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Blues
12.5.23 – The Ben Prevo 3 + Orla Moriarty, The Cherrytree
13.5.23 – Don Baker Live at The Civic 2023, The Civic, Tallaght

Children and Young People
13.5.23 – Musical Mashup presented by The Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre, Siamsa Tíre, Tralee
14.5.23 – Musical Mashup presented by The Oliver Hurley School of Musical Theatre, Siamsa Tíre, Tralee

Choral
14.5.23 – The Great American Songbook, Unitarian Church, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin

Classical
9.5.23 – EU50 Gala Concert: NSO – Beethoven Symphony No. 9, National Concert Hall, Dublin
10.5.23 – Proms at Powerscourt, Powerscourt Townhouse Centre
11.5.23 – Irish Chamber Orchestra - Mendelssoh, Skalkottas, Bartok & Beethoven, The Pepper Canister Church, Dublin
12.5.23 – Michael McHale: Romeo and Juliet, Triskel Arts Centre
12.5.23 – NSO, Jaime Martín and Kirill Gerstein: Ian Wilson, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, National Concert Hall, Dublin
12.5.23 – Irish Chamber Orchestra - Mendelssohn, Skalkottas, Bartok & Beethoven, St Mary’s Cathedral, Limerick
13.5.23 – The London Handel Players, The Portico of Ards
13.5.23 – Emotional Motivations - from Buxtehude to Bach, Main Stage, National Concert Hall
13.5.23 – Celebrating Northern Ireland with the Fews Ensemble, Harty Room, Queen’s University Belfast
13.5.23 – NSO, Jaime Martín and Kirill Gerstein: Ian Wilson, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Leisureland, Galway
14.5.23 – Celebrating Northern Ireland with the Fews Ensemble, Warrenpoint Town Hall
14.5.23 – Emotional Motivations - from Buxtehude to Bach, The Concert Hall, Thomastown
14.5.23 – Irish Doctors Orchestra, Redemptorists Church

Film
13.5.23 – Where’s the Craic?, Achill Island Film Festival

Folk and Traditional
8.5.23 – Liz Knowles, Niwel Tsumbu & Niall Vallely, Station House Clifden
10.5.23 – [email protected]: Michael Hurley, Deirdre Hurley, and John Blake, Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo
10.5.23 – Sam Amidon, The Grand Social, Dublin
10.5.23 – Liz Knowles, Niwel Tsumbu & Niall Vallely, Sugar Club, Dublin
11.5.23 – Liz Knowles, Niwel Tsumbu & Niall Vallely, The Large Room City Hall Waterford
11.5.23 – My Father’s Kind: Dermot Bolger, Danny Diamond, Macdara Yeates & Sile Friel, Glór, Ennis
11.5.23 – Anam – The National Folk Theatre of Ireland, Siamsa Tíre, Tralee
11.5.23 – Sam Amidon, DeBarra’s Folk Club, Clonakilty
12.5.23 – Sam Amidon, An Taibhdhearc, Galway
12.5.23 – Liz Knowles, Niwel Tsumbu & Niall Vallely, Riverbank Arts Centre
12.5.23 – My Father’s Kind: Dermot Bolger, Danny Diamond, Macdara Yeates & Sile Friel, The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon
12.5.23 – Sam Amidon, An Taibhdhearc, Galway
13.5.23 – Sam Amidon, The Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts
13.5.23 – Síle Denvir and Barry Kerr, Irish Institute of Music and Song
13.5.23 – Catherine Young Dance presents A Call to You, glór, Friar’s Walk, Ennis
13.5.23 – Liz Knowles, Niwel Tsumbu & Niall Vallely, Riverbank Arts Centre
13.5.23 – My Father’s Kind: Dermot Bolger, Danny Diamond, Macdara Yeates & Sile Friel, An Droichead, Belfast
13.5.23 – Hank Wedel & Declan Sinnott., The Cherrytree
14.5.23 – Paddy Keenan, The Depot @ The Complex
14.5.23 – Liz Knowles, Niwel Tsumbu & Niall Vallely, Regional Cultural Centre Letterkenny

Jazz and Improvised
11.5.23 – Fixity, Arthur’s Blues & Jazz Club
14.5.23 – Tom Ollendorff, Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo

