🎶 Orchestrating Community Festival 2025
🎶 Orchestrating Community Festival 2025
Celebrating Music, Creativity & Connection in Ballintogher, Co. Sligo
📅 5th–7th December 2025
The Orchestrating Community Festival brings together musicians, families, and the wider community for a weekend filled with music, creativity, and celebration in the heart of Ballintogher, Co. Sligo.
This three-day festival showcases the Ceol na nÓg Junior and Senior Orchestras, alongside some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians, composers, and dancers. It’s a joyful expression of what music does best — connecting people of all ages through shared experience.
🌟 Festival Highlights
Friday 5 December
Music Recital (7.00–8.30 pm · €12)
Ava & Aaron Glancy (All-Ireland Duet Champions) with Owen Smith (Bouzouki).
📍 Ballintogher Enterprise Centre · F91 C2HT
Gathering Session (9.00–11.00 pm · Free)
A warm welcome in The Innisfree Bar, led by Seán Carroll & Noelle Carroll. All musicians welcome to join!
Saturday 6 December
Workshops & Talks
Flute & Whistle Workshop with Shauna Cullen (11.00 am–1.00 pm · €12)
Try the Bodhrán! with Junior Davey (11.00 am–12.00 pm · Free – pre-booking required)
Community Lecture – Edwina Guckian: Music & Dance in Irish Folk Tradition (4.00–5.00 pm · Free)
Orchestra Masterclass
The Ceol na nÓg Senior Orchestra will take part in a special masterclass on arrangement with Michael Rooney and Ryan Molloy (2.00–5.00 pm).
Gala Concert – Premiere of Innisfree: Reflections on an Enchanted Lake (7.00–9.00 pm · €15)
An unforgettable evening featuring:
🎶 Ryan Molloy (Piano), Michael Rooney (Harp), Niamh Crowley (Violin), June McCormack (Flute), Edwina Guckian (Dance), and the Ceol na nÓg Junior & Senior Orchestras.
📍 Ballintogher Community Centre · F91 XW71
Sunday 7 December
Trad for Tots & Family Music & Dance (12pm-2pm · Free for tots aged 2–6 · €5 per adult
With Eiméar Mulvey (Bróga Bríomhar), Seán Carroll, and Mossie Martin.
📍 Ballintogher Community Centre
🎟️ Book Tickets & Join the Celebration
Tickets for all events are available now at:
👉 www.ceolnanogorchestra.com
Whether you’re a musician, music lover, or simply looking for a weekend of creativity and connection, we invite you to join us in Ballintogher for the Orchestrating Community Festival 2025.
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