Special concert fundraiser for Mayo's Holy Trinity Church

LOUISBURGH Voices and the ConTempo String Quartet, with Michael Quinn (harpsichord), will be performing in Holy Trinity Church, Westport, on Wednesday, May 27, at 8 pm.

The concert will feature Vivaldi’s uplifting Gloria, along with instrumental music by J.S. Bach - his famous ‘Air’ and Five Fugues arranged for string quartet by Mozart.

Tickets (€20) are available in advance from Seamus Duffy’s Bookshop, Westport, The Clew Bay Hotel, Westport and Gala, Louisburgh, and on the door.

Louisburgh Voices, established by Pauline Graham and Michael Quinn, will be joining with the ConTempo Quartet to perform Vivaldi’s Gloria.

Louisburgh Voices have performed in Ballintubber Abbey, and sang in Ballina as part of the Mary Robinson Climate Conference. Previous concerts include a Medieval Christmas programme at Holy Trinity Church in 2024.

The soloists for Vivaldi’s Gloria are Hannah Thornton, Ruby Smyth and Jasmine O’Malley, who are students of Pauline Graham at Louisburgh Music School.

The ConTempo Quartet is recognised as one of the most exciting and vibrant chamber ensembles performing today. It has performed worldwide in many prestigious venues, including London’s Wigmore Hall, as well as in Paris, Rome and Berlin, and worked alongside artists of the highest calibre.

The concert is a fundraising event for Holy Trinity Church, which suffered damage to its roof as a result of Storm Éowyn last year.

While it is a listed building which forms a significant part of Westport’s architectural heritage, it is also the spiritual heart of the local Church of Ireland community.

Some repairs to the ceiling have been completed; further work on re-sealing the roof, repairing stonework, and restoring its stained glass windows is now required.

Holy Trinity Church regularly hosts cultural and musical events, and its acoustic offers the ideal environment for enjoying this concert of Baroque music by Vivaldi and Bach.