For their concert as part of the Music for Wexford Series, horn players Hannah Miller, Dewi Garmon Jones and Peter Mullen are delighted to be joined by award winning pianist Máire O'Carroll to perform a delightful selection of works for horns and piano including Friedrich Kuhlau, Richard Bissil, Andrea Clearfield and Anton Reicha. 

CORNUCOPIA is a chamber music collective for French Horn players in Ireland. Cornucopia have in recent years performed at the Killiney Music Series, FuddleFest music festival in Wexford, and for the Classical Kids Series at the National Concert Hall. The hornists of Cornucopia comprise of players from the Irish National Opera Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, and who frequent with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, RTE Concert Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Wexford Festival Opera Orchestra and who freelance all over Ireland. They often perform together in orchestral horn sections, and in chamber music configurations.

Máire Carroll is a hugely versatile artist who has performed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America including performances at Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, National Opera House in Tallinn, Liszt Academy in Budapest, and the Princess Grace Library in Monaco. As the first pianist in Ireland to be awarded the prestigious RDS Music Bursary, Máire maintains a diverse wide-ranging programme of solo and collaborative work, from baroque to twenty-first-century repertoire. Her recently acclaimed album Máire Carroll:The Complete Piano Études of Philip Glass was released on Delphian Records in 2024 and was chosen by The Scotsman as one of the top five classical music records of 2024, “..She does everything Glass asks for, then applies the expert pianist’s touch”. BBC Music Magazine describes the record as “..a testament to her achievement, in performances that also always stay true to the spirit of the composer” while Gramophone hails Máire as “..a most persuasive exponent”. With collaboration at the core of Máire’s artistic output, exciting partnerships include an ongoing project of song and literature recitals at Blackwater Valley Opera Festival alongside actor Barry McGovern. Other 2025 collaborations included performances of Jennifer Walshe’ opera MARS with Irish National Opera at Galway International Arts Festival and the Abbey Theatre, Dublin and a national tour of Dancehall with Crash Ensemble and LUAIL, Ireland’s national dance company. In 2024, Máire gave a complete performance of the Ros Tapestry Suite alongside pianist Finghin Collins at Kilkenny Arts Festival. Her solo composition ‘Lavinia Fontana’ was commissioned by the National Gallery of Ireland in celebration of their exhibition, Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rulebreaker.

Ticket prices for this concert are €20, €17 (concessions) and €5 (students/unwaged) and will be available at the door or on www.eventbrite.ie (a booking fee will apply and there are no refunds).