Kirkos presents "The Song Ring’d Sky" a new piece by Irish composer Ian Wilson and "bayou-borne, for Pauline" by New Zealand-born American composer Annea Lockwood.

Both pieces have a strong ecological element and an interesting use of space: "The Song Ring’d Sky" (string trio, horn, flute, alto saxophone & bass clarinet) is an environmental birdsong piece that uses the cries and call of some of the highest-flying birds in the world as source material and plays with horizontal and vertical space of the Boys’ School in Smock Alley.

"bayou-borne, for Pauline" (six players) is a map of the six bayous converging near Houston,Texas, with accompanying instructions. Performers improvise, each following one of the six bayous on the map. In the score, Lockwood writes, ‘while these rivers normally move sluggishly, their character changed powerfully during Hurricane Harvey (August 2017), when rapids formed, currents accelerated considerably and placid bayous became fierce conduits of floodwaters which devastated the Houston area and caused many deaths.’

Performers:

Lina Andonovska – Flute
Ali Comerford – Viola
Yseult Cooper Stockdale – Cello
Erin Hennessey – Violin
Hannah Miller – Horn
Berginald Rash – Clarinets
Nick Roth – Saxophones

TICKETS €10 | €8 CONCESSION (STUDENT/OAP)

RUNNING TIME APPROXIMATELY 60 MINUTES (DURATION VARIES)