Bridges & Mirrors by Helen Kearns & Francois Dumont

To highlight the musical bridges between Ireland, France and the United Kingdom, soprano, Helen Kearns and pianist François Dumont present a delightful programme of music by composers Benjamin Britten, Claude Debussy, Nicola LeFanu and Jane O’Leary, in addition to the Irish première of new works by the French composer Sophie Lacaze and the British composer Christian Mason.

Supported by Diaphonique, Franco- British fund for contemporary music, in partnership with the SACEM, the Friends of the French Institute Trust, the British Council, the Institut français, the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, the Centre National de la Musique, Creative Scotland and the Salabert Fondation.

Programme

Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918) - Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C 2’30
Rebecca CLARKE (1876-1979) - Down by the Salley Gardens, Shy one, The Cloths of Heaven
Henri DUPARC (1948-1933) - L’invitation au voyages 
Sophie LACAZE (1963) - Vers les étoiles (Irish Première), À la surface de l’eau (New commissioned work - Irish Première)
Christian MASON (1984) - So close to another dimension - Irish première 
Claude DEBUSSY (1862-1918) - Children’s corner 
Erik SATIE (1866-1925) - La diva de l’empire 
Jane O’LEARY (1946) - Palette of Preludes 
Nicola LEFANU (1947) - A birthday card for Jane O’Leary
Benjamin BRITTEN (1913-1976) - Moore’s Irish Melodies

Tickets

€5-10. Booking via RIAM here.