Evlana Ensemble – Ondine: Ravel And Beyond

Taking its inspiration from Ondine by Maurice Ravel, a landmark work for solo piano, Ondine: Ravel and Beyond offers Irish audiences an opportunity to hear a rich palette of chamber works written in the years following the first performance of the composer’s tour de force in 1908, in addition to more recent works similarly inspired by composers Kaija Saariaho, Toru Takemitsu and Irish composer Siobhán Cleary.

PERFORMERS:
Sylvia O’Brien, soprano
William Dowdall, flute
Keith Pascoe, violin
Alex Petcu, percussion
Isabelle O’Connell, piano
 
PROGRAMME:
Maurice Ravel – Ondine
Claude Debussy – Syrinx
Rebecca Clarke – The Seal Man
George Walker – Sonata for violin and piano
Nina Rota – Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano

Interval

Takemitsu – Towards the Sea
Keike Abe – Wind In the Bamboo Grove
Kaija Saariaho – Changing Light
Siobhán Cleary – Ondine