past highlights 
june 2009
1st
st. olave's church, london, 1pm
telemann fantaisies nos. 1, 4, 7 and bach sonata in a minor
solo violin recital
4th
crawford art gallery, cork, 1pm
telemann fantaisies nos. 1, 4, 7 and bach sonata in a minor
solo violin recital
7th
hugh lane gallery, dublin, 12 noon
telemann fantaisies nos. 1, 4, 7 and bach sonata in a minor
solo violin recital
12th
esglesia de sant pere, barcelona, 9pm
telemann fantaisies nos. 1, 4, 7, 10 and bach sonata in a minor
solo violin recital
19th
esglesia de sant pere, barcelona, 9pm
two telemann fantaisies, bach sonata in g minor and partita in b minor
solo violin recital
may 2009
2nd
drogheda arts festival, d hotel, 9:30pm
music from south america
with lunfardia
3rd
recording in st. multose church, kinsale
works by garrett sholdice, benedict schlepper-connolly and simon o'connor
solo violin
7th
ratoath community centre, 8pm
works by beethoven, schoenfield, guilfoyle and schubert
with ensemble avalon
10th
the pavilion, dun laoghaire, 8pm
works by beethoven, schoenfield, guilfoyle and schubert
with ensemble avalon
april 2009
2nd
jk ensemble show, the village, dublin
works by beethoven, mendelssohn, turina, schoenfield and haydn
with ensemble avalon
4th - 12th
st. endellion festival
works by bach, vaughan williams, strauss and brahms
with various musicians
21st
festival of great irish houses friends concert
works by bach, de falla, bartok, hernandez and part
with dermot dunne
march 2009
1st
st. ann's church, dawson street, dublin, 3:30pm
works by bach
solo violin recital
2nd
st. peter's church, drogheda
recording works by silvestrov for louth contemporary music society
with michael mchale
17th
cluj, romania
works by contemporary irish composers, tbc
with dave flynn
february 2009
9th - 13th
various schools, west cork
works by vivaldi
with kate hearne and joe mchardy
22nd
hugh lane gallery, dublin, 12 noon
works by liszt, rachmaninov and turina
with ensemble avalon
january 2009
11th
hugh lane gallery, dublin, 12 noon
works by bach and beethoven
with ensemble avalon
18th
hugh lane gallery, dublin, 12 noon
works by guilfoyle and mendelssohn
with ensemble avalon
27th
st. peter's church, drogheda, 8pm
works by beethoven, turina, guilfoyle and mendelssohn
with ensemble avalon
30th
anaverna, ravensdale, co. louth, 8pm
works by beethoven, turina, guilfoyle and mendelssohn
with ensemble avalon
november 2008
3rd
casa gaudi, barcelona
works by narcis bonet
with pianist pau casan and grup xxi
11th
bantry house, west cork, 8pm
sonatas and works by beethoven, brahms and arvo part
with pianist michael mchale
28th
ensemble avalon winter chamber festival, in association with music for wexford (st. iberius church, wexford, 8pm)
beethoven 'ghost' trio, dvorak 'american' quartet, guilfoyle 'a little blues' piano trio (specially commissioned by ensemble avalon for the festival), shostakovich piano quintet
with ensemble avalon, anna cashell (violin) and daniel stewart (viola)
29th
ensemble avalon winter chamber festival, in association with music for wexford (st. iberius church, wexford, 1pm)
songs by beethoven and bax, bax piano trio
with ensemble avalon and ben johnson (tenor)
29th
ensemble avalon winter chamber festival, in association with music for wexford (st. iberius church, wexford, 8pm)
mozart piano quartet in g minor, bax trio in one movement, bernstein piano trio, vaughan williams 'on wenlock edge'
with ensemble avalon, ben johnson (tenor), anna cashell (violin) and daniel stewart (viola)
30th
ensemble avalon winter chamber festival, in association with music for wexford (st. iberius church, wexford, time tba)
schumann piano quintet, dohnanyi serenade, beethoven 'archduke' trio
with ensemble avalon, anna cashell (violin) and daniel stewart (viola)
october 2008
8th
st. olave's church, london, 1:05pm
works by bach, ysaye, guilfoyle, kreisler and prokofiev
solo violin recital
13th
rte lyric fm launch of ensemble avalon's debut CD of bax, beethoven and bernstein
18th
de montfort hall, leicester, 7:30pm
