert organist Desmond Hunter and for the November concert the American flutists Sabrina Hu. For more information about future classical music concerts in Donegal please contact donegalchambermusic@gmail.com

Advance booking is recommended and anyone interested can contact 074 91 29186