The Chopin Experience

27/03/2010 - 27/03/2010

Con Brio - Canis Major, The Clarion Hotel, Sligo

The Chopin Experience on the 200th anniversary of his birth

The Chopin Experience on the 200th anniversary of his birth

Míceál O’Rourke - piano

Saturday 27 March at 8pm

Canis Major The Clarion Hotel Sligo

Admission: €25
Student tickets €10 /children €5 (at the door only)

Tickets from Hawk’s Well Theatre. Telephone: (071) 9161518 or book on line www.hawkswell.com

This concert will be followed by a wine reception and birthday cake

Chopin Programme

Polonaise-fantaisie in A flat major Op.61

Nocturne No.5 in F sharp major Op.15/2

Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor Op.35 ‘Funeral March’

Scherzo No.1 in B minor Op.20

INTERVAL

Five Mazurkas : Op.64/4 in A minor, Op.30/4 in C sharp minor,

Op.33/1 in G sharp minor, Op.17/4 in A minor, Opus

Posthumous in B flat major

Ballade No.4 in F minor Op.52

This is the last concert of another very successful CON BRIO season (our 11th to date).  We would like to thank the main sponsors of the season: Sligo County Council/ Sligo Borough Council as well as all our sponsors, patrons and members.

We would also like to thank in particular Sligo Arts Service, Music Network , Sligo Methodist Church and the Hawk’s Well Theatre for their help and collaboration. 

We are extremely grateful to have Ian Wilson as our  Programme Director.   Last but not least a big THANK YOU to artist Cormac O’ Leary who provided us with the beautiful image above for our brochure.