vaughan williams 'the lark ascending' (also choral works by dvorak, rutter and arnold)
with the marylebone camerata conducted by john rutter and the leicester philharmonic choir
24th
louth contemporary music society 'temenos festival 2008', celebrating the music of john tavener, st. peter's church, drogheda, 8pm
tavener 'dhyana'
with the ulster orchestra conducted by tonu kaljuste
26th
louth contemporary music society 'temenos festival 2008', celebrating the music of john tavener, st. peter's church, drogheda, 8pm
tavener 'as one who has slept', 'come and do your will in me', 'ikon of joy/sorrow' and 'the bridegroom', silvestrov 'ikon', part 'fratres' and knaifel 'an autumn evening'
with the rothko four and anonymous four
september 2008
9th
castleconnell
the music of brahms - violin and piano duo in d minor, piano trio in c minor and piano quartet in c minor
with ensemble avalon and cian o'duill (viola)
11th
curtis auditorium, cork
faure piano trio, mozart piano quartet in g minor and brahms piano quartet in c minor
with ensemble avalon and cian o'duill (viola)
22nd
chamber music concert, london
shostakovich string quartet no. 7 and piano quintet
with andre swanepoel, cian o'duill, juliet welchman and sophia rahman
august 2008
29th - 8th august
st. endellion festival, cornwall
concerts during the st. endellion festival
with various artists
10th
carrick water festival
music from south america, original compositions
with lunfardia
july 2008
28th June - 4th
west cork chamber music festival, bantry (click here for more information)
concerts during the west cork chamber music festival
with various artists
17th
st. patrick's, dundalk (click here for more information)
works by philip glass
with philip glass, gerard mcchrystal and the dublin guitar quartet
23rd
belfast (lunchtime)
piano trios by faure, haydn and piazzolla
with ensemble avalon
23rd
national concert hall, dublin (evening)
faure piano trio, mozart violin and piano sonata in e minor, chausson concert for violin, piano and string quartet
with ensemble avalon, hugh tinney and the callino quartet
24th
st. barrahane's church, castletownshend
piano trios by faure, haydn, bernstein and piazzolla
with ensemble avalon
26th
dunamaise arts centre, portlaoise
music from south america, original compositions
with lunfardia
29th - 8th august
st. endellion festival, cornwall
concerts during the st. endellion festival
with various artists
june 2008
10th
tullamore
world premiere of 'black is the earth' by adele o'dwyer
with alex petcu, adele o'dwyer and dermot dunne
18th
coach house, dublin castle
avalon winter chamber festival launch concert
with ensemble avalon
28th - 4th July
west cork chamber music festival, bantry (click here for more information)
concerts during the west cork chamber music festival
with various artists
may 2008
29th
the chapel, trinity college, dublin
young composers collective concert (click here for more information)
6 new works for solo and accompanied violin
march 2008
11th
triskel arts centre, cork (cd launch tour)
music from south america, original compositions
with lunfardia
12th
dolan's warehouse, limerick (cd launch tour)
music from south america, original compositions
with lunfardia
13th
glor, ennis (cd launch tour)
music from south america, original compositions
with lunfardia
18th
solstice arts centre, navan (cd launch tour)
music from south america, original compositions
with lunfardia
19th
sugar club, dublin (cd launch tour)
music from south america, original compositions
with lunfardia
20th
glens arts centre, manorhamilton (cd launch tour)
music from south america, original compositions
with lunfardia
22nd
mermaid arts centre, bray (cd launch tour)
music from south america, original compositions
with lunfardia
30th
venue tbc, belfast (cd launch tour)
music from south america, original compositions
with lunfardia
february 2008
3rd
holy trinity heritage centre, carlingford (ensemble avalon spring tour 2008)
haydn, bernstein, bax and beethoven piano trios
with ensemble avalon
4th
belfast
private concert
