The Gerard Manley Hopkins

International Summer School

- last week in July since 1987

Music Programme

Gerard Manley Hopkins had a keen interest in Music. Naturally Music features in the Gerard Manley Hopkins International Summer School, held in Monasterevin each year since 1987 during the last week of July.

Each year, The GM Hopkins Summer School hosts a range of musical Events. Among performers whom we were proud to present to our visitors were:

Classical Music

Hans Palsson, piano (Swedish): 3 Concerts in Monasterevin; 2 in The National Concert Hall; and one in The Riverbank Arts Centre. (more info )
Tatiana Pavlova, piano (Russian): 2 Concerts in Monasterevin
Josef Magdic, organ / composer (CRoatia) : 1 Concert in Monasterevin
Willard Roosevelt, piano / composer (USA) : 1 Concwert in Monasterevin
Anthony Byrne, piano (Ireland): 2 Concerts in Monasterevin
Claudia Garlein, singer / songwriter: (Colombia) 1 Concert in Monasterevin
Nancy Ogle, composer (USA); 2 Concerts in Monasterevin
Peter O'Brien & Friends, singer (Ireland)
Miceál O'Rourke, piano (Ireland) 1 Concert (more info)
Céline Byrne, soprano, (Ireland) 1 Concert (more inf)
Traditional Irish Music

Frankie Gavin
Noel Hill
Tony McMahon
Groups from: Portlaoise; Maynooth; Kildare
Popular / Jazz

Wiaska and Hubert Szymczynski (Sweden
Sonny condell (Ireland)
Conor Mahony (Ireland)
Lectures

Paul Brock
Gorden Leadbetter
20th Hopkins Summer School
July 21, 2007 8 pm
Baronial Hall, Monasterevin

Soprano, Céline Byrne
Winner, The Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens 2007
Just returned from Carnegie Hall Concert