Boyne Music Festival 2025: Opening Night Concert

The 12th Boyne Music Festival will take place 24th - 27th of July 2025. A highlight of the summer arts calendar in the Boyne Valley.

The BMF is delighted to welcome guests to the festival’s opening night concert in the iconic ballroom of Slane Castle. This fairytale setting offers a stunning ambiance to enjoy the world-class music making of BMF Artists.

The BMF is delighted to join the illustrious list of performers associated with this historic location. The evening will feature classical and contemporary music for voice and strings, as well as a reading from this year’s featured festival poet, Jennifer Horgan.

Performers

*Constant Clermont, violin
Meesun Hong Coleman, violin
William Coleman, viola
Ed Creedon viola
Jennifer Horgan, poet
Aisling Manning, violin
Julie-Anne Manning, cello
Gavan Ring, tenor
*Donica Tran, violin
Liubov Ulybysheva, cello

* BMF Young Artist 

Programme

Emma O'Halloran - Dying is a Wild Night
Rebecca Clarke - Two pieces for viola & cello
Nico Muhly - Stranger for tenor and string quartet
Jennifer Horgan - poetry from her collection, CARE
Felix Mendelssohn - String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

Tickets

€15-25, excluding booking fee. Booking on Eventbrite.