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Esker Festival Orchestra: 'The Planets' in Galway Cathedral
Galway City, Co. Galway
17 August 2024
Esker Festival Orchestra will perform Holst's incredible suite 'The Planet' in the majestic Galway Cathedral.

The concert will feature Gustav Holst’s incredible suite ‘The Planets’ and a newly commissioned ‘Earth, the Cradle of Life’ movement by Dublin based composer Tom Lane which will complete this suite. The programme includes Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor with rising Irish star Zoë Nagle as soloist.

The programme will also include a new orchestration of Arnold Schoenberg’s ‘Six Little Piano Pieces’ to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the composer who inspired Holst to compose ‘The Planets.’ The performance will feature the 90 piece Esker Festival Orchestra and the Esker Festival Choir, all under the baton of founder and prize winning conductor Peter Joyce.

Tickets: €24.00, concessions: €12.00.

Event details
Dates
17 August 2024
Time
Start 20:00End 22:00
Price
24
Contact details
Galway Cathedral, Gaol Rd, Galway, H91 A780, Ireland
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Galway Cathedral

Galway Cathedral, which was dedicated in 1965, was the last major stone cathedral to be built in Europe. Located in the heart of Galway City, the cathedral boasts an impressive variety of interior art, such as statues, mosaics and stained glass.

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