Quiet Music Ensemble present three world premieres, featuring works by Anna Murray and Francis Heery

Quiet Music Ensemble is a Cork-based Experimental Music group led by composer and performer John Godfrey. 

The word ‘quiet’ in its name is intended to conjure both the sense of hushed and of peaceful; its music is a restrained meditation on sound itself. The group consists of: John Godfrey, founder/director/electric guitar; Seán Mac Erlaine, clarinets/saxes; Roddy O'Keefe, trombone; Ilse De Ziah, cello; Dan Bodwell, double bass; Alexis Nealon, sound engineer. 

It draws its repertoire from diverse artistic sources, including composers of music, sound artists and visual artists, and specialises in improvisation, guided or free. It performs in unconventional spaces and contexts, and specialises in extended performances.

At Solstice, QME will present a programme of world premiere works by artists Kathy Hinde, Anna Murray and Francis Heery. Drawing respectively on the beautiful and subtle sonorities of especially created new instruments, the poetry of Yeats and on Japanese Noh theatre, the pieces were created especially for QME, responding to the ensemble’s unique, meditative, mesmeric music.

This event is part of the learning & engagement programme which accompanies the exhibition ‘I am sitting in a Room’. 

Programme

Francis Heery – Moon Phases 2022
Anna Murray – Aioi: leaves laden with words
Kathy Hinde – Acts of Balancing and Unbalancing

Tickets

Tickets available via Solstice Arts Centre, booking here.