Dear Friends,

We have an exciting season planned for you in 2008 with lots of exciting new repertoire.

In September we have a great programme with great masters of the baroque entitled ”The Unsuspected Contemporaries”.

The 18th Century was full of great composers; Bach, Rameau, Telemann, Handel... We often forget that despite their incredibly distinct styles, these composers lived and worked at the same time. In particular, Rameau, whose style is often described as pre-classical in its conception, was born before the great master Johann Sebastian Bach. Join us and discover how rich and diverse their styles were.

We know you have been keen to help us in the past so we will be launching a “revamped” friends' scheme very shortly. We will give you advance booking information for all our performances, free tickets for selected events and many other benefits.

I hope you join us throughout this year and discover the great pieces we have in store for you.

Monica Huggett,
Artistic Director

The Unsuspected Contemporaries
Irish Baroque Orchestra
Directed by Monica Huggett

19th September
Castalia Hall, Callan, Co. Kilkenny

in association with Music in Kilkenny

20th September
East Cork Early Music Festival
Cork

in association with the East Cork Early Music Festival

21th May
National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin - 3pm

in association with the National Gallery of Ireland

online here Further information on 01 44 345 22

PROGRAMME

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto n 1 BWV 1046
Rameau, Suite from Dardanus
Telemann, Triple violin concerto. (Tafelmusik, Part 2, N. 3) in F Major
Handel, Water Music in F HWV438