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Standard Member ¤30Concessionary Member (retired, unwaged) ¤20Student Member (valid student ID required) ¤0

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All concert tickets: ¤20 (Non-members), ¤15 (Members) ¤10 (Concessionary members), ¤5 (Students)Except: Junge Sinfonie Köln (17th Oct)Please note that a limited number of tickets will be available for COS members to book at discounted rates.

Rebecca and Kirstin Cáp (20th Oct)¤12 (non-members) | ¤10 (concessions) ¤10 & ¤8 (COS members) | ¤5 (students)

Cork Fleischmann Symphony Orchestra (10th Nov)Balcony ¤30 | Front parterre ¤25, ¤20 | Back parterre ¤20, ¤15

Irish Chamber Orchestra (16th Nov) ¤25 (non-members) | ¤20 (concessions) ¤15 & ¤10 (COS members) | ¤5 (students)

Cork School of Music Symphony Orchestra (17th Nov)Free admission

Fleischmann Choir and CSM Symphony Orchestra (25th Nov)¤15 (non-members) | ¤12 (concessions) ¤12 & ¤10 (COS members) | ¤5 (students) | under-18s free

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COS Programme Sept –Dec 2018DATE PERFORMERS TIME/VENUE

27/09/18 OPENING GALA CONCERT: 7.30pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

17/10/18 JUNGE SINFONIE KÖLN 7.30pm City Hall, Cork

20/10/18 REBECCA AND KIRSTIN CÁP 11am, Curtis Auditorium, (Piano Duo) CIT Cork School of Music

01/11/18 HUGH TINNEY 7.30pm, Stack Theatre, CIT Cork School of Music

10/11/18 CORK FLEISCHMANN 8pm, City Hall, Cork SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

16/11/18 IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA 8pm Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

17/11/18 CORK SCHOOL OF MUSIC 1.10pm, Curtis Auditorium, SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CIT Cork School of Music

25/11/18 FLEISCHMANN CHOIR and 6.30pm, St Michael’s, CSM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Blackrock

29/11/18 COS EMERGING ARTIST: 7.30pm, Curtis Auditorium JORDAN BAGOT CIT Cork School of Music

13/12/18 EARLSFORT BRASS QUINTET 7.30pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

19/12/18 MADRIGAL ’75 7.30pm, Curtis Auditorium, Christmas Concert No. 1 CIT Cork School of Music

20/12/18 MADRIGAL ’75 7.30pm, Curtis Auditorium, Christmas Concert No. 2 CIT Cork School of Music

COS Emerging Artist AwardFounded in 1938 by the internationally renowned Irish composer, musicologist, conductor and scholar Aloys Fleischmann, Cork Orchestral Society has for the past eight decades dedicated itself to opening up the world of classical music to new and appreciative audiences. Being faithful to Aloys Fleischmann’s wish to support and promote young musicians, last season the society marked its 80th year by establishing the COS Emerging Artist Award, a new award to be given annually to a full-time CIT Cork School of Music student who, in the opinion of their mentors, has distinguished themselves in performance and typifies the high standards nurtured in the School. Each year the awardee will have a recital programmed as part of a COS concert season.

On November 29, Cork Orchestral Society will proudly present a performance by the recipient of the inaugural COS Emerging Artist Award, pianist Jordan Bagot, a twenty-two year old rising star of chamber music already honoured by multiple accolades in Ireland and abroad.

Nicki ffrench Davis, Chairperson

Thurs 27 September7:30pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Opening Gala Concert Majella Cullagh (soprano) Vivienne Johnston (trumpet)David Whitla (double bass) Denise Crowley (piano)Gabriela Mayer (piano)

Wed 17 October7.30pm, City Hall, Cork

Junge Sinfonie Köln

Thurs 01 November7:30pm, Stack Theatre, CIT Cork School of Music

Hugh TinneyA piano recital by the much loved Irish pianist Hugh Tinney in celebration of his 60th birthday this November.

