News

Keep up to date with our latest West Cork Music news and announcements here, including news from all our festivals, concert series and educational projects.

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Chamber Music Festival 
Literary Festival
Masters of Tradition
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Be Inspired for 2020
Tuesday 5 November 2019

Be Inspired for 2020

The 25th West Cork Chamber Music Festival runs from Friday 26 June - Sunday 5 July 2020. We hope this promo film gives a taster of the Festival's incredible atmosphere, music, exhibitions, venues and landscapes. Come to Bantry, West Cork, Ireland in 2020 to experience this unique event for yourself!

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Call for Scores 2020
Friday 1 November 2019

Call for Scores 2020

String Quartet Composition Competition for Irish citizens/residents under 35 - Call for Scores news

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Tuning Up News
Tuesday 22 October 2019

Tuning Up News

Schools throughout County Cork have welcomed musicians into their classrooms for the latest series of Tuning Up workshops. Tuning Up is Cork County Council's Music in Schools programme which is managed by West Cork Music.

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Ulrike Crespo
Monday 14 October 2019

Ulrike Crespo

It is with great sadness that West Cork Music announces the death of Ulrike Crespo.

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Support RTÉ Lyric fm
Monday 23 September 2019

Support RTÉ Lyric fm

On behalf of the board and staff of West Cork Music, which promotes the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, the West Cork Literary Festival and the Masters of Tradition in Bantry, we wish to express our alarm at the threat to the future of RTÉ Lyric fm.

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