CKO Spring Concert - Fauré and Dvořák
Sat, 21 Mar
|Aula Maxima, Maynooth University
County Kildare Orchestra performs Fauré's Requiem, featuring the Nás Na Rí Singers, David Kennedy (baritone) and Cillian de Frein (boy soprano) and Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 (Movements 1, 2 and 4).
Time & Location
21 Mar 2026, 19:30 – 21:30
Aula Maxima, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
About the event
The County Kildare Orchestra joins forces with Nás na Rí Singers, David Kennedy (baritone) and Cillian de Frein (boy soprano) to bring you a night of magical choral and orchestral music.
The programme brings together two late-19th-century masterpieces that approach the human experience from strikingly different angles.
Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” was written during his time in the United States and reflects his fascination with American landscapes and musical traditions, filtered through his unmistakably Czech voice. Bold, rhythmic, and richly melodic, the symphony moves from drama and energy to moments of deep nostalgia, capturing both a sense of discovery and longing for home.
By contrast, Fauré’s Requiem turns inward. Rather than focusing on fear or judgement, Fauré offers a vision of death marked by calm, consolation, and luminous beauty. Its restrained intensity and gentle lyricism create a timeless atmosphere of peace, providing a serene and reflective…