TWG Summer Gathering - Provost’s House
We are delighted that our popular TWG Summer Gathering is back after a break of two years!
This year we will hold our gathering at the Provost's House and Gardens at the invitation of Trinity College Provost, Linda Doyle. Join us on the afternoon of 14 July for a special tour of the house and refreshments served in the gardens, accompanied by live music from violist Benjamin Errington.
With an address of No 1. Grafton Street, the Provost's House has a special place in Dublin's built heritage. Most of the house is invisible from Nassau Street and Grafton Street, as it is screened behind high walls. Begun in 1759, it was designed by Dublin architect John Smyth for Trinity Provost Francis Andrews. Trinity College Professor in Architectural History, Dr. Christine Casey, describes it as "a grand and eccentric stone-fronted townhouse that survives in pristine condition and is still used for its original purpose". The highlight of the "intriguing" interior is the saloon at piano nobile level with its "central Venetian window", "coffered ceilings" and "rich Corinthian half-columns" (Casey).
A visit to the Provost's House and Gardens is a special experience for anyone interested in art and architecture and the history of Trinity College.
Tickets: Update - booking now closed.
Ticket includes: tea/coffee and light snacks in the garden, with musical accompaniment; as well as a guided tour of the historical Provost’s House, TCD.
If you have any questions or to inquire about further availability, please contact trinitywomengraduates@gmail.com.
Benjamin Errington
UK-born Benjamin Errington received his musical training at Chethams School of Music and early in his career was a string finalist in the BBC Young Musicians and Audi Young Musicians competitions. He went on to study at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, graduating with First Class Honours and a PPRNCM diploma in performance. As a founding member of the Johnston String Quartet (later the Navarra and Elias Quartets) Benjamin concertised in the UK and Austria and has since been a music-director and Freelance Violist in several European countries upon the completion of his studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg (funded by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and the English Speaking Union Award). Benjamin continues to be a dedicated chamber musician and has played as a guest with the Navarra Quartet in Ireland. In 2017 he gave a full length solo recital with pianist Christian Ivandic in the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City. He currently combines his musical career, including frequent appearances with the RTE orchestras, with academic research into the musical aesthetics of Early German Romanticism, as an Early Career Researcher at Trinity College Dublin.