Performance of new work 'The Gift' by Stephen Gardner
28 May 2019 19:00
EPIC
EPIC
Ellen Demos, experimental vocalist
Sean MacErlaine, woodwind and live processing
Alex Pectu, percussion
Arun Rao, Cello
The GIFT: a semi-improvised musical work which celebrates the gift by The Choctaw Nation towards Irish Famine Relief in 1847. This was a remarkable act of generosity and humanity, given that The Choctaw were a displaced people in a state of destitution. The contemporary Choctaw poet LeAnne Howe and Irish poet Doireann Ni Ghriofa have commemorated this event. Their text is the basis of this work.
A basic score by Stephen Gardner was developed and improvised upon over the course of several months.
The work will last approximately, with a brief reception at 6.30pm and music commencing from 7.00pm.
Admission is free, but places are strictly limited.
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