The Model

Sligo Baroque Festival at The Model

We’re delighted to be hosting the fifteenth Sligo Festival of Baroque Music. The Festival, founded by Artistic Director Rod Alston, has long been associated with The Model and we’re delighted to be welcoming them into our wonderful new theatre for their 2010 programme; Baroque and Beyond.

A note from the Rod Alston, artistic director:

We feel both pleased and proud that we have a very full and ambitious festival programme for this, the fifteenth Sligo festival. Recession notwithstanding. The programme explores some of the peripheral areas of baroque music – but not with just a dry musicological interest, some really wonderful music that will be new to many. The music of Georg Muffat is one focal point. In many ways it laid the foundations for German music in the 18th century with its fusion of both Italian and French styles, and definitely too rarely finds its way into concert programmes. All of Muffat’s Armonico Tributo suites will be performed by the exciting young Polish ensemble Arte dei Suonatori. They will end the festival performing Telemann’s Polish suites/concertos with one of the most successful young Irish baroque specialists, recorder player Kate Hearne.

The festival grew out of the activities of Sligo Early Music Ensemble, which now plays as Sligo Baroque Orchestra and is this year celebrating twenty years music-making. It seems appropriate that the festival in 2010 should open with a short welcome concert by Sligo Baroque Orchestra. Linking the festival both back with its roots, and with the musical activity that goes on throughout the year in Sligo. This concert will be followed by a reception.

More info at Sligo Baroque Festival