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Concert
Programme
2018

Fews Ensemble
Thursday May 24, 2018 - 8pm
Warrenpoint Town Hall, Warrenpoint

Beethoven
Septet in E flat major, Op. 20
Schubert
Octet in F major, D. 803

Fews Ensemble:

Joanne Quigley McParland violin
Tom Jackson violin
Rose Redgrave viola
Jonathan Aasgaard cello
Ronan Dunne bass
Fiona Mitchell clarinet
Roberto Giaccaglia bassoon 
Cormac Ó hAodáin horn

Newry Chamber Music presents a concert of chamber music masterpieces for strings and woodwind performed by the Fews Ensemble - Ireland’s newest professional classical music group and NCM’s resident ensemble. 

Beethoven’s energetic Septet dating from 1799 is one of the last works he composed before becoming aware of his encroaching deafness. Schubert’s glorious Octet was commissioned in 1824 by the renowned clarinettist Ferdinand Troyer. He wanted Schubert to produce a work similar to Beethoven’s Septet. The instrumentation is almost identical to the Beethoven, with the addition of another violin part. Join some of Europe’s finest musician’s and hear these wonderful works brought to life!