County Kildare Orchestra

Join the County Kildare Orchestra in their celebration of the clarinet with the award winning Christopher Moriarty as he performs Weber's Clarinet Concerto No.1.

Doors open at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start in Newbridge Town Hall

Tickets €15 on the door, or in advance via eventbrite 

All players please be aware that owing to the extreme weather conditions the planned rehearsal for Sunday 4th March has been cancelled.

Christmas Concert - Saturday 9th December - 8PM to 10PM

St David's Anglican Church, Naas

Our traditional format Christmas concert with a classical first part, and a more lighthearted second half after the interval. This year we are delighted to have tenor Eoin Hynes joining us as guest soloist.

The programme will include:

• Music of the Night, from Phantom of the Opera (feat. Eoin Hynes)
• Lustspiel Overture, Keler Bela
• Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)
  
• Christmas Festival
• Sleigh Ride
• and more - including Christmas Carols!

Tickets €15 on the door, or from eventbrite

Church location on google maps

An evening of music from the movies

 

 

Start your Christmas with County Kildare Orchestra and St. Mary's Choir.

You are warmly invited to join us in St. Mary's Church, Moyglare Road, Maynooth, on Saturday 10 December 2016, at 8.00pm (doors open from 7.30)

Enjoy festive and atmospheric favourites such as the Hallelujiah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah" and Beethoven's luscious Romance for Violin with soloist Maria Creevey.

We are joined by the Choir of St. Mary's Church, Maynooth for a selection of Christmas Carols which we are sure you will enjoy, including Silent Night and Oh Holy Night.

Tickets for this event are €12 and are available at the link below (online booking fee €1.36 per ticket) or at the door. Reservations can also be made by phone or sms to 086 895 5787.

 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/christmas-concert-with-st-marys-church-choir-tickets-28901776993?aff=es2

All welcome.

This year's AGM will take place at 4pm during rehersal this Sunday October 2nd in the Hunting Room, Castletown House.  Wind section will be free to leave following the AGM. 

We look forward to kicking off rehersals for this term working towards our annual Xmas concert. 

See you all on Sunday.

You are invited to join us in the Church of Our Lady's Nativity, Leixlip, on Saturday 12 December 2015, at 8.00pm (doors open from 7.30).

Enjoy festive and atmospheric favourites, with something for everyone, including 'Jupiter' from Holst's The Planets and 'Nimrod' from Elgar's Enigma Variations, as well as Christmas carols including Oh Holy Night.

Tickets are €12 and are available here  (online booking fee €1.23 per ticket) or from 086 89 55 787

County Kildare Orchestra will perform in the Church of Sacred Heart and St Brigid in Kilcullen on December 13th at 8pm.

Featuring Christmas classics new and old, a solo performance from soprano Lorraine Maguire and some classical pieces this concert promises something for everyone.

Tickets cost 12 euro and are available to purchase online here or available at the door on the night.

Come join us for Christmas Cheer and an opportunity to hear a full orchestral concert in your own locality. You won't be disappointed!

We are delighted to announce that on June 7th in St Mary's Church Maynooth Co Kildare Orchestra will accompany leading concert pianist Seiko Tsukamoto in a thrilling performance of Rachmaninoff 2nd piano concerto.

Seiko has won numerous prizes in prestigious competitions, including the VladimirHorowitz International Competition in Kiev, the Dublin InternationalCompetition, the Geneva International Music Competition, and was also afinalist at the Queen Elisabeth International Competition in Brussels.

As a soloist she has performed with numerous orchestrassuch as the New Japan Philharmonic, the Israel Camerata Jerusalem, the IsraelChamber Orchestra, the Wiener Mozartisten and the Menuhin Festival Orchestra,under the baton of Sir Yehudi Menuhin.

In 2013 her latest solo CD of works by Mozart was releasedon the Profil label to great critical acclaim.

We are honoured to accompany her in what promises to be a very enjoyable evening of music. Along with Rach 2 CKO will also perform extracts from Swan Lake, the Peer Gynt Suite and Franz von Suppé's Poets and Peasants Overture.

A concert not to be missed.

County Kildare Orchestra, in its 15th year, will play a special concert by candlelight – Christmas by Candlelight – in aid of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland in St David’s Church of Ireland, Main St, Naas on 14 December at 8pm.

In a very atmospheric venue and performing by candlelight this promises to be a real treat featuring Christmas classics old and new. CKO will be joined by Tenor Philip Scott and Boy Soprano David O’Carroll who will sing together and separately with a beautiful version of the Christmas favourite Walking in the Air. Other works by Borodin, Mendelssohn and a rendition of Christmas at the Movies all make for a great night’s entertainment.

Tickets cost 15euro and proceeds will go to the Alzhemier Society of Ireland. A cause close to the heart of some of the CKO players.

A night not to be missed....