Upcoming Events
August 12, 2023
Irish Memory Orchestra – 10th Anniversary Celebration
with special guests TBC
Tickets on sale soon.
Further details to come.
The Studio, National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Past Events
May 2023
May 3, 2023
Aisling Agnew and Dave Flynn at Kaleidoscope Night, Dublin
Flute and guitar set
Bello Bar, 1 Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8.
April 2023
April 4, 2023
Celtic Guitar Journey
‘Celtic Guitar Journey’ presents beautiful guitar arrangements of Irish and Scottish traditional music, exploring the musical connections between these ‘Celtic’ countries.
Turner Center, Kerikeri, New Zealand
April 2, 2023
New Zealand String Quartet perform Dave Flynn’s ‘Slip’
with works by Haydn, Schubert and Shostakovich
Dave Flynn is not performing at this event.
Warkworth Music Society, Warkworth, Auckland, New Zealand
April 1, 2023
Cyclone Gabrielle Relief Concert with the New Zealand String Quartet
Benefit Concert for Northland Cyclone Relief Efforts
This is a benefit concert with ticketed admission by koha (donation)
Absurdistan Hall, 317a Parekura Rd, Kaiwaka, Northland, New Zealand
March 2023
March 31, 2023
‘Irish Airs and Graces’ with the New Zealand String Quartet and Tracey Collins (accordion) and Marian Burns (fiddle)
Unitarian Church, 1A Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland 1011
March 17, 2023
‘Irish Airs and Graces’ with the New Zealand String Quartet
‘Irish Airs & Graces’ is a special St Patrick’s Day concert, blurring the boundaries between traditional Irish music and contemporary classical music and featuring Irish composer Dave Flynn & the New Zealand String Quartet, and guest traditional Irish musicians.
Public Trust Hall, Wellington, New Zealand
March 17, 2023
‘Irish Airs and Graces’ with the New Zealand String Quartet
St Patrick's Day Parliament Luncheon In support of the Tara Trust
This is not a full concert. Two short sets at this charity luncheon.
New Zealand Parliament (The Beehive)
March 2, 2023
Irish Memory Orchestra Quartet
Aisling Agnew, Matthew Berrill, Aidan Dunphy and Niwel Tsumbu
Featuring works by Dave Flynn
Followed by workshop at Maynooth University
Outreach event supported by the Arts Council of Ireland
Riverstown Hall, Maynooth, Kildare, Ireland
November 2022
November 13, 2022
Dave Flynn – Celtic Guitar Journey
Solo Guitar Recital
Tickets from Kaiwaka Cheese Shop and on the Door
Absurdistan Hall, Kaiwaka, Northland, New Zealand
October 2022
October 31, 2022
Dave Flynn – Celtic Guitar Journey
Solo Concert
Whangateau Hall, 511 Leigh Road, Whangateau, New Zealand
May 2022
May 22, 2022
Dave Flynn & The ConTempo String Quartet
World premiere of 'E-Bow' for Electric Guitar and String Quartet
O'Donoghue Theatre, NUIG, Galway, Ireland
May 21, 2022
Dave Flynn, Laura Snowden, John Feeley & Niwel Tsumbu
Live World Premiere of 'Dun Laoghaire Guitars' and other works
Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
April 2022
April 16, 2022
Irish Memory Orchestra with IMO Youth Orchestra & Choir perform The Vision Symphony and other works, conducted by Bjorn Bantock
Black Box Theatre, Galway
April 8, 2022
Oriel Traditional Orchestra perform world premiere of a new composition ‘Oriel Suite’, conducted by Dave Flynn
Feile Patrick Byrne, Castleblaney, Monaghan, Ireland
December 2021
December 4, 2021
Contempo Quartet – Irish tour featuring String Quartet No.2 The Cranning
Druid Lane, Galway
November 2021
November 29, 2021
Contempo Quartet perform ‘String Quartet No.2 The Cranning’
Station House Theatre, Clifden
November 7, 2021
Contempo Quartet – Irish tour featuring String Quartet No.2 The Cranning
The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton
September 2021
September 26, 2021
Contempo Quartet – Irish tour featuring String Quartet No.2 The Cranning
National Concert Hall, Dublin
September 25, 2021
Contempo Quartet – Irish tour featuring String Quartet No.2 The Cranning
