IMPORTANT UPDATE: Unfortunately this event can no longer be open to the public due to changing circumstances beyond our control. ConTempo will perform this beautiful concert for the care home residents who are looking forward to live music in their setting. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding

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Good Music for Bad Weather

Galway Music Residency’s Concerts for the Celtic Calendar continues in April with a look at the Irish weather through the eyes of the Brindled Cow. In this old Irish folk tale, during the month of March an old brindle cow, an bó riabhach, complains about the bad winter weather but boasts that despite her age she will outlive it and greet the mild weather of April. The Month of March takes offense to her complaints and boasting and steals a number of days from April to lengthen the winter period. The old cow is unable to keep going through this unexpected addition of harsh weather, and dies. The moral of the story is: complain about the weather or test the elements at your peril!

ConTempo Quartet will perform a specially curated programme in honour of The Days of the Brindled Cow as part of ConTempo Countywide on Sunday 21 April at 12pm in Brampton Care, Oranmore – open to both residents and the general public. The programme features classical and contemporary works that contemplate bad weather. From stormy movements of Beethoven’s Serioso quartet and Ravel’s only string quartet, to works depicting the rain including Marian Ingoldsby’s Struck by a Raindrop, ConTempo Quartet will present a very atmospheric programme.

Entry to all concerts is Free, all are welcome. Donations are welcome. No booking is required.

ConTempo Countywide takes place in local venues throughout Galway County.
Galway Music Residency is proudly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, University of Galway (Education Partner) and Galway City and County Councils. For further information, visit www.galwaymusicresidency.ie