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Just want you to know about a friend's gig at The Draiocht, The Blanchardstown Centre, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 on the 12 of October at 8 pm. You can book at 01-885 2622 (box office).

It is going to be Flamenco for solo guitar only and will include my new compositions.

Hope to see you there, for more info check the site www.angelguitar.net or www.draiocht.ie or contact Angel: angel@angelguitar.com

Oh and may I also mention his new CD: www.incompletecentury.com

Cheerss

Greetings,
Just thought this might interest any Flamencos in Ireland.
Francisco García will be giving a performance in the National Concert Hall on June 18. He's joined by guitarists Salvador Andrades and Jose Manuel Leon, Vocalist Jose Parra, Bass player Pastora Andrades, vocalist Mara Delagado, and flamenco dancer and choreagrapher David Lozano.
This looks like it will be one of the best Flamenco shows to hit Ireland ever, as these musicians are some of the best in the world.
http://www.nch.ie//Box-Office/Performances/Flamenco-Garcia-%E2%80%9CThe-Reunion%E2%80%9D.aspx?date=18/06/2008&time=2000


See you there
Cheers
Keith

Experience the beauty of the music of Sir John Tavener at the Temenos 08 festival music over the October bank holiday weekend 24- 26 Oct, with concerts in St Peter’s Church of Ireland in Drogheda and St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dundalk.

The programme includes some of Tavener’s most celebrated works: Song for Athene performed at Princess Diana’s funeral and The Protecting Veil. Artists include Billboard chart topping American vocal group Anonymous 4, The Ulster Orchestra and Grammy Award winning choir Polyphony – described by the critics as “possibly the best small professional chorus in the world.”

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Programme
The Ulster Orchestra with Ioana Petcu Colan (Violin), Doreen Curran (Mezzo) and Marta Sudraba (Cello)
Tõnu Kaljuste Conductor
Friday 24 October 2008 at 8pm
St.Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda.
Tavener: Supernatural Songs
Tavener : Dhyana
Tavener: The Protecting Veil
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The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste will perform for the first time in Drogheda on the 24 Oct 2008 in St.Peter’s Church of Ireland. The Ulster Orchestra, Northern Ireland's only full-time symphony orchestra and one of the major orchestras in the United Kingdom, opens John Tavener’s Temenos festival.
The performance by the Ulster Orchestra conducted by the world’s most respected conductors Tõnu Kaljuste will undoubtedly be a festival highlight. Kaljuste who was last in Drogheda as conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir’s sold out performance.Latvian cellist Marta Sudraba, will perform the Protecting Veil with the Ulster Orchestra on Friday 24 October 2008. One of Tavener's most famous works, The Protecting Veil for solo cello and string orchestra was commissioned by the BBC in 1989. Perhaps no other piece of modern classical music has caused such a stir since its debut (in the 1989 Proms) as this work has. 'The Protecting Veil' provides an Ikon in music of the mother of God during her life.The piece is profoundly beautiful.
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Polyphony with Marta Sudraba ( cello)
Stephen Layton Conductor
Patricia Rozario and the Oriel Trio
Saturday 25 Oct 2008 at 8pm
St.Patrick’s Cathedral, Dundalk.
Tavener: To a Child Dancing in the Wind
Tavener: Various Choral works including The Lamb, Song for Athene and O My People ( World Premiere)
One of the world’s best choirs, Grammy winner Polyphony will perform in St. Patrick’s Dundalk on 25 October 2008 as part of John Tavener’s Temenos festival. Polyphony conducted by the exceptional musician Stephen Layton will perform Tavener favourites alongside the world premiere of a new Tavener work ‘O My People’.

Dundalk audiences are in for a further treat with Patricia Rozario opening the Dundalk concert with Tavener’s To A Child Dancing in the Wind. Patricia Rozario’s described by Gramophone as possessing “a voice of liquid gold” regularly performs and records Tavener’s work and her performances are considered as definitive by the composer.

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Anonymous 4 and Rothko 4
Sunday 26 October at 8pm
St.Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda.
Billboard chart topping American vocal group Anonymous 4 make their Irish debut in St. Peter's Church of Ireland on 26 October 2008. Renowned for their unearthly vocal blend and virtuosic ensemble singing, the four women of Anonymous 4 combine musical, literary, and historical scholarship with contemporary performance intuition as they create ingeniously designed programs of medieval, contemporary, and American music. Anonymous 4 will perform Irish and English early music works alongside works by John Tavener and Arvo Pärt at the Temenos 08 festival.

