
1. Autumn Talks
The dates for our talks are as follows:
| Date | Time | Presenter | Title |
| 13th September | 11am | David Clarke | Music to Inspire and Soothe |
| 8th November | 11am | Gordon Ledbetter | Humour in the History of Sound Recording |
| 6th December | 11am | Pat O’Reilly | John McCormack sings songs of Poets and Composers |
As you’ll have noticed, we’re only hosting three talks this autumn as our Annual Bursary Concert takes place on the 11th October.
The venue for our talks continues to be Buswells Hotel.
An admittance charge of €5 will continue to cover venue hire and refreshments.
2. Bursary Concert

This year’s concert will return to the Royal Irish Academy of Music (Westland Row, Dublin 2). It will be held in the Vernon Studio this year. The venue has a capacity of 120. We will make a limited number of tickets available to the public through Eventbrite.
Doors will open at 6.00pm on Saturday the 11th October and the concert will commence at 6.30pm. Further details on award recipients will be shared closer to the event.
Niall Kinsella has been booked once more to provide the piano accompaniment.
All our members are welcome to attend this free concert and to bring one guest. We would appreciate if you would let us know by Friday 3rd October if you will attend and if bringing a guest. RSVP – contact@johnmccormacksociety.ie
If you wish to bring an extra guest/guests then please check with us after this date when any spare seats will be allocated on a first come basis.
