CLASSICAL/CONTEMPORARY
2.5.07–6.5.07 53rd Cork International Choral Festival
4.5.07 RTÉ CO with Galway Baroque Singers, Leisureland, Galway
4.5.07 RTÉ NSO; Grieg, Rachmaninov, Sallinen, Sibelius; NCH, Dublin
4.5.07–6.5.07 Terry Riley: Spirals of Ragtime and Raga, St Peter’s Church of Ireland Drogheda, Co. Louth
4.5.07–7.5.07 The Vogler Spring Festival, Drumcliffe Church, Drumcliffe, Co. Sligo
5.5.07 Fingal County Youth Orchestra, Draíocht, The Blancharstown Centre, Dublin 15
10.5.07 ConTempo String Quartet, Glór, Ennis, Co. Clare
11.5.07–12.5.07 Navan Choral Festival, Meath
11.5.07 RTÉ NSO; Beethoven, Mahler, Schubert; NCH, Dublin
17.5.07–20.5.07 Galway Early Music Festival (www.galwayearlymusic.com)
18.5.07 RTÉ NSO; Bartók, Beethoven; NCH, Dublin
26.5.07 RTÉ NSO, RTÉ Philharmonic Choir, RTÉ Cór na nÓg, Tallaght Choral Society, Our Lady’s Choral Society, Dún Laoghaire Choral Society, Guinness Choir, Lassus Scholars; Mahler’s ‘Symphony of a Thousand’; National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Co Dublin
27.5.07 Concorde, performing in exhibition rooms, National Gallery of Ireland, 2-5pm
31.5.07–17.6.07 Wexford Festival Opera, Johnstown Castle, Wexford
1.6.07 Ivan Ilic (piano), John Field Room, National Concert Hall 1.05 pm
7.6.07 RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet; Beethoven, Zhou Long, Barber, Dvořák; Birr Theatre & Arts Centre; 8.6.07 Airfield, Rathfarnham; 9.6.07 Islander’s Rest, Sherkin Island.
8.6.07–23.6.07 Down Opera Fringe Festival, Down
9.6.07 Arabella Steinbacher (violin), Robert Kulek (piano), No. 6 Kildare Street, Dublin
10.6.07 Camerata Ireland, Barry Douglas (director/piano), Alison Balsom (trumpet), State Apartments, Dublin Castle
11.6.07 Robin Tritschler (tenor), Xuefei Yang (guitar), Russborough House, Blessington, Co Wicklow
12.6.07 Carol McGonnell (clarinet), Guy Johnston (cello), Finghin Collins (piano), Aula Maxima, Galway
13.6.07 Carol McGonnell (clarinet), Guy Johnston (cello), Finghin Collins (piano), Fota House, Co. Cork
14.6.07 Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Dermot Dunne (accordion), National Gallery, Dublin 2, 1.05 pm
14.6.07 Edin Karamazov (lute), National Gallery, Dublin 2, 7pm
15.6.07 Pavel Haas Quartet with Colin Currie (percussion), Killruddery House, Bray, Co. Wicklow
15.6.07 Emer McDonough (flute), Xuefei Yang (guitar), National Gallery, Dublin 2, 1.05 pm
16.6.07 Colin Currie (percussion), National Gallery, Dublin 2, 1.05 pm Sunday, June
19.6.07–22.6.07 International Choral and Cultural Festival, Clare
21.6.07 Elizabeth Cooney & Redmond O’Toole (violin & guitar duo), Mermaid, Bray; 30.6.07 Airfield House, Dundrum; 1.7.07 Birr Theatre, Birr; 4.7.07 Moat Theatre, Naas; 6.7.07 Christchurch Cathedral, Waterford; 7.7.07 Village Arts Centre, Kilworth; 8.7.07 Kinsale Arts Week, Kinsale; 10.7.07 St Nicholas’ Church, Galway; 11.7.07 Earagail Arts Festival, Ballybofey. (www.classicallinks.ie)
22.6.07 RTÉ NSO; Shaun Davey Spectacular, NCH, Dublin
23.6.07 RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet; Beethoven, David Wallace, Dvořák; Aula Maxima, UCC
29.6.07 Irish Youth Choir (25th Anniversary Concerts) & New Jersey Youth Symphony Orchestra; Bruckner Te Deum; University Concert Hall, Limerick; 30.6.07 Cork City Hall; 1.7.07 NCH, Dublin.
30.6.07–8.7.07 West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Bantry House, Bantry, Co Cork (www.westcorkmusic.ie)
11.7.07–15.7.07 MBNA Shannon International Music Festival, Limerick (www.irishchamberorchestra.com)

IMPROVISED
3.5.07–6.5.07 City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival
4.5.07–7.5.07 Ballydehob Jazz Festival, Cork
4.5.07–6.5.07 Bray Jazz Festival, Co Wicklow
7.5.07 Red Rocket & Guests (Simon Jermyn, Joachim Badenhorst, Sean Carpio, Rebecca Collins, Mikkel Ploug, Justin Carroll), The Bleu Note, 61-63 Capel Street, Dublin 1
11.5.07 Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill & Bill Frisell, Glor, Ennis, Co Clare; 12.5.07 Vicar Street, Dublin; 13.5.07 Cork Opera House, Cork
24.5.07–28.5.07 Blues on the Bay Festival, Co Down
1.6.07–4.6.07 Doonbeg International Jazz Festival, Co Clare
17.6.07 Niwel Tsumbu’s Clear Sky Ensemble, Everyman Palace Theatre, Cork,

