Irish Chamber Orchestra

Anthony Marwood Artistic Director

MBNA Limerick International Music Festival
Tognetti

This year, the former Shannon festival becomes the MBNA Limerick
International Music Festival. The ‘festival star’ is the overall programme –
the most diverse and accessible the festival has yet seen, appealing to a
wide audience while maintaining the highest levels of artistic excellence for which the Irish Chamber Orchestra’s festival is known.

As well as orchestral, choral and chamber concerts, the programme offers art exhibitions, theatrical shows and family days. Music Factory, our children’s outreach programme, has also dramatically widened in scale becoming a full daily music camp over five days.

The heart of this year’s festival is our new city-centre venue, the former Franciscan Church - a fantastic new venue for Limerick, which offers a terrific downtown base for lunchtime, evening and candlelight concerts. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s MBNA Limerick International Music Festival.

A New Festival Venue and Festival Club

The Franciscan Church, on Henry St at the heart of the city is one of Limerick’s most iconic buildings, dominated by four majestic limestone pillars. Following recent acoustic treatment the beautiful interior is ideally suited for music performance.

Conviently close to the Franciscan Church is the Festival Club at the Stand Hotel. This will be the venue for a programme of events during the festival, including the Festival Appetiser, Late Night Cabaret and the Festival Finale closing party.

The club also offers free parking for hotel patrons, so one can park, enjoy a pre-concert supper and stroll across Sarsfield Bridge for the concert.

Arts Council

Festival Listing at a Glance

Music

29 June – 3 July
Music Factory Summer Camp
10am-3pm ICO Studio

Saturday 4 July
ICO Family Fun Day
10am-3pm Daghda Studio

Tuesday 7 July
Festival Appetiser
7.30pm Strand Hotel

Wednesday 8 July
Giants of Baroque
Irish Chamber Orchestra
7.30pm Franciscan Church

Songs at the Strand
10.15pm Strand Hotel

Thursday 9 July
Jennifer Pike Violin recital
10.15pm Franciscan Church

Friday 10 July
Storms in the Night
Irish Chamber Orchestra
7.30pm Franciscan Church

From Madrigals to Musicals
Seoda Chamber Choir
10.15pm Franciscan Church

Saturday 11 July
Fiona Kelly Flute recital
1pm Franciscan Church

Viennese Opera Classics
7.30pm Franciscan Church

Soumik Datta Sarod recital
10.15pm Franciscan Church

Sunday 12 July
Haydn’s Final Masterpiece
Irish Chamber Orchestra &
National Chamber Choir
7.30pm Franciscan Church

Finale Finale - closing party
10.15pm Strand Hotel Festival Club

Other

Sat 11 - City Gallery Family Day
11.30am - 1pm & 2 - 3.30pm
Limerick City Gallery

Fri 10 - Open Studio
5.30pm Limerick City Gallery

Sun 12 - The Happy Prince
3pm Belltable, 36 Cecil Street

Throughout

The Fisherman’s Son
8pm Belltable - 36 Cecil Street

Keating in Focus
9.30 - 5pm Hunt Museum

Vacation
9.30 - 5pm Limerick City Gallery of art

Real Foxes Are Creeping Up
Audio Walking Tour

www.irishchamberorchestra.com - +353 (0) 61 202 620 - ico@ul.ie - Charity number 8789