The MTU Cork School of Music are to perform at the Crawford Art Gallery this June Bank Holiday
Guitar Plus will perform in the Gallery's Long Room on the Sunday, the 5th June.
A selection of MTU Cork School of Music's most talented students are lined up for performances amidst the collection exhibition 'Botanica: The Art of Plants', which runs until 18 September.
Guitar Plus is a collective of Senior Classical Guitar Students and graduates of the MTU Cork School of Music. The Guitar Orchestra includes: Sara Corkery, Victoria Pierce, Robert Keating, John Ahern, Tadhg Cunningham, Eoin McDermott and Brian Sheridan. The performance is directed by Jerry Creedon. The Guitar Plus Guitar Orchestra is a professional-level, performing guitar ensemble. All members are senior students and graduates of MTU Cork School of Music under the direction of Jerry Creedon.
Guitar Plus specialises in performing works composed or arranged for multiple guitars. It is committed to providing a valuable ensemble experience for guitarists of diverse backgrounds, while maintaining musical excellence. Guitar Plus holds many concerts throughout the community in an effort to promote an appreciation for and expand the audience base of classical guitar music.
The performance will also include guest soloist 12 year old Claudia Duffy, a brilliant young classical guitarist, who studies with Jerry Creedon at MTU Cork School of Music. Claudia's recent accolades include; placing first place in the MTU CSM Junior Recital competition earlier this year and winning the Junior Classical Guitar under 16 Competition at Feis Ceoil in Dublin after previously winning the Junior Classical Guitar under 12 Competition in 2021.
Jerry Creedon, Senior Lecturer comments "Guitar Plus are delighted to feature in the Music at Midday series, a staple for music lovers here in Cork. We aim to bring a unique programme with our performances that showcase the classical guitar and our performers do this expertly. We are thrilled to be joined by Claudia Duffy, a thoroughly committed student who is really making her mark in guitar music. Being able to perform in the beautiful surroundings of The Crawford Art Gallery is really the cherry on top."
Dyane Hanrahan, Marketing and Communications Manager at Crawford is "delighted to have music back in the Galleries and if the response to last month's MTU School of Music performance is anything to go by Guitar plus and Claudia Duffy will be a real musical treat for all visitors particularly amongst the artworks in Botanica: The Art of Plants. Visitors are sure to be swept away!".
The Crawford website has a full list of what to expect before a member of the public visits. https://crawfordartgallery.ie/music-at-midday-june-2022/
Crawford Art Gallery will also provide tours which are open to all and free of charge on Sunday 5th of June and Bank Holiday Monday 6th of June at 2pm. There is no booking required for Music at Midday or the Gallery Tours
Expert tour guides invite visitors to delve into the National Collection and numerous exhibitions held at Crawford Art Gallery. The tour experience will focus on Zurich Portrait Prize & Zurich Young Portrait Prize 2021 and Saturation: the everyday transformed, offering fascinating insights, information and the stories behind the artworks and the artists who created them. Spaces on the tours will be available on a first-come, first-served basis with no pre-booking necessary.
As well as the exhibition Zurich Portrait Prize & Zurich Young Portrait Prize 2021 , the Gallery also presents Botanica: The Art of Plants, Saturation: the everyday transformed, Port of Cork Collection, film screenings of Martin Healy: Last Man and Recasting Canova in it's Sculpture Galleries.
