One of my abiding memories of the Festival recurs annually as the Queen Anne’s Lace comes into flower along the roadsides. In the twelve years of my custodianship we drove many miles between the houses where the concerts were taking place, the airport to collect and return many of themusicians, and Castletown, and later Russborough,…
Online event #1 – Director’s Discussion – 50 Years of Great Music in Irish Houses
Sunday 7th June, 12pm Join RTÉ lyric fm’s Aedín Gormley for a look back at the Festival over 50 years with former artistic directors, Judith Woodworth and Hugh Tinney and Ciara Higgins, the Festival’s current artistic director. This event will take place via the Great Music in Irish Houses Facebook page. You do not need…
Online event #2 – Musician’s Discussion – Carol McGonnell, Marc Coppey and Finghin Collins
Sunday 7th June, 5pm Join Great Music in Irish Houses Artistic Director Ciara Higgins in conversation with clarinettist, Carol McGonnell, cellist, Marc Coppey and pianist, Finghin Collins from their homes in Berlin, Paris and Kilkenny. These three dynamic musicians were due to perform in the 2020 event and will discuss how recent events have affected…
Online event #3 – 50th Birthday Concert
Sunday 7th June, 7.30pm Join the Great Music in Irish Houses Festival for an ‘almost-live’ concert, featuring musical contributions from the homes of pianists Philippe Cassard, Dearbhla Collins, Finghin Collins and John O’Conor; violinist, Katherine Hunka; violist, Rosalind Ventris; cellist, Marc Coppey; guitarists, Sean Shibe and Xuefei Yang; accordionist, Dermot Dunne, clarinetist, Carol McGonnell; sopranos,…
50 Years of the Great Music in Irish Houses Festival
A GOLDEN JUBILEE BIRTHDAY FOR GREAT MUSIC IN IRISH HOUSES FESTIVAL June 7th marks a significant milestone in the history of the Great Music in Irish Houses Festival as it is the 50th anniversary of Ireland’s longest-running chamber music festival. Started in 1970 in Castletown House in Leixlip, then the home of the Hon. Desmond…
RTÉ lyric fm’s The Full Score & Great Music in Irish Houses
Friday June 5th, 1-4pm On Friday, June 5th, RTÉ lyric fm will devote one of its flagship daytime programmes, The Full Score, with Liz Nolan to the Festival. Between 1.00 pm and 4.00 pm, the programme will include contributions from distinguished musicians and will also feature former artistic director Judith Woodworth and Ciara Higgins, the…