TRADITIONAL
2.5.07–7.5.07 Drogheda Arts Festival, Louth
3.5.07 Eoin Dillon, Steven Larkin, Frank Tate, Des Cahalan, Colfers, Carrig-on-Bannow, Wexford; 9.5.07 Crane Bar, Sea Road, Galway; 10.5.07 Dolan’s (Upstairs), Dock Road, Limerick; 17.5.07 Balor Theatre, Ballybofey, Donegal; 24.5.07 Roundy Room, Castle Street, Cork; 31.5.07 The Space @ An Táin Theatre, Dundalk; 6.6.07 Matt Molloy’s, Westport, Co Mayo; 7.6.07 Séamus Ennis Centre, Naul, Co Dublin; 8.6.07 The Stables, Mullingar, Westmeath; 14.6.07 McCarthy’s, Dingle, Co Kerry; 21.7.07 An Cultúrlann, Falls Road, Belfast
3.5.07–7.5.07 Fleadh by the Feale, Limerick
3.5.07–7.5.07 Féile na nDéise, Waterford
4.5.07–6.5.07 Cup of Tae Festival, Donegal
4.5.07–6.5.07 Féile Chomortha Joe Éinniú – Joe Heaney Commemorative Festival, Carna, Co Galway
4.5.07–7.5.07 Kilkenny Rhythm and Roots Festival, Kilkenny
4.5.07–7.5.07 Féile Chois Cuain, Mayo
4.5.07–7.5.07 Ceiliúradh an Earraigh, Sligo
10.5.07–13.5.07 Baltimore Fiddle Fair, Cork
11.5.07 Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill & Bill Frisell, Glor, Ennis, Co Clare; 12.5.07 Vicar Street, Dublin; 13.5.07 Cork Opera House, Cork
11.5.07 Maeve Donnelly, Peadar O’Loughlin, Ronan Browne and Seán Corcoran, Ionad Cultúrtha, Baile Mhúirne, Co Chorcaí
11.5.07–13.5.07 Sean Nós Traditional Festival, Sligo
12.5.07–14.5.07 Fleadhanna – Donegal, Down, Dublin, Mayo, Offaly, Waterford, Longford, Louth and Wexford
16.5.07 Maeve Donnelly, Peadar O’Loughlin, Ronan Browne and Seán Corcoran, Glór, Ennis, Co. Clare
17.05.07 White Raven Vocal Trio with Gerry O’Connor (fiddle) The Spirit Store, George’s Quay, Dundalk, Co. Louth; 18.05.07 The Seamus Ennis Centre, The Naul, Finglas, Co. Dublin; 20.05.07 The Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square, Dublin, 12pm
17.5.07–20.5.07 Galway Early Music Festival (www.galwayearlymusic.com)
19.5.07–21.5.07 Fleadhanna – Antrim, Cork, Tipperary, Armagh, Meath, Galway and Kildare
19.5.07 The Spanish-Lady Ensemble, The Ruby Room, Galway Early Music Festival
21.5.07–28.5.07 Fleadh Nua, Co Clare
24.5.07 Omós: A Night for Mícheál (Maighread and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Kevin Burke, Donal Lunny, Paddy Keenan, Matt Molloy and many more), Vicar St, Dublin
24.5.07– 4.6.07 Iniscealtra Festival of Arts, Clare
24.5.07–27.5.07 Edward Bunting Harp Festival, Armagh/Monaghan
25.5.07 Aonach Ceoil Bhaile Mhúirne: Seán Garvey, Mary Staunton and Alec Finn, Ionad Cultúrtha, Baile Mhúirne, Co Chorcaí
25.5.07–4.6.07 Conamara Bog Week, Co Galway
26.5.07 Ace & Deuce of Piping Concert, featuring Ronan Browne and Peadar O’Loughlin, David Power, Rosie Stewart, Noel Hill, Robbie Hannan, Máiréad Ní Mhaoinaigh and Dermot Byrne, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1
26.5.07 Fleadh Nua Celebrity Concert featuring The Laichtín Naofa Ceili Band, Michael Mahony, Marty Marrinan, Chris Droney, Kitty Hayes, Peter Laban, Séamus Mac Mathúna, Vincent Griffin, and Ceoltóirí Laichtín Naofa, Glór, Ennis, Co. Clare
26.5.07 Aonach Ceoil Bhaile Mhúirne: Joe Burke, Harry Bradley, Johnny Mc Carthy, Pat Ahern, Con Drisceoil, Máire Ní Chéilleachair and Rónan Regan, Ionad Cultúrtha, Baile Mhúirne, Co Chorcaí
27.5.07–28.5.07 Fleadhanna – Kilkenny and Wicklow
27.5.07 Aonach Ceoil Bhaile Mhúirne: Whitsun in the village with Seán O Sé and local singers and musicians, Ionad Cultúrtha, Baile Mhúirne, Co Chorcaí
28.6.07 The Spanish-Lady Ensemble, Festival for Irish Harp, An Grianán, Termonfeckin, Co Louth, (2.30 pm)

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