Concerts

AUTUMN TRIMESTER 2025

Wednesday 1st October, 8pm
Plus Minus Ensemble Performs Seán Clancy
Whelan's, Wexford Street, Dublin 2

Thursday 16th October, 6.30pm
UCD Ad Astra and Orchestral Scholars
Erik Satie Centenary Event
Alliance Française, Kildare Street, Dublin 2

Monday 10th November, 7pm
UCD Trad Music Practices
MoLI St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2

Friday 14th November, 7pm
UCD Composition Ensemble &
Gamelan Orchestra
Trapdoor Theatre, Newman Building, UCD

Thursday 20th November, 8pm
UCD Symphony Orchestra
Autumn Concert
Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin 2

Wednesday 26th November, 8pm
UCD Philharmonic Choir
Autumn Concert
Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin 2

Tuesday 2nd December, 8pm
Wednesday 3rd December, 8pm
Thursday 4th December, 8pm
Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
Christmas Concert
Newman University Church, Dublin 2

SPRING TRIMESTER 2026

Saturday 7th February, 1pm
UCD Symphony Orchestra
IAYO Festival of Youth Orchestras
National Concert Hall, Dublin 2

Wednesday 8th April, 8pm
UCD Symphony Orchestra, UCD Philharmonic Choir & UCD Choral Scholars
A Night at the Opera
National Concert Hall, Dublin 2

Tuesday 21st April, 8pm
UCD Ad Astra Academy Music Scholars
Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin 2

Friday 24th April, 7pm
UCD Composition Ensemble
Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall, Dublin 2

AUTUMN TRIMESTER 2024

Wednesday 6th November, 1:15pm
UCD Ad Astra Academy Performing Arts Lunchtime Recital
4th Floor O’Brien Centre for Science, UCD

Monday 11th November, 7:00pm
Trad Music Practices with Paddy Glackin
The Cobblestone, Smithfield

Thursday 14th November, 8:00pm
UCD Symphony Orchestra - If in my heart I do not yield
St Mary’s Church, Haddington Road

Monday 18th November, 7:00pm
Trad Music Practices with Dónal Lunny and Paddy Glackin
Trapdoor Theatre, UCD Newman Building

Monday 25th November, 7:00pm
UCD Composition Ensemble & UCD Gamelan Orchestra
Trapdoor Theatre, UCD Newman Building

Wednesday 27th November, 1:15pm
UCD Ad Astra Academy Performing Arts Lunchtime Recital
4th Floor O’Brien Centre for Science, UCD

Wednesday 27th November, 8:00pm
UCD Philharmonic Choir - Now and Then
St Mary’s Church, Haddington Road

Tuesday 3rd /Wednesday 4th/Thursday 5th December 8:00pm
Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
Newman University Church, St Stephen’s Green 

SPRING TRIMESTER 2025

Friday 28th March, 7:00pm
Crash Ensemble
With works by UCD School of Music postgraduate students Sebastian Adams, Xinyi Chen, Bethany Martin, Calum Quinn, and Viktória Šinkorová
Trapdoor Theatre, UCD Newman Building

Tuesday 1st April, 11:00am
UCD Student Spring Recitals
with UCD undergraduate students Aoife McGouran and Stanislaus O'Beirne
J305, School of Music

Thursday 3rd April, 8:00pm
UCD Symphony Orchestra: “Seismic”
With guests Sarah Richmond & Laetare Vocal Ensemble
Whitefriar Street Church, Dublin 2

Wednesday 9th April, 8:00pm
Poems of Springtime
Choral Scholars & Solstice Ensemble
St Ann's Church of Ireland, 18 Dawson St, Dublin 2, D02 YV57

Monday 14th April, 6:30pm
“Seven Springs” Album Launch
UCD Traditional Music Practices feat. Paddy Glackin
The Sugar Club, Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2

Wednesday 23rd April, 8:00pm
UCD Philharmonic Choir: Caeli et terra
Saint Bartholomew's Church, Clyde Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin, D04 PD71

Friday 25th April, 7:00pm
UCD Composition Ensemble
Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall

Saturday 26th April, 1:00-7:00pm
All-Ireland Uyon-Uyon
This is an unticketed, all-day event in which – for the very first time – seven different gamelan ensembles from Cork, Limerick, Belfast and Dublin will all gather for a traditional Indonesian music session (“uyon-uyon”), including traditional Indonesian teas and snacks.
Trapdoor Theatre, UCD Newman Building

Wednesday, 30th April, 6:00pm
ELECTRONIC MUSIC CONCERT
MMus composers will be presenting their end of year work in a concert in the UCD Classical Museum (new music in ancient settings!). Join us for the first concert of this kind in UCD. 
UCD Classics Museum, Room K216, UCD Newman Building

AUTUMN TRIMESTER 2023-24

Wednesday 15 November 2023, 8.00pm
UCD Symphony Orchestra - Northern Lights
St Mary’s Church, Haddington Road, Dublin

Wednesday 22 November 2023, 8.00pm
UCD Philharmonic Choir
St Mary’s Church, Haddington Road, Dublin

Friday 24 November 2023, 7:00pm
UCD Gamelan Orchestra 
The Trapdoor Theatre, Newman Building, UCD

Friday 1 December 2023, 7:00pm
UCD Composition Ensemble
The Trapdoor Theatre, Newman Building, UCD

5th, 6th and 7th of December, 8:00pm
UCD Choral Scholars - A Choral Celebration of Christmas
Newman University Church, St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2

SPRING TRIMESTER 2023-24

Tuesday 16 April 2024, 8:00pm
UCD Symphony Orchestra and UCD Philharmonic Choir - The Silver Chain of Sound
National Concert Hall 

Monday 22nd April 2024, 7:00pm
UCD Gamelan Orchestra 
UCD Trapdoor Theatre

Friday 26th April 2024, 7:00pm 
UCD Gamelan Orchestra 
St Mary's Church, Haddington Road