with ensemble avalon
5th
glor music centre, ennis (ensemble avalon spring tour 2008)
haydn, bernstein, bax and beethoven piano trios
with ensemble avalon
6th
tech amergin centre, waterville (ensemble avalon spring tour 2008)
haydn, bernstein, bax and beethoven piano trios
with ensemble avalon
7th
curtis auditorium, cork (ensemble avalon spring tour 2008)
haydn, bernstein, bax and beethoven piano trios
with ensemble avalon
9th
mermaid arts centre, bray (ensemble avalon spring tour 2008)
haydn, bernstein, bax and beethoven piano trios
with ensemble avalon
13th
st. peter's church of ireland, drogheda (click here for more details)
the music of arvo part
with michael mchale (piano)
14th
st. patrick's cathedral, dundalk (click here for more details)
the music of arvo part
with michael mchale (piano)
24th
hugh lane gallery, dublin, 12pm
solo violin sonata, violin and piano sonata, ronan guilfoyle
concert premiering ronan's works, duo sonata in partnership with izumi kimura
january 2008
31st
concert postponed - date to be announced
6 compositions by members of the young composer's collective
december 2007
9th
hugh lane gallery, dublin, 12 pm, concert #3 of series
'an american and paris' - the best of american and french composers - bernstein and ravel
with ensemble avalon
november 2007
25th
hugh lane gallery, dublin, 12 pm, concert #2 of series
'an american and paris' - the best of american and french composers- franck and schoenfield
with ensemble avalon
11th
hugh lane gallery, dublin, 12 pm, concert #1 of series
'an american and paris' - the best of american and french composers - faure and korngold
with ensemble avalon
24th october - 4th
chamber music concerts, japan
mixed ensembles and education work
with rebecca capova, kenta matsumi , adrian calef and others
october 2007
24th - november 4th
chamber music concerts, japan
mixed ensembles and education work
with rebecca capova, kenta matsumi , adrian calef and others
september 2007
30th
gaia chamber music festival, germany
mozart, barber, dvorak
featuring various artists
29th
gaia chamber music festival, germany
haydn, saint-saens, kahn
featuring various artists
28th
gaia chamber music festival, germany
beethoven, mahler, strauss
featuring various artists
august 2007
2nd
john field room, national concert hall, dublin, 1 pm
music of south america
with lunfardia
july 2007
13th
shannon international music festival, st. mary's cathedral, limerick, late night concert
music of south america
with lunfardia
june 2007
11th
dit, dublin
chausson concerto in d major, op 21, for violin, piano and string quartet
with delmaine string quartet and rhoda dullea
12th
crawford art gallery, cork, 1:10 pm
chausson concerto in d major, op 21, for violin, piano and string quartet
with delmaine string quartet and rhoda dullea
21st
cork midsummer festival, triskel arts centre, cork, 8pm
world premier of solo violin sonata by ronan guilfoyle
with actress eimear foristal o'grady
may 2007
14th - 20th
jk ensemble show, lyric fm, 14:30 daily
works by kreisler, shostakovich, telemann, hernandez and guilfoyle
with ariel hernandez - guitar, ensemble avalon and michael mchale
march 2007
17th
mermaid arts centre, bray, 8 pm
music of south america
with lunfardia
8th
lyric fm, 8 pm
full concert broadcast of piano trios by beethoven, piazzolla and brahms
with ensemble avalon
february 2007
8th
dundalk, 8pm (ensemble avalon winter tour 2007)
piano trios by beethoven, piazzolla and brahms
with ensemble avalon
4th
pavilion, dun laoghaire, dublin, 8pm (ensemble avalon winter tour 2007)
piano trios by beethoven, piazzolla and brahms
with ensemble avalon
3rd
sirius arts cente, cobh, 8pm (ensemble avalon winter tour 2007)
piano trios by beethoven, piazzolla and brahms
with ensemble avalon
january 2007
26th
st. iberius church, wexford, 8pm (ensemble avalon winter tour 2007)
piano trios by beethoven, piazzolla and brahms
with ensemble avalon
21st
hugh lane gallery, dublin, 12 pm (ensemble avalon winter tour 2007)
piano trios by beethoven and brahms
with ensemble avalon