Sean Wall Committee

The project to renovate Bruff Church of Ireland is nearing completion.  The final phase, the repair of the tower will begin next week.

Bruff Community Meeting

The meeting held last evening, was well attended. The meeting had an informal structure, with much positive discussion about the future of Bruff. A website for the community is planned and a process has begun to design a logo for Bruff

Community Meeting this evening!

An open meeting will be held this evening to look at ways for different groups to work together for the betterment of Bruff. The meting starts at 8.00pm and will take place in the Protestant Church Building, Main Street, Bruff. All are welcome!

Bruff Summer Festival Launch 2011

Bruff Summer Festival starts this evening with a great parade promising plenty of surprises. It is followed by the first stage of the Morning Star Rose Competition and a full weekend of fun. Don't miss it !

Tickets for Bloomsday went quickly!

Bloomsday 2011  was a great success. Check out reports here www.bloomsdayireland.com

Bloomsday in Bruff 16th June 2011

For the latest information and ticket info visit
 Bloomsday in Bruff  at www.bloomsdayireland.com

Bruff Heritage Group

Bruff Heritage Group is a recently formed group working hard to preserve several aspects of local heritage. Recent projects have included the publication of a book of photographs (recently re-published) and two well attended photographic exhibitions. Visit their website by clicking here

Bloomsday was great success!

Today, 13th January is the 70th anniversary of the death of James Joyce. Bloomsday in Bruff was a great success in 2010 (and hopefully will be in 2011) with every event sold out and the good weather too! Click on the link below to check out some of the images recorded on the day. http://www.flickr.com/photos/sghimages/sets/72157624166376803/show/with/4706975627/ A DVD recording of the day is also available!

Bruff to launch Bloomsday

Bloomsday Breakfast with Michael Quinlan reading

Bloomsday is just 30 days away.... we are celebrating in Bruff again this year. Hopefully the day will be even better than last year. We are hoping to have a Tea Dance on the 15th June and a Pre Bloomsday Concert that evening. Tickets are very limited so contact any of the committee to book yours as soon as possible or email us at bloomsdayinbruff@gmail.com.

Recent Posts and news to come!

Scroll down to see photo from Morning Star Music Festival and news about the upcoming Bluegrass Festival. Bruff details appear on the Bruff History site; click here to visit the site. The community cafe had it's official opening last week.. more details about opening times and more soon. Opera live from the New York Met.... a live broadcast direct to University Concert Hall (possible coach from Bruff), the BRUFF POINT TO POINT is this coming Sunday 27th October.

The Lough Gur and District Historical Society will
host a talk on Robert Emmet by Dr. Ruan O'Donnell
of the University of Limerick in the HoneyFitz Theatre
on Thursday 24th September at 8.30 pm.

Renowned Irish Harpist Kathleen Loughnane graces the stage of the Honeyfitz Theatre at Lough Gur on Friday, October 9th (further information call 087 2852022 or email honeyfitz@loughgur.com.)

Roses at the Summer Music on the Morning Star Festival

Mr. Dennis Barrett, Chairman of the Sean Wall Committee, welcomes the first Morning Star Rose, Edel McEniry and Marie Kirby, the current Morning Star Rose to the Morning Star Music Festival.

Classical Music Concert great success!

The Concert last night was a great success. The quality of the musicians produced a standing ovation. The atmosphere in the Church was fantastic. Morning Star Rose Marie Kirby attended in her first official outing as the new Morning Star Rose and delighted everyone with her stunning appearance and graceful charm.

My apologies to Tom Walsh who was omitted from the list of thank you's on the concert programme. The special atmosphere in the Church was contibuted to in a major way by the lighting supplied by Tom Walsh of Hear it Sound and Lighting. You can access Tom's company website by clicking here. Many thanks Tom.

Summer Music On The Shannon 2009
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
Click below to see the SMS Finale Concert LIVE from UCH on Sunday 16/08 at 1.30pm!
http://flashhost.heanet.ie/sms/live.html

Summer Music on the Morning Star

An Evening of Classical Music, an evening not to be missed!

Thursday 13 th August at 8.00 pm

in the Church of Ireland, Bruff

"Mozart Plus"

International Artists perform two of Mozart's greatest solo works for winds and strings

Plus

An Introduction to Midsummer Night's Music with the SMS International Wind Quintet

Limited number of tickets available from Nagle's Eurospar, The Post Office, and The Bakehouse Restaurant, all in Main Street, Bruff.

Tickes are €15 (inclusive of interval refreshments)

A limited number of tickets are now available

(Sponsored by Shannon Development)

Festival News

Full news and all results from Bruff Summer Festival tomorrow!

Next event .... classical music evening on August 13th... more

details tomorrow.. very limited number of tickets available

Photography Competition... all the info!

Photography Competition
in association with
Sean Wall Committee
Bruff Summer Festival
Bruff Cultural and Arts Society

Details and Rules of Competition

The competition will have four Sections, two of which are age restricted.
The open Competition is without restriction on topic or style.
The other section has the theme or topic of “Bruff, People, Places and Buildings.”
Therefore there are four separate competitions.
Open Theme, for over 16 ‘s
Open Theme for under 16’s
Bruff, People, Places and Buildings for over 16’s
Bruff, People, Places and Buildings for under 16’s

Size of photographs submitted: The only restriction is that photos are no larger than A4. ie. means that any size up to and including A4 is acceptable..
A maximum of five photographs may be submitted. An entry fee of €5 covers the entry of any number of photographs from 1 to 5. One photograph submitted costs €5 and up to 5 photographs submitted costs €5 ie. The total fee per
competitor is €5!
Entrants must mount their photographs in a manner suitable for display. This may range from the professional style mounting to a
photograph attached to backing with blu-tack, however there must be some mounting of photographs so that they can be
displayed. Un-mounted prints will not be accepted for competition..

