Programme 2024
In this exciting programme curated by our Artistic Director Katherine Hunka, artists from across Ireland and around the world will be joining us in our beautiful cathedral space.
Friday 31st of May
7.30PM - ST. FLANNAN’S CATHEDRAL, Killaloe
EVENING CONCERT
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Dermot Dunne, accordion
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Kegelstatt Trio K. 498
Carol McGonnell, clarinet; Joachim Roewer, viola; Fiachra Garvey, piano
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): String Quartet in G minor Op.10
Marmen Quartet
~ INTERVAL ~
Salina Fisher (1993-): Heal
Marmen Quartet
Richard Strauss (1864-1949): Violin Sonata Op.18
Katherine Hunka, violin; Simon Mulligan, piano
10.00PM - ST. FLANNAN’S CATHEDRAL, Killaloe
LATE NIGHT ANIMATION EXTRAVANGANZA
Featuring animation students from TUS Limerick School of Art and Design. Festival musicians will perform specially written music for these new and innovative animations.
Saturday 1st of June
11.00AM - ST. FLANNAN’S CATHEDRAL, Killaloe
RISING STAR CONCERT - Carl Roewer (bassoon) & Friends, featuring Róisín Fleming (cello)
The voice of our festival podcast brings his bassoon for musical stories and tunes.
Katherine Hunka: Calling - WORLD PREMIERE
Carl Roewer, bassoon; Anna Jansson, violin; Ellen O’Connell, violin; Karl Riedewald, viola; Róisín Fleming, cello
J. S. Bach: Cello Suite no. 2 in D minor BWV 1008,
IV. Sarabande
Carl Roewer, bassoon
W. A. Mozart: Sonata in Bb major for Bassoon and Cello K. 292
I. Allegro, II. Andante, III. Rondo, Allegro
Carl Roewer, bassoon; Róisín Fleming, cello
F. Poulenc: Cello Sonata FP 143
II. Cavatine, III. Ballabile
Róisín Fleming, cello; Carl Roewer, Piano
P. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Suite) Op. 20a, arr. by E. Langer for Piano 4 hands
I. Moderato, II. Valse
Róisín Fleming, Carl Roewer, piano
E. Dohnanyi: Piano Quintet No. 1 Op. 1
I. Allegro
Anna Jansson, violin; Ellen O’Connell, violin; Karl Riedewald, viola; Róisín Fleming, cello; Carl Roewer, piano
3.00pm - Killaloe Catholic Church, Killaloe
FAMILY EVENT - THE FAR FLUNG TRIO
Katherine Hunka, violin; Dermot Dunne, accordion; Malachy Robinson, Bass.
A feast of fun. Tunes from all over the world! Suitable for all the family.
An informal, free event for every age (donations welcome).
7.30pm - ST. FLANNAN’S CATHEDRAL, Killaloe
EVENING CONCERT
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Fantasia in F minor for Four Hands
Pianists Fiachra Garvey and Simon Mulligan
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918): Nocturne and Cortège
Diane Daly, violin; Fiachra Garvey, piano
Bela Bartok (1881-1945): Contrasts Sz.111
Katherine Hunka, violin; Carol McGonnell, clarinet; Fiachra Garvey, piano
~ INTERVAL ~
Johannes Brahms: (1833-1897): Clarinet Quintet in B minor
Carol McGonnell, clarinet; Marmen Quartet
10.00pm - ST. FLANNAN’S CATHEDRAL, Killaloe
LATE NIGHT CONCERT
Dazzlingly versatile pianist Simon Mulligan takes us into the world of Cole Porter and Gershwin.
Sunday 2nd of June
1.15PM - OUR LADY & ST. LUA ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, BallinA
LUNCHTIME CHORAL CONCERT
Enjoy local choirs from the Clare/Tipperary region for a concert of sacred and secular choral music.
A free event for all the family (donations welcome).
Performing choirs:
The Gúnas
The Killaloe Male Voice Choir
Voices of the Derg
3.00pm - st flannan’s cathedral, killaloe
AFTERNOON CONCERT - MUSICIANS OF THE FUTURE CHILDREN’S CONCERT
Local children take to the stage for what is always a treat. A fun, free event for all ages (donations welcome).
6.30pm - st flannan’s cathedral, killaloe
PRE-CONCERT TALK WITH MICHAEL MURPHY
An engaging and insightful discourse on the work of Schubert that will be performed later that evening.
7.30Pm - ST. FLANNAN’S CATHEDRAL, Killaloe
EVENING CONCERT - FESTIVAL FINALE
Paul Frost: ‘Changes’ - SCS Killaloe Music Festival commission - WORLD PREMIERE
Katherine Hunka, violin; Diane Daly, violin; Joachim Roewer, viola;
Aoife Nic Athlaoich, cello; Yseult Cooper Stockdale, cello
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Piano Trio in D minor
Diane Daly, violin: Aoife Nic Athlaoich, cello: Simon Mulligan, piano
~ INTERVAL ~
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): String Quintet in C major D956
Katherine Hunka, violin; Diane Daly, violin; Joachim Roewer, viola;
Aoife Nic Athlaoich, cello; Yseult Cooper Stockdale, cello