An astronaut looks back at the Earth in all its beauty in Steve Martland's 'Skywalk'.

In the first concert of a two-part Steve Martland retrospective, Chamber Choir Ireland will perform a number of the late composer's choral works, including his famous reimagining of children’s playground songs entitled Street Songs, as well as the concert’s dreamlike title work Skywalk, in which an astronaut looks back upon the beauty of Earth from space—made all the more poignant by the composer’s departure from our world in 2013.

Martland's works will be juxtaposed with those of Renaissance composer Clément Janequin who, centuries before, shared the same desire to reflect the sounds of the world around him.

Note: Out of sensitivity, we have removed Clément Janequin’s chanson ‘La Bataille’ from the programme. Instead, we have added a piece by Ukrainian composer Galina Grigorjeva, Psalm 103 (from Vespers), and Arvo Pärt’s Da Pacem (Give Peace), in heartfelt solidarity with the Ukrainian people. Please find the updated concert programme below.

Programme
Psalm 103 (from Vespers) - Galina Grigorjeva (Ukraine, b. 1962)
Missa La Bataille (Kyrie, Gloria) - Clément Janequin (France, c. 1485-1558)
Skywalk - Steve Martland (UK, 1954-2013)
Missa La Bataille (Credo) - Clément Janequin
Street Songs - Steve Martland
Missa La Bataille (Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus) - Clément Janequin
The Shepherd’s Song - Steve Martland
Da Pacem - Arvo Pärt (Estonia, b. 1935)