2026 Festival
Singet! 25th September 2026
Resurgam, Mark Duley
with : Claire Duff, Anita Vedres, Norah O’Leary, James Taylor
St.John’s Cathedral 7.30pm
Mark Duley and Resurgam began their beautiful “Singet!” tour of German Baroque Motets at the opening concert of Sligo Baroque Festival 2026, performing vocal and instrumental music by J.S.Bach and his contemporaries.
Photographed : Cathaoirleach Dara Mulvey, Ruth West, Resurgam and Mark Duley
Photos : Donal Hackett
Gulliver’s Travels 26th September
Jenna Raggett, Nicola Cleary, Violins
The Model Gallery 10am
Intrepid attendees of all ages joined Jenna and Nicola on an adventure with Gulliver on his world-famous travels in our Family Concert this year!
Photos : Donal Hackett
Open Choral Rehearsal : Vivaldi Gloria
Saturday Sept 26th 12pm-1pm
Sharon Carty, Mezzo-soprano
Leonard Dorrian, Accompanist
Led by our Artistic Director Sharon Carty and accompanied by Leonard Dorrian, the festival hosted it’s first open choral rehearsal, seeing a group who had never sung together forming a choir!
The group were taken through vocal warm ups and some simple vocalises, before rehearsing and performing the opening movement of Vivaldi’s “Gloria”.
Photos : Donal Hackett
St.Matthew Passion Masterclass with Simon Bode
Saturday 26th Sept 4-6pm
Simon Bode, Tenor
Participants : Orla Mulvey (Soprano), Sarah Luttrell (Mezzo-soprano), Patrick McGinley (Tenor), David Kennedy (Baritone), Laoise McMullin (Harpsichord Accompanist)
Tenor and Bach specialist Simon Bode led a public masterclass in which four young singers, accompanied by Laoise McMullin on Harpsichord, were guided through the intricacies of Bach’s St.Matthew Passion.
With special thanks to the German Embassy in Dublin for their support of this event.
Photos : Donal Hackett
Mix it! The United Tastes of Austria and Germany
Saturday 26th Sept 7.30p St.John’s Cathedral
L’Orfeo Barockensemble
Julia Huber-Warzecha Violin Nikolaus Norz Violin Lucas Schurig-Breuss Viola Angelika Miklin Cello Reinhard Führer Harpsichord
For the 2026 Saturday night concert we had the honour of hosting members of the L’Orfeo Barockorchester, who performed under the chamber banner of L’Orfeo Barockensemble.
They performed a delightful programme of Austrian and German composers including Telemann, Biber, Schmelzer, Buxtehude and Moffat.
With special thanks to the Austrian Embassy in Dublin for their support of this event.
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
Book tickets here : FESTIVAL GALA CLOSING CONCERT
Approximately 80 mins with no interval
Sligo Baroque Orchestra
Sligo Baroque Orchestra
Festival favourites Sligo Baroque Orchestra present an innovative programme of German composers at The Model.
Book tickets here : SLIGO BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
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.
Book tickets here : SLIGO ACADEMY OF MUSIC
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.
Book tickets here : ROBIN MICHAEL LECTURE RECITAL
Robin Michael : Bach cello suites
Join cellist Robin Michael for an intimate recital of the Bach cello suites
Suite Nr 2 in d minor BWV 1008
Suite Nr 3 in C major BWV 1009
Suite Nr 5 in c minor BWV 1011
Book tickets here : ROBIN MICHAEL BACH CELLO SUITES
Duration approx. 70 mins with a short interval between suites 3 and 5
Mix it! The United Tastes of Austria and German.
L’Orfeo Barockensemble
Julia Huber-Warzecha, Violin
Nikolaus Norz, Violin
Lucas Schurig, Viola
Angelika Miklin, Cello
Reinhard Führer, Harpsichord
Book tickets here : L’ORFEO BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
Programme
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644 – 1704) aus Mensa Sonora seu Musica Instrumentalis (1680):
Pars III in a -Moll Gagliard – Sarabanda – Aria – Ciacona – Sonatina
Georg Muffat (1653 – 1704) Sonata Violino Solo in D – Dur
Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro – Adagio
Johann Rosenmüller (1619 – 1684) Sonata Terza à due
Dieterich Buxtehude (um 1637 – 1707) Sonata C – Dur (BuxWV 266)
Adagio – Allegro – Solo – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – Presto – Adagio - Lento
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer ( um1623 – 1680) aus Balletti à 4 (1670) Nr. 14 (Pastorella)
Intrada. Tardo – Pastorella – Hötzer seu Amener – Gavotta tedesca – Gavotta styriaca – Gavottaanglica – Gacotta bavarica – Gavotta gallica
Interval
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767) Concerto in e - Moll(TWV 43:e5)
Vivace – Andante Cantabile – Presto
Gottlieb Muffat (1690 – 1770) aus Componimenti musicali Nr 1 für Cembalo Solo
Ouvertüre – Allemande – Courante – Air – Finale. Allegro
Georg Philipp TelemannSonate für Viola und B. C., B – Dur
Largo – Allegro – Largo – Vivace
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727 – 1756)Triosonate in C – Dur (DurG13)
Adagio – Alla breve – Largo – Presto
Georg Philipp TelemannSonata in A – Dur (TWV40:200)
Affettuoso – Allegro – Adagio - Vivace
Bach vocal masterclass with Simon Bode
Simon Bode, Tenor
Laoise McMullin, Accompanist
Take a peek behind the scenes, as internationally renowned Bach Evangelist, Tenor Simon Bode takes 4 young singers through J.S.Bach’s seminal work, the St.Matthew Passion. In this public masterclass, the audience can witness how a master teacher guides young voices in the style and technical elements associated with this repertoire.
We are grateful to the German Embassy Dublin for their generous support of this event.
Book tickets here : BACH VOCAL MASTERCLASS AUDIENCE TICKET
The Big Sing
Sharon Carty, Mezzo-soprano
Calling all Sligo singers! Have you ever wondered what it’s like to participate in a choir rehearsal, curious about what your voice can do??
Join festival director Sharon Carty to relive one of the highlights of last year’s festival, the Vivaldi Gloria! In this 1-hour open rehearsal, we invite singers of all levels and experience to come and join us for a taster choral rehearsal, where we’ll get into some vocal warmups and vocal production as well as learning and rehearsing the opening movement of Vivaldi’s gorgeous Gloria setting.
Book tickets here : THE BIG SING
Gulliver’s Travels (family concert)
Jenna Raggett, Nicola Cleary, Violins
Join violinists Jenna Raggett and Nicola Cleary for an exciting journey through “Gulliver’s Travels”, a family concert suitable for small children and their caregivers. Older children also welcome! Featuring music from Telemann’s Gulliver Suite for two violins.
Book tickets here : GULLIVER’S TRAVELS
Singet!
Resurgam, director Mark Duley.
with Claire Duff and Anita Vedres (violins), Norah O’Leary (cello) and James Taylor (organ)
Programme
SINGET! German Choral music
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
Book tickets here : SINGET!
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.
Book tickets HERE : BAROQUE BRILLIANCE