Membership and Ticket Information

Membership subscription ¤30Concessionary membership subscription ¤20

Students who can produce a valid College ID can apply for free concessionary membership.

Membership can also be purchased in Pro Musica, Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork.

Admission ¤22 (¤14 Members, ¤10 Concessionary Members)

Box office opens 45 minutes prior to concert start time.

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2015 CONCERTS & EVENTS

COS programme Jan – June 2015DATE PERFORMERS TIME/VENUE

29/01/15 CARDUCCI QUARTET 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

12/02/15 MATTHEW BARLEY 3.00 pm, WHAT’S MUSIC FOR? CIT Cork School of Music

12/02/15 MATTHEW BARLEY 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, ON THE ROAD CIT Cork School of Music

26/02/15 FIDELIO TRIO 8.00 pm, Aula Maxima, University College Cork

5-8/03/15 FORTE FESTIVAL www.fortefestival.ie

12/03/15 QUERCUS: 4.00 pm, REVOLTING RHYMES Cork Opera House

19/03/15 MUSIC NETWORK CONCERT 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, JOANNA McGREGOR CIT Cork School of Music

29/03/15 FLEISCHMANN CHOIR & 8.00 pm, City Hall, Cork CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

02/04/15 BEYOND BORDERS 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CIT Cork School of Music

16/04/15 VANBRUGH & 8.00 pm, Aula Maxima, HUGH TINNEY University College Cork

18/04/15 CIT CORK SCHOOL 1.10 pm, Curtis Auditorium, OF MUSIC SYMPHONY CIT Cork School of Music ORCHESTRA

6/06/15 VANBRUGH SUMMER 8.00 pm, Aula Maxima, CONCERT University College Cork

FIDELIO TRIOWe are delighted to welcome home Cork-born pianist Mary Dullea with her trio partners, violinist Darragh Morgan and cellist Adi Tal. The London-based trio performs a diverse repertoire internationally, broadcasting and recording often as well as commissioning new music regularly.Faure Piano Trio Op. 120, Dvorak Piano Trio in E minor Op. 90 ‘Dumky’, John Buckley Piano Trio, Schoenberg arr. Steuermann Verklarte Nacht.

Thurs 26 February 20158.00 pm, Aula Maxima, UCC

FLEISCHMANN CHOIR CSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRACara O’Sullivan (Soprano); Bridget Knowles (Contralto); Breiffni Horgan (Tenor); Laure Giersch (Leader); Conor Palliser (Conductor).

This Fleischmann Choir and CSM Symphony Orchestra concert is sure to be one to remember. It ranges from Tchaikovsky’s final musical utterance to Mozart’s celebratory Coronation Mass featuring Cork’s own Cara O’Sullivan. There is also a rare chance to hear Ives’ The Unanswered Question and Franck’s Psalm 150.

Sun 29 March 20158.00 pm, City Hall, Cork

Thurs 16 April 20158.00 pm, Aula Maxima, UCC

VANBRUGH & HUGH TINNEYThe Vanbrugh Quartet return to UCC’s Aula Maxima, where they will be joined by pianist Hugh Tinney for a post-Easter concert featuring works by Schubert, Beethoven and Schumann.

Schubert Quartet Satz. Beethoven op59/1. Schumann Piano Quintet (with Hugh Tinney)

CIT CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRACONDUCTOR - CONOR PALLISERThe CSM Symphony Orchestra are going from strength to strength and this concert features Tchaikovsky’s much-loved “Pathétique” Symphony - a huge challenge for any orchestra. People are advised to get there early as there will be a shortage of seats!Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74

CARDUCCI QUARTETThe Carducci Quartet launches their Shostakovich 15 project here in Cork, following their recent recording for Signum Classics. Throughout 2015 the quartet will be performing complete cycles of Shostakovich Quartets in cities including Washington DC, London, Oxford, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death.

