A LIVE audience is to return for one of this year’s Castleconnell Autumn Concert Series in the atmospheric surroundings of All Saints Church in the County Limerick village.
After the series going all virtual in 2020 due to Covid-19 guidelines, this year sees the return to live performances, albeit to only one of the three scheduled concerts.
The first two concerts performed by Cahal Masterson, and Annette Cleary and Réamonn Keary will be available to watch on Limerick.ie.
The third concert by the Navarra Quartet will welcome back a live audience to All Saints Church for the first time since 2019.
All concerts begin at 8pm.
The schedule is:
| Tuesday 02 November | Cahal Masterson | View online at Limerick.ie |
| Tuesday 16 November | Annette Cleary & Réamonn Keary, narrated by actor Barry McGovern | View online at Limerick.ie |
| Tuesday 30 November | Navarra Quartet | Live at All Saints Church, Castleconnell |
The Castleconnell Autumn Concert Series is presented by Limerick City and County Council’s Arts Office, in partnership with Love Castleconnell, with the support of the Arts Council and Creative Ireland.
Dr Pippa Little, Arts Officer with Limerick City and County Council said: “Despite the tumultuous events of the past year and a half, the Castleconnell Series has continued to grow and flourish with superb online video recordings of recitals, made possible through collaboration between Limerick City and County Council and Creative Ireland, through the support of Arts Council Ireland. It will be wonderful to welcome back a live audience for the final concert in the series. This new format has also enabled the broadcast of Castleconnell concerts on RTÉ lyric fm, as part of The Full Score show.”
They will be presented by Liz Nolan of RTÉ Lyric FM, who said: “As always, it’s a great pleasure for me, to present at these concerts: online performances by Belfast pianist Cahal Masterson, and the cello/piano partnership of Annette Cleary and Réamonn Keary, with verse reading by iconic actor Barry McGovern. While in November, the acclaimed Navarra Quartet give a live recital. As always, thanks and congratulations to Dr Pippa Little and the team at Limerick City and County Council Arts Office for their curating of the Castleconnell Series.”
The two online concerts are free of charge, with tickets for the live concert costing €15 (Concession €10). Online pre-booking is recommended via the Box Office at the Lime Tree Theatre (limetree.ie) | Tel 061 953400
RTÉ Lyric FM will also broadcast the concerts on The Full Score Programme with Liz Nolan, which is on every weekday from 1pm-4pm.
Tune into the Castleconnell Series on The Full Score on RTÉ lyric fm on:
| Tuesday 09 November | Cahal Masterson |
| Tuesday 23 November | Annette Cleary and Reámonn Keary, narrated by actor Barry McGovern |
| Tuesday 07 December | Navarra Quartet |
