Friday 15 May 6.00 pm OPENING OF EXHIBITION Mary Ann Gelly Fred Hellier Paul Mosse George Vaughan Introduction and official opening of the 5th Barrow River Arts Festival by Sean Hardie Improvisations on Bass and Saxophone Barry Guy and Michael Niesemann Mary Ann Gelly moved to Co Kilkenny 20 years ago and resides in Inistioge. She studied sculpture in University of Georgia, USA, and Art History at Trinity College, Dublin. Recent exhibitions include the Happy Valley Festival, Thomastown, and Kilkenny Arts Festival. She is a member of the Kilkenny Life Drawing Group since 2006. Fred Hellier was born in London and studied at the University of London and Goldsmiths’ College School of Art. His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the UK and Canada. He has been a visiting lecturer at Université Laval in Québec City. His paintings, constructions and drawings are in a number of private and public collections. Paul Mosse was born in Co. Kilkenny. From 1966 -1970 he studied at The Chelsea School of Art, London. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and his work is represented in many private and public collections. He was elected to Aosdana in 2007. George Vaughan studied at the Limerick School of Art, Limerick, the National College of Art, Dublin, Fischerkoesen Film Studios, Germany and the College of Music, Dublin. He has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions throughout the country. His work can be found in collections such as The Arts Council of Ireland, Office of Public Works, Butler Gallery, Limerick City Gallery and private collections in Ireland and abroad. The exhibition will run throughout the festival and may be viewed between events. 7.30 pm LIEDER RECITAL Anja Pöche soprano Finghin Collins piano Robert Schumann 1810-1856 Six poems by Nikolaus Lenau and Requiem op. 90 (composed 1850) Liederkreis op. 39 Six Songs op. 107 Anja Pöche is a member of the à-capella ensemble Calmus, one of the most exciting voices in vocal music and well known to the Irish audiences. She performs regularly as a solo singer in oratorio and cantata concerts throughout Europe and the USA, often with emphasis on J.S. Bach and his contemporaries. She has established a close relationship with Camerata Kilkenny and the Barrow River Arts Festival ever since her first, much acclaimed, Irish appearance in 2011. Finghin Collins makes a welcome return since he performed a lieder recital with the tenor James Gilchrist at the very first Barrow River Arts Festival back in 2011. One of the most important musicians to emerge from Ireland in recent times he established his international reputation by winning the 1999 Clara Haskil International Piano Competition. Since then he has performed with leading orchestras throughout the world. Among his many recordings are two double CDs of Schumann’s solo piano music for Claves Records in Switzerland which have received widespread acclaim, including Editor’s Choice in Gramophone magazine in 2006. Tickets: €25.00 (€20.00 concession) Saturday 16 May 2.00 pm Launch of Imagines limited edition book publication from New Dublin Press Score for solo viola by Benjamin Dwyer Poems by Kimberly Campanello Commentary by Jonathan Creasy Designed by Distinctive Repetition Garth Knox will give the Irish première of Ben Dwyer's composition Imagines obesae et aspectui ingratae on Sunday at 5.30 pm. 'In this limited-edition publication, composer Benjamin Dwyer, poet Kimberly Campanello, violist Garth Knox and author/editor Jonathan Creasy come together to create a truly unique work of art. With musical score, performance, poems and commentary, the book documents years of artistic research and practice by a world-class group of artists. Designed in collaboration with Distinctive Repetition studio, Imagines is one of the most innovative and high-quality books produced this year in Ireland.' 3.30 pm DUO Savina Yannatou voice Barry Guy bass Songs and Improvisations Savina Yannatou’s unusual curriculum vitae includes songs for children and adults, a repertoire ranging from the Mediaeval to the Baroque, the Mediterranean to the Balkans, from Sephardic to Smyrnaean traditions, and from free improvisation through free jazz to music that defies classification. "Dark-toned but ambrosial, highly disciplined yet seemingly bursting with a soul of pure flame, the rather staggering Athens-born singer Savina Yannatou is a virtuosic chameleon adept at an extensive range of vocal tradition…..” John Payne, L.A. Weekly Barry Guy is a renowned improviser and composer influential in the world of jazz and free improvisation as in that of contemporary music. His concert works for chamber orchestras, chamber groups and soloists have been widely performed and his skilful and inventive writing has resulted in an exceptional series of compositions. His most recent project is the “Blue Shroud Band” which performs his work “The Blue Shroud” based on Picasso’s painting “Guernica” with texts by the Irish poet Kerry Hardie. Barry Guy continues to give solo recitals throughout Europe as well as continuing associations with colleagues involved in improvised, baroque and contemporary music. Tickets: €20.00 (€15.00 concession) 5.30 pm The Badke String Quartet Charlotte Scott violin Emma Parker violin Jon Thorne viola Jonathan Byers cello with Maximilliano Martin clarinet W.A. Mozart 1756-1791 Clarinet Quintet in A K. 581 Johannes Brahms 1833-1897 Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115 The Badke Quartet, formed in 2002, is widely recognised as one of Britain’s finest string quartets and has received widespread acclaim for its energetic and vibrant performances. It has worked with some of the world’s greatest string quartets and studied with Gabor Takács-Nagy at IMS Prussia Cove and members of the Alban Berg Quartet in Cologne. The Badke Quartet regularly perform at concert halls and festivals in the UK and abroad, including Aldeburgh, Montreux, Bad Kissingen, Malmö, Mecklenburg, Ljubljana, Santander, Aix-en-Provence, Verbier Presteigne, West Cork, London’s Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, and the Musikverein in Vienna. Future plans include a return to the Concertgebouw, a tour of the USA and a performance at the Haydn String Quartet Festival at the Court Theatre in Esterhazy Palace. Spanish clarinettist Maximiliano Martín is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most exciting and charismatic musicians of his generation. Highlights for 2014 include solo concertos with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Real Filarmonía de Galicia and Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife, numerous chamber music festivals in important venues like Wigmore Hall, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Chichester, Petworth, East Neuk, Cottiers and Paxton. The Brahm’s Clarinet Quintet was “heart-stoppingly expressive, hypnotically concentrated…essential listening” - Review from The Scottish Herald Tickets: €25.00 (€20.00 concession) 7.00 pm Sat 16 cont. MEET THE ARTISTS Swiss Sausage Supper (voucher €10) (complimentary for weekend/day ticket holders). Vouchers may be purchased in advance or at Borris House on the day. 8.30 pm VIOLA AND PIANO RECITAL Nathan Braude viola Polina Leschenko piano Joseph Jongen 1873-1953 Concertino Op. 111 for viola and piano Robert Schumann 1810-1856 Sonata No. 1 in A Op. 105 for violin and piano (arranged for viola by N.Braude) Rebecca Clarke 1886-1979 Viola sonata Op. 5 No. 3 The Russian-born pianist, Polina Leschenko, combines a phenomenal technique with deep sensitivity and abundant imagination. Her busy career combines concerti, recitals and chamber music. Leschenko has appeared in recital at the Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Vienna Konzerthaus, and is a regular visitor to orchestras around the world including the Hallé Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Camerata Salzburg. Her most recent disc is a Liszt recital which has won several awards including a Choc du Monde de la Musique. Some of her regular chamber music partners include Martha Argerich, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Ivry Gitlis, Julian Rachlin, Maxim Rysanov, Heinrich Schiff, Mischa Maisky and Torleif Thedéen. The young Belgian-Israeli violist Nathan Braude is rapidly emerging as one of the most promising viola players of his generation. He has performed in many of the world's most prestigious concert venues including the Wigmore Hall in London, Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. His début recording for the Fuga Libera label with the complete works for viola, by the Belgian composer Joseph Jongen, has been released to great critical acclaim. Nathan's recent recordings include the Dvorak piano quartet op.87 released on EMI Classics as part of the "Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2012" series). Tickets: €25.00 (€20.00 concession) Sunday 17 May 2.00 pm LITERARY READING Barry McGovern reads Flann O’Brien The focus of Barry McGovern’s reading at this year’s festival will be on the writings of the great Irish novelist, playwright and satirist Flann O’Brien. Dublin born Barry McGovern’s distinguished acting career has covered film, television and in particular theatre where he has become internationally renowned for his interpretation of the works of Samuel Beckett. In 2012 he received an Ovation Awards nomination for Lead Actor in a Play for the role of Vladimir in the Center Theatre Group production of “Waiting for Godot” “Barry McGovern’s astounding performance was not only the best of the festival, but also among the best I’ve ever