Mullingar Arts Centre
September 22, 2021
Contempo Quartet – Irish tour featuring String Quartet No.2 The Cranning
Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar
September 19, 2021
Contempo Quartet – Irish tour featuring String Quartet No.2 The Cranning
Brú Ború Theatre - presented by Cashel Arts Festival
March 2021
March 14, 2021
Dave Flynn
Solo Guitar Recital
The Plaza, Putararu, New Zealand
November 2020
November 1, 2020
Dave Flynn
Solo Guitar Recital
Absurdistan Hall, Kaiwaka, New Zealand
August 2020
August 20, 2020
World Premiere of Dun Laoghaire Guitars
Part of Dave Flynn's work as Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Musician in Residence
(Online Video Premiere)
November 2019
November 28, 2019
Farmleigh Music and Arts Festival 2019
Curated by Dave Flynn as Farmleigh Composer-in-Residence
28 November – 01 December
- Dave Flynn Works performed –
- IMO String Quartet – String Quartet No.2 ‘The Cranning’, Stories from the Old World (with Mick O’Brien (pipes) and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (voice), Calmly Awaiting the End (with Mick O’Brien)
- Cliona Doris and Clare McCague (harps) – Harp-Lute (World Premiere)
- Farmleigh Voices (choir), conductor David Brophy – The Farmleigh Tree Alphabet (World Premiere), Liadan agus Cuirithir (World Premiere)
- Michael O’Toole (guitar) Two Minimalist Pieces for guitar, Etudes 1&3 for Guitar
- Beckett Guitar Quartet (Laura Snowden, Michael O’Toole, David Creevy, Dave Flynn) – Philip Glass (arr. Dave Flynn) String Quartets 2 (Company) and 3 (Mishima)
- Paddy Glackin (fiddle) & Dave Flynn (guitar) – The Mad Magician’s Daughter
Farmleigh House, Dublin, Ireland
October 2019
October 26, 2019
Irish Memory Orchestra, conductor Bjorn Bantock
- Symphony No.3 (The Vision Symphony) World premiere
- Symphony No.2 (The Clare Symphony World premiere
- Sadb’s Lament from Mna Brian Boru (Roisin Donohoe, Lead Vocal)
Glor Theatre, Ennis, Ireland
October 1, 2019
Dave Flynn and Aisling Agnew (flute) Irish tour
Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Ireland
September 2019
September 28, 2019
Dave Flynn and Aisling Agnew (flute) Irish tour
The Whale Theatre, Greystones, Wicklow, Ireland
September 26, 2019
Dave Flynn and Aisling Agnew (flute) Irish tour
Clifden Arts Festival, Clifden, Ireland
July 2019
July 3, 2019
Dave Flynn – Composer in Residence, Classical Guitar Retreat
03 - 07 July
Cathedral of the Isles, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland
February 2019
February 16, 2019
Dave Flynn
Solo Guitar Recital
Absurdistan Hall, Kaiwaka, New Zealand
October 2018
October 7, 2018
Irish Memory Orchestra Irish Tour with Máirtin O Connor
Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny, Ireland
October 6, 2018
Irish Memory Orchestra Irish Tour with Máirtin O Connor
Cork Folk Festival, Cork, Ireland
October 5, 2018
Irish Memory Orchestra Irish Tour with Máirtin O Connor
Glór, Ennis, Ireland
October 4, 2018
Dave Flynn
Solo Guitar Recital
Glor Theatre, Ennis, Ireland
September 2018
September 21, 2018
ConTempo Quartet perform String Quartet No.2 ‘The Cranning’
New Music Dublin Festival
National Concert Hall, Dublin
September 19, 2018
Dave Flynn
Solo Guitar Recital
Clifden Arts Festival, Clifden, Ireland
August 2018
August 3, 2018
Irish Memory Orchestra concert with conductor Bjorn Bantock
Skibbereen Arts Festival 2018
St Barrahane's Church, Skibbereen, Ireland
June 2018
June 12, 2018
Irish Memory Orchestra UK debut with conductor Bjorn Bantock
Includes UK Premieres of Music for the Departed, Sadb’s Lament and The Clare Concerto
Cadogan Hall, London, UK
April 2018
April 28, 2018
Dublin Guitar Quartet in Dubai featuring Chimurenga
Dubai World Classical Music Series, Royal Mirage, Dubai
April 14, 2018
Dave Flynn – New Zealand Solo Tour
Absurdistan Hall, Kaiwaka, New Zealand
April 6, 2018
Dave Flynn – New Zealand Solo Tour
The Cabana, Napier, New Zealand
April 4, 2018
Dave Flynn – New Zealand Solo Tour
