Music festival to take place at various Limerick venues this weekend
THE LIMERICK Early Music Festival takes place in different venues across the city from March 24 to 26.
This year’s festival theme, Woods so Wild, is a journey through the musical forest of plucked instruments: guitar, lute, harp, and harpsichord, as well as the festival’s continued dedication to vocal music.
Over three days and with eight events (seven concerts and a free meet-the-composer event), LEMF 2023 features a diverse line-up of local, national, and international performers who bring you music from varied styles, traditions, and time periods.
The festival opens with ROOTS & BRANCHES: The Bach Family Tree in St Mary’s Cathedral.
A dance-filled Saturday concert kicks off a weekend of performances at Belltable with FANTANGLED, a lunchtime concert of early and contemporary dance music on harpsichords, featuring tangos and fandangos in a superb mix.
Saturday’s afternoon and evening concerts bring two stars of the early music world to Limerick, lutenist Michał Gondko and historical keyboardist Corina Marti.
Sunday begins with a matinee concert featuring the Treaty City’s own Limerick New Music Ensemble (LNME) in DIALOGUES: Creative Conversations Between Old and New.
Historical guitar virtuosa Enrica Savigni presents GRAN SOLO and the festival’s finale concert will be CEOL ÁRSA CLÁIRSÍ – Tunes of the Irish Harpers.
Tickets are priced at €20/€15 for individual tickets or €120/€90 for a festival pass. You can find more info and book tickets at www.limetreetheatre.ie