Membership and Ticket InformationMembership subscription ¤30Concessionary membership subscription ¤20

Students who can produce a valid College ID can apply for free concessionary membership. Membership can also be purchased in Pro Musica, Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork.

Box office opens 45 minutes prior to concert start time. For more info and a look at our newsletter visit our website: www.corkorchestralsociety.ie

Full programme details and artist info are available online on our website

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All Concert tickets: ¤20 (non-members) / ¤15 (members) / ¤10 (concessionary members)

Except:

East Cork Early Music Festival Launch - Ensemble Marsyas¤20 (non-members) / ¤18 (members)

Prague Chamber Orchestra¤30/25 (20% discount for Cork Orchestral Society members)

Irish Chamber Orchestra with Jörg and Caroline Widmann¤20 (non-members) / ¤18 (members) / ¤10 (concessionary members)

Tasmin Little and Cork Fleischmann Symphony Orchestra¤35/30/20 (Cork Orchestral Society members: ¤25/15)

Kaleidoscope Night Presents¤15 (non-members) / ¤10 (members)

COS programme Sept – Dec 2016DATE PERFORMERS TIME/VENUE

15/09/16 XENIA PESTOVA 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, PIANO RECITAL CIT Cork School of Music

29/09/16 NOTIFY: REIMAGINING OF 8.00 pm, Aula Maxima, TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC University College Cork

13/10/16 EAST CORK EARLY MUSIC 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, FESTIVAL LAUNCH CIT Cork School of Music

20/10/16 ALEX PETCU 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, PERCUSSION RECITAL CIT Cork School of Music

26/10/16 PRAGUE CHAMBER 8.00 pm, Cork Opera House ORCHESTRA

11/11/16 IRISH CHAMBER 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, ORCHESTRA with JÖRG AND CIT Cork School of Music CAROLINE WIDMANN

16/11/16 TASMIN LITTLE AND 8.00 pm, City Hall, Cork CORK FLEISCHMANN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

19/11/16 CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC 1.10 pm, Curtis Auditorium, SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CIT Cork School of Music

24/11/16 ORTÚS CHAMBER MUSIC 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, FESTIVAL LAUNCH CONCERT CIT Cork School of Music

01/12/16 VANBRUGH QUARTET 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

08/12/16 KALEIDOSCOPE NIGHT 8.00 pm, The Everyman, PRESENTS MacCurtain Street

21/12/16 MADRIGAL ’75 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Sat 19 November 20161.10 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

CSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRACork School of Music Symphony Orchestra present a free lunch-time concert featuring the overture to Richard Wagner’s early, and first successful, opera Rienzi; Ambroise Thomas’ stirring, and very Gallic, overture to his opera Mignon; and the wonderful romantic tone poem The Enchanted Lake by Russian Composer Anatoly Lyadov.

Thurs 20 October 2016 8.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

ALEX PETCU PERCUSSION RECITALPercussionist Alex Petcu is thrilled to announce the launch of his début album, “Alex Petcu: In Time”, to be released on the RTÉ Lyric fm CD label. To celebrate he will perform a recital that features an eclectic programme of music composed for a variety of percussion instruments.

Wed 16 November 20168:00 pm, Cork City Hall

TASMIN LITTLE AND CORK FLEISCHMANN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Tasmin Little (OBE) has firmly established herself as one of today’s leading international violinists. For this concert, Tasmin joins the Cork Fleischmann Symphony Orchestra for a programme whose centrepiece is the perennially popular Scottish Fantasy by Max Bruch.

Thurs 1 December 20168.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

VANBRUGH QUARTETVanbrugh Quartet return with an exquisite programme featuring famous works by Hadyn, Beethoven and Schubert, plus a new work by composer Ian Wilson.Programme ~ Haydn: String Quartet in D Major, Op. 76 No. 5; Wilson: String Quartet No.17, ‘Línte’; Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95; Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 D.810, ‘Death and the Maiden’

Thurs 24 November 20168.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

ORTÚS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL LAUNCH CONCERTMairéad Hickey (violin), Sinéad O’Halloran (cello) and Ciara Moroney (piano) perform music by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Poulenc and Glière.Beethoven: Cello sonata No. 4 in C MajorPoulenc: Violin SonataGlière: Eight Morceaux for Violin and Cello, Op. 39Mendelssohn: Piano Trio

Thurs 15 September 20168.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

XENIA PESTOVA Acclaimed pianist Xenia Pestova performs music by Debussy, Ravel, Messiaen, Berio and Ailís Ní Ríain, plus Out of Nowhere, a new work by Ed Bennett, co-commissioned by Cork Orchestral Society and made possible with funding through Beyond Borders.

Fri 11 November 20168.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WITH JÖRG AND CAROLINE WIDMANNMendelssohn String Symphony No. 5 in B-flat majorJörg Widmann Aria for Solo ClarinetMendelssohn Violin Concerto in D minorJörg Widmann Ètudes I-IIIMendelssohn String Symphony No. 9 (Swiss)

Wed 26 October 20168:00 pm, Cork Opera House

PRAGUE CHAMBER ORCHESTRABeethoven: Coriolan OvertureMozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, “Prague”Martinu: Serenade No. 2 for Two Violins and ViolaDvorak: Czech Suite in D majorCork Opera House are delighted to offer members of Cork Orchestral Society a special discount of 20%. To avail of this offer, please call to the Opera House box office along with your membership card.

Wed 21 December 20168.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

MADRIGAL ’75Madrigal ’75 will present their ever-popular Christmas Concert with a stunning selection of seasonal choral music. Madrigal ’75’s repertoire will include both rarely performed works alongside Christmas classics, with music spanning the ages from early to contemporary. A concert not to be missed!

Thurs 8 December 20168:00 pm, The Everyman, MacCurtain St

KALEIDOSCOPE NIGHT PRESENTSDublin’s premier salon music series, described as a “bespoke mini festival”, makes its third visit to Cork city with a typically eclectic programme that celebrates musical diversity and dynamism.“One of those life-saving, spirit-lifting, pioneering cultural ventures we keep hearing about” The Irish Times

Thurs 13 October 20168.00 pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

EAST CORK EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL LAUNCHEnsemble Marsyas: Virtuosic music for winds from the 18th centuryFormed in 2011, the Edinburgh based Ensemble Marsyas counts amongst its members some of the finest historical instrumentalists working in Europe today. Tonight’s programme features works by Handel, Fasch and Zelenka.

Thurs 29 September 20168.00 pm, Aula Maxima, UCC

NOTIFY REIMAGINING OF TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSICAt the crossroads of a new movement in Irish music, NOTIFY breathes new life into their music and song, with “a musical tapestry that ranges from soft melodies to crashing crescendos”.