HARPS FOR HOPE Cliona Doris & Denise Kelly McDonnell

Another video from our Harps for Hope online concerts series: Cliona Doris & Denise Kelly McDonnell perform Brian Boydell's: Four Sketches for Two Irish Harps, Op. 52 (1961-62)
Composed for Gráinne Yeats and Mercedes Bolger).

Brian Boydell: Four Sketches for Two Irish Harps, Op. 52 (1961-62)
Composed for Gráinne Yeats and Mercedes Bolger

Movement 3: Dance for an Ancient Ritual
(Published in The Irish Harp Book by Sheila Larchet-Cuthbert.)
Movement 4 (No title)

From upcoming album, 'Brian Boydell: Mosaics and Sketches' by kind permission of RTÉ lyric fm
Performers: Cliona Doris and Denise Kelly McDonnell
Producer: Laoise O'Brien
Recording Engineer: Ben Rawlins
Executive Producer: Eoin Brady for RTÉ lyric fm

Over the past year, people have highlighted to us how connected they feel to the sound of the harp; how it calms them, comforts them and enhances their sense of national identity.

At a time when collectively we feel undermined by uncertainty, the harp expresses our togetherness and lends its voice to the fight against Covid19.

Never was the saying ‘Ar scáth a chéile a mhairimid, we live in each other’s shadows’ more relevant than it is now.

Take a moment to enjoy Harps for Hope from a selection of our leading harpers. The introductory track on each of these videos is An Cruitire from the Spirit of Laois suite composed by harper-composer, Michael Rooney and performed by Siobhán Buckley.

https://www.harpireland.ie/showevent/harps-for-hope/2020-04-03/