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This year saw the sad passing of a wonderfully talented musician from Galway, Martin Murray. Martin started his career as a young lad here in Galway in the Patrician Boys Band & the Galway Youth Orchestra before joining St Patricks Brass Band and also playing with a number of local jazz bands around town including The Moonlight Jazz Band and Black Magic Big Band.

Rehearsing in Claregalway College since August, members of the high-profile amateur troop will reveal their 22nd stage show on Wednesday, November 20, running to Saturday, November 23.

Local group, SamePage Theatre, is shaking things up with their next production by stepping into the realm of musical theatre for the first time.

Award-winning duo directors Brian and Seán Power, choreographer Declan J Gardiner and musical director John O’Dea have prepared a huge cast, including a full chorus, with Tweens and Smurfs to add music and dance to the story.

On November 26, 1905, the new organ in the Augustinian Church was launched at a High Mass. The organ was placed ‘in the western gallery of the church in a handsome varnished case of specially selected woods, stands 26 feet high and 25 feet wide. The front pipes, some of which are over 18 feet long, are gilt and present a superb effect. The sides of the organ are recessed to leave room for an augmented choir and for the present, the organ is blown by hand at one end of case; at a future time it is hoped to apply a hydraulic motor to do this work. There is great variety in the tones of the various stops and the general effect of all combined is truly magnificent. The entire work reflects great credit on the builders who built it at their factory in Dublin. The number of speaking pipes in the organ is close to 2,000.'

It began as rebooting a failing shoe factory, became a Brit romcom movie, and then Cyndi Lauper scored it as a stage musical.

A date for your autumn season social diary as a six piece orchestral ensemble will grace the Tuar Ard Arts Centre stage in Moate on October 21, the sextet uniting to entertain the auditorium with The Ennio Morricone Experience.

By Maxim Kelly

An early date for your autumn season social diary as a six piece orchestral ensemble will grace the Tuar Ard Arts Centre stage in Moate on October 21, the sextet uniting to entertain the auditorium with The Ennio Morricone Experience.

An early date for your autumn season social diary as a six piece orchestral ensemble will grace the Tuar Ard Arts Centre stage in Moate on October 21, the sextet uniting to entertain the auditorium with The Ennio Morricone Experience.