Interislander Ferry, Wellington, New Zealand
March 2018
March 30, 2018
Dave Flynn – New Zealand Solo Tour
30 March – 01 April
Canterbury Folk Festival, Waipara, New Zealand
March 28, 2018
Dave Flynn – New Zealand Solo Tour
Le Cafe, Picton, New Zealand
March 25, 2018
Dave Flynn – New Zealand Solo Tour
Cafe One2one, Auckland, New Zealand
March 23, 2018
Dave Flynn – New Zealand Solo Tour
Creative Mercury Bay, Whitianga, New Zealand
March 11, 2018
Dublin Guitar Quartet US tour featuring Chimurenga
Chamber Music Sedona
March 9, 2018
Dublin Guitar Quartet US tour featuring Chimurenga
Walton Arts Center, Arkansas
March 7, 2018
Dublin Guitar Quartet US tour featuring Chimurenga
Philips Collection, Washington DC
February 2018
February 7, 2018
ConTempo Quartet perform String Quartet No.2 ‘The Cranning’
NUIG Arts in Action Series, Galway, Ireland
January 2018
January 12, 2018
Dave Flynn – Japan Tour with Dai Komatsu (fiddle/violin)
Grain, Tokyo, Japan
January 8, 2018
Dave Flynn – Japan Tour with Dai Komatsu (fiddle/violin)
Irish Pub Gnome, Kyoto, Japan
January 7, 2018
Dave Flynn – Japan Tour with Dai Komatsu (fiddle/violin)
Pub Arco, Nagoya, Japan
January 6, 2018
Dave Flynn – Japan Tour with Dai Komatsu (fiddle/violin)
Kokoti Cafe, Nagoya, Japan
December 2017
December 8, 2017
Irish Memory Orchestra ‘Celtic Christmas’ concert, conductor Dave Flynn
Includes world premiere of 'The Memory Symphony' (Symphony No.1)
Glor Theatre, Ennis, Ireland
November 2017
November 5, 2017
Irish Memory Orchestra ‘Memory Symphony’ Tour with Máirtin O Connor
Includes world premiere of 'The Memory Symphony' (Symphony No.1)
Courthouse Arts Centre, Wicklow, Ireland
November 4, 2017
Irish Memory Orchestra ‘Memory Symphony’ Tour with Máirtin O Connor
Includes world premiere of 'The Memory Symphony' (Symphony No.1)
Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland
November 3, 2017
Irish Memory Orchestra ‘Memory Symphony’ Tour with Máirtin O Connor
Includes world premiere of 'The Memory Symphony' (Symphony No.1)
Raheen Woods Hotel, Galway, Ireland
May 2017
May 19, 2017
Calmly Awaiting the End represents Ireland at the International Rostrum of Composers,
Palermo, Italy
August 2016
August 25, 2016
Burren Summer Festival of Memorised Music
25th-28th August
Curated by Dave Flynn, included performances by the Irish Memory Orchestra with Mairtin O’Connor
plus Stories from the Old World performed by IMO Quartet with Mick O’Brien and Breanndan Begley
Quirk No.2 Shadowplay performed by Aisling Agnew and Dave Flynn
Ballyvaughan, Clare, Ireland
June 2016
June 11, 2016
IAMIC Conference performances
11th-13th June
Calmly Awaiting the End (World premiere), performed by Mick O’Brien and ConTempo Quartet
String Quartet No.2 ‘The Cranning’, performed by ConTempo Quartet
IAMIC Conference, NUIG, Galway, Ireland
February 2016
February 25, 2016
Stories from the Old World, performed by Mick O’Brien, Breanndan Begley and ConTempo Quartet
Kaleidoscope Night, Lime Tree Theatre, Limerick
October 2015
October 9, 2015
South Korean Tour with the Irish Memory Orchestra and Ensemble Eriu
9th-11th Oct
Sori International Music Festival, Jeonju, South Korea
September 2015
September 2, 2015
Vanbrugh Quartet perform String Quartet No.2 ‘The Cranning’
Limerick City Art Gallery
October 2014
October 14, 2014
World premiere of Sean-Nós Opera Mná Brian Boru by the Irish Memory Orchestra, cond. Bjorn Bantock
St. Flannan’s Cathedral, Killaloe, Co. Clare
August 2014
August 4, 2014
Irish Memory Orchestra collaboration with Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill and RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Includes performances of Aontacht, Music for the Departed and an Irish Farrago
National Concert Hall, Dublin
July 2014
July 3, 2014
Irish Memory Orchestra concert with Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill
ESB Turlough Hill Power Station, Wicklow, Ireland
May 2014
May 31, 2014
Irish tour with cross-genre ensemble D.F.F.
Down with Jazz Festival, Meeting House Square, Dublin
April 2014
April 12, 2014
Irish tour with cross-genre ensemble D.F.F.
Button Factory, Dublin
April 11, 2014
Irish tour with cross-genre ensemble D.F.F.
Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise
April 10, 2014
Irish tour with cross-genre ensemble D.F.F.
69 O’Connell Street, Limerick
April 5, 2014
Irish tour with cross-genre ensemble D.F.F.
Siamsa Tire, Tralee
April 4, 2014
Irish tour with cross-genre ensemble D.F.F.
Triskel Christchurch, Cork
April 4, 2014
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Kirkland Performance Center, WA
April 3, 2014
Irish tour with cross-genre ensemble D.F.F.
Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
April 3, 2014
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Pick Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL
April 2, 2014
Irish tour with cross-genre ensemble D.F.F.
Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny
April 2, 2014
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Norton Centre for the Arts, Danville, KY
March 2014
March 30, 2014
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Christ Church, Little Rock, AR
March 29, 2014
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Riverside Recital Hall, Iowa City, IA
March 28, 2014
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Wellspring Theater, Kalamazoo, MI
March 27, 2014
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Symphony Space, New York, NY
March 26, 2014
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Campus Theater, Lewisburg, PA
March 20, 2014
Joy (World Premiere), performed by Crash Ensemble with Niwel Tsumbu and Dave Flynn (electric guitars)
Cork Opera House, Cork, Ireland
February 2014
February 6, 2014
Quirk No.7, performed by Concorde
RHA Gallery, Dublin
February 4, 2014
Quirk No.7, performed by Concorde
Aula Maxima, NUIG, Galway, Ireland
January 2014
January 1, 2014
Irish Memory Orchestra headline Moscow Christmas Festival
Moscow Catholic Cathedral, Russia
November 2013
November 29, 2013
String Quartet No.2 The Cranning’ performed by The Smith Quartet
Ceol Nua Festival, Durham University, UK
November 8, 2013
The Clare Concerto (World Premiere) Irish Memory Orchestra, conductor Bjorn Bantock
Glor Theatre, Ennis, Clare, Ireland
October 2013
October 27, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Lincoln Center, Great Performers, Walter Read Auditorium, New York, NY
October 26, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Connecticut College/Evans Hall, New London, CT
October 25, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Rockerfeller University, New York, NY
October 20, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Sunrise Auditorium, 'Accidental Music Festival', Orlando, FL
October 18, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA
October 13, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
The Philips Collection, Washington, DC
October 12, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet USA tour featuring Chimurenga
Ingrid Larsen Hall, Trappe, PA
September 2013
September 28, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet Irish tour featuring Chimurenga
Triskel, Cork
September 22, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet Irish tour featuring Chimurenga
Spiritstore, Dundalk
September 21, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet Irish tour featuring Chimurenga
Nenagh Arts Centre
September 20, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet Irish tour featuring Chimurenga
Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray
September 19, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet Irish tour featuring Chimurenga
Riverbank Theatre, Newbridge
September 14, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet Irish tour featuring Chimurenga
St Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny
September 13, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet Irish tour featuring Chimurenga
Headfort House, Kells
August 2013
August 9, 2013
Irish Memory Orchestra, with Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill and Mairtin O’Connor, conductor Bjorn Bantock
Feakle International Music Festival, Clare, Ireland
July 2013
July 20, 2013
Irish Memory Orchestra performances at the 1st Ceol Meabhair Festival of Memorised Music, Clare. Festival curated by Dave Flynn
20th-26th July
Various venues around Clare
July 18, 2013
Dublin Guitar Quartet tour Colombia featuring Chimurenga
18th-27th July
