2026 Festival Events
Baroque Brilliance
Sharon Carty, Mezzo-soprano and guests
Join festival director and acclaimed Mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty, and guests for a Culture Night of Baroque Brilliance at the Hawk’s Well Theatre.
Singet!
Resurgam chamber choir, director Mark Duley.
with Claire Duff and Anita Vedres (violins), Norah O’Leary (cello) and James Taylor (organ)
Programme
SINGET!
Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672), Singet dem Herrn SWV 35
Johann Vierdanck, Ich freue mich in Herrn
Johann Vierdanck (1605-1645), Sonata à 2 Violini soli (Greifswald 1641)
Johann Bach (1604-1673), Unser Leben ist ein Schatten
JS Bach (1685-1750), Lobet den Herren BWV 230
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707), Jesu meine Freude BuxWV 60
Johann Rosenmüller, Sonata No 1 for 2 vlns
Johann Rosenmüller (1619-1684), Warlich warlich
Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703), Est ist nun aus mit meinem Leben
JS Bach (1685-1750), Singet dem Herrn BWV 225
Programme duration approximately 1 hour with no interval
Gulliver’s Travels (family concert)
From workshops to community gatherings, here's what we have coming up. Mark your calendar—we'd love to see you there.
The Big Sing
An interactive session for makers and thinkers to collaborate, connect, and spark new ideas.
Bach vocal masterclass with Simon Bode
An interactive session for makers and thinkers to collaborate, connect, and spark new ideas.
Mix it! The United Tastes of Austria and German.
An interactive session for makers and thinkers to collaborate, connect, and spark new ideas.
The Baroque Cello : lecture-recital with Robin Michael
Robin Michael, Cello
Lecture-recital with cellist Robin Michael. Join Robin for some fascinating insights and lively discussion about the origins of the Baroque Cello and Bach’s cello suites.
Sligo Academy of Music with Sligo Baroque Orchestra
Sligo Academy of Music
Sligo Academy of Music join us again this year for their much-loved performance with Sligo Baroque Orchestra
Sligo Baroque Orchestra
Sligo Baroque Orchestra
Festival favourites Sligo Baroque Orchestra present an innovative programme of German composers at The Model.
Festival gala closing concert
Handel’s “Dixit Dominus” plus other works
Featuring
Anna Devin, Soprano
Sharon Carty, Mezzo-soprano
Simon Bode, Tenor
David Kennedy, Baritone
The SBMF Chorus, Leonard Dorian (Organ)
Combined festival instrumentalists : L’Orfeo Barockensemble, Nicola Cleary, Jenna Raggett, Robin Michael
Aapo Häkkinen, Harpsichord and Conductor
Approximately 80 mins with no interval