Music in Kilkenny Concert Series: Mark Anthony McGrath
May 18 @ 4.00pm - 6.00pm
€5 – €20
PROGRAMME & PERFORMERS
Sonata No. 34 in D minor – Silvius Leopold Weiss (1687-1750)
Divertimento à Solo in Bb major – S.L. Weiss
Ciaconna in G minor – S.L Weiss
Carolan’s Dozen – Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738)
In this recital Mark Anthony McGrath performs music by the legendary Irish harper/composer Turlough O’Carolan and the greatest German baroque lutenist/composer Silvius Leopold Weiss. Mark has released 5 solo albums to date to critical acclaim and has performed extensively throughout Europe. He has had numerous commissions for his compositions and arrangements including a commission for a 10 minute solo guitar piece by RTE Lyric FM. Mark will release ‘Carolan’, his arrangements of the harper’s compositions in 2025 and a further Weiss album The Weiss Machine Vol. 2 later in the year.
