National Sawdust presents: Contemporaneous - Dreams of One/All featuring the US premiere of Donnacha Dennehy's 'Limina'

14 June 2023 19:30

National Sawdust

Live at National Sawdust, Contemporaneous: Dreams of One/All reimagines the idea of what a “concerto” can be. 

Three new works composed by Donnacha Dennehy, Tonia Ko, and Dan Trueman expand the relationship between a solo instrument and a large ensemble. Dennehy writes a startling, powerful piece for piano, performed by Eliza McCarthy; Ko pens a solo for amplified bubble wrap, an innovative instrument she invented and plays; and Trueman teams up with legendary Irish fiddler Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh on a piece for 10-string fiddle that brings the history of Irish traditional music in dialogue with the orchestra. Performed by the 23-person ensemble, and former National Sawdust group in residence Contemporaneous, these new works represent a culmination of many years of collaboration, and open up new futures for the concerto form.

Tickets

Tickets available via National Sawdust here.

 

Venue

National Sawdust

80 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, New York