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Lots of talent and a feast of music and song – that’s the story of the DMEP concerts in the run-up to Christmas. The biggie was the DMEP Christmas Concert at An Grianán on Sunday last. There were also two memorable students concerts at the Regional Cultural Centre on Saturday 2nd Dec., a piano concert for students of Edita Labanauskiene […]
Read moreReport on Sunday’s super concert at Conwal Church in Letterkenny coming right up! Check our Facebook and YouTube channel for some sounds!
Read moreA look back to late July 2022 – We’re still catching our breath after a marvellous concert at An Grianán Theatre on Sunday evening (24th). There was a standing ovation for the second performance of Vincent Kennedy’s suite ‘St Colmcille, Dove of Peace’, performed by the Donegal Youth Orchestra, singers from the Donegal Youth Choir, soloists and special guests. The […]
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Young musicians and singers who’d like to get together to create and record a song or two are invited to a ‘PCC Soundwaves’ day at the Pobalscoil Chlooich Cheannfhaola in Falcarragh this Saturday (11th Dec). TO ENROL, visit the dmep.ie home page or click here It’s the first time the successful Soundwaves programme has come to the new Atlantic Rock […]
Read moreDMEP Christmas Concert Arrangements for Sunday 15th December Dear Performing Group Member & Parent/Guardian, Our annual Family Christmas Concert is in An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny, on Sunday, 15th December, at 5pm. It’s another sell-out so there should be a great atmosphere in the theatre. Although the concert does not start until 5pm, the action starts earlier so that […]
Read moreThe world premiere of a new work by composer Derek Ball, ‘Plan of a Piece’, proved a special occasion at Conwal Church, Letterkenny, on Sunday (20.10.19). The piece is based on the work of Jane Austen, and actress Maura Logue was there to play the part of the writer, with music from the Donegal Chamber Orchestra and Sarah Murphy (Derry) […]
Read moreThe 10th anniversary concert of the Donegal Junior Strings Orchestra at the Glebe Gallery, Churchill, on Saturday (12th) begins the programme of the 2019 Donegal Chamber Music Festival. There are five concerts in eight days, featuring the Donegal Chamber Orchestra, the Aisling Óir Harp Duo and the strings duo Victor Yélamo (cello) and Orsolya Szabo-Yélamo (violin). A special feature this […]
Read moreFiddlers and violin players from Donegal and beyond can have a workshop in Ramelton on Saturday with the man described by the Sunday Times as ‘the king of gypsy music’, Tcha Limberger. Tcha, originally from Belgium and now living in Spain, is a virtuoso on violin and also on guitar. He’s in Donegal for this weekend’s Django Sur Lennon festival, […]
Read moreOne of the world’s top flamenco guitarists will perform an hour-long concert in Ramelton on Saturday evening (28th Sept) as part of this year’s Django Sur Lennon festival weekend. Juan Martin will give a solo recital in Ramelton Town Hall at 5.30pm. He was once voted one of the top three guitarists in the world in the magazine Guitar Player […]
Read more“He’s making a list, He’s checking it twice” . . Yes, make two notes in the diary for DMEP Christmas concerts this year. We’ve got our traditional DMEP Christmas Concert at An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny on the Sunday evening (15th) at 5pm. And we’ve got a new event, the DMEP Christmas Festival, coming up on the Tuesday (17th) at 7pm. […]
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