St Peter’s to kick off a season of great classical music
THE sixth Drogheda International Classical Music Series runs from September 2017 to March 2018 with one concert per month.
Advance tickets for concerts are €19 & €17 online / phone or €20 & €18 on the door. Student / children’s tickets are
€5. Booking through Droichead
Arts Centre on 041 9833946 or www.droichead.com
The Series funded by the
Arts Council and Louth County Council and is run in partnership with Droichead Arts Centre.
Fri 8th Sept 7:30pm St Peter’s Church of Ireland
Direct from the 2017 Edinburgh International Festival, the sensational Ensemble Marsyas with mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty and Alec Frank- Gemmill (horn) under the direction of Peter Whelan will perform a concert of famous early operatic works including Handel’s masterpieces
Va Tacito and Verdi Prati.
Fri 13th Oct 7:30pm St Peter’s Church of Ireland
Gould Piano Trio - According to the Washington Post, the British-born Gould Trio have the combination of jeweler-like precision and a musical fire that ignites from the first bar. For their first visit to Drogheda, they will perform three major works for piano, violin and cello.
Thurs 23rd Nov 7:30pm St Peter’s Church of Ireland
Alina Ibragimova (violin) with Cédric Tiberghien (piano) - French pianist, Cédric Tiberghien makes a welcome return to Drogheda this time with the brilliant Russian/British violinist Alina Ibragimova for a programme of violin and piano hits including Franck’s famous Violin Sonata.
Fri 15th Dec 7:30pm St Peter’s Church, West St (Catholic Church)
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra with Fatma Said (soprano) and William Davenport (tenor) - What better way to start the festive season than with the forces of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra featuring prize-winners of the prestigious Veronica Dunne Singing Competition 2016, Fatma Said and William Davenport. The programme includes opera highlights from Massenet’s Manon and Lehár’s Giuditta, and a selection of seasonal orchestral and vocal music including the beautiful O Holy Night. Note this concert is in St Peter’s West St, to accommodate the large orchestra.
Fri 26th Jan 7:30pm St Peter’s Church of Ireland
Johannes Moser (cello) with Andrei Korobeinikov - GermanCanadian cellist Johannes Moser is regarded as one of the finest cellists today. He makes his first visit to Drogheda in an all-Russian programme with pianist Andrei Korobeinikov. This is one not to be missed.
Fri 16th Feb 7:30pm St Peter’s Church of Ireland
A Night at the Opera - An evening of opera and song curated by the director of Wide Open Opera and Opera Theatre Company, Fergus Sheil who has put together six singers who really are from the top drawer of emerging Irish talent, including Muireann Mulrooney (sop) Amy Ní Fhearraigh (sop) Carolyn Holt (mez) Andrew Gavin (ten) Cormac Lawlor (bar) and Rob McAllister (bass bar).
Fri 9th Mar 7:30pm St Peter’s Church of Ireland
Finghin Collins (piano) . For Finghin’s first solo recital in the Series, he will perform a programme of Field Nocturnes and Preludes by Rachmaninov and Chopin. A fitting close to the 2017/18 Series.