Hayes, Cahill and the ICO
RE the Irish Chamber Orchestra’s Classical Ceol performance at UCH tonight Thursday 8, don’t forget that guests Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill have been performing together since the 1980. They experiment in a variety of music styles, and this national tour with the orchestra is a case in point.
The Hayes/ Cahill brand has extended far beyond the conventional audience for traditional music providing an ideal cross-collaborative choice for the Irish Chamber Orchestra.
The duo perform ‘Music for the Departed’ by Dave Flynn alongside ‘An Irish Farrago’ which is a co-arrangement of old traditional works by Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill with orchestral arrangements by Dave Flynn.
It provides a snapshot of Irish tunes spanning four centuries, from a haunting early 18th century air by Turlough O’Carolan, to a modern day reel by Peadar Ó’Riada.
Moore, Grieg, Ginastera make up the rest of this 1st night programme for the Classical Ceol tour. 8pm at the concert hall, Thursday September 8.
Language Alive Week grants
HAVE you nursed ideas in your heart for the revival of the Irish language in your own life, parish or the wider community? City Council has announced that some small grants are available for the Limerick Language Alive Week running October 17 to 23.
According to communications executive Laura Ryan, the council is inviting groups to celebrate “the diversity and vibrancy of language in their community by running an event that brings language alive”.
Moot suggestions include an international ‘Limericks’ competition; bringing oral and written traditions to life; how music such as rap and choral brings language alive; the language of business today and the concept of ‘language fusion’. This, I read, is about “bringing Irish, English and other languages together in exciting and creative ways”.
Go to www.limerickcity.ie and applications to Merchant’s Quay by 4pm on September 15.
Dublin Contemporary winners
PERHAPS it was the midweek launch date of Tuesday September 6 that put readers off the ticket competition for Ireland’s largest ever exhibition, Contemporary Dublin. We had two local entrants for the family tickets (4) that give access to all relevant venues in Dublin and of course, the primary one, Earlsfort Terrace. Our Dublin Contemporary winners were Mark Ryan of Ballina and Laura Byrnes of Lisnagry.
