Piano Fest Opening Concert/ David Quigley and Finghin Collins
Newry Chamber Music launches its inaugural Piano Fest with a vibrant opening concert featuring David Quigley and Finghin Collins in their first-ever performance together — performing on two magnificent Steinway Model D concert grand pianos. The concert features two world premieres by leading Irish composers Philip Martin and Sam Perkin and culminates in a performance of Rachmaninov's electrifying Symphonic Dances which is sure to raise the roof of Newry's magnificent Town Hall. Be there for a first in this iconic building!
* The pianos for tonight's concert are kindly on loan from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Ulster Orchestra.Read more
Master of Melody
Master of Melody
The Lieder and Chamber music of Franz Schubert
Experience the joy, charm, and depth of Franz Schubert’s music in a programme of some of his most beloved songs and instrumental chamber music. His Lieder from the tender and achingly beautiful A die Musik to the playful Heidenröslein, reveal the heart of a true Romantic and display his unsurpassed gift for melody.
The afternoon culminates in a performance of one of his most famous works The Trout Quintet. Composed when he was just 22 years old, it was commissioned by his friend Sylvester Paumgartner who requested both the slightly unconventional instrumentation and the inclusion of Schuberts earlier song ‘Die Forelle’ as a set of variations within the piece. This pillar of the chamber music repertoire overflows with wit, sparkle, and lyrical beauty.
Sharon Carty, Mezzo Soprano
Aaron O Hare Tenor
Mia Cooper violin
Rose Redgrave viola
Jonathan Aagaard cello
Dominic Dudley Bass
David Quigley piano
A Family Christmas Concert
A wonderful opportunity for our young audience to hear Howard Blake's timeless Christmas story 'The Snowman' in an intimate arrangement for String Quartet and Narrator/Soprano. There will also be some singalong Christmas songs to enjoy!
Come and join Newry Chamber Music at our new premises in the Quays Shopping Centre for our opening concerts and be part of the magic!
A Family Christmas Concert
A wonderful opportunity for our young audience to hear Howard Blake's timeless Christmas story 'The Snowman' in an intimate arrangement for String Quartet and Narrator/Soprano. There will also be some singalong Christmas songs to enjoy!
Come and join Newry Chamber Music at our new premises in the Quays Shopping Centre for our opening concerts and be part of the magic!
Opening Flourish!
Join us as we open our 2025/26 season with a thrilling afternoon of Chamber Music featuring The Fews Ensemble with special guests violinist Katherine Hunka, violist Joel Hunter and cellist Martin Johnson. The programme showcases two masterworks of the string repertoire with Brahms' warm and expansive Sextet in B flat Major and Tchaikovsky's fiery and flamboyant Souvenir de Florence. We are so looking forward to seeing you at what promises to be an unforgettable start to a new season of exceptional music making.
The Fews Ensemble: Lunchtime Concert 2
In their second concert as part of Kilkenny Arts Festival's lunchtime concert series, The Fews Ensemble's programme spans the last hundred years, featuring work by Shostakovich and Joan Trimble, one of the most distinguished Ulster musicians of the 20th century.
Dmitri Shostakovich - Trio No. 2 in E minor
Joan Trimble - Phantasy Trio
The Fews Ensemble presents: Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time
The first of two concerts at this years Kilkenny Arts Festival, The Fews Ensemble are delighted to perform Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time, following sellout performances earlier this year in Dublin and Belfast.
Written while Messiaen was a prisoner of war in Germany, and first performed by his fellow prisoners, this visionary piece is now considered one of his most important works.
The Juliet Letters with Duke Special and the Fews Ensemble
Duke Special and The Fews Ensemble perform ‘The Juliet Letters’, originally written by Elvis Costello and The Brodsky Quartet. The songs filled with soaring melodies and dark drama explore the human condition through letters addressed to Juliet Capulet of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ fame in a cycle blending voice and string quartet. Duke Special, renowned for his unique, soulful sound and theatrical flair, brings a fresh intensity to this captivating work.