BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220408T190000Z DTEND:20220408T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Cormac McCarthy & Nell Ní Chróinín - Quiet Lights DESCRIPTION:Quiet Lights presents the premiere of new work from Cork-based musician\, composer and multi-instrumentalist Cormac McCarthy for Irish sean-n s singer Nell N Chr in n. This suite was commissioned by Islander in 2020 for voice\, piano and string duo\, and will be performed by Cormac McCarthy\, Nell N Chr in n\, Kate Ellis and Maria Ryan for the first time in the stunning surrounds of Triskel Christchurch.\n\n \n\nCormac McCarthy is a pianist\, composer and arranger from Cork\, Ireland. Noted for a diverse stylistic palette\, and equally at home in a variety of genres\, his music is said to "defy categorisation" (Lyric FM). In 2010\, having completed his Masters degree in composition at the CIT Cork School of Music\, Cormac received the prestigious Bill Whelan International Music Bursary\, an award earmarked for young Irish composers studying abroad. He spent a number of years living in Chicago\, where he completed a Masters in Jazz Studies at DePaul University.\n\n\n\nNell N Chr in n hails from the Irish speaking M scra Gaeltacht of West Cork. This area is historically linked with a strong heritage of song and music. Nell was exposed to these local traditions of the area from a very young age. She began singing at the age of 11 under a local singing scheme Aisling Gheal\, whose aim is to preserve local songs by teaching them to the younger generation\, thus ensuring their preservation. She has enjoyed success in her singing career to date. Her achievements include several underage singing medals and titles from various Irish festival competitions as prestigious as the Oireachas na Gaeilge and The Fleadh Ceoil. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Quiet Lights presents the premiere of new work from Cork-based musician\, composer and multi-instrumentalist Cormac McCarthy for Irish sean-nó\;s singer Nell Ní\; Chró\;iní\;n. This suite was commissioned by Islander in 2020 for voice\, piano and string duo\, and will be performed by Cormac McCarthy\, Nell Ní\; Chró\;iní\;n\, Kate Ellis and Maria Ryan for the first time in the stunning surrounds of Triskel Christchurch.
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\nCormac McCarthy \;is a pianist\, composer and arranger from Cork\, Ireland. Noted for a diverse stylistic palette\, and equally at home in a variety of genres\, his music is said to &ldquo\;defy categorisation&rdquo\; (Lyric FM). In 2010\, having completed his Masters degree in composition at the CIT Cork School of Music\, Cormac received the prestigious Bill Whelan International Music Bursary\, an award earmarked for young Irish composers studying abroad. He spent a number of years living in Chicago\, where he completed a Masters in Jazz Studies at DePaul University.
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\nNell Ní\; Chró\;iní\;n \;hails from the Irish speaking Mú\;scraí\; Gaeltacht of West Cork. This area is historically linked with a strong heritage of song and music. Nell was exposed to these local traditions of the area from a very young age. She began singing at the age of 11 under a local singing scheme Aisling Gheal\, whose aim is to preserve local songs by teaching them to the younger generation\, thus ensuring their preservation. She has enjoyed success in her singing career to date. Her achievements include several underage singing medals and titles from various Irish festival competitions as prestigious as the Oireachas na Gaeilge and The Fleadh Ceoil.

\n LOCATION:Triskel Christchurch Triskel Arts Centre Tobin Street Cork UID:e.2489.26301 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260417T024134Z URL:https://chamber.corkchamber.ie/events/details/cormac-mccarthy-nell-ní-chróinín-quiet-lights-26301 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR