The National Concert Hall will host a celebration of the music of Shaun Davey this June.

The concert will include a performance of his first major work, The Brendan Voyage, as well as some of his other compositions. With his music, Shaun Davey combines traditional and classical instruments to create a music that is captivating, dramatic and beautiful.

This piece tells the heroic story of St Brendan’s epic journey in a leather boat from the south-west coast of Ireland to the coast of the New World. The tiny boat is represented by uilleann piper Liam Ó Floinn, pitted against the massive forces of sea and storm, ice and monsters as depicted by the huge orchestra.

The concert takes place in the National Concert Hall on Friday 23 June. See Calendar for details.

Posted: 29 April 2006