NSQF Spring 2026: Banbha Quartet

4 March 2026 19:30 - 8 March 2026 13:00

In association with Finding a Voice Festival, the acclaimed Banbha Quartet marks International Women’s Day with a programme of fine music by women composers from the past three centuries - Jane O'Leary, Dobrinka Tabakova, Germaine Tailleferre, Henriëtte Bosmans and Emilie Mayer.

Now in her 80th year and honoured with this year’s NCH Lifetime Achievement Award, CMC Composer Jane O’Leary wrote Mystic Play of Shadows in 1995 at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre. It was inspired by the birdsong around the lake at dusk and Jane regards it as ‘one of my very favourite pieces’.

Programme

Jane O'Leary - Mystic Play of Shadows [1995]
Dobrinka Tabakova - The Smile of the Flamboyant Wings [2019]
Germaine Tailleferre - String Quartet [1919]
Henriëtte Bosmans - String Quartet [1927]
Emilie Mayer - String Quartet in G minor [c.1840-1850]

Venues, Dates

CASTLEBAR - Wednesday 4th March at 7.30pm - Linenhall Arts Centre
ENNIS - Thursday 5th March at 8pm - glór
CLONMEL - Friday 6th March at 7.30pm - Main Guard - presented by Finding a Voice
CORK - Saturday 7th March at 1pm - Triskel Arts Centre (O’Leary, Tabakova, Bosmans, Mayer)
DUBLIN - Sunday 8th March at 1pm - Abbey Presbyterian Church (O’Leary, Tabakova, Tailleferre, Mayer)

Tickets

Tickets links from nsqf.ie when available.