Take in a night of breathless performance at Ireland’s longest running multi-disciplinary arts festival. Witness the Irish debut of the late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson’s crowning achievement, Drone Mass, presented with Chamber Choir Ireland and Crash Ensemble, in the iconic St. Canice’s Cathedral. After the evening’s events, retreat to the fabulous four-star Pembroke Hotel in the heart of Kilkenny and savour a delicious breakfast at the famous Staham’s restaurant the next morning.
The late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson was a singular talent, as celebrated for his theatre and film scores (including Arrival and Sicario) as for his orchestral work, and Drone Mass is his defining work. Despite the name, Drone Mass isn’t really a mass. It’s a mysterious and richly textured work inspired by an ancient Egyptian Coptic hymn. Weaving voices, strings and electronics into a mesmerising soundscape that bears comparison with the work of minimalist greats like Arvo Pärt and Henryk Górecki, Drone Mass is the thrilling debut Irish performance of a great composer’s masterpiece.
Kilkenny Arts Festival takes place from 8 – 18 August and highlights include Irish National Opera with the European Premiere of two operas from composer Emma O’Halloran – Trade /Mary Motorhead with librettist Mark O’Halloran; The Irish Premiere performance of DRONE MASS by Jóhann Jóhannsson; presented with Chamber Choir Ireland and Crash Ensemble; A new commissioned spectacle for Kilkenny Castle by Fictions Picture Company, directed by Jack Phelan; Martin ‘Beanz’ Warde presents his darkly comic piece The Dead House; Rough Magic showcase their work with Peter Hanly on his new project What are you Afraid Of? Headline concerts with Lisa O’Neil, Mick Flannery, This is the Kit, Bassekou Kouyate, Richard Dawson, Niamh Regan, Caimin Gilmore and more. The Marble City Sessions features Artist in Residence Martin Hayes with a thrilling line up including Cormac Begley, Kate Ellis, Cleek Schrey’s Appalachian Trio, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Liam Byrne, Liz Knowles, Niall Vallely, Niwel Tsumbu, Mick McAuley and John Doyle. Martina Evans and Paul Muldoon lead the poetry programme while Fintan O’Toole delivers the annual Hubert Butler Lecture.
Visit www.kilkennyarts.ie for a packed programme of events in the Marble City.
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