Liam Murphy It is great to have another festival in the South East, and the time was so right to create a Waterford International Organ Festival to celebrate organ music and for Christ Church Cathedral to commemorate the legacy of the late Eric Sweeney, composer, educationalist as well as being organist and...
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Conor Walsh wins O’Carroll Family Bursary
Conor Walsh wins O’Carroll Family Bursary
The winner of this year’s O’Carroll Family Bursary is WIT student Conor Walsh. The bursary is an annual event and is sponsored by Waterford Lions Club in collaboration with Waterford Institute of Technology. The purpose of the bursary is to assist students at WIT School of Music pursue their academic...
Teada featured on TG4
Teada featured on TG4
Excellent music and conversations are the backbone of Comhluadar Ceoil, a new music series hosted by Dáithí Ó Sé on TG4. Waterford group Téada were Dáithí’s guest for the third programme in the series which aired on March 28th. Téada, first came to national prominence over 20 years ago and have been travelling and...
Pretty Yende / La Traviata – Online Vienna Staatsoper Premiere
Pretty Yende / La Traviata – Online Vienna Staatsoper Premiere
Liam Murphy On their own website and app, the Vienna Staatsoper premiered the Simon Stone designed and produced version of Verdi’s La Traviata, possibly the most popular of the ‘big sing’ operas. Starring Pretty Yende as Violetta, the South African soprano, who is establishing herself with the big...
Resurgence 25X For The Arts Webinar
Resurgence 25X For The Arts Webinar
(Wednesday 7th April, 11am) Building on the extraordinary success of the initial Resurgence 25X event in association with Waterford Chamber of Commerce earlier this year, ATPO and Theatre Royal Waterford will present a webinar dedicated to a vibrant recovery for the arts from COVID-19 on 7th April. Resurgence 25X for...
Central Arts presents Robocobra Quartet
Central Arts presents Robocobra Quartet
This Friday the 13th, Central Arts presents one of the most exciting live acts around as the amazing Robocobra Quartet take to the stage at Central Arts on Friday next, February 13th. Dubbed ‘Fugazi meets Mingus’ and comprising two saxophonists, bass and drummer-vocalist, Robocobra Quartet’s unmatched live...
Pat Coldrick plays at Theatre Royal
Pat Coldrick plays at Theatre Royal
After a hugely successful 2019, including a sell-out show with the RTE Concert Orchestra in the National Concert Hall, Pat Coldrick is taking to the highways and byways of Ireland for a nationwide tour this year. Pat Coldrick is an Irish classical guitarist and composer who has been working for the past six years at...
A Viennese Strauss Gala
A Viennese Strauss Gala
Back by popular demand World on Stage Ltd present A Viennese Strauss Gala on Thursday 6th February. From the producers of Mozart by Candlelight and Baroque by Candlelight, this wonderful production is cleverly staged and choreographed, and authentically costumed, and will appeal to the romantic as much as the music...
Midnight Run at Coastguard Cultural Centre, Tramore
Midnight Run at Coastguard Cultural Centre, Tramore
(Friday January 24th) Originating in the Gateway of the Great Smoky Mountains, Midnight Run began its journey in February of 2015, at the Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, where they became a permanent staple of everyday life at the distillery. Midnight Run is a high-energy, Tennessee-based...
Drop Everything!
Drop Everything!
David Hennessy Musical & Dramatic Society Presents“The Full Monty”, The Stage Musical A raucous, pop-rock-musical send-up of gender expectations and stereotypes… that takes it all off.The Full Monty is a story full of heart. Right to the end, audiences will be wondering if these lovable misfits will really...
An Evening with Jack Lukeman
An Evening with Jack Lukeman
Jack is back! Following a great gig here in January 2019 musical legend, Jack Lukeman, returns to the Theatre Royal on Saturday, 18th January at 8pm for an exclusive intimate show featuring the most celebrated songs from his multi-platinum and number 1 selling albums. Don’t miss, this one in a million artist, doing...
WALLIS BIRD RETURNS WITH HER BRAND-NEW ALBUM ‘WOMAN’
WALLIS BIRD RETURNS WITH HER BRAND-NEW ALBUM ‘WOMAN’
A remarkably polished yet emotionally raw collection, Woman is a daring synthesis of Bird’s songwriter roots and passion for, among other genres, soul, it’s eleven songs long but 37 minutes short: pointed, powerful, and packed with truths and levity. Written and almost exclusively performed by Bird, with regular...
