UPCOMING EVENTS
OCTOBER 2024
|
CLEVELAND CELTIC ENSEMBLE
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 FREE WORKSHOP AT 3:30 pm, FREE CONCERT AT 7:30 pm OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS 7270 BINIKER ROAD PERRYSBURG, OHIO 43551 Free workshop before the concert! The workshop will introduce participants to the 6 main instruments that are played in the Cleveland Celtic Ensemble; the Scottish small pipes, Uilleann pipes, Celtic harp, fiddle, flute, and whistle. We'll give a demonstration of each instrument and talk about how they are made, the challenges of playing each instrument, how they compare to familiar instruments, and brief history of each instrument. Some instruments may also be available for participants to try. Born of a desire to marry the best of both Celtic and chamber music in exciting and creative ways, the Cleveland Celtic Ensemble blends Scottish and Irish bagpipes, whistle, flute, fiddle, harp, and dance to create a Celtic style all their own. Revel in blazing bagpipe duets, sublime harp airs, soaring songs, and sweet fiddle tunes -all in an intimate and ethereal chamber music ensemble setting. Featuring: Brian Bigley on uilleann pipes, flute, dance. Kristen Bigley on violin. Ian Crane on Scottish small pipes, vocals. Tiffany Schaefer on Celtic harp, vocals. Free concert, no tickets required. |
|
KRISTEN & BRIAN BIGLEY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 PRIVATE EVENT Brian and Kristen Bigley are a musical duo specializing in Irish and American folk music. Both have played music for more than 25 years and have performed with orchestras and folk ensembles all over North America and Europe. They love entertaining people at weddings, funerals, parties, and producing ‘A Celtic Christmas’ every December in Medina. |
NOVEMBER 2024
|
SHHH! Another Super Secret Concert at the Screw Factory!
Founder and director of the Irish Music Institute, Seán Gavin is one of the most highly regarded Irish musicians of his generation. He’s the author of the popular new instructional book, The Tin Whistle Method, published by Hal Leonard and in 2016 he became the first musician born outside Ireland to win the prestigious Seán Ó Riada gold medal. Seán tours regularly with his critically acclaimed new concert series, “From Shore to Shore,” as well as with the groups Téada and Irish Christmas in America. In addition to performing, Seán was Musical Director for the PBS program “I Am Ireland”, and for the long running “Atlantic Steps”. He’s one of the most highly sought instructors of Irish music, having lectured on the subject at institutions around the world including the University of Chicago, St. Andrew’s University in Scotland, and Na Píobairí Uilleann in Dublin. Seán was encouraged in music by his father Mick, a fiddler from Co. Clare, and his brother Michael – a multi-instrumentalist. At age 12, he started work on the uilleann pipes with the late Al Purcell, former pupil of piper Leo Rowsome. Seán moved to Chicago at age 20 where he spent a decade playing and studying with the windy city’s finest musicians, particularly Sligo flute-legend Kevin Henry. Since then he has toured extensively around the globe, with multiple radio, TV, and festival appearances. After 3 years in Minnesota, where he was active in the non-profit Center for Irish Music, Seán is back in his native Detroit where he continues to play, teach, and promote traditional Irish music. |
DECEMBER 2024
|
SHHH! Another Super Secret Concert at the Screw Factory!
A quartet of voices is joined by Irish & Scottish bagpipes for sublime carols, heavenly hymns, and traditional tunes. |
FEBRUARY 2025
|
|
CLEVELAND CELTIC ENSEMBLE
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2025, 3:00 pm FIRST LUTHERAN LORAIN 1019 W. 5th STREET LORAIN, OHIO Born of a desire to marry the best of both Celtic and chamber music in exciting and creative ways, the Cleveland Celtic Ensemble blends Scottish and Irish bagpipes, whistle, flute, fiddle, harp, and dance to create a Celtic style all their own. Revel in blazing bagpipe duets, sublime harp airs, soaring songs, and sweet fiddle tunes -all in an intimate and ethereal chamber music ensemble setting. Featuring: Brian Bigley on uilleann pipes, flute, dance. Kristen Bigley on violin. Ian Crane on Scottish small pipes, vocals. Tiffany Schaefer on Celtic harp, vocals. Free Concert
|
MARCH 2025
|
CELTIC JOURNEY with the DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2025, 3:00 pm MAX M. & MARJORIE S. FISHER MUSIC CENTER, ORCHESTRA HALL 3711 WOODWARD AVENUE, DETROIT MICHIGAN Take a spirited trip across the Emerald Isle when authentic Irish music, dance and storytelling join forces with the lush sounds of the DSO to revive the majesty and charm of Celtic culture. “Danny Boy,” “Marie’s Wedding,” and “O’Neill’s March” never sounded so moving and magnificent. |
|
CELTIC JOURNEY with the OMAHA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025, 7:30 pm SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2:00 pm OMAHA PERFORMING ARTS, HOLLAND CENTER 1200 DOUGLAS STREET, OMAHA, NEBRASKA Take a spirited trip across the Emerald Isle when authentic Irish music, dance and storytelling join forces with the lush sounds of the DSO to revive the majesty and charm of Celtic culture. “Danny Boy,” “Marie’s Wedding,” and “O’Neill’s March” never sounded so moving and magnificent. |
APRIL 2025
|
CLEVELAND CELTIC ENSEMBLE
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2025, 12 pm TRINITY CATHEDRAL, BROWN BAG CONCERT SERIES 2230 EUCLID AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO Born of a desire to marry the best of both Celtic and chamber music in exciting and creative ways, the Cleveland Celtic Ensemble blends Scottish and Irish bagpipes, whistle, flute, fiddle, harp, and dance to create a Celtic style all their own. Revel in blazing bagpipe duets, sublime harp airs, soaring songs, and sweet fiddle tunes -all in an intimate and ethereal chamber music ensemble setting. Featuring: Brian Bigley on uilleann pipes, flute, dance. Kristen Bigley on violin. Ian Crane on Scottish small pipes, vocals. Tiffany Schaefer on Celtic harp, vocals. Free Concert
|
JUNE 2025
|
|
CLEVELAND CELTIC ENSEMBLE
SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2025, 4 PM CHURCH OF THE WESTERN RESERVE 30500 FAIRMOUNT BOULEVARD PEPPER PIKE, OHIO Born of a desire to marry the best of both Celtic and chamber music in exciting and creative ways, the Cleveland Celtic Ensemble blends Scottish and Irish bagpipes, whistle, flute, fiddle, harp, and dance to create a Celtic style all their own. Revel in blazing bagpipe duets, sublime harp airs, soaring songs, and sweet fiddle tunes -all in an intimate and ethereal chamber music ensemble setting. Featuring: Brian Bigley on uilleann pipes, flute, dance. Kristen Bigley on violin. Ian Crane on Scottish small pipes, vocals. Tiffany Schaefer on Celtic harp, vocals. No tickets needed; freewill offering accepted
|
