About this Event
The series kicks off at the beautiful St. Mary's Church in Howth on Sunday October 2nd with a special concert featuring Beethoven. "Getting to know you...Beethoven" features Frank McNamara on piano, Nicola Cleary on Violin and Gerald Peregrine on Cello. The music, chosen by Frank , is an exciting cross-section of Beethoven's lifetime output. Programme includes the Moonlight Piano Sonata, The "Spring" Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata No. 5 and the haunting "Ghost" piano trio. Frank introduces the composers and the music in his inimitable light hearted yet informative style.
The second concert of the series at St Mary's is Getting to know you...Mozart. This will be on Sunday October 9th at 8pm and features the musical genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Frank McNamara will tell us stories about the composer and the chosen music. The programme will feature piano music, performed by JJ McNamara and Frank, The E minor violin and piano sonata with Deirdre Reddy on violin and songs from Mozart's great operas with Kelli-Ann Masterson (Soprano). A wonderful night's entertaiminemt - fun, entertaining and informative.
Sunday October 16th is Opera night at St Mary's Church in Howth! The third concert in our current series of "Getting to know you..."
This celebration of opera will feature the wonderful talents of Kelli-Ann Masterson (Soprano) and Rory Dunne (Bass Baritone) with Frank McNamara at the piano, with works by Handel, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, Donizetti and many more favourites. Frank will tell us the stories of the various operas featured and their composers.
Getting to know you...Chopin is the final concert in the present series at St. Mary's and features the beautiful music of the "poet of the piano" Chopin. The performers in this concert will be father and son Frank McNamara and JJ. Waltzes, Preludes, Nocturnes and Ballades - a wide representation of Chopin's wonderful compositions with stories about the composer's life and times and about the music itself, all in the imitable laid-back style of Frank McNamara. This concert takes place at St Mary's Church Howth on October 23rd at 8pm.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St. Mary's Church, Howth Road, Dublin, Ireland
EUR 25.00 to EUR 80.00