Music at the Malthouse 2025
Annual Festival of ‘Music at the Malthouse’ returns for 2025
Music at the Malthouse, presented by Music Generation Laois, is an annual festival showcasing collaborations between musicians from Music Generation Laois and Laois School of Music and Guest Artists across 10 and 11 May 2025, in the beautiful Malthouse venue in Stradbally, Co Laois.
On Saturday 10 May at 7pm Music at the Malthouse will kick-off with a concert featuring Music Generation Laois Ensembles with special guests.
Virtuoso Scottish Harper Catriona McKay will collaborate with the Music Generation Laois Harp Ensemble, Cathy Jordan (Dervish) and Filipe Carbonell (No Crows) will collaborate with the Music Generation Laois Trad Orchestra. Johnny Óg Connolly (TG4 Gradam Ceoil Composer of the Year 2025) will collaborate with the Music Generation Laois Trad Group.
On Sunday 11 May, at 2pm, BOP Orchestra will take to the stage.
BOP is an exciting collaborative orchestra project featuring young and adult musicians from Music Generation Laois, Laois School of Music, Music Generation Offaly, Academy of Music Tullamore, and Music Generation Westmeath under the direction of Musician Educators from across Music Generation programmes in Laois, Offaly and Westmeath and Guest conductor Diane Daly (Irish Chamber Orchestra). The orchestra’s Programme of music will include Beethoven, Brahms and popular pieces.
Ensembles also featured on the Sunday afternoon concert include The Dunamaise Strings, a new adult string ensemble from Laois School of Music, Tullamore Academy String Ensemble made up of young musicians and adults from Academy of Music Tullamore, and Music Generation Westmeath’s Flute Ensemble.
BOP (Building Orchestral Pathways) is supported by the Music Generation/Arts Council Partnership Creativity and Collaboration Fund. BOP is led by Music Generation Westmeath, in partnership with Music Generation Laois and Music Generation Offaly.
Music Generation Laois is part of Music Generation, Ireland’s national music education programme, initiated by Music Network, co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds and the Department of Education. Locally Music Generation Laois is part of Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board and supported by Laois County Council.