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Louth Contemporary Music Society (LCMS) will host a major celebration of the work of Sir John Tavener in its Temenos Festival from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 October 2008 in venues in Louth Ireland.

Festival highlights include the first Irish performance by Anonymous 4 with the Irish string quartet Rothko 4, the Ulster Orchestra conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste performing the Protecting Veil with Marta Sudraba,a world premiere of John Tavener’s O My People. O My People is a moving Byzantine text taken from the Service of the Twelve Gospels, celebrated at one o'clock in the morning of Good Friday in the Orthodox Church. O My People will be performed by Polyphony conducted by Stephen Layton, plus Patricia Rozario and the Oriel Trio in Tavener’s Yeat’s influenced work To a Child Dancing in the Wind.
“Temenos” is a Greek word for sacred space and it is apt that the festival focuses on Tavener who is strongly influenced by sacred and spiritual texts.

A leading figure in the world of 20th-century British music, Sir John Tavener's choral and orchestral works reflect his deeply spiritual outlook and distinctive musical voice. He is perhaps best known to worldwide audiences for his Song for Athene, which was performed at the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997, his Protecting Veil which was a world wide selling cd, and his vast, 7-hour work, The Veil of the Temple, was featured in the 2004 Lincoln Center Festival.

Festival Highlights:

Friday 24 October 2008 : The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste on in St.Peter's Church of Ireland, Drogheda.

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste will perform for the first time in Drogheda on the 24 Oct 2008 in St.Peter's Church of Ireland. The Ulster Orchestra, Northern Ireland's only full-time symphony orchestra and one of the major orchestras in the United Kingdom, opens John Tavener's Temenos festival.

The performance by the Ulster Orchestra conducted by the world's most respected conductors Tõnu Kaljuste will undoubtedly be a festival highlight. Kaljuste who was last in Drogheda as conductor of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir's sold out performance, has gained international fame with his diversified repertoire, and has developed close working relationships with contemporary composers such as Giya Kancheli, Arvo Pärt and Veljo Tormis.

Latvian cellist Marta Sudraba, will perform the Protecting Veil with the Ulster Orchestra on Friday 24 October 2008. One of Tavener's most famous works, The Protecting Veil for solo cello and string orchestra was commissioned by the BBC in 1989. Perhaps no other piece of modern classical music has caused such a stir since its debut (in the 1989 Proms) as this work has. 'The Protecting Veil' provides an Ikon in music of the mother of God during her life.The piece is profoundly beautiful. Sudraba, one of the best and brightest musicians of her generation, has worked with Gidon Kremer and plays the cello in his Grammy nominated orchestra Kremerata Baltica.

Irish Chamber Orchestra violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan makes a welcome return to perform Tavener's Dhyana with the Ulster Orchestra.

The Temenos festival also explores Tavener's deep connection with Irish poet WB Yeats with performances of two Yeats' influenced works. Derry mezzo soprano Doreen Curran, RTE's 1998 Young Singer of the Future and a graduate of the National Opera Studio, will open the festival with a performance of Tavener's Supernatural Songs with the Ulster Orchestra. The songs constitute one of the composer's finest achievements.


Saturday 25 October 2008 : One of the world's best choirs Polyphony to perform for the first time in St.Patrick's Dundalk

Whenever you're in the presence of the vocal ensemble Polyphony and their conductor Stephen Layton you begin to understand what authenticity is really about. The Times - March 2008

One of the world's best choirs, Grammy winner Polyphony will perform in St. Patrick's Dundalk on 25 October 2008 as part of John Tavener's Temenos festival. Polyphony conducted by the exceptional musician Stephen Layton will perform Tavener favourites alongside the world premiere of a new Tavener work O My People. Tavener's music finds devoted interpreters in Polyphony who produce some of the most beautiful choral singing you could ever hope to hear.

Dundalk audiences are in for a further treat with Patricia Rozario opening the Dundalk concert with Tavener's To A Child Dancing in the Wind. Patricia Rozario's described by Gramophone as possessing a voice of liquid gold regularly performs and records Tavener's work and her performances are considered as definitive by the composer.


