Music Week 16th - 19th November

Music Week programme

The week runs from Nov 16th - 19th.

Monday 16th

Music Week Launch Party

Bailey Allen Hall – 5.30pm

International Food Fair

Áras na Mac Léinn Foyer, 5.30pm – 8pm
If music be the food of love…sample cuisine from around the world presented by our many international societies.

Music Soc Live Bands

Bailey Allen Hall, 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Live bands: ‘Bobo’, ‘Big Box’, ‘Heirs to Nothing’.

Jazz Café

6pm – 8pm The Hub
Barley & Grape Blues – Blues & folk duo

Music Week Concert

Bailey Allen Hall, 7.30pm
featuring Choral, Orchestra & Trad Soc with a blend of classical and traditional music.

Open Mic Night

The College Bar, 9pm.
Music Soc invite you to show off your talents!

Pyro Rhythm

Outside College Bar, 9pm
Juggling Society outdoor juggling & drumming extravaganza

Breaks & Beats

The cube Áras na Mac Léinn, 9.30pm
DJ Soc with the Dansoc Hip-Hop & Break Dancers

Tuesday 17th

West Side Story Musical Society

11am Large Acoustic Room
Romeo and Juliet get a Puerto Rican slant when Jets and Sharks gang rivalry get in the way of true love.

Orchestra Soc Lunchtime Concert

The Cube, Árasna Mac Léinn, 1pm
Performance by the Orchestra Society wind section.

Interstellar 555 -Anime & MangaSoc

2pm-Large Acoustic
Feature length Japanese animated musical is a visual realisation of ‘Discovery’ the album by Daft Punk.7pm South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Sing-alongto the South Park musical -the boys concerned parents insist the US wage war on Canada, with cameo appearance by Satan!!

DansocFusion

The Cube, 6pm.

Dansoc presents an explosion of dance styles including hip-hop, Irish, salsa and ballet with guest Anime & MangaSoc Japanese Dance

VSA Xmas Variety Show

The Bailey Allen Hall, 7.30pm.

The Medical Students Christmas concert featuring music, dancing, sketches, film & much more. Tickets €5 at the door.

Performance Art Class

Art room, Áras na Mac Léinn, 6pm

Presented by Art Soc to help you get ready for busking day.!!

The SU Sessions present OisinDillon

An Bialann, 7pm

Rent –Filmsoc

8.30pm O Flaherty Lecture Hall.

Rock musical based on La Boheme–the story of young impoverished musicians and artists struggling to survive in New York

County Colours Ceilí

College Bar, 9pm
Ceilíwith TradSoc and the International Students Society,

PhotoSoc

Meeting Room 1& 2, Aras na Mac Leinn, 9-10pm

James Howard, professional music photographer is giving a talk and presenting pieces of work from his extensive collection. Presented by PhotoSoc.

Wednesday 18th

Ancient Music Ireland

The Cube, Árasna Mac Léinn, 1pm
Simon O’Dwyer interactive performance on ancient Irish instruments. -Celtic Heritage SocietyTradSoc SessionAras na Mac Leinn Foyer.

Singin’ in the Rain –Filmsoc

11am, Large Acoustic Room.

1950’s classic feel good musical featuring Gene Kelly swinging on lamp-posts and Debby Reynolds.

Slingshot Hip-Hop -Palestine Solidarity Soc.

12pm, Large Acoustic Room.

Slingshot Hip-Hop interweaves the stories of young Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel as they discover Hip Hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation & poverty.

Sing-a-long

The Chapel, 7.30pm

Bring a musical instruments & play & sing-a-along at the praise and prayer night. –Christian Students Society.

My Fair lady –Filmsoc

7pm in the O Flaherty Theatre.

Based on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion this enchanting musical features Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison with such classics as ‘The rain in Spain’ and ‘I could have danced all night’,

NUIG’s Got Talent Final

Bailey Allen Hall, 8pm
They have battled it out for weeks now the heat winners compete for the grand €1000 prize, but first they have to face the judges and your vote. Hosted by the Musical Soc

BAConSoc’sbRave

The Cube Árasna Mac Léinn, 10pm
Dance your last at the end of the world party. Rehearse the apocalypse in a maelstrom of sights and sounds. Come dressed to impress as an angel, demon, or mere mortal. Lights and lasers will pierce the darkness as you shake it to music.

Campus Bazaar

Aras na Mac Leinn-Bailey Allen Hall & Foyer, 10am-6pm
Come and find the bargains don’t be afraid to haggle. If you want to help raise money for charity and have something to sell drop it off at the SocsBox by Tuesday 17that 5pm. –CD’s vinyl, books, clothes, games, treasures etc…. !

Thursday 19th

Busking Day

All day throughout campusIn aid of the Western Alzheimer's Association, If you want to busk sign up at the Socsbox, Great Prizes, If you see a Busker give generously and vote for your favourite on the SocsWebsite. Prizes to win if you Raise the most money and if you are the most popular busker as voted by the public. Each Prize 150 EURO!!!!

Love Music Hate Racism

Information stand Árasna Mac LéinnFoyer

Wizard of Oz -Musical Soc

11am-1pm, Large Acoustic Room.

In preparation for their musical this year, 'The Wiz’ gums presents the classic original with Judy Garland

String Quartet

The Cube Áras na Mac Léinn, 1pm. Orchestra Society String Quartet lunchtime Concert

Team America:World Police-BAConSociety

2pm, Aras na Mac Leinn. The next generation Thunderbirds put the F back in freedom in this song filled parody on Hollywood.

Socs in the City Fashion Show

Bailey Allen Hall, Árasna Mac Léinn, 7.30pm
Rotaract Society present the‘BigFreeze’ enjoy the fantastic entertainment, fabulous models & fashionable clothes in the totally transformed Bailey Allen Hall all in aid of the charity ‘Aware’.
Tickets €24, NUIG Staff €20, Students €12Music for Galway AulaMaxima, 8pm.CédricTiberghien, piano (France) playing Chopin.Student tickets €6

Beatles Night

Large Acoustic Room Árasna Mac Léinn, 6pm.

Join the Nothing Specific Society for a night of Beatles nostalgia, peace & love. Film‘Yellow Submarine’, playing Beatles Rock Band, Lennon & McCarthy inspired food, prizes for best Rock Band performance and best 60’s costume. All you need is love.

Buena Vista Social Club–Film Soc
7pm O Flaherty Theatre.

Beautifully moving documentary about RyCooder’sjourney to Cuba to record with the elderly musicians of the once famous Buena Vista Social Club.

JpopJrock

The Space, Áras na Mac Léinn, 10pm. Japanese pop & Rock music & videos with Flirt FM DJ -Anime & Manga Society

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