Works by Terry Riley will be performed as part of the Drogheda Arts Festival.

Louth Contemporary Music Society presents music by minimalist composer Terry Riley in Drogheda this May. The festival will include the Irish premiere of Chanting the Light of Foresight. This work was inspired by the eighth-century Ulster heroic tale An Táin Bó Cuailnge (the Cattle Raid of Cooley), and the performances will take place in County Louth where story is based.

The weekend, entitled Terry Riley: Spirals of Ragtime and Raga features the first Irish appearance by Terry Riley himself as a performer. He will join the Crash Ensemble in one of his works, In C, as well as improvising on the piano. The festival programme will also include the Irish premiere of Uncle Jard and Tread on the Trail performed by the Swiss saxophone ensemble, the Arte Quartett.

The festival runs from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 May 2007 in St Peter's Church of Ireland, Drogheda. All of the concerts will be broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm's Nova programme, (Sunday evenings, 8pm-10pm, on 96-99fm).

See Calendar for details.

Posted: 3 February 2007