MBNA Limerick International Music Festival

Ken Rice (violin) and Malachy Robinson (double bass) from the Irish Chamber Orchestra; The Irish Chamber Orchestra in concert with singer Sinead O Connor. Photos by Ian Collins.
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Country and Region	Ireland — Limerick
Type of Festival	Music
Location of Festival	Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland
Festival Contact Information	MBNA Shannon International Music Festival Irish Chamber Music Orchestra Foundation Building University of Limerick Limerick, Ireland Phone: (353) 61-202-620 Fax: (353) 61-202-617 Email: ico@ul.ie
Festival Description	The MBNA Limerick International Music Festival, the Irish Chamber Orchestra’s musical celebration of summer on the banks of the great river Shannon at St. Mary’s Cathedral in the heart of Limerick and at University Concert Hall. The summer festival of music features concerts with celebrated national and international guest artists.
Festival Dates	May 24 - 29, 2011
Festival Links	http://www.mbnaicofestival.com http://www.irishchamberorchestra.info/

Festival Events:

Programming 2011:

May 24, 1:00pm at St Mary’s Church, Athlunkard Street
- Sing Out with Strings
  Story Telling Through Song — In this performance children use popular books to inspire their latest music compositions.
May 26, 8:00pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Bridge Street, Limerick
- Chopin in Paris
  Featuring Una Hunt, Piano; Sean McDonagh, Actor; and Kate Minogue, Director
  This dramatic portrait celebrates the life of Chopin with some of his most memorable music.
May 27, 9:00pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Bridge Street, Limerick
- Songs of the Night
  Featuring tenor, Paul McNamara and the ICO Chorus. The evening features lovers, villians, heroes and ghosts with classics from Bridge, Brahms, Schubert, Fauré and Wolf.
May 28, 8:00pm at UCH Concert Hall, University of Limerick, Limerick
- Hungarian Nights
  Featuring the Irish Chamber Orchestra and director Gábor Takács-Nagy and Antal Szalai, on violin. A feast of folk music inspired by Hungarian traditions alongside one of finest concertos of the nineteenth century by Bruch. A musical extravaganza for all the family.

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