FINDING A VOICE Festival Returns in 2026
The festival celebrates the brilliance and diversity of women composers across history.
By: Stephi Wild Dec. 10, 2025
Finding A Voice will return to various venues in Clonmel, Co Tipperary from 5th to 8th March 2026, bringing a programme that celebrates the brilliance and diversity of women composers across history.
Hildegard Transfigured brings the visionary sound world of Hildegard of Bingen into the present through the mesmerising vocal blend of Voice Trio with live visuals by Innerstrings, offering an immersive experience to launch the festival. The festival’s chamber music collaboration with the National String Quartet Foundation brings the acclaimed Banbha Quartet to Clonmel in a programme spanning Romantic gems to bold contemporary writing as part of their Spring tour. Pianists Mary Dullea and Isabelle O’Connell present Duel, an exciting two-piano concert featuring music by Chaminade, Beach, Bonis and Trimble, alongside the world premiere of a new work by Rhona Clarke inspired by Clonmel’s historic Code Duello.
Chamber Choir Ireland adds further distinction with a beautifully shaped programme ranging from early repertoire to recent compositions, demonstrating the ensemble’s renowned expressive clarity. The jazz and improvised music strand features violist-composer Joanna Mattrey with Battle Ready II and acclaimed vocalist Christine Tobin performing Pseudologica Fantastica, bringing adventurous, boundary-pushing, performances to Clonmel in a collaboration with the Improvised Music Company.
Finding a Voice 2026 also sees the welcome continuation of the Emerging Composer Competition in collaboration with the Contemporary Music Centre, giving a platform to Ireland’s most exciting new compositional voices. Finding A Voice deepens its local connections through a special partnership with the FLOW Original Music series, highlighting original songwriting talent from the region and strengthening the festival’s ties with the community.
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