Various venues around Colombia
July 10, 2013
Dave Flynn – Japanese tour with Dai Komatsu (violin/fiddle)
10-15th July
Various venues around Japan
March 2013
March 27, 2013
Dave Flynn (guitar), Mick O’Brien (pipes), Juhan Suits (Estonian bagpipes), Janne Suits (fiddle) Irish-Estonian traditional music collaboration
National Concert Hall, Dublin
March 2, 2013
Dave Flynn performs electric guitar with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in the Irish Premiere of De Staat by Louis Andriessen
New Music Dublin Festival, National Concert Hall
February 2013
February 17, 2013
Concorde Ensemble perform Quirk No. 7
RHA Gallery, Dublin
November 2012
November 1, 2012
Concorde Ensemble perform Quirk No. 7 (Dublin Premiere)
Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin
October 2012
October 25, 2012
French premiere of String Quartet No.2 ‘The Cranning’, performed by Vanbrugh Quartet
NewSoundWorlds Festival, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France
October 10, 2012
Guest composer at Russian Irish Chamber Music Festival, Moscow Russian premiere of String Quartet No.2 ‘The Cranning’ by Vanbrugh Quartet
10-13th Oct
Kremlin Armory Chamber, Moscow
September 2012
September 26, 2012
Irish Memory Orchestra debut concert (as Clare Memory Orchestra)
Clare Culture Night, Glor, Ennis
September 1, 2012
Dave Flynn organises and performs in The Tune Makers Irish Tour with Tommy Peoples, Mairtín O’Connor, Liz Carroll, Peadar Ó Ríada and Charlie Lennon
Sept-Oct
Various venues around Ireland
February 2012
February 29, 2012
Dave Flynn (guitar) and Aoife Ni Bhriain (violin) – Duet concert of contemporary Irish music Includes world premiere of violin and guitar version of Toccata for Obama
National Concert Hall, Dublin
September 2011
September 23, 2011
Dave Flynn Estonia tour with Mick O’Brien (pipes)
23rd-25th Sept
Viljandi, Estonia
September 8, 2011
Irish tour by The Irish Chamber Orchestra with Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill featuring newly commissioned work An Irish Farrago and Music for the Departed
8th-17th Sept
Various venues around Ireland
August 2011
August 21, 2011
Dave Flynn and Aisling Agnew at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
21st-22nd August
Acoustic Music Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
August 11, 2011
Dave Flynn – Composer Residency
Features world premieres of Le Cheile is in Aonar, Forest of Ornaments, The Longest Reel, The Valley of the Lunatics and Five Etudes for Uilleann Pipes. With Mick O’Brien, Harry Bradley, Aoife Ni Bhriain and Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh
Masters of Tradition Festival, Bantry, Cork, Ireland
March 2011
March 12, 2011
Composer-in-Residence with Galway Music Residency including portrait concert by Contempo Quartet
St. Nicholas' Cathedral, Galway, Ireland
November 2010
November 24, 2010
World Premiere of Aontacht commissioned by RTÉ and performed by Martin Hayes and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
National Concert Hall, Dublin
April 2010
April 16, 2010
US Premiere of Music for the Departed by Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill and Gregory Harrington
16th-18th April
Irish Arts Center, New York
February 2009
February 1, 2009
World Premiere of Echoes of Bamako by the Prague Chamber Orchestra
Prague Premiers Festival, Dvorak Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
January 2009
January 1, 2009
US Premiere of String Quartet No.2 The Cranning by New Juilliard Ensemble
Summergarden Festival, Museum of Modern Art, New York
January 2007
January 1, 2007
Music for Galway and Contemporary Music Centre commissions ‘String Quartet No.3’, premiered by ConTempo Quartet in
Dublin and Galway
February 2006
February 1, 2006
West Cork Music commissions Music for the Departed, premiered by Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill and Ioana Petcu-Colan
Masters of Tradition Festival, Bantry
January 2006
January 1, 2006
RTÉ Lyric FM commissions Taibhreamh Ó’Ríada, premiered by Líadan
2007 EBU Folk Festival, Cork
January 2005
January 1, 2005
Mel Bay Publications commissions Four Etudes for Five Fingers for publication in Contemporary Anthology of Solo Guitar Music for Five Fingers of the Right Hand
January 2004
January 1, 2004
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival commissions String Quartet No.2 – The Cranning, premiered by The Smith Quartet at the 2005 festival.
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
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