The Belfast Philharmonic Choir and the Derry-based choir Codetta join the Ulster Orchestra under the baton of its Principal Conductor JoAnn Falletta for Verdi’s only large-scale work that was not for the stage. It’s a piece of great spiritual and emotional significance, operatic one moment, restrained the next provides a dramatic conclusion to the Ulster…
Eroica Emperor Writing in a minor key had great significance for Mozart and the resulting piece was always special. So it is with one of his greatest works played by Ulster Orchestra conductor/ soloist, Howard Shelley. Setting the scene for an evening of heroism and…
Following a year of touring in Europe, local singer Brian McNamee presents a special concert at Strule Arts Centre bursting with energy, fun and great music. Brian, bound for The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester this September to study as a classical tenor,…
Bride of the Ulster Orchestra Nikolai Demidenko makes a welcome return for Grieg’s Piano Concerto under the baton of the Estonian conductor Olari Elts. With its famous Largo, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 closes the concert and hardly needs any introduction. Soulful and nostalgic, we hear…
The New Irish Choir & Orchestra is a vibrant group of Christian musicians which has been an inspiration to audiences in all the main concert venues in Ireland. Founded by Keith Getty and now directed by Jonathan Rea, the group has worked with a wide…
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