Musical Theatre
8.5.23 – Karpe’s Omar Sheriff, Vicar Street, Dublin
9.5.23 – The Rose Tattoo, The Depot @ The Complex
12.5.23 – Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, John Field Room @ The National Concert Hall

Opera
9.5.23 – Irish National Opera presents: Werther, Theatre Royal Waterford
11.5.23 – Irish National Opera presents: Werther, Watergate Theatre Kilkenny
13.5.23 – Irish National Opera presents: Werther, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire
14.5.23 – Irish National Opera presents: Werther, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire

Rock and Pop
8.5.23 – David Keenan - The Crude Tour ‘23, Royal Spa Hotel Lisdoonvarna
8.5.23 – Ichiko Aoba, The Studio, National Concert Hall, Dublin
9.5.23 – Post Malone, 3Arena, Dublin
10.5.23 – Post Malone, 3Arena, Dublin
12.5.23 – The Bonk & Maija Sofia, Róisín Dubh
13.5.23 – Beyond the Horizon: Irish Pink Floyd Tribute, The Everyman, Cork
13.5.23 – Sun Shakers, Wexford Arts Centre

Workshop
9.5.23 – Adult Music Workshop Week 1, Wexford Arts Centre

Conference
11.5.23–12.5.23 – Festival Makers Conference, Town Hall Theatre, Galway & O’Donoghue Centre, University of Galway

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England, Scotland and Wales
9.5.23 – Freedom To Roam: The Rhythms of Migration, Cecil Sharp House
10.5.23 – Lankum, Saint Luke’s, Glasgow
11.5.23 – Freedom To Roam: The Rhythms of Migration, The Met, Bury
11.5.23 – The Gesualdo Six, St James’s Piccadilly
11.5.23 – Brona Mcvittie London Album Launch, Camden Club
11.5.23 – Llŷr Williams & Friends: Brahms II, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
12.5.23 – Lankum, SWX, Bristol
12.5.23 – Niteworks, The Deaf Institute, Manchester
12.5.23 – Freedom To Roam: The Rhythms of Migration, Mwldan11.5.23 – Lankum, Band on the Wall, Manchester
13.5.23 – Freedom To Roam: The Rhythms of Migration, Theatr Brycheiniog Brecon
13.5.23 – Nabihah Iqbal Album Launch Party, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
14.5.23 – London Piano Quartet, Conway Hall

USA
14.5.23 – US premiere of ARCHORA by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Walt Disney Concert Hall
14.5.23 – Illuminate Women’s Music with Trio Sonorité - Southwell, State Chamber of the Archbishop’s Palace Southwell Minster

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Upcoming Festivals 

7–14 May: Kronberg Academy: Chamber Music Connects the World, Kronberg, Germany
10–13 May: The Great Escape, Brighton, UK 
11–12 May: Festival Makers Conference, Galway
12–28 May: Norfolk & Norwich Festival

See a full list of upcoming festivals here.

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Upcoming Job and Funding Deadlines

9 May
Memberships Manager
London Symphony Orchestra

9 May
Production Administration Officer
Guildhall School of Music & Drama

9 May
Communications Manager, Media and Stakeholder Relations
Arts Council England

10 May
Summer Apprentice
Matador Records, New York

10 May
Provision of Services for Curator/Project Manager – Public Art Programme 2023-2025 – Kilkenny County Council
Kilkenny County Council

11 May
RESONATE: Music Network Artist Residencies 2023
Music Network Residencies

11 May
Senior Assistant, Neighbouring Rights Royalties
The Orchard, London

11 May
Arts Grant Funding
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

11 May
Cork Theatre Development Funding
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

12 May
Director of Music & Curriculum
Sistema Scotland

12 May
Part Time Musician/Teacher (Upper Strings)
Sistema Scotland / Big Noise Raploch

12 May
Senior Tutor in Keyboard Chamber Music
Guildhall School of Music & Drama

14 May
Harp Teacher
Royal Academy of Music

14 May
Music Director
English National Ballet

15 May
Membership & Marketing Co-ordinator
English Folk Dance and Song Society

15 May
The Progressive Piano Teacher with TU Dublin Conservatoire
TU Dublin Conservatoire East Quad, Grangegorman

15 May
Development Manager (Organisations)
Guildhall School of Music & Drama

15 May
Volunteer Call Out
Cavan Arts Festival

15 May
Apply for Wexford Factory 2024
Wexford Festival Opera

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