seen…genius, no other word for it” - Sun Herald. Tickets: €20.00 (€15.00 concession) 3.30 pm TRIO Marilyn Crispell piano Barry Guy bass Paul Lytton percussion Compositions by Barry Guy and improvisations "Hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano. She is one of a very few pianists who rise to the challenge of free jazz.” - The New York Times Marilyn Crispell has been a composer and performer of contemporary improvised music since 1978. For ten years, she was a member of the Anthony Braxton Quartet and the Reggie Workman Ensemble, and she has performed and recorded extensively as a soloist and with players on the American and international jazz scene. In 1996 she was given an Outstanding Alumni Award by the New England Conservatory, and in 2004, was cited as being one of their 100 most outstanding alumni of the past 100 years. Percussionist Paul Lytton is both an inventive, textural drummer in the tradition of European free jazz, and a pioneer in electronic sound processing and the use of homemade instruments of his own invention. Lytton made his first appearances on the British creative music scene in the late 60s , and his influence – particularly in live electronics can still be observed in the experimentation of a new generation of improvisers over 30 years later. Tickets: €20.00 (€15.00 concession) 5.30 pm SOLO VIOLA RECITAL Garth Knox viola with poetry reading by Kimberly Campanello Georg Philip Telemann 1681-1767 Fantasie no 1 Rory Boyle b. 1951 Ayrshire Such Sweet Sorrow (realisation of Elizabethan harpsichord piece) Benjamin Dwyer b. 1965 Dublin Imagines obesae et aspectui ingratae (Irish premiere) Garth Knox b. 1956 Dublin Fuga Libre György Ligeti 1923 - 2006 Viola Sonata (1, 5 and 6) Garth Knox is at the forefront of the new music scene in many fields. Drawing on his vast experience as viola player of the Arditti Quartet and the Ensemble Intercontemporain and his close collaboration with most of the leading composers of today, he has become a unique performer of music of many different styles, ranging from minimalist understatement to the cutting edge of new techniques and new technologies. He has always felt at home as an improviser, and now more and more so as a composer also, deploying his musical ideas as innovative instrumental theatre. Tickets: €20.00 (€15.00 concession) 8.00 pm Camerata Kilkenny Maya Homburger director/violin Anja Pöche soprano Michael Niesemann oboe Sarah McMahon cello Johann Heinrich Schmelzer 1623-1680 Sonata No 3 in g minor for violin and basso continuo Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 Cantata “Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke” BWV 84 for soprano, oboe, strings and basso continuo Sarabande and Double from partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002 Aria No. 5 and Choral from Cantata “Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin” BWV 144 Allemande from Suite for solo cello in G Major BWV 1007 Aria No. 8 and Choral from Cantata “Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn” BWV92 The Wedding Cantata “Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten” BWV 202 for soprano, oboe, strings and basso continuo. “Camerata Kilkenny gave the impression that time is to be treasured, not to be rushed, that the music was somehow to be dwelt in, not pressured, and who’s to argue when the music is by Bach?” Review Irish Times 2014 Camerata Kilkenny is an acclaimed international ensemble founded by Swiss violinist Maya Homburger and the Irish harpsichordist and organist Malcolm Proud. They have performed at major festivals throughout Ireland and Europe. In this final concert of the 2015 Barrow River Arts Festival they are joined by German soprano Anja Pöche for choral and instrumental music of J.S. Bach including his sublime Wedding Cantata BWV 202 “Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten” with the German oboist Michael Niesemann as special guest. Tickets: €20.00 (€15.00 concession) The Barrow River Arts Festival is supported by the Goethe Institut, RTE and Carlow County Council. FESTIVAL PASS: €130.00 (Concession: €110) Day Pass Saturday: €60 (Concession: €50) Day Pass Sunday: €70 (Concession: €60)
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Friday 15 May6.00 pm
OPENING OF EXHIBITION
Mary Ann Gelly Fred HellierPaul MosseGeorge Vaughan
Introduction and official opening of the 5th Barrow River Arts Festival by Sean HardieImprovisations on Bass and Saxophone Barry Guy and Michael Niesemann
Mary Ann Gelly moved to Co Kilkenny 20 years ago and resides in Inistioge. She studied sculpture in University of Georgia, USA, and Art History at Trinity College, Dublin. Recent exhibitions include the Happy Valley Festival, Thomastown, and Kilkenny Arts Festival. She is a member of the Kilkenny Life Drawing Group since 2006.
