Donegal Chamber Orchestra to kick off 20th anniversary celebrations
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Celebrating 20 years on, the Orchestra is back where it all started, for a concert of one hour length approximately in the historical Church of Ireland at the heart of Donegal Town
A Classical Music Concert takes place in Donegal Town this Saturday evening in the Church of Ireland.
The well-established Donegal Chamber Orchestra is back in town to kick off their 20th Anniversary celebrations with a programme of music by Bach, Purcell, Mozart, Marcello and Britten.
The Chamber Orchestra journey started in Donegal Town in June 2006, it was the culmination of a three-week course organised by Donegal Music Education Partnership (DMEP), the music service of Donegal ETB, in the Abbey Vocational School.
The string course, led by Hungarian Orsolya Szabó (violin resource tutor with DMEP) and Spanish cellist Víctor Yélamo, was organised under the auspices of the stalwart that was the late Sister Concepta Murphy.
Celebrating 20 years on, the Orchestra is back where it all started, for a concert of one hour length approximately in the historical Church of Ireland at the heart of Donegal Town.
The programme is very much focused on celebrating the music of Benjamin Britten, who died 50 years ago. They will perform his well-known Simple Symphony, as well as Britten's edition of Purcell's Chacony in G minor, together with great pieces by Bach, Marcello and Mozart. Concert time is 7.30pm, doors opening at 7pm, admission is € 10, available from Eventbrite or at the door.