The Luminosa String Orchestra

02/04/2026

Easter time is a time of reflection... it offers a space to pause and appreciate new growth and gives hope for transformation. This piece, I think really speaks to the heart ❤️

Please enjoy this beautiful music for free with love from Luminosa. 🌸

Tickets for our May concert are on sale now.

www.luminosa.ie/concerts/draíocht

This beautiful piece of music written by Norwegian composer Odd Grüner Hegge was written in 1943, Elegaic Melody is a lament for the dead; this profound piec...

27/03/2026

‼️ Nice piece in the The Galway Advertiser today about our exciting concerts in May: Draíocht - The Alchemy of Music starts with the magic of Patrick Rafter - Violinist in the epic - FOUR SEASONS.

📆 Thursday May 7th Galway
📆 Friday May 8th Kilkenny

Tickets selling briskly !!

Details from www.luminosa.ie and Marble City Music Festival.

The Luminosa String Orchestra with Patrick Rafter THE FOUR SEASONS

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Rafter will be special guest at Draíocht – The Alchemy of Music on Thursday, May 7, at Saint Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

26/03/2026

🎻 Ambitious, attractive single orchestra seeks long term partner for mutual satisfaction - must have own brand. 😆

Can you sponsor us? Please get in touch 🙏🏻 We are looking for local Brand Sponsors ❤️ Your logo could be on this video or in our concert programmes...

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The Luminosa String Orchestra presents:

The Seaspray Private Concert series 2026
Draíocht - The Alchemy of Music
starts with a dazzling virtuosic partnership with director and soloist
Patrick Rafter - Violinist

The Four Seasons, Vivaldi plus Elgar, Saint-Saëns and Lekeu ⭐️

📆 Thursday 7th May - GALWAY
📆 Friday 8th May - KILKENNY

Tickets and info www.luminosa.ie

Funded by : Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Made possible with : Galway City Arts Office, Galway City Council
Sponsored by: Sesapray Private, White Gables Galway... and you?

We are a registered charity No. 20205430

20/03/2026

We can’t wait to come to Marble City Music Festival in May with our fantastic concert the Four Seasons with Patrick Rafter - Violinist. For more info see www.luminosa.ie

Thank you to the wonderful for a super article on our concerts in May with 🎶 and 🎶☺️🥳

17/03/2026

☘️Happy St Patrick’s day to our fantastic audiences.

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13/03/2026

🤩 We are so excited - our 2026 Seaspray Private Concert Season Draíocht - the alchemy of music - explores this major artistic collaboration with Patrick Rafter - Violinist as guest director and soloist in Vivaldi's in GALWAY May 7th

🧳 We will be off to KILKENNY on May 8th to Marble City Music Festival for a second night of Virtuoso FIRE

The Luminosa String Orchestra with Patrick Rafter THE FOUR SEASONS.

🎻 Also including some of the violin's most beautiful colour, drama and fireworks!! ✨ from Elgar, Saint-Saëns and Lekeu ❤️

Tickets are on sale NOW

📆 Thursday May 7th GALWAY
📆 Friday May 8th KILKENNY

The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Galway City Council Kilkenny County Council fans Galway City Arts Office The Arts in Galway

29/01/2026

Members of the orchestra will join the Galway Choral Association on Saturday 7th February for a beautiful programme of choral works - tickets are flying out the door so get yours now!

https://www.luminosa.ie/concerts

It's lovely to see posters for our concert appearing around the town!
Tickets are selling well - you can get them from members, from Opus 2 Galway or Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/choral-classics-tickets-1980810038146).

There may be some door sales, but we can't guarantee this: once they're gone, they're gone!

26/01/2026

❤️ Here is a treat to cheer you up in a dreary and wet January - immerse yourself in the luxuriant orchestrations of Tchaikovsky in his Souvenir de Florence. (1890)

🎻 Galway's only professional orchestra - The Luminosa String Orchestra are based here in Galway ⛵️

Absolutely free to watch for everyone!!

The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Galway City Council White Gables Galway

Check out our 2026 programme www.luminosa.ie

The Luminosa String Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence Op. 70. (1890)With Guest Conductor Christopher GeorgeI. Allegro con spirito (D minor...