Oíche Chultúir 2025 | Ceol-Scoil Chorcaí OTM
Culture Night 2025 | MTU Cork School of Music
Pause Exhibition feat works by Fiona McEvoy | Foyer | All Day
Curated by a voluntary committee, pause. is a platform for local artists, collectives and groups to showcase their work, creativity and imagination to the general public. Situated on the ground floor of MTU Cork School of Music, the space hosts approximately ten visual art exhibitions each year between September and June, representing a wide range of styles, techniques, and artforms.
Classical Music Recital | Curtis Auditorium, 18:30 - 19:30
Featuring: Sophie Dufeutrelle (flute), CAFE flute ensemble, Hifilutin' flute quartet
Sophie Dufeutrelle, a highly experienced teacher, flute player and composer, the quality and originality of her work and the enthusiasm she generates in flutists, have earned her international recognition. She is regularly invited to conservatoires, universities and conventions around the world. She is the author of many works for flute, introducing musicians of all ages to inventiveness and creativity in music. Her repertoire delights in musical pleasure, improvisation, listening and group play.
Hifilutin' quartet is made up of Cork based musicians; Eilís O’ Sullivan, Aoife O’Donovan, Katrina Emtage & Maria Mulcahy on piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute and contrabass flute. Hiflutin are renowned for their performances in which they highlight new original works for flute quartet as well as delivering well-known classical masterpieces and popular programmes.
CAFE - Cork’s Amazing Flute Ensemble is made up of amateur and professional flute players from all over Cork City and county who enjoy making music together and share a passion for the flute in all its forms.
Theatre & Drama Showcase, excerpts of Trad & Warm Regards | Stack Theatre, 19:00 - 20:00
Graduates of MTU Cork School of Music Leon Danza and Sinéad Crowley present excerpts of two new exciting shows.
TRAD
Lost in the Canon is a new theatre company formed by graduates of the MTU CSM Theatre and Drama Degree. They will share a short excerpt of their new show Trad which runs in the Cat Club in October, directed by BATDS graduate Leon Danza.
Trad, a short but epic voyage, follows the relationship of a one hundred year old Irishman and his father, in a surreal comedy that looks at the value of tradition. Da, an ancient widower, berates his son Thomas for failing to provide a son to continue the family line. But Thomas has a secret, dating back seventy years to an unforgettable night of passion with Mary, that resulted in the very thing his Da is looking for…
The full showing of Trad will run at Cork Arts Theatre from October 8th - 11th. Book tickets here.
WARM REGARDS
Graduate of Theatre Degree at the MTU CSM Sinéad Crowley and collaborator Alison Teahen present a short excerpt of the new play Warm Regards. The show will run in the CAT club later in September as part of CATALYST, a collaboration between Cork Arts Theatre and The Everyman.
Set in Cork with Cork voices, and featuring several graduates of the MTU CSM Warm Regards speaks directly to modern Irish women, tackling themes of beauty standards, aging, sexual agency and the emotional labour of being “the good friend.” The emotional intimacy and real-life dialogue offer a mirror for audiences to see themselves: their friendships, their disappointments, their laughter and their contradictions.
The full showing of Warm Regards will run at Cork Arts Theatre from September 24th - 27th. Book tickets here.
Free Admission | No Booking Required
"Songs for Shelley" | Curtis Auditorium, 21:00 - 22:00
To mark Culture Night 2025, the Fleischmann Choir will present "Songs for Shelley", a recital given in memory of Michèle de Foubert, a founding member of the choir for over thirty years. Accompanied by a 25-piece orchestra and directed by Tom Doyle, the free evening concert will feature popular choral works by composers such as Vivaldi, Verdi and Mozart, and include the option for audience participation!
Free Admission | No Booking Required
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