28/05/2026
As Ensemble in Residence at Carlingford Heritage Centre, The Fews Ensemble presents Echoes and Inspirations — a four concert journey through music that draws on memory, faith, and imagination. Spanning the English pastoral tradition, the spiritual visions of Messiaen, the lush romanticism of Brahms and Schoenberg, and a new commission by Newry composer Amy Rooney, this series explores how composers transform experience and art into sound.
The season concludes with a programme examining the deep and reciprocal relationship between music and literature — from Beethoven’s stormy Kreutzer Sonata, which inspired Tolstoy’s novella of the same name, to musical works shaped by Shakespeare’s enduring influence. Each concert offers a moment of reflection and wonder within the historic setting of Carlingford Heritage Centre.
First up, on 14th June we have ‘Elgar & Vaughan Williams: English Voices’, a concert of poetry, landscape and the English spirit. Full details here 👉 https://newrychambermusic.org/the-fews-at-carlingford/
