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The Contemporary Music Centre announces Fidelio Trio USA Debut Tour 21st Feb - 1st March 2011

9 February 2011

Internationally recognised as one of the most exciting piano trios with diverse and arresting programming this US tour, supported by Culture Ireland as part of Imagine Ireland – a year-long season of Irish arts in America in 2011 - features world and US premieres by Irish composers: Gerald Barry, Ed Bennett, Linda Buckley, Raymond Deane, Donnacha Dennehy, Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin and Ian Wilson. From the UK, Michael Nyman and from the US, American composers Evan Ziporyn, Charles Wuorinen, Laura Kaminsky, Erik Lund and Arlene Sierra.

Ireland's Fidelio Trio, Darragh Morgan – Violin, Robin Michael – Cello, Mary Dullea – Piano have performed at London's Wigmore Hall, Casa da Musica, Porto, Shanghai's Oriental Arts Centre and on tour throughout Europe, Hong Kong and South Africa. They broadcast regularly for BBC Radio 3 and have released numerous CDs on NMC, Delphian Records, Naxos and MN Records.

Particularly lauded for their performances of new music, they have worked with many diverse composers, in particular Michael Nyman, Toshio Hosokawa, Gerald Barry and Johannes Maria Staud. The Fidelio Trio will perform twice at Symphony Space, New York City, as part of their Music of Now Marathon and Salon Series, MIT Boston, SUNY New Paltz and University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

The Contemporary Music Centre is Ireland's national archive, resource centre and promotional body for new music, supporting the work of Irish composers from the Republic and Northern Ireland. The Centre is supported by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

For further information on the Fidelio Trio and the US debut tour contact Darragh Morgan, Fidelio Trio.
email: darraghm@hotmail.com
www.fideliotrio.com

For further information on the Contemporary Music Centre and Irish composers contact Karen Hennessy, Promotion Manager, The Contemporary Music Centre, 19 Fishamble Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. Tel: 01 6731922
Email khennessy@cmc.ie
web site www.cmc.ie

Culture Ireland is the state agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide, working under the aegis of the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport. Culture Ireland creates and supports opportunities for Irish artists to present their work at strategic international festivals, venues, showcases and arts markets. The agency comprises a board appointed by the Minister and an executive staff led by the Chief Executive.
www.cultureireland.gov.ie

Imagine Ireland is a year-long season of Irish arts in America in 2011, an initiative of Culture Ireland, with funding from the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport.
www.imagineireland.ie

Notes for Editors

21st February 2011
Symphony Space,
2537 Broadway,
New York
NY 1025
www.symphonyspace.org

Music of Now Marathon Day
Evan Ziporyn Typical Music
Charles Wuorinen Trio

22nd February 2011
McKenna Theatre,
State University of New York,
1 Hawk Drive,
New Paltz
NY 12561
www.suny.edu

Donnacha Dennehy Bulb*
Laura Kaminsky Vukovar Trio
Chick Corea Addendum
Ravel Trio

24th Feb Salon
Symphony Space,
2537 Broadway,
New York
NY 1025
www.symphonyspace.org

Evan Ziporyn Typical Music
Donnacha Dennehy Bulb
Ian Wilson First Last Words*
Raymond Deane March Oubliée*
Gerald Barry Triorchic Blues (piano trio version)*

25th February 2011
Killian Hall,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
77 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge
MA 02139-4307
www.mit.edu

Evan Ziporyn Typical Music
Michael Nyman Time Will Pronounce
Donnacha Dennehy Bulb
Linda Buckley Galura*
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin Fidelio Unsung*

27th February 2011
School of Music
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Urbana,
Illinois 61801
www.illinois.edu/arts/arts.html

Arlene Sierra Truel 1
Erik Lund Unknown Origins**
Ed Bennett Slow Down*
Raymond Deane March Oubliée
Ian Wilson First Last Words
Evan Ziporyn Typical Music

* US premiere
** world premiere