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Concorde present a concert of music by a selection of Irish women composers to close the international conference, Women and Music in Ireland, at Renehan Hall, National University of Ireland, Maynooth on Saturday April 17. The works represent a variety of styles and instrumentation but were all written in the 21st century and have featured in programmes presented by Concorde at the National Gallery of Ireland in recent years.,br. Alyson Barber's music is inspired by Irish legends and music and the poetry of Eoghan O Tuairisc, Emma O'Halloran's by the poetry of Paul Verlaine ('your soul is a chosen landscape'). Elaine Agnew has chosen the poetry of Michael Longley, imagining a bed as a vast, white snowscape. Deirdre McKay's quartet is visual in its concept, painting a picture of lonely cuttlefish, retreating from the world in a brown cloud of sepia. Rhona Clarke's improvisations for solo alto flute open a vista for your imagination and Jane O'Leary's interlocking textures for voice and 3 high instruments treat sound in a sculptural way. The concert is sponsored by IMRO. http://music.nuim.ie/newsevents/womenandmusicinirelandconference |
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