Saturday, 18 August 2017

Family Concert

Venue The Lighthouse, Cromwell Point

This year’s Family Concert takes inspiration from the very appropriate theme of the ‘Water Music’

Traditional Irish Music Captured on Camera

Venue RNLI Station, Knightstown

Join photographer Stephen Power for a showing of photos of some of the most recognisable figures in Irish traditional music (including artists in this year’s Festival, featured in the book ‘Traditional Notes) and a talk (Free admission)

Reception and Chamber Music Recital

Venue Glanleam House

Always an evening to remember in the wonderful drawing room of Glanleam House, this year’s programme continues the exploration of Kerry resident Moeran with his fascinating and virtuosic Sonata for Two Violins, gems of the strings and piano repertoire a la Chopin and Brahms and a beautifully meditative recent work for cello and piano by Sebastian Adams.

Programme

Ernest Moeran: Sonata for Two Violins
Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 65
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor Op. 60

Performers

Darragh Morgan (violin), Keith Pascoe (violin), Francesco Dillon (cello), Mary Dullea (piano), Sebastian Adams (composer in residence), Harry Patch (cello and piano)