Venue: An Taibhdhearc, Middle Street, Galway City
Date: 18 July 2023 at 6:00pm
Price: Tickets €16 each or €40 for all three concerts [limited availability]
Delve into the captivating fusion of jazz standards and classical strings led by wunderkind Matthew Berrill. This intimate concert features an all-star octet, including Róisín Mulliez, Aengus Hackett and Barry Donohue that will ignite your senses intertwining genres to captivate all musical tastes.
Programme
TUESDAY 18 July 2023 |
Tunesday (2021) By Matthew Berrill Matthew Berrill, clarinet; Róisín Mulliez, voice; Barry Donohue, double bass; Aengus Hackett, guitar; ConTempo Quartet, string quartet |
JT Blues (2021) By Matthew Berrill Matthew Berrill; Róisín Mulliez; Barry Donohue; Aengus Hackett; ConTempo Quartet |
Bluesette (1961, arranged 2021) By Toots Thielemanns, arranged Matthew Berrill Matthew Berrill; Róisín Mulliez; Barry Donohue; Aengus Hackett; ConTempo Quartet |
It Could Happen To You (1943) By Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke Róisín Mulliez, voice; Aengus Hackett, guitar; Barry Donohue, double bass |
Quintet for Clarinet and Strings: Movements 3 & 4 (1963) By Elizabeth Maconchy Matthew Berrill; ConTempo Quartet |
Escalay (Water Wheel) (1971 revised 1998) By Hamza El Din Matthew Berrill; Róisín Mulliez; Barry Donohue; Aengus Hackett; ConTempo Quartet |
Two Note Trick (2021) By Matthew Berrill Matthew Berrill; Róisín Mulliez; Barry Donohue; Aengus Hackett; ConTempo Quartet |
Melancholia (1953, arranged 2021) By Duke Ellington, arranged Matthew Berrill Matthew Berrill; Róisín Mulliez; Barry Donohue; Aengus Hackett; ConTempo Quartet |
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