Fred Hellier was born in London and studied at the University of London and Goldsmiths’ College School of Art. His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the UK and Canada. He has been a visiting lecturer at Université Laval in Québec City. His paintings, constructions and drawings are in a number of private and public collections.
Paul Mosse was born in Co. Kilkenny. From 1966 -1970 he studied at The Chelsea School of Art, London. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and his work is represented in many private and public collections. He was elected to Aosdana in 2007.
George Vaughan studied at the Limerick School of Art, Limerick, the National College of Art, Dublin, Fischerkoesen Film Studios, Germany and the College of Music, Dublin. He has exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions throughout the country. His work can be found in collections such as The Arts Council of Ireland, Office of Public Works, Butler Gallery, Limerick City Gallery and private collections in Ireland and abroad.
The exhibition will run throughout the festival and may be viewed between events.
7.30 pm
LIEDER RECITAL
Anja Pöche sopranoFinghin Collins piano
Robert Schumann 1810-1856Six poems by Nikolaus Lenau and Requiem op. 90 (composed 1850)
Liederkreis op. 39
Six Songs op. 107
Anja Pöche is a member of the à-capella ensemble Calmus, one of the most exciting voices in vocal music and well known to the Irish audiences. She performs regularly as a solo singer in oratorio and cantata concerts throughout Europe and the USA, often with emphasis on J.S. Bach and his contemporaries. She has established a close relationship with Camerata Kilkenny and the Barrow River Arts Festival ever since her first, much acclaimed, Irish appearance in 2011.
Finghin Collins makes a welcome return since he performed a lieder recital with the tenor James Gilchrist at the very first Barrow River Arts Festival back in 2011. One of the most important musicians to emerge from Ireland in recent times he established his international reputation by winning the 1999 Clara Haskil International Piano Competition. Since then he has performed with leading orchestras throughout the world. Among his many recordings are two double CDs of Schumann’s solo piano music for Claves Records in Switzerland which have received widespread acclaim, including Editor’s Choice in Gramophone magazine in 2006.
Tickets: €25.00 (€20.00 concession)
Saturday 16 May2.00 pm
Launch of Imagineslimited edition book publication fromNew Dublin Press
Score for solo viola by Benjamin DwyerPoems by Kimberly CampanelloCommentary by Jonathan CreasyDesigned by Distinctive Repetition
Garth Knox will give the Irish première of Ben Dwyer's composition Imagines obesae et aspectui ingratae on Sunday at 5.30 pm.
'In this limited-edition publication, composer Benjamin Dwyer, poet Kimberly Campanello, violist Garth Knox and author/editor Jonathan Creasy come together to create a truly unique work of art. With musical score, performance, poems and commentary, the book documents years of artistic research and practice by a world-class group of artists. Designed in collaboration with Distinctive Repetition studio, Imagines is one of the most innovative and high-quality books produced this year in Ireland.'
3.30 pm
DUO
Savina Yannatou voice Barry Guy bass
Songs and ImprovisationsSavina Yannatou’s unusual curriculum vitae includes songs for children and adults, a repertoire ranging from the Mediaeval to the Baroque, the Mediterranean to the Balkans, from Sephardic to Smyrnaean traditions, and from free improvisation through free jazz to music that defies classification.
