As part of the 2016 National Tour, Esker Festival Orchestra is delighted to perform in Galway Cathedral on 30th June. 

Ireland’s national orchestra for emerging young professional musicians, Esker Festival Orchestra 2016 is conducted by Peter Joyce, led by Hugh Murrary and features soloist Miriam Kaczor. 

2016 Programme: 
Mozart’s G Major Flute Concerto (soloist Miriam Kaczor)
Irish composer Luke Duffy’s ‘Elus’ (WORLD PREMIERE) 
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade

The programme will be rehearsed over an intersive residency in NUI Galway from June 26th – June 30th. Esker Festival Orchestra features its first collaboration with The Galway Music Residency and the ConTempo String Quartet, who along with members of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and RTÉ Concert Orchestra will provide tutoring to the members of the orchestra. 

Standard tickets: €15
Student tickets €10
Tickets available at: https://eskergalwaycathedral.eventbrite.ie/

The Esker Festival Orchestra is gratefully supported by Irish Association of Youth Orchestras, Arts Council Ireland, NUI Galway and the CIT Cork School of Music. 

RSVP to the Facebook event here.

National Tour 2016 dates: 

28th June 8pm | GALWAY | “A Night at the Movies” | Black Box Theatre | €15/€10 Book now
29th June 7pm | GALWAY | Chamber music with the ConTempo String Quartet | College Bar, NUI Galway | €5 Book now
30th June 8pm | GALWAY | Galway Cathedral | €15/€10 Book now
1st July 7pm | BELFAST | St Patrick’s Church, Donegall St, Belfast | Free admission with Retiring Collection | Reserve here
2nd July 8pm | DUBLIN | The Capuchin Friary, Church St, Dublin | €15/€10 Book now
3rd July 5pm | CORK | Curtis Auditorium, Cork School of Music | €15/€10 Book now

Full details at www.eskerfestivalorchestra.com