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Up Close with Music - Concorde at the Gallery of Photography

15 June 2012

The premiere of a new work by Raymond Deane forms the centerpiece of a stimulating afternoon of music as the musicians of Concorde bring the fifth event in their Up Close with Music series to Dublin's Gallery of Photography on Sunday 1st July.

Deane's Mystery of a Street has been commissioned by the ensemble for this event, which continues Concorde's 35th anniversary celebrations. It also acknowledges Deane's longstanding connection with the group, for which he wrote the works ...Una Musica Riposa and Seachanges (with Danse Macabre).

The three short concerts in this unique performance space take place on the hour between 2pm and 5pm, each lasting for thirty minutes. Admission to all performances is free, but advance booking is recommended - contact concorde@eircom.net

The programme features an array of contemporary works, written for differing combinations of clarinet, violin, cello and accordion - among them, pieces by Frank Lyons, Deirdre McKay, James Wilson, Concorde's founder-director Jane O'Leary and young composer Marc Tweedie who is currently studying at Queen's University, Belfast. Works by Wolfgang Rihm, Erkki Jokinen and the Chicago-based Matthew Dotson bring an international flavour.

Concorde's Up Close with Music series was launched in October 2011 to celebrate the ensemble's 35th anniversary season. Its aims are to provide opportunities to create new work and to revisit previously commissioned work. It provides listeners with a chance to experience the music 'up close' and to talk with performers and composers between each concert. In keeping with the ensemble's commitment to new Irish music, each event features a new work by an Irish composer. The series is supported by a Music Project Award from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

In the run-up its premiere, Raymond Deane will talk about his new piece in an interview on the Contemporary Music Centre's website. Visit www.cmc.ie

Following the event on 1st July, Concorde returns to the Gallery of Photography on 22nd July with a programme that includes a new work by David Fennessy.

For more information contact:
Sam Wilcock, Promotion Manager
Contemporary Music Centre
Tel: +353 (0)1 673 1922
Email: swilcock@cmc.ie
Web: www.cmc.ie

NOTES FOR EDITORS

Up Close with Music
2pm - 5pm, Sunday 1st July 2012
Gallery of Photography, Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, Dublin
www.galleryofphotography.ie

CONCORDE
Paul Roe, clarinet
Elaine Clark, violin
Martin Johnson, cello
Dermot Dunne, accordion

2pm Raymond Deane | Mystery of a Street clarinet, cello and accordion (2012) (premiere)
Erkki Jokinen | Alone accordion solo (1979)
Wolfgang Rihm | At the Horizon violin, cello and accordion (1991)
Frank Lyons | Stung bass clarinet and electronics (2010)

3pm 'Something there, as if for those who remain...'
Jane O'Leary | Something There clarinet, violin, cello and accordion (2006)
Marc Tweedie | As if... solo bass clarinet (2012)
Ariel Hernandez | For those who Remain for violin and accordion (2011)

4pm
Matthew Dotson | Study for Solo Violin (2012)
Deirdre McKay | New Work clarinet, violin, and accordion (2012)
James Wilson | Sonatina clarinet, violin, cello and accordion (1998)
Raymond Deane | Mystery of a Street clarinet, cello and accordion (2012)

Free admission to all performances - advance booking is recommended - contact concorde@eircom.net

The Contemporary Music Centre is Ireland's national archive and resource centre for new music supporting and developing the work of composers throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland. For further information contact Sam Wilcock, Promotion Manager, The Contemporary Music Centre, 19 Fishamble Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 8. [Tel: +353 (0)1 673 1922 / email: swilcock@cmc.ie / www.cmc.ie]

The Contemporary Music Centre
nurturing the composition and performance of new Irish music

Concorde contemporary music ensemble was founded in Dublin in 1976 to promote new music on a regular basis. The Up Close with Music series, which began in October 2011, has highlighted past repertoire and commissioned works alongside new pieces specially written to celebrate the ensemble's 35th anniversary season.