Concorde's next Dublin concert has the evocative title 'Shades of Raindrops'.

On Sunday 22 November Concorde performs five musical compositions written between 1979 and 2009 at the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin.

Korean composer Sungji Hong will travel to Dublin for the Irish premiere of her work, Shades of Raindrops, an evocative work for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello and piano. It was awarded second prize in the 2008 Salvatore Martirano Awards international competition and was performed at the 2008 ISCM World Music Days. Sungji Hong's travel to Dublin has been kindly supported by the Korean Embassy, Dublin.

Also on the programme is the world premiere of Into the Night for soprano and ensemble by Hugh Boyle. This piece was awarded the IMRO Composition Prize at the 2008 Dublin Feis Ceoil. Originally from Donegal, Boyle is now completing his PhD at Queen's University Belfast.

Concorde's programme introduces the music of Massimo Davi to Irish audiences. Davi has been living in Killarney since 2000 and was active as a musician in Italy before then. From Finland comes a work for solo accordion by Erkki Jokinen—a virtuoso work widely performed and recorded but new to Irish audiences.

Irish composer Judith Ring was commissioned by Concorde to write a piece for sextet with tape. within an egg of space was premiered at the National Gallery of Ireland in June of this year. Audiences now have a second chance to hear this music at the Hugh Lane Gallery. Inspired by sounds created by the musicians themselves, each performance of this work is a unique experience. The Irish Times wrote that this piece 'offers an inviting sound-world of curious instrumental colours, including what may be bird calls and small animal sounds, subtly backdropped by judicious stroking and striking of the piano strings from inside the lid. It is not merely a sound-world, but a work with structure, a strong sense of completeness.'

Posted: 15 November 2009