"Dark-toned but ambrosial, highly disciplined yet seemingly bursting with a soul of pure �ame, the rather staggering Athens-born singer Savina Yannatou is a virtuosic chameleon adept at an extensive range of vocal tradition…..” John Payne, L.A. Weekly
Barry Guy is a renowned improviser and composer influential in the world of jazz and free improvisation as in that of contemporary music. His concert works for chamber orchestras, chamber groups and soloists have been widely performed and his skilful and inventive writing has resulted in an exceptional series of compositions.His most recent project is the “Blue Shroud Band” which performs his work “The Blue Shroud” based on Picasso’s painting “Guernica” with texts by the Irish poet Kerry Hardie. Barry Guy continues to give solo recitals throughout Europe as well as continuing associations with colleagues involved in improvised, baroque and contemporary music.
Tickets: €20.00 (€15.00 concession)
5.30 pm
The Badke String Quartet
Charlotte Scott violinEmma Parker violinJon Thorne violaJonathan Byers cellowith Maximilliano Martin clarinet
W.A. Mozart 1756-1791 Clarinet Quintet in A K. 581
Johannes Brahms 1833-1897 Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115
The Badke Quartet, formed in 2002, is widely recognised as one of Britain’s finest string quartets and has received widespread acclaim for its energetic and vibrant performances. It has worked with some of the world’s greatest string quartets and studied with Gabor Takács-Nagy at IMS Prussia Cove and members of the Alban Berg Quartet in Cologne. The Badke Quartet regularly perform at concert halls and festivals in the UK and abroad, including Aldeburgh, Montreux, Bad Kissingen, Malmö, Mecklenburg, Ljubljana, Santander, Aix-en-Provence, Verbier Presteigne, West Cork, London’s Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, and the Musikverein in Vienna. Future plans include a return to the Concertgebouw, a tour of the USA and a performance at the Haydn String Quartet Festival at the Court Theatre in Esterhazy Palace.
Spanish clarinettist Maximiliano Martín is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most exciting and charismatic musicians of his generation. Highlights for 2014 include solo concertos with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Real Filarmonía de Galicia and Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife, numerous chamber music festivals in important venues like Wigmore Hall, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Chichester, Petworth, East Neuk, Cottiers and Paxton.
The Brahm’s Clarinet Quintet was “heart-stoppingly expressive, hypnotically concentrated…essential listening” - Review from The Scottish Herald
Tickets: €25.00 (€20.00 concession)
7.00 pm Sat 16 cont.
MEET THE ARTISTS
Swiss Sausage Supper (voucher €10) (complimentary for weekend/day ticket holders). Vouchers may be purchased in advance or at Borris Houseon the day.
8.30 pm
VIOLA AND PIANO RECITAL
Nathan Braude violaPolina Leschenko piano
Joseph Jongen 1873-1953Concertino Op. 111 for viola and piano
Robert Schumann 1810-1856 Sonata No. 1 in A Op. 105 for violin and piano
(arranged for viola by N.Braude)
Rebecca Clarke 1886-1979Viola sonata Op. 5 No. 3
The Russian-born pianist, Polina Leschenko, combines a phenomenal technique with deep sensitivity and abundant imagination. Her busy career combines concerti, recitals and chamber music. Leschenko has appeared in recital at the Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Vienna Konzerthaus, and is a regular visitor to orchestras around the world including the Hallé Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Camerata Salzburg. Her most recent disc is a Liszt recital which has won several awards including a Choc du Monde de la Musique. Some of her regular chamber music partners include Martha Argerich, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Ivry Gitlis, Julian Rachlin, Maxim Rysanov, Heinrich Schiff, Mischa Maisky and Torleif Thedéen.
The young Belgian-Israeli violist Nathan Braude is rapidly emerging as one of the most promising viola players of his generation. He has performed in many of the world's most prestigious concert venues including the Wigmore Hall in London, Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. His début recording for the Fuga Libera label with the complete works for viola, by the Belgian composer Joseph Jongen, has been released to great critical acclaim. Nathan's recent recordings include the Dvorak piano quartet op.87 released on EMI Classics as part of the "Martha Argerich and Friends: Live from the Lugano Festival 2012" series).
Tickets: €25.00 (€20.00 concession)
Sunday 17 May2.00 pm
LITERARY READING
Barry McGovern reads Flann O’Brien
The focus of Barry McGovern’s reading at this year’s festival will be on the writings of the great Irish novelist, playwright and satirist Flann O’Brien. Dublin born Barry McGovern’s distinguished acting career has covered film, television and in particular theatre where he has become internationally renowned for his interpretation of the works of Samuel Beckett. In 2012 he received an Ovation Awards nomination for Lead Actor in a Play for the role of Vladimir in the Center Theatre Group production of “Waiting for Godot”
“Barry McGovern’s astounding performance was not only the best of the festival, but also among the best I’ve ever seen…genius, no other word for it” - Sun Herald.