Sunday 26 Oct 2008 : Anonymous 4 make their Irish debut in St.Peter's Church of Ireland

Often haunting and inspirational, these songs about going to heaven frequently will take you there."Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News

Billboard chart topping American vocal group Anonymous 4 make their Irish debut in St. Peter's Church of Ireland on 26 October 2008. Renowned for their unearthly vocal blend and virtuosic ensemble singing, the four women of Anonymous 4 combine musical, literary, and historical scholarship with contemporary performance intuition as they create ingeniously designed programs of medieval, contemporary, and American music. Anonymous 4 will perform Irish and English early music works alongside works by John Tavener and Arvo Pärt at the Temenos 08 festival.

The Temenos festival is a major celebration of the music of Sir John Tavener, a leading figure in 20th century contemporary music and best know for his Song for Athene performed at the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997. Sir John Tavener's choral and orchestral works reflect his deeply spiritual outlook and distinctive musical voice.

The weekend festival organized by Louth Contemporary Music Society (LCMS), runs from 24-26 October 2008 in venues across Louth, Ireland. The Festival will provide an exception opportunity to see major performers brought together for the first time in Ireland.

Programme

The Ulster Orchestra with Ioana Petcu Colan (Violin), Doreen Curran (Mezzo) and Marta Sudraba (Cello) Tõnu Kaljuste Conductor
Friday 24 October 2008 at 8 pm at St.Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda.
John Tavener : Supernatural Songs (2003)
John Tavener : Dhyana (2007)
John Tavener: The Protecting Veil (1988)


Polyphony with Marta Sudraba (cello) Stephen Layton Conductor
Patricia Rozario and the Oriel Trio
Saturday 25 Oct 2008 at 8 pm at St.Patrick’s Cathedral, Dundalk
John Tavener :To a Child Dancing in the Wind(1983)
John Tavener :Melina (1994)
John Tavener: Song for Athene (1993)
John Tavener :The Lamb (1982)
John Tavener :Hymn to the Mother of God
John Tavener :O My People. (world premiere) (2008)
John Tavener :Chant (1995) (solo cello)
John Tavener :Mother of God here I stand (from Veil of the Temple) (2004)
John Tavener: Awed by the beauty (from Veil of the Temple)
John Tavener :Syvati (1995)( cello and chorus)
John Tavener: Funeral Ikos (1981)

Anonymous 4 and Rothko 4
Sunday 26 October at 8pm at St.Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda
Prose: Gaude virgo salutata [Dublin Troper]

Song: Edi be thu hevene quene
John Tavener : Out of the night (1996)
John Tavener :As one who has slept (1996)
Valentin Silvestrov: Ikon
Prose: Prophetarum presignata [Dublin Troper]

Song: Alma redemptoris mater
John Tavener: Come and do Your will in me 
(1997)
Arvo Part : Fratres 

Prose: Salve mater misericordie [Dublin Troper] 

Song: Hail Mary full of grace
John Tavener : Ikon of Joy/Sorrow (1999)
John Tavener: The Lord’s Prayer (1999)
Hymn: Ave maris stella
Alexander Knaifel : An Autumn Evening
John Tavener : The Bridegroom 
(1999)
Prose: Miserere miseris [Dublin Troper]


Tickets are on sale from:
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Kronos Quartet and Wu Man perform the Irish premieres of Tan Dun's Ghost Opera and Terry Riley's Cusp of Magic

13 July 2009 in An Tain Theatre Dundalk, Louth

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Louth Contemporary Music Society in association with Louth County Arts Office and Dundalk Arts office present The Kronos Quartet with special guest Wu Man in the Irish premieres of Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera & Terry Riley’s Cusp of Magic in An Tain Theatre Dundalk on 13 July 2009. Both works were specially written for the Kronos Quartet and are available on cd recordings from Nonesuch records.
Kronos has become one of the most celebrated and influential ensembles of our time, performing thousands of concerts worldwide, releasing more than 45 recordings of extraordinary breadth and commissioning more than 600 new works and arrangements for string quartet. Kronos’ work has also garnered numerous awards, including a Grammy for Best Chamber Music Performance (2004) and “Musicians of the Year” (2003) from Musical America.

Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera
Ghost Opera is an acclaimed work for string quartet and pipa (Chinese lute) from Tan Dun (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera is written for string quartet and pipa (Chinese lute) and features Grammy winning Kronos Quartet with acclaimed Chinese instrumentalist Wu Man. Stephen Pettit of the London Times said Tan Dun is master of effect. Ghost Opera is a five movement theatrical work that mirrors an ancient Chinese funeral custom in which the performer engages in a dialogue between his past and future. Ghost Opera is beguiling and moving. It is a colorful as well as a touching meditation, garnished by sounds of clashing stones and cymbals, the Chinese one-stringed lute and pipa, and small bells. . .wonderfully atmospheric.”
Tan Dun’s (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) Ghost Opera is a five movement work for string quartet and pipa, with water, metal, stone and paper. Ghost Opera is written for string quartet and pipa with paper, shadow, and water gong basins placed around the performing space. The performers’ movements reflect the back-and-forth between spiritual realms that is characteristic of the ‘ghostopera’ tradition. In composing Ghost Opera, Tan was inspired by childhood memories of the shamanistic “ghost operas” of the Chinese peasant culture. In this tradition, which is over 4,000 years old, humans and spirits of the future, the past, and nature communicate with each other. The work employs elements from the European classical concert tradition, Chinese shadow puppet theatre, visual art installations, folk music theatre and ritual.

Terry Riley’s Cusp of Magic
Terry Riley’s six-movement piece, The Cusp of Magic was described by the Los Angeles Times “with its lullabies and entrancing Chinese songs and sweet disposition, brims with joy.” The Cusp of Magic was commissioned by Kronos on the occasion of their longtime friend and collaborator Riley’s 70th birthday, the piece features the Quartet joined by Wu Man on pipa (a Chinese plucked string instrument, similar to a lute) and vocals, with all musicians also playing a variety of percussion instruments, toys, and noisemakers. Kronos Artistic Director and Violinist David Harrington says, “No composer has been as much a part of Kronos as Terry Riley. We first met at Mills College in 1978, and he has written 23 works for us so far. We knew Terry was turning 70 in 2005, and it seemed like a perfect time to commission another new piece from him. I was sure he would spend the time and take the care needed to bring his knowledge of the pipa up to the point where he could write an amazing work, and over a period of more than a year, he learned about the instrument from Wu Man. “One day I was talking with him and he said he wanted this piece to be ‘magical.’ My granddaughter Emily was an infant at the time. We had little toys and noisemakers around the house, which we would play as I carried her around. Of all the experiences I’ve had, that is the most magical. ‘Why don’t you just come over, and we’ll play some of Emily’s toys?’ I said. So he brought over his computer and recording equipment, and we played all of her toys while she was taking a nap.”
Riley adds, “In this work, the different timbre and resonance of the Chinese pipa and the Western string quartet highlight the crossover regions of cultural reference, so that the Western musical themes might be projected with an Eastern accent and vice-versa. My plan was to make these regions seamless so that the listener is carried between worlds without an awareness of how he/she ends up there.”

The Kronos Quartet with special guest Wu Man are presented by Louth Contemporary Music Society in association with Louth County Arts Office and Dundalk Arts office. The performance of Ghost Opera and the Cusp of Magic is funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and financially supported by the Dundalk Arts Office, the Louth Arts Office and Fáilte Ireland.

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Russian composer brings new work to world premiere in Drogheda
Louth Ireland

The haunting music of Russian-born composer Alexander Knaifel is coming to County Louth with the world premiere of his music in a celebration called ‘The Rest is Noise’.

The work of the St Petersburg composer and cellist will be performed at St Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda on the 1st May, as part of the Drogheda Arts Festival.

A number of world renowned musicians will perform Knaifel’s works. The virtuoso violinist Elizabeth Cooney, will perform ‘EF and the three visiting cards of the poet’, the first Irish commission from Knaifel, along with cellist Elisabeth Wilson and violist Joachim Roewer.
The evening will also include the first Irish performance by internationally renowned Russian pianist Oleg Malov, who has performed in some of the most important festivals of contemporary music in Europe. Oleg Malov will perform the world premiere of A Mad Tea-party Royal version.

The deeply expressive Irish Callino Quartet will also perform some of Knaifel’s hauntingly beautiful music, including ‘O Heavenly King’ with soprano Patricia Rozario.
Organised by Drogheda Borough Council in association with Louth Contemporary Music Society (LCMS) for Drogheda Arts Festival, the performances will be a major musical event for Ireland.
Eamonn Quinn, of LCMS, spoke about the forthcoming event. “We are proud to be able to attract such major contemporary musical events to the area and host such high calibre composers who have chosen to premiere their work in Ireland.”