Beethoven: Sonata in F sharp major, Op. 78Ian Wilson: Stations (2006-7) (Second and Sixth Stations)Thomas Adès: Darknesse Visible (1992)Chopin: Berceuse, Op. 57; Barcarolle, Op. 60Schubert: Sonata in B flat major, D. 960

Sat 10 November8pm, City Hall, Cork

Cork Fleischmann SOKeith Pascoe (conductor)Keith Pascoe and Cork Fleischmann Symphony Orchestra present two perennial Russian masterpieces: Mussorgsky’s scintillating Pictures, and a dazzling Glazunov concerto with rising star violinist Patrick Rafter.Mussorgsky: Pictures at an ExhibitionGlazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82 A number of short compositions by students of Stephen Parker

Fri 16 November8pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Irish Chamber Orchestra Jörg Widmann (conductor) Katherine Spencer (clarinet)

Sun 25 November6:30pm, St Michael’s Church, Blackrock

Fleischmann Choir & CSM SOMary Hegarty (soprano)Conor Palliser (conductor)Matthew Haddock (conductor)Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region, for chorus & orchestraPoulenc: Gloria, FP 177, for soprano solo, chorus & orchestra

Thurs 29 November7:30pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

COS Emerging Artist:

Jordan BagotProgramme includes:Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23Rautavaara: Six Études, Op. 42Liszt: 3 Sonetti del Petrarca, S.270

Thurs 13 December7:30pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Earlsfort Brass Quintet A quintet of Ireland’s finest brass players - Colm Byrne and David Collins (trumpets); Cormac Ó hAodáin (horn); Mick Marshall (trombone); and Francis Magee (tuba) - perform music by J.S. Bach, Leonard Bernstein, Kurt Weill, Michael Kamen and Jim Parker, plus a selection of seasonal gems.

Wed 19 & Thurs 20 December7:30pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Madrigal ’75James Taylor (conductor)

Cork School of Music Symphony OrchestraWagner: Siegfried Idyll; Prelude to Act III of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde.

Sat 17 November1:10pm, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Programme includes:Rossini: An aria from “Adelaide di Borgogna” – soprano and pianoSongs by Reynaldo Hahn – soprano and pianoEric Ewazen: Songs for trumpet from “to cast a shadow again”Samuel Barber: ‘Souvenirs” for piano four handsGiovanni Bottesini: “Tutto che il mondo serra” – soprano, bass and pianoTeppo Hauta-aho: Kadenza – bass soloSerge Lancen: Croquis (sketches) – bass and piano

Bizet: Carmen Suites, Nos. 1 & 2 - conductor: Kai SchusterBeethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 - conductor: Ulrich Gögel; soloist: Iris von ZahnDvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70 - conductor: Sebastian Hässy

Puccini: Chrysanthemums for String OrchestraSebastian Adams: 2018.2 (ICO Commission)Stamitz: Concerto for Clarinet in B flat majorTchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48

Seasonal favourites: In response to huge audience demand, Madrigal ’75 will again present their annual concert of seasonal choral music twice this Christmas. Tickets for this magical event have sold out quickly in recent years so please try not to miss out on what has fast become the essential Christmas concert for music lovers in Cork.

Our 81st season opens with a Gala Concert featuring the internationally celebrated soprano Majella Cullagh and a quartet of acclaimed musicians in an eclectic programme of music and song.

The 75 piece Junge Sinfonie Köln visits Cork for a special concert in aid of Cope Foundation. The name of this concert is ‘Echte Fründe’, which means ‘real friends’ in German.

SPOTLIGHT: Widmann and the ICO bring their irrepressible energy and insight to a thrilling programme that has all the makings of an unforgettable performance!

Conor Palliser and the Cork School of Music Symphony Orchestra offer a free lunchtime concert with an all-Wagner programme of romantic masterpieces.

Cork Orchestra Society is proud to present a recital by the winner of the inaugural COS Emerging Artist Award, pianist Jordan Bagot.

Sat 20 October11am, Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music

Rebecca and Kirstin Cáp Piano DuoSisters Rebecca and Kirstin Čáp perform music for piano duet by Ligeti, Schubert and Dvořák in the first lunchtime concert of the season.Ligeti: Sonatina (1950)Schubert: Fantasie in F minor, Op. 103Dvořák: 6 Slavonic Dances from Op. 46: No.1 in C major; No.2 in E minor; No.3 in A flat major; No.5 in A major; No.7 in C minor; No.8 in G minor