Our most ambitious project at the moment is our upcoming tour to Catalunya with another nationally-recognised Irish ensemble, the Limerick Wind Ensemble. This eight-member group is perhaps best-known for their beautiful performances of challenging repertoire, whatever it may be. More details are available on their own website.
The ten-day tour will comprise performances in six different venues throughout the region, including Girona, Barcelona, and Montserrat Abbey. Performing alongside the Gabrieli Ensemble and the Limerick Wind Ensemble will be a number of local Catalan groups, increasing the cultural and musical exchange possible among all of these musicians. In fact, we have accepted the invitation to tour with these musicians this August only as the first step in founding an annual Irish-Catalan exchange - the musicians who have invited us to perform this summer will hopefully themselves tour Ireland next summer!
Of course, this tour would not be possible without the support of our generous sponsors. We thank them sincerely for their assistance, and are grateful that they are actively participating in the furthering of this exchange. If you'd like to help, either as an orgtanisation or an individual, please send an email to sponsor@gabrieli.ie, and we would be happy to give you more information.