Octophonies I
Project Arts Centre, Dublin
22 October 2010
Photo: Declan English
Music for harpsichord, soprano and eight loudspeakers. In the opening concert Michael Quinn tackles two of the most demanding works in the contemporary harpsichord repertoire: Kaija Saariaho's mystical 'Jardin Secret II', and Jean-Claude Risset's stunning 'Pentacle' (both Irish premieres). Soprano Deirdre Moynihan delivers two virtuosic works for voice and tape by young Irish composers Ed Bennett and Judith Ring, contextualised by Jonathan Harvey's seminal electronic tour-de-force, 'Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco', based on recordings of the human voice. Performers: Michael Quinn, (harpsichord),
Kaija Saariaho, Jardin Secret II (harpsichord and live electronics)
Jean-Claude Risset, Pentacle (harpsichord and 8-channel tape)
Ed Bennett, I Need This (soprano and tape)
Jonathan Harvey, Mortuos Plango Vivos Voco (8-track tape)
Judith Ring, Mouthpiece (soprano and tape)
