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MUSIC, Traditional Irish and Classical Music

Gerard Manley Hopkins had a keen interest in Music so music features in the Festival.Among performers were Swedish pianist, Hans Pålson: Irish pianists Miceal O'Rourke and treaditional Irish musicians Frankie Gavin,Malachy Bourke,Camross Players and more.

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 Swedish pianist, Hans Pålson: Irish pianists Miceal O'Rourke and more. Award winning Irish Soprano gave one of her finest Concerts at the GM Hopkins International Literary Festival

Classical Music

• Hans Pålsson, piano (Swedish): 3 Concerts in Monasterevin; 2 in The National Concert Hall; and one in The Riverbank Arts Centre. (more about Hans Pålsson here )

• 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 about Miceal O'Rourke here)
  
• Céline Byrne, soprano, (Ireland) 1 Concer,t Winner, The Maria Callas Grand Prix in Athens 2007
  Just returned from Carnegie Hall Concert (more inf. about Celine Byrne here)
  

Best Traditional Irish Music at the Hopkins Festival

• Frankie Gavin
  
• Noel Hill
  
• Tony McMahon
  
• Groups from: Portlaoise; Maynooth; Kildare
  
• Camross Group from Portlaoise, All-Ireland Winners
  
• Paul Brock
  
• Gordon Leadbeater on the great John McCormack who lived for many years in Monastereivn Jazz

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

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Celine Byrne,soprano

Hans Palsson, piano (Swedish)
Micheal O'Rourke, piano (Ireland)
Organ Music at the GM Hopkins International Literary Festival
Read about Prize Winning Soprano Celine Byrne
Traditional Irish Music is a feature of each Festival

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