Last minute problems with GLAS events have taught me to hide my despair at cruel twists of fate and to bite my tongue when dealing with a concierge who resembles an ex-gang member who has become an avid convert to clean living and a rules-based lifestyle. He can make life and death decisions about our…
Category: Music
GLAS Events, Music, Poetry
Tale of the Gael and Micky Dunne (15.11.2013)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
GLAS is particularly pleased to be bringing to Geneva an ensemble of musicians featuring the legendary piper Mickey Dunne, the last of several generations of the Dunne family who have toured Ireland for over a century bringing the beautiful soulful sound of the uileann pipes into every corner of the land. He is held in…
GLAS Events, Music
Maria Doyle Kennedy (24.05.2013)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
We are now bringing Maria Doyle Kennedy to Geneva on Friday, May 24. She first came to international attention for her soulful singing, and acting, in the film “The Commitments” where she gave Aretha Franklin a good run for her money. She has gone on to become an acclaimed international recording artist and award-winning actress…
GLAS Events, Music
Moya Brennan (06.12.2012)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
U2’s Bono said about her, “I think Moya has one of the greatest voices the human ear has ever experienced.” Moya Brennan comes from one of the best known musical families in Ireland. Her younger sister is Enya and Moya herself is the voice of Clannad, a band which features her two brothers and two…
GLAS Events, Music
Luka Bloom (16.10.2012)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
The Geneva Literary Aid Society is proud to announce its next event. We are bringing the renowned solo performer, Luka Bloom, to Geneva for one night only. There’s much more to his music than his international hit, a cover of LL Cool J.’s “I need love.” He’s a troubadour for the truth, a poet of…
GLAS Events, Music
White Raven (15.12.2011)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
GLAS is joining forces again this year with White Raven for a special Christmas Concert in aid of the Furaha Orphanage, Mombasa, Kenya, at 19.30, December 15, in the Aula, College des Coudriers. Book now on info@theglas.org. It will be a great way to celebrate Christmas with friends and family. Please help us spread the…
GLAS Events, Music
White Raven (16.12.2009)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
Apologies for the silence, we have been struggling with the loss of our longstanding sponsor but have decided to go ahead with our Christmas concert and to bring back by popular demand, the international vocal trio White Raven: Irish soprano, Kate Dineen, who is lead soprano with the Ferrara Ensemble; American Robert Getchell, tenor with the…
GLAS Events, Music, Review
An Evening with Ronnie Drew (16.04.2005)
by Geneva Literary Aid Society •
An Evening with Ronnie Drew, Theatre Cité Bleue, Geneva – April 16, 2005 No historian could ever summon up the feel and texture of the nation the way Ronnie Drew does through the course of a ghost-filled evening. In Geneva last Saturday night, he took us on an unsentimental journey down the last 150-odd years,…