Finding a Voice concerts featuring women composers from Ireland
Old St Mary’s Church
Finding a Voice 2019
South Tipperary Arts Centre are delighted to launch the second edition of Finding a Voice – a celebration of women composers for International Women’s Day. We are delighted to be funded by the Arts Council of Ireland for this concert series.
SATURDAY 9TH MARCH
Clara Schumann Day
Mary Hegarty
Venue/Time: Old St. Mary’s - 1pm
Saturday 9th March is dedicated to one of the best-known women composers of all time, the inspiring Clara Schumann. The lunchtime concert features one of Ireland’s most celebrated singers, soprano Mary Hegarty, who wowed audiences last year with her opening night performance and who returns to perform a programme of romantic lieder by Clara Schumann. This lunchtime concert also features the world premiere of Jane O’Leary’s Clara (2012-13) for clarinet/bass clarinet and speaker, with Paul Roe and Aideen Wylde
Leading international piano trio, the Fidelio Trio continue the tribute to Clara Schumann with a concert of music for solo piano and piano trio by Clara Schumann, as well as trios by Rebecca Clarke and Joan Trimble. This concert features the world premiere of Reflections on a Theme by Clara Schumann by Jane O’Leary, Rhona Clarke, Marian Ingoldsby, Amanda Feery, Anna Murray and Siobhàn Cleary, commissioned by Finding A Voice and performed by renowned pianist Mary Dullea.