Louth welcomes Newry’s Fews Ensemble for Carlingford concert residency
Fews Ensemble is embarking on a four-concert residency in Carlingford Heritage Centre
Following an acclaimed Irish tour performing Elvis Costello’s The Juliet Letters, Newry-based Fews Ensemble is embarking on a four-concert residency in Carlingford Heritage Centre starting 14 June.
Joanne Quigley McParland, originally from Camlough and Artistic Director of Newry Chamber Music and The Fews Ensemble, says the group which features internationally acknowledged musicians will be joined by new member tenor Aaron O’Hare.
“We are thrilled to welcome Aaron for our first season as Ensemble in Residence at Carlingford Heritage Centre. The excitement is all the more intense as for this series we will be joined by Paul Cassidy, violist with the Brodsky Quartet for whom Elvis Costello wrote the piece we performed last winter.
“This residency includes a world premiere by leading Irish composer Amy Rooney and demonstrates The Fews Ensemble’s commitment to promoting the music of living composers as well as great masterworks from the past.
“As Ensemble in Residence on both sides of Carlingford Lough, we’re proud to see our cross-border region increasingly recognised internationally as a place of great culture and excellence in classical music, traditional music, and the arts more broadly.”
The series of four Carlingford concerts, all starting at 2pm, is scheduled for:
-14 June
-27 September
-15 November
-6 December
Joanne says: “We are looking forward to working with some of the leading musicians performing on the world stage today, including violinist Stephanie Gonley who joins us for our sextet concert in November.”
This series of four concerts, supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, features a diverse repertoire with music by Beethoven, Elgar, Brahms, Messiaen, Shoenberg, Rooney and more.
For more details including programmes and tickets please go to www.newrychambermusic.org