Tickets: €20.00 (€15.00 concession)
3.30 pm
TRIO
Marilyn Crispell pianoBarry Guy bass Paul Lytton percussionCompositions by Barry Guy and improvisations
"Hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano. She is one of a very few pianists who rise to the challenge of free jazz.” - The New York Times
Marilyn Crispell has been a composer and performer of contemporary improvised music since 1978. For ten years, she was a member of the Anthony Braxton Quartet and the Reggie Workman Ensemble, and she has performed and recorded extensively as a soloist and with players on the American and international jazz scene. In 1996 she was given an Outstanding Alumni Award by the New England Conservatory, and in 2004, was cited as being one of their 100 most outstanding alumni of the past 100 years.
Percussionist Paul Lytton is both an inventive, textural drummer in the tradition of European free jazz, and a pioneer in electronic sound processing and the use of homemade instruments of his own invention. Lytton made his first appearances on the British creative music scene in the late 60s , and his influence – particularly in live electronics can still be observed in the experimentation of a new generation of improvisers over 30 years later.
Tickets: €20.00 (€15.00 concession)
5.30 pm
SOLO VIOLA RECITAL
Garth Knox violawith poetry reading byKimberly Campanello
Georg Philip Telemann 1681-1767 Fantasie no 1
Rory Boyle b. 1951 Ayrshire Such Sweet Sorrow (realisation of Elizabethan harpsichord piece)
Benjamin Dwyer b. 1965 Dublin Imagines obesae et aspectui ingratae (Irish premiere)
Garth Knox b. 1956 Dublin Fuga Libre
György Ligeti 1923 - 2006 Viola Sonata (1, 5 and 6)
Garth Knox is at the forefront of the new music scene in many fields. Drawing on his vast experience as viola player of the Arditti Quartet and the Ensemble Intercontemporain and his close collaboration with most of the leading composers of today, he has become a unique performer of music of many different styles, ranging from minimalist understatement to the cutting edge of new techniques and new technologies. He has always felt at home as an improviser, and now more and more so as a composer also, deploying his musical ideas as innovative instrumental theatre.
Tickets: €20.00 (€15.00 concession)
8.00 pm
Camerata Kilkenny
Maya Homburger director/violin Anja Pöche soprano Michael Niesemann oboeSarah McMahon cello
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer 1623-1680
Sonata No 3 in g minor for violin and basso continuo
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750
Cantata “Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke” BWV 84 for soprano, oboe, strings and basso continuo
Sarabande and Double from partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002
Aria No. 5 and Choral from Cantata “Nimm, was dein ist, und gehe hin” BWV 144
Allemande from Suite for solo cello in G Major BWV 1007
Aria No. 8 and Choral from Cantata “Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn” BWV92
The Wedding Cantata “Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten” BWV 202 for soprano, oboe, strings and basso continuo.
“Camerata Kilkenny gave the impression that time is to be treasured, not to be rushed, that the music was somehow to be dwelt in, not pressured, and who’s to argue when the music is by Bach?” Review Irish Times 2014
Camerata Kilkenny is an acclaimed international ensemble founded by Swiss violinist Maya Homburger and the Irish harpsichordist and organist Malcolm Proud. They have performed at major festivals throughout Ireland and Europe. In this final concert of the 2015 Barrow River Arts Festival they are joined by German soprano Anja Pöche for choral and instrumental music of J.S. Bach including his sublime Wedding Cantata BWV 202 “Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten” with the German oboist Michael Niesemann as special guest.
Tickets: €20.00 (€15.00 concession)
The Barrow River Arts Festival is supported by the Goethe Institut, RTE and Carlow County Council.
FESTIVAL PASS: €130.00 (Concession: €110) Day Pass Saturday: €60 (Concession: €50)Day Pass Sunday: €70 (Concession: €60)
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