Sundays at Noon: Ian Wilson 'Necromancer' (World Premiere)

The Hugh Lane Sundays at Noon Concert Series with Ian Wilson present the world premiere of 'Necromancer' by Ian Wilson from The Chocolate Factory.

Necromancer by Ian Wilson

Featuring: Lina Andonovska - flutes; Dario Calderone- double bass; Cathal Roche -saxophones; Alex Petcu- percussion; Justine Cooper -choreography/dancer.

Necromancer is a bold new interdisciplinary performance work, created by six leading artists in music and movement. Conceived as a musical ‘exorcism’, the piece responds to a series of haunting photographs taken during the Troubles in Northern Ireland by Japanese photojournalist Akihiko Okamura, who settled south of Dublin in the late 1960s. Blending composed and improvised music with physical performance, Necromancer channels a collective ritual of memory, witness and transformation.

Ian Wilson is one of Ireland’s most distinctive contemporary composers, whose emotionally resonant and structurally daring works explore life, loss, the limits of listening, and a borderless approach to musical language.

Dario Calderone is an acclaimed Italian double bassist known for his compelling solo performances, technical command, and visionary interpretations of the most demanding contemporary repertoire.

Lina Andonovska is a fearless Australian flautist whose genre-crossing virtuosity and deep commitment to new music have made her a leading voice on stages from the Sydney Opera House to experimental spaces across Europe and the USA.

Cathal Roche is a boundary-pushing Irish saxophonist and composer whose work fuses improvisation, electronics and text with an instinctive sensitivity to space and narrative.

Alex Petcu is a dynamic Irish percussionist whose expressive precision and adventurous programming have made him a key figure in Ireland’s contemporary music scene and a sought-after collaborator for new and experimental work.

Justine Cooper is a Dublin-based choreographer whose multidisciplinary practice draws on movement, sound and visual art to create atmospherically charged performance works with powerful emotional and political resonance.

Necromancer is a powerful new performance work exploring trauma, memory and transformation through music and movement — inspired by photographs from the Troubles by Japanese photojournalist Akihiko Okamura.

Six extraordinary artists. One collective exorcism.

Tickets

Free, booking at Eventbrite.

Please be advised that there are stairs up to this venue and limited disabled access please contact the organiser if you require wheelchair access. Parking is available either on street or in the nearby Parnell Street Car park www.q-park.ie