Finding a Voice, the annual festival dedicated to the music of female composers, will take place this year from 7 to 10 March. Now in its seventh year, the event will present eight concerts in Clonmel and Cork.

Among the composers featured in this year’s festival are Rebecca Clarke, Mélanie Bonis, Lili Boulanger, Judith Ring, Joan Trimble, Helen Grime, Jane O’Leary, Clara Schumann, Siobhán Cleary and Amy Beach, as well as artists and ensembles such as Musici Ireland, Madrigal ’75, Duo Anima, Amerghin and violinist Patrick Rafter.

See the full programme of events below. For further information and tickets, visit www.findingavoice.ie.

Thursday 7 March
Preview Gala Concert
Patrick Rafter (violin)
Gabriela Mayer (piano)
Alina Mayer-Whitla (cello)
Madrigal ‘75, James Taylor (conductor)
Curtis Auditorium, Cork School of Music, 7.30pm
€18/€15
Booking

Friday 8 March
Juliana Koch (oboe) and Michael McHale (piano)
Triskel Arts Centre, Cork, 1pm
€17/€14
Booking

Musici Ireland – A Mother’s Voice
Jane Hackett (violin)
Emma Downes (violin)
Beth McNinch (viola)
Katie Tertell (cello)
STAC Chapel, Clonmel, 6:30pm and 8pm
€8/€5
Booking

Singer-Songwriter Showcase
E J Mae
Rebekah Keogh
Friday, March 8, 2024, 9:00 pm
Secret location
Free
Booking

Saturday 9 March
From the Stage to the Page: Women in Popular Music
Dr Laura Watson
Clonmel Library, 11am
Free
Booking

Duo Anima
Aileen Cahill (piano)
Andreea Banciu (viola)
STAC Chapel, Clonmel, 1pm
€8/€5
Booking

Iness Mezel Berber Duo
Iness Mezel (voice)
Nora Abdoun (traditional percussion)
Main Guard, Clonmel, 4pm
€8/€5
Booking

Evlana: Water and Magic
Isabelle O’Connell (piano)
Sylvia O’ Brien (soprano)
William Dowdall (flute)
Paul Roe (clarinet)
Keith Pascoe (violin)
Yseult Cooper Stockdale (cello)
Alex Petcu (percussion)
STAC Chapel, Clonmel, 7:30 pm
€12/€8
Booking

Sunday 10 March
Sisters With Transistors – Film Screening
IMC Cinema, Clonmel, 11am
€5
Booking

Amerghin: Wind on Sea
Anne Marie O Farrell (harp)
Aingeala De Búrca (violin)
Tim Doyle (whistles, pipes)
Brian Fleming (bodhrán, bones, percussion)
Main Guard, Clonmel, 1pm
€8/€5
Booking

Mother’s Day Concert
Kelley Petcu (soprano)
Patrick Rafter (violin)
Gabriela Mayer (piano)
Alina Mayer Whitla (cello)
STAC Chapel Clonmel, 4pm
€12/€8
Booking

For further information and tickets, visit www.findingavoice.ie.

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