The archive of Music for Galway
has been catalogued here at the James Hardiman library, National University of
Ireland Galway. The archive will offer researchers a unique insight into the establishment
and growth of one the West's premier music groups while documenting the
creative and administrative processes of Music for Galway's numerous
achievements.
The archive ranges in date from
1981 to 2011 and includes numerous series of original records documenting the
Irish and international acts that played to audiences across Galway and the
West of Ireland. The archive traces the relationship between Music for Galway
and National University of Ireland, Galway, as the group found a home for
concerts and their grand piano at the Aula Maxima on the University's campus.
The archive consists of nineteen
boxes of records comprising of a comprehensive record of Music for Galway's
legacy. The archive includes records of productions including posters, flyers,
invitations, programs and press releases; numerous black and white and also
colour photographs of Music for Galway committee members and also of musicians
and concerts, financial records, details of membership and rates,
correspondence between Music for Galway and various musicians and groups, Music
for Galway Newsletters and press cuttings of news and coverage of concerts and
events.
The archive will be launched by
Erika Casey, founding member of Music for Galway and the evening will include
an exhibition of material from the archive, an overview of the archive material
and a performance from Con Tempo Quartet. A reception will follow this
performance. The event will take place at the Aula Maxima, NUI Galway, 19th
November, 6pm.
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