“Alexander Knaifel is a contemporary of Arvo Part, who’s spiritual music was also brought to the area by the LCMS and featured at performances in Dundalk and Drogheda last year,” said Quinn.

“Knaifel started his career as a cellist and is a former student of Mstislav Rostropovich. He is well-known for both his serious compositions and also his film music, having scored over forty feature films.”

“In the 1970’s he embarked on a quest through his compositions for purity of tone and music of calm, tranquillity and beauty that touch upon mystical questions like the nature of love,” explained Quinn.

“The pieces that will be performed in the ‘Rest is Noise’ recital show just how much he has achieved this quest.”

The Rest is Noise: the music of Alexander Knaifel is presented by Drogheda Borough Council in association with Louth Contemporary Music Society (LCMS) for Drogheda Arts Festival. The Rest is Noise is funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and financially supported by the Drogheda Arts Office, the Louth Arts Office and Fáilte Ireland.
For more information go to www.louthcms.org

Ahead of the performance of his music on Friday 1 May 2009 in St.Peter's Church of Ireland Drogheda Alexander Knaifel will feature

• in an Irish Times interview with the esteemed music critic Michael Dervan.
  
• RTÉ's the Arts Show will also feature the pianist Oleg Malov performing the music of Alexander Knaifel on 29 April 2009 at 8pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
  
• Don't forget to listen in to the competition on RTÉ Lyric fm's Nova programme 26 April 2009 at 8pm to win tickets and an overnight stay for the performance on Friday 1 May 2009 in Drogheda, Louth
  

Ahead of their performance in Dundalk on 13 July, the Kronos Quartet will feature in the following programmes:
RTÉ lyric fm's Nova programme on 28 June 2009 at 8.30pm
http://www.rte.ie/lyricfm/nova/1281449.html
RTÉ's Radio 1 The Arts Show on 9 July 2009 at 8.00pm

The Kronos Quartet with special guest Wu Man perform the Irish premieres of Tan Dun’s Ghost Opera & Terry Riley’s Cusp of Magic
in An Tain Theatre Dundalk
on 13 July 2009.
Tickets from www.centralticketbureau.com

The Hilliard Ensemble to perform their Arkhangelos programme entitled in St.Patrick’s Cathedral Dundalk on 1 October 2009

“The Hilliard Ensemble is without a doubt one of the finest vocal ensembles in the world.” The Globe and Mail (London)
“Their sound, as always, is beautifully blended… truly sublime.” The New York Times
“The astounding melding of their voices is simply otherworldly.” The Globe

Arhkangelos
The Hilliard Ensemble
St.Patricks Cathedral Dundalk
1 October 2009 at 8pm.


The Hilliard Ensemble will perform their Arkhangelos programme in St.Patrick’s Cathedral Dundalk on 1 October 2009.The Hilliard Ensemble is one of the world’s foremost male a capella ensembles. Their repertory ranges from the medieval to the modern, to which they bring a unique sound honed by years of performing together. The ensemble consists of David James (countertenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Steven Harrold (tenor), and Gordon Jones (baritone).
The Arkhangelos programme includes traditional sacred songs (Sharakans) of the Armenian church arranged by the monk, musicologist and composer Komitas (1869-1935). Alongside the exotic and quasi oriental music of the Sharakans the performance includes music which has its roots in the Greek ( Ivan Moody), Russian Orthodox (Pärt and Raskatov) and Roman churches ( James MacMillan) and the church in England (Jonathan Wild).

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For TEMENOS 09 ticket holders only a Luxury Coach is available for the return journey from Dublin at a cost of €10
Parnell Street is the pickup and drop off point. Coach leaves at 6pm. Tickets available from www.centralticketbureau.com. 0818 205 205

Hello

I'm a member of the Culwick Choral Society, and on May 19th in St Patrick's cathedral in Dublin we will present a full-scale performance of Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers, in this its 400th anniversary year.

With a combination of leading soloists, wonderful musicians playing period instruments, and a magnificent setting, this promises to be a rare and special occasion!

