Farmleigh Music and Arts Festival - 28th Nov - Stories from the Old World

Four day festival of contemporary music, drama, literature and poetry (Nov 28th - Dec 1st)

28th Nov, 8pm Stories from the Old World Ceo Nua for Voice, Pipes, Strings and Harps.

Programme

1st Half
Dave Flynn – String Quartet No.2  The Cranning (12")
Performers – The IMO String Quartet (Maria Ryan, Lucia MacPartlin, Niamh Varian-Barry & Maria O'Connor)
Joan Trimble – Duet for two Irish Harps (5”)
Performers – Clíona Doris and Clare McCague (harps)
Brian Boydell - A Dream of Ballyfarnon (5")
Performer – Clíona Doris (harp)
Padruig Morrison – Lament for the Bird's Dance in the Sea (5") World Premiere of composition workshopped in Farmleigh
Performer – Clíona Doris (harp)
Dave Flynn – Calmly Awaiting the End (10”) Dublin Premiere
Performers – Mick O'Brien (uilleann pipes), The IMO String Quartet

2nd Half
Dave Flynn – Harp-Lute – (5”) World Premiere
Performers – Clíona Doris and Clare McCague (harps)
Brian Boydell – Two Sketches for two Irish Harps (5”)
Performers – Clíona Doris and Clare McCague (harps)
Anne-Marie O'Farrell – Airs & Grace Notes for two Harps (6”) World Premiere of new version of piece originally for Harp and Organ
Performers – Clíona Doris and Clare McCague (harps)
Dave Flynn – Stories from the Old World (20”)
Performers – Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (voice), Mick O'Brien (uilleann pipes), The IMO String Quartet

Tickets

Doors open at 7pm.