Christmas Concert 2025
Annual Christmas Concert takes place on
🗓️Saturday 6th December
⏰8pm
📍Bohemian Centre
Remembrance Mass
Deceased Members Mass in Ardee church Sunday 9th November at 12pm
Youth Committee Bake Sale
Our Youth Committee had a very successful bake sale once again this year following the success of the 2024 event. They held the sale alongside running a raffle for 2 Emerald Park Tickets. The lucky winner of the raffle was Helen OShea.
NIBA – 4 IN A ROW 🏆
The 107th Championship of Ireland Bands contest were held over two october Saturdays in the Market Place Theatre in Armagh. The first of the competitions was last Saturday, 11th October when Ardee Intermezzo Ensemble took to the stage for the fourth grade concert section. Under their Musical Director James MacCafferty the 35 strong Ensemble performed four compositions to try and retain the title of 4th Grade Concert Winners. They performed Clutch, Gabriels Oboe ft. Flute Solo by Hollie Reilly, Shadow Realm and Escape for their entry, which on the day was live streamed on the Facebook page of the North of Ireland Bands Association for the first time in it’s history. Their Senior Band were up next in the fight to retain their championship title and strive to make it four in a row for the prestigious Turner Trophy. The 50 strong band took to the stage under their Musical Director Ronan O’Reilly performing ‘Symphonic Overture’ by James Barnes. The adjudicator for the day was Liz Childs. Both bands hadn’t long to wait as the adjudication took place before lunch. The decision of the days adjudicator Liz Childs was in anticipation of all 90 members of Ardee’s playing Contingent. After a short speech about her morning of judging the results were announced and without further adue both bands were crowned Champions of the Fourth Grade Concert and Championship Concert sections respectively. The intermezzo Ensemble were presented with a Plaque, Medals and Certificate from Liz Childs and for the 4th year in a row the senior band were presented with the very prestigious Turner Trophy, collected by MD Ronan O’Reilly. It’s the senior band’s 12th time winning the event and one they first won forty years ago in 1985. In winning they now become the joint most successful band from the Republic of Ireland at the event. The Ardee Intermezzo Ensemble made history becoming the first Concert Band to be live streamed at a contest on the island of Ireland when they performed excellently to become fourth grade Champions of Ireland!
Culture Night
We had a lovely afternoon in Ardee Library celebrating Culture night with MD James MacCafferty at the Helm and followed by @ukeandrollers for a wonderful performance also. A really enjoyable end to the week #CultureNight2025 @lccartsoffice @louthcountycouncil
Kingscourt Band Festival
Sunday 14th September 2025
Massed band performance of Young Amadeus
New Members – New Recorder Group
A very warm welcome to our 18 new members who joined us last Friday evening. They were introduced to their tutor Gerry and even learned their first note “b” 🎶🎵
We hope your enjoy your time with us and have fun along the way on your musical journey.