The full choir of the Culwick Choral Society and conductor Bernie Sherlock are joined by leader Claire Duff and by a strong line-up of soloists:

Colette Boushell (soprano)
Alison Browner (mezzo-soprano)
Duncan Brickenden (countertenor)
John Elwes (tenor)
Benjamin Hulett (tenor)
Jeffrey Ledwidge (bass)
Jonathan Gunthorpe (bass)

Orchestral accompaniment will come from two celebrated period-instrument groups, Camerata Kilkenny and London’s QuintEssential Sackbut and Cornett Ensemble.

Tickets from Ticketmaster, St Patrick's Cathedral, and Opus II at 26 St Great George's Street, D2

More details at www.culwick.org

Hope to see you there

Louth Contemporary Music Society Celebrate Terry Riley’s 75th Birthday with
Terry Riley, Talvin Singh, George Brooks
California Kirana – The West Coast Legacy of Pran Nath
An Tain Theatre Dundalk
29 Oct 2010 @8pm.

Louth Contemporary Music Society, is honoured to present the world famous Terry Riley as he celebrates his 75 birthday to perform Indian ragas with arrangements on the saxophone played by the ever progressive saxophonist George Brooks and Mercury Music awarded tabla player Talvin Singh. Terry Riley who was listed in the London Sunday Times as "one of the 1000 makers of the 20th Century" is one of the founder fathers of minimalism in music. Terry Riley was invited by Louth Contemporary Music Society for his first visit to Ireland in May 2007.

This show is not only to celebrate Terry Riley’s birthday and welcome return to Ireland but also to see how Indian Classical music so easily flows into Jazz and minimalism, as well as seeing the young maestro and experimentalist of tabla, Talvin Singh, to perform in a traditional context.

Terry Riley, Talvin Singh and George Brooks will perform traditional ragas arranged for piano, voice, saxophone and tablas, focusing on some of Pran Nath’s favorite ragas from the Kirana tradition such as Darbari, Bageshri, Malkauns, Yemen and Bhimpolasi.

In addition they will perform works from the Riley-Brooks duo repertoire including movements from “Salome Dances for Peace“ and “Ebony Horns“. Each artist will also perform a solo work.

California Kirana – The West Coast Legacy of Pran Nath is presented by Louth Contemporary Music Society (LCMS) in association with Create Louth. California Kirana – The West Coast Legacy of Pran Nath is funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and financially supported by Dundalk Town Council and Louth County Council. RTE lyric fm are the media sponsor.

Tickets for the performance priced €25 are available from www.centralticketbureau.com
Phone 0818 205 205(Ireland)
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Or from An Tain Box office : Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth

T: 042 9392919

Terry Riley
California Composer Terry Riley launched what is now known as the Minimalist movement with his revolutionary classic IN C in 1964. This seminal work provided a new concept in musical form based on interlocking repetitive patterns. Its impact was to change the course of 20th Century music and its influence has been heard in the works of prominent composers such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams.
Terry Riley was strongly influenced by jazz and tape loop experiments when he began composing repetitive music. In 1964, Riley composed In C, which is generally considered the benchmark work of American Minimal music. Its impact was to change the course of 20th Century music and its influence has been heard in the works of prominent composers such as Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams and many prominent rock bands such as The Who, Brian Eno and Curved Air. Later works like Cadenza on the Night Plain was selected by both Time and Newsweek as one of the 10 Best Classical Albums Of The Year. The epic string quartet cycle, Salome Dances for Peace, was selected as the #1 Classical Album Of The Year by USA Today magazine and was nominated for a Grammy. Terry Riley was listed in the London Sunday Times as "one of the 1000 makers of the 20th Century."

Talvin Singh Producer, composer and tabla player.
The Mercury Music Prize 1999 winner is known for creating an innovative fusion of classical Indian music and drum and bass. He is generally considered as a central figure in the electronica sub genre called Asian Underground. Also, his traditional tabla playing has gained him world recognition and respect. He has worked with the likes of Bjork, Blondie, Madonna, Siouxsie & the Banshees, David Sylvian, Sun Ra, DJ Spooky, Massive Attack, Future Sound of London, Ryuchi Sakamoto, The Master Musicians of Jajouka, and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

George Brooks Saxophonist
George Brooks has performed with such notable musicians as Etta James, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Kronos Quartet, Anthony Braxton, Zakir Hussain, and Terry Riley. His original compositions combine elegant melodies with the rich harmonies of modern jazz and the driving rhythms of North India to form a unique and wholly satisfying musical experience.