West Cork Chamber Music Festival


The West Cork Chamber Music Festival is a music festival, established in 1995, that takes place in the town of Bantry, Ireland, usually in July.

Performers

Performers at the festival have included the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, Barry Douglas, Ruby Hughes, Nicola Benedetti, Tanja Becker-Bender and Natalie Clein and works have included some by contemporary composers, such as Thomas Larcher and Mathias Hinke.

Venues and activities

The performances take place at venues around the town, including Bantry House and St Brendan's Church. The central performance venue is Bantry House, where the drawing room, with a capacity of approximately 50 seats, is used for some concerts.
Alongside the performances the festival includes violin and bow making, master classes and a composition competition whose past winners include Harry Whalley, Sebastian Adams and Solfa Carlisle.

Composition competition

The festival runs a composition competition for young composers born or resident of Ireland under the age of 35.
NameCompositionYear
Amy RooneyViscosity2015
Peter LeavyKintsukuroi2015
Robert ColemanMonster2015
Finola MerivaleThe Language of Mountains is Rain2015
Amy RooneyForeground Background2014
Christopher McAteerIntaglio2014
Patrick ConnollyExtracts of Music from the Room next door2014
Sean DohertyArche2014
Patrick EganThen Til Now2013
Timothy CapeCollector's Item2013
Solfa CarlileFables2013
Sean DohertyRetreat2013
Solfa CarlileSaul and the Witch2012
Bill McGrathBill McGrath2012
Harry WhalleyCompression2012