After two years of pandemic programming, the Boyne Music Festival is back for three days of music and fun events for all the family in Townley Hall, the Highlanes Gallery and St. Peter’s Church of Ireland from July 29 to 31.
This, the ninth Boyne Music Festival, will explore the themes of “Beauty, Love and Justice” with a weekend packed with concerts, workshops, tours and talks designed to inspire, move and connect.
Concerts include works by Mozart, Schumann and Barber as well as a world premiere song cycle by Rhona Clarke, Deirdre Gribbin and Deirdre McKay and music by many other exciting contemporary composers.
There are programmes for the whole family and, of special interest to children will be a playful musical workshop on the theme of Beauty and the Beast led by BMF clarinettist extraordinaire, Jessie Grimes, who will conjure up a magical sound world.
Jessie’s workshops are inclusive and always participant centred. At 12:15pm, family and friends are invited to join for a performance of the children’s newly created work. Suitable for children aged 6-12 years.
Dr. Katherine O’Donnell and Dr. Maeve O’Rourke of Justice for Magdalenes Research group discuss the Magdalene Laundries.
The Boyne Music Festival opens its 9th festival with a world premiere by Irish composers Rhona Clarke, Deirdre Gribbin and Deirdre McKay.
Renowned mathematician Marcus du Sautoy for an intimate discussion at Townley Hall on the subject of symmetry in music.
Cellist Jacqueline Thomas presents her recent book alongside a performance by this year’s BMF Young Artists in a collaborative event at the Highlanes Gallery in Drogheda.
On Sunday, 31 July 2022 at 8:00 pm the festival closes with a programme featuring beautiful works by Mozart, Schumann, Berlioz, Fauré and more at St. Peter’s Church of Ireland in Drogheda.
For more information about the festival see https://boynemusicfestival.com/about
Tickets are on sale now at https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/boyne-music-festival-2022-443999