Photographs/entries and fees may be left at the Post Office in Main Street, Bruff.
Please attach the following information to each entry.
Name, Section (eg. Open/Bruff Theme/ under or over 16 as is appropriate)
The photograph must be the entrants own work,
including any editing following the original picture capture.
Please be sure to include a telephone contact number and the entry fee.

The final date for entries is Tuesday 28th July
Further enquiries about any aspect of the competition from Mr. Billy Murphy at 086 1272251
Or by email ba.murphy@oceanfree.net

Judging Panel
The judging panel will consist of four judges including professionals with experience
in photography, the arts and one representative from the local community.
There will be a cash prize for each section and a Trophy for overall best of competition.

Major Photographic Competition

The Bruff Cultural and Arts Society are delighted to announce a major annual Photography Competition. More details soon on this site!

Bloomsday....

Bloomsday was fantastic... more news on Bloomsday website!

Musicians from Bruff and District ? Summer Music on the Shannon

We hope to confirm arrangements with Summer Music on the Shannon to bring world class musicians to Bruff in the coming months. Also do you know of a young musician who would benefit from participation in the World Class Summer Music School. Contact us (Bruff Cultural and Arts Society) and we might be able to help you! Read on.............

Summer Music on the Shannon 2009:
World Class Summer Music School
Summer Music on the Shannon (SMS), established in 1994 by Clare Music Makers in Ennis, Co. Clare, invites instrumental and vocal students, ages 8 to adult, to become participants in its 16th consecutive season. With over 20 concerts in Counties Clare and Limerick, SMS is one of the largest and most successful classical summer music school festivals in Europe, which each year attracts over 200 professional musicians and music students of all ages from at least 16 countries and four continents.
SMS is internationally acclaimed in that there is, uniquely, no barrier to admission based on level of ability and no audition is required for admission to any of the Orchestral Instrument, Piano or Youth Opera Programmes. Children wishing to become part of this year’s opera production, ‘The Mermaid’ by Carl Davis, need not have had any previous musical training or experience. Young musicians playing orchestral and band instruments, or piano, only require ensemble experience or lessons for a minimum of one year.
The Instrumental Programme commences on Tuesday, August 4th (following the August Bank Holiday) and concludes on Sunday, August 16th with all musicians and students appearing on the stage of the University Concert Hall in a SMS 2009 Festival Finale celebration concert. Piano students will arrive at SMS on Monday, July 27th, one week earlier in order for them to attend master classes to be given by renowned performer and teacher, John Perry, from Los Angeles. They may register in the SMS Piano Programme for two or three weeks. The Youth Opera Theatre Programme commences on Monday, July 20th and concludes at the end of four weeks with fully-staged performances, with orchestra, of this year’s productions in UCH and theatres in nearby communities.
Students in all programmes may select from a wide range of classes and activities, including individual and class Lessons, Ensembles (orchestra, string, wind, brass, percussion, jazz, choir), Chamber Music, Trad Music, Art, Set and Costume Making, English as a Second Language plus Supervised Swimming at the UL Swimming Pool. Classes commence each day at 9.00am and conclude at 4.30pm, followed by short student recitals and, on most evenings, performances by faculty and/or students.
Highlighting the SMS summer school and festival will be the second visit of Carl Davis, C.B.E. (Hon.) acclaimed as one of the most gifted and versatile conductor/composers in the world today. Following on last year’s successful performances of his opera Peace, Carl Davis will be in Limerick this coming summer to supervise the production of The Mermaid, another of his extremely popular operas for young people. The Mermaid is based on the enchanting tale, The Little Mermaid, by Hans Christian Anderson.
In order to provide more opportunities for advanced vocalists this year, the SMS Opera Theatre will also be presenting a wonderfully humorous one-act production. Bernice Bobs Her Hair is based on the well-known tale by F.Scott Fitzgerald, with libretto by SMS 2009 Opera Director, John Gardyne, music by Matthew Miller and orchestration by Bruce Dunn. John is a Director, Writer and Producer with over twenty years experience in London’s West End and in leading opera houses throughout England. He is particularly well-known in European and Australian professional and amateur theatre companies for his best-selling book, Producing Musicals: A Practical Guide, published in 2004.
The superlative international faculty of thirty-six 2009 instrumental teachers will be joined by a number of musicians coming to Limerick for the first time. These include: David Bucknall, prominent solo cellist from London; Alex Nichol, double bass, formerly with the Manchester Hallé and Vancouver Symphony Orchestras; Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet instructor at the University of British Columbia in Canada and Principal Clarinet of the CBC Chamber Orchestra; Tim Brown, Principal Horn with the BBC Symphony and Dennis Miller, Principal Tuba player with the Montreal Symphony. All of the students attending SMS will not only get to meet and receive lessons from our illustrious faculty; they will also have the rare opportunity to play alongside them in each of the weekend Festival concerts,
. The application deadline is June 15th. Brochures and application forms are available at Clare Music Makers, Bank Place, Ennis or by calling 065 708 7566. Information and application forms are also available on the SMS website:
www.summermusicontheshannon.com

Musicians from bruff

Pat Shortt to Headline Bruff Summer Festival

Star Comedian and award winning actor Pat Shortt will appear in Bruff as the headline act for Bruff Summer Festival .

Pat will perform his latest touring show in The Hall.