News

Keep up to date with our latest West Cork Music news and announcements here, including news from all our festivals, concert series and educational projects.

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Tuning-Up 2019/20
Saturday 17 August 2019

Tuning-Up 2019/20

We are delighted to have the full details of the Tuning-Up programmes for the school year 2019/20. Tuning-Up is Cork County Council's Music in Schools programme, which is managed by West Cork Music. Tuning Up aims to bring leading classical musicians to perform in schools throughout Cork County. These workshops are heavily subsidised by Cork County Council’s Arts Office.

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New Collaboration
Wednesday 24 July 2019

New Collaboration

This year, to celebrate their 10th anniversary, Skibbereen Arts Festival invited 10 other festivals to collaborate with them . We're delighted to have been one of the organisations invited - and all three of our festivals are participating.The locations, diversity and above all the high artistic quality of all the festivals involved undeniably showcase West Cork as Ireland's Premier festival destination.

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Chamber Music Tickets Available
Saturday 6 July 2019

Chamber Music Tickets Available

Tickets still available for our final day - Sunday 7th July. And fabulous video footage of the first few days of this year's West Cork Chamber Music Festival

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Correction - 71. Town Concert
Tuesday 2 July 2019

Correction - 71. Town Concert

CORRECTION - 71. Town Concert, Saturday 6th July - note the time on the tickets is wrong - this concert starts at 2pm.

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Canadian Writers at the 2019 Literary Festival
Sunday 30 June 2019

Canadian Writers at the 2019 Literary Festival

The West Cork Literary Festival is honoured to welcome a delegation of Canadian writers to Bantry this summer.

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