Category: Culture Night

Join us for a wonderful evening of music as part of Culture Night Mallow 2026, featuring some fantastic local musical talent.

We’re delighted to welcome:

🎤 Shona Murphy – talented singer from Mallow
🎼 Natasha O’Brien – Buttevant musician and experienced music educator, who teaches with the Department of Music at UCC and has been deeply involved in Ireland’s choral tradition. Natasha is also an examiner for the Royal Irish Academy and teaches with the Kerry School of Music and VEC.

🎶 Cór Mhagh Ealla – Mallow’s much-loved community choir, founded in 2001 and now comprising around 60 members. Under conductor Susan O’Keeffe, the choir continues to delight audiences with a varied repertoire and has performed at festivals both in Ireland and internationally.

Together, they promise a beautiful evening of popular melodies, wonderful voices and local musical talent.

📍 St. James’ Church, Mallow
📅 Friday, 18th September 2026
🕘 9pm
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION

Come along and enjoy an evening of music as part of Culture Night Mallow 2026. 🎶✨

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We are delighted to welcome the Kantos Quartet to Mallow for a very special Culture Night concert at St. James’ Church.

Featuring four outstanding musicians — Sarah Sew, violin; Hugh Murray, violin; Alexandros Koustas, viola; and Aoife Burke, cello — the quartet will present Centenaries, a fascinating programme connecting music from the 1800s, 1900s and the present day.

The programme includes:

🎼 Beethoven – String Quartet in B♭, Op. 18 No. 6
🎼 Caroline Shaw – Blueprint
🎼 Swan Hennessy – String Quartet No. 2
🎼 Janáček – String Quartet No. 1, Kreutzer Sonata

The concert explores connections between Beethoven’s music and Caroline Shaw’s modern interpretation, while also featuring Swan Hennessy’s beautiful quartet written in memory of Terence MacSwiney, and Janáček’s powerful and intensely dramatic Kreutzer Sonata.

This is the debut tour of the Kantos Quartet, bringing together four of Ireland’s finest and most experienced musicians.

📍 St. James’ Church, Mallow
📅 Friday, 18th September 2026
🕢 7.30pm
🎟️ Admission FREE

This special Mallow performance is presented by Mallow Arts Collective, Cork County Council and Culture Night as part of Culture Night 2026.

A wonderful opportunity to experience exceptional live chamber music in the beautiful surroundings of St. James’ Church — and best of all, it’s completely free!

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