Musici Ireland in Frankfurt - Mini Concert Series

Musici Ireland presents a mini concert series in Dr Hoch Konservatorium, Frankfurt, to celebrate St Patrick’s weekend.

Featuring “A Mother’s Voice” and two afternoon concerts as part of Zeitgeist Irland 24, an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Germany.

Including their acclaimed original multidisciplinary work "A Mother's Voice" with music by Irene Buckley & Linda Buckley. The weekend concerts include music by composers Paul Frost and Ailbhe McDonagh as well as a world premiere for guitar quintet by Liam Bates.

Featuring musicians: Mia Cooper, Jane Hackett and Rachelle Hunt (violin); Beth McNinch (viola); Katie Tertell (cello) and Stefan Hladek (guitar).

Events

'A Mother's Voice' | Friday 15 March, 7.30pm | Booking via Eventbrite here.

“A Mother’s Voice” (String Quartet) is a commemorative dedication to the many women affected by the mother and baby homes in Ireland during the 1900s. Musici Ireland is humbled to present a multidisciplinary production in honour of these women; a collaboration between artists and living survivors to shed light on this veiled era of Ireland’s recent history.

The production, a two year development, consists of an immersive exhibit by Bridget Ni Dhuinn, with lighting by Eoin McNinch and showcase a performance of the newly commissioned work by Cork composers Linda Buckley and Irene Buckley with animation by Eabha Bortolozzo and Jack Kirwan. The piece also features the voices of three mothers, "Cait", Deirdre Wadding and Sheila O'Byrne

'Ireland and America - Ties across the Atlantic' | Saturday 16 March, 2pm | Booking via Eventbrite here.

Programme

Liam Bates - Vivo

Rebecca Clarke - Poem 

Paul Frost - What are the memories I just can't live without?

Jessie Montgomery - Strum

George Walker - Lyric for strings

Dvorak - American string quartet No.12 Op 96

'Ó slán is céad on taobh so uaim'  | Sunday 17 March, 2pm | Booking via Eventbrite here.

Programme

Ailbhe McDonagh - String Quartet No2 “Lore” Movements 1 & 2

Vivaldi - Follia Variations, op.1 [12']

Dyens - Tango en Skai [3']

"Three Spanish baroque pieces" Cumbees & Tarantelas (S. de Murcia) [solo guitar]

G. Sanz - Canarios 

John Lynch - Slán le Maighe

Boccherini - Fandango Quintet

Liam Bates - JOY (Dolmen) WORLD PREMIERE