Shostakovich: A Perspective - Quartets No. 1, 4 and 12

Thurs 29 January 20158.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Thurs 12 February 2015

Thurs 12 March 20154.00 pm, Cork Opera House

3.00 pm, CIT Cork School of Music

MATTHEW BARLEY - WHAT’S MUSIC FOR?Apart from being an outstanding cellist working alongside many of the world’s finest musicians Matthew has also carved a separate career for himself leading workshops and stimulating discussion on the role of a musician in our modern day society. His knowledge and study has led him to leading workshops with many of the world leading orchestras and ensembles. FREE ADMISSION. In association with CIT Cork School of Music

5-8 March 2015FORTE FESTIVALFORTE FESTIVAL featuring the Irish Baroque Orchestra Chamber Soloists, the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Justin Grounds, Marja Gaynor, Madrigal ’75; ConTempo String Quartet and more. Limited ticket bundles available and free events throughout the city.

See www.fortefestival.ie

QUERCUS: REVOLTING RHYMESQuercus Ensemble draws together some of Ireland and the UK’s finest musicians to present dynamic and engaging performances of classical and contemporary music. This production, which features 12 musicians and narrator, offers a wonderful opportunity for children to experience live music and to meet the performers and their instruments.Roald Dahl’s Three Little Pigs is a musical storytelling event for all the family. Come along and experience this fantastic musical adaptation by the composer Paul Patterson, of Roald Dahl’s dark and funny take on the traditional fairy tale. In association with Cork Opera House.Tickets: ¤10. (¤8 concession). Family of 4, ¤30

Thurs 19 March 20158.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

MUSIC NETWORK CONCERT: JOANNA McGREGORWitness the musical phenomenon that is pianist Joanna MacGregor as she performs an eclectic and engaging programme from spine-tingling renditions of Bach via Piazzolla and Thelonious Monk, showcasing her innovative style and individuality.

J.S. Bach and Dmitri Shostakovich: Five Preludes and Fugues; Frédéric Chopin: Six Mazurkas; A New Commission by Conor Linehan; Lost Highways and American Journeys (Ives/Monk/Longhair); Astor Piazzolla: Four Tangos (arr. MacGregor)

Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathétique”. Ives – The Unanswered Question. Mozart – Mass in C Major, K. 317 “Coronation”. Franck – Psalm 150

Thurs 2 April 20158.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of MusicVassilena Serafimova (Bulgaria)Garrett Mendelow (USA)Alex Petcu-Colan (Cork)

From drums to gongs, marimbas to bongos, cymbals to junk percussion and much much more, brace yourselves as three world class musicians fill the stage with instruments and take us on a journey through time and space with some of the most colourful and thrilling music ever composed for percussion. Their performance will include pieces such as Zivkovic’s Trio Per Uno and Takemitsu’s Rain Tree among many others.

BEYOND BORDERS PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE

Sat 18 April 20151.10 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Our closing concert of the season is a Saturday concert in the Aula Maxima by the Vanbrugh Quartet. All proceeeds of the concert go towards the Vanbrugh Quartet Scholarship Fund. Tickets: ¤25/¤20

Sat 6 June 20158.00 pm, Aula Maxima, UCC

VANBRUGH SUMMER CONCERT

Collaborating with non-classical musicians or ideas is not a trendy commercial new thing, but rather it is as old as the hills! The foundation of classical music is always taken to be Gregorian Chant yet folk music influenced those chants in many ways, just as it influenced the classical composers who followed. In this fascinating and entertaining programme one of the UK’s most engaging cellists demonstrates the continuing presence of folk music in classical - from its roots in Syria through Baroque dances and Romantic influences right up to today’s electronic dance music.

MATTHEW BARLEY - ON THE ROAD

Improvisation on Gregorian Chant. Syrian Chant, and Syrian Folk themes; D Gabrielli - Ricercar No. 6 in G (1689); JS Bach - Suite No. 3 in C BWV 1008; Zoltan Kodaly - Solo cello sonata, 1st movement; Benjamin Britten - Suite for solo cello opus 87 (No. 3); John Metcalfe - Constant Filter for cello and electronics (2006); DJ Bee/Barley Vanishing Tracks for cello and electronics.

8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

FAMILY CONCERT. Join the members of Quercus Ensemble on-stage at Cork Opera House!