“Sundays in Conwal 2014” starts
on 26th January
DONEGAL CHAMBER MUSIC
SOCIETY ANNOUNCES 2014 SESSION OF THEIR SUCCESSFUL SERIES OF CONCERTS IN CONWAL
PARIS CHURCH
Starting on Sunday 26th
January, the Donegal Chamber Music Society will present the first of five concerts during the first half
of this year as part of “Sundays in Conwal 2014”.
The opening concert will
be played by the accomplished Donegal Camerata,
the resident ensemble of this third series of concerts. An International Ensemble of professional
players based in Donegal, the Donegal Camerata will continue their eclectic and
attractive chamber music recitals, offering a
program with cardinal works from the string repertoire along with some pieces
in a more light-entertainment vein. For
the first recital of the year they will present music by W.A. Mozart, P. I.
Tchaikovsky, Antonín Dvořák, Josef Suk and Béla Bartók. As before, in each concert they will present
a new work by an Irish Contemporary Composer. The work chosen from the
Contemporary Music Centre Library for this recital will be a piece related to
Donegal, Ian Wilson’s An tIarthar, composed in
2010 for the Donegal Chamber Orchestra. As well the Donegal Camerata String
Ensemble, other artists will be appearing in “Sundays in Conwal 2014”. Some have already been confirmed; the Donegal
Chamber Orchestra offering concerts in February and June.
Donegal Chamber Music Society has been presenting concerts in Donegal since 2009, working with
other cultural institutions both locally and nationwide with the aim of
fostering an appreciation of Classical Music in the County. The Society
collaborates regularly with Donegal County Council, Music Network, Donegal
Music Education Partnership, the University of Ulster and the Contemporary
Music Centre Ireland. Their committee (Chairperson Graham Harrison) would like
to acknowledge the inestimable collaboration of Canon Stewart Wright and the
Select Vestry for their concerts in Conwal Church.
With some exceptions, “Sundays in Conwal 2014” take place mostly on the 4th Sunday of each month at 3pm. Music lovers in Donegal may like to make a note of these dates: January 26th, February 23rd, March 23rd, May 11th and June 22nd.
“Sundays in Conwal 2014” 1st Concert
26th January, 3pm. Conwal
Church. Letterkenny
DONEGAL CAMERATA String Quintet
Programme
W.A. Mozart (1756-1791):
Divertimento in F Major, K. 138/125c (1772)
P. I. Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Andante Cantabile, Op. 11 (1871)
Ian Wilson (b.1964):
An tIarthar (2010) (CMC)
Louis Laporte (ca.1850 - 1922):
Intermède-pizzicato for string quintet (1901)
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904):
Slavonic Dance in e minor, No. 2 Op. 72 (1886-7)
Josef Suk (1874-1935):
Ella-Polka (1909) from Episodes
Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Romanian Folk Dances (1917) Sz. 68 BB 76
Admission €10/5. Tickets will be available at the door
