All aboard! Culture vultures are set to roam the streets of Ireland tonight sampling some of the estimated 3,000 free events in museums, galleries, theatres, churches, historic houses, and studios for Culture Night — but in Cork, they’ll travel in style.

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The Cork Youth Orchestra is setting sail next month for Italy to take part in an international music festival that will feature the finest young talent that Europe has to offer.

Kieran McCarthy is a councillor in Cork city and is also heavily involved in the local musical theatre scene through Cork City Musical Society. He directs a production of Crazy for You from April 29 to May 1 in Firkin Crane, Cork.

CORK has a new orchestra, and the aptly named Cork Concert Orchestra will soon hold its inaugural performance.

Music is certainly the food of love for one couple — they attended the Cork School of Music together as children and enjoyed a teenage romance before carving out successful careers in one of Europe’s most respected string quartets.

One of the country’s top musicians will bring music into healthcare settings as part of a major music festival in Cork next week.

I enjoyed the excellent concert at Cork City Hall, which starred the lovely New Zealand jungfrau, Hayley Westenra, ably accompanied by the Cork Youth Orchestra. 

Cork City Hall will turn into a classical winter wonderland this weekend as New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra teams up with Cork Youth Orchestra for a special Christmas concert.

Five things to do in the world or arts, comedy and music this week.

Some of the country’s best young classical musicians will be teaming up with one of the kings of the West End to take a 20-year journey through the music of the silver screen.

It’s become as much a part of Christmas as the tree and mistletoe.

From traditional music to West End stars and a tribute to a legendary guitarist — there’s an eclectic mix of music events and festivals for all tastes this weekend — with a French food festival thrown in for good measure.

A dynamic youth orchestra has bagged another West End star for its flagship performance.

You can have apps, ipps, opps, and maybe even oops this Christmas but when it comes to getting Santa’s attention, there’s nothing like getting out the pen or pencil, writing a letter, licking a stamp, and sending it off to the North Pole.

TEENAGE members of the country’s oldest youth orchestra are tuning up for the performance of their lives with one of the world’s greatest stars of musical theatre.

FOUR tonnes of fireworks will explode over Cork in a 15-minute burst of colour, marking the end of the city’s 2005 European Capital of Culture celebrations.

ANGEL CLIMENT is going home. After 41 years as an organist, choirmaster, composer, pianist and teacher, the Valencia man, (Spain, not Kerry) is retiring and heading to the Orchard of the South, as his home place in Spain is known.