Artist Talk by Frances Lamb

Basement Gallery, Town Hall

Thursday 11 March 2010 at 1.00pm

Thursday 11 March 7pm

Sirius Arts Centre

Cobh, County Cork Ireland

For more information phone +353 21 481 3790 or email cobharts@iol.ie

On April 28, 1997, “Jekyll & Hyde” made its Broadway debut at the Plymouth Theatre. A resounding success, this production was nominated for 4 Tony Awards. “Jekyll & Hyde” has music by Frank Wildhorn, and book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. It was originally conceived for the stage by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn. The musical is based on the novel, ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde’ (1886), by Robert Louis Stevenson.  The original album features Ireland’s Colm Wilkinson as Jekyll/Hyde.    The music has a contemporary style similar to that of “Les Miserables” and has both a romantic and thrilling element throughout.

Featuring some of the most beautiful songs written in recent times, this musical adaptation of Dr. Jekyll’s well-known endeavor to play God comes to Dundalk for four performances only. The music has gained familiarity throughout the world with “This is the moment” used at numerous world-wide events.

Since forming in 2005, S.O.N.G. has received four A.I.M.S. Nominations including two for Best Modern Opera. They won “Live at the Web” an international festival held in Belfast in 2008 and has several individual award winning cast members.

Following on their successful, sell out, productions of “Oliver”, “Les Miserables SE” and “Jesus Christ Superstar”, this promises to be another fantastic musical featuring a cast of 60 young people.

Book early to avoid disappointment

Four performances only

Wed 7^th April 2010, all tickets €10, 8pm

Thurs 8^th – Sat 10^th April 2010, all tickets €15, 8pm

The Turning Point an exhibition of multi-media work by Vivienne Byrne

Exhibiting Artist Vivienne Byrne will give a talk about her work in Droichead Arts Centre Gallery on Saturday 6th March at 1pm

Admission is free of charge.

Everyone’s welcome.

Booking is recommended due to limited places.

Please contact Droichead Arts Centre Box Office on 041 9833946

Marcella Bannon

Director

Droichead Arts Centre

Barlow House

Narrow West Street

Drogheda

Co.Louth

Ireland

Tel: + 353 041 9875140

Fax: + 353 041 9842055

www.droichead.com

Frances Lambe

“Microcosmos”

March 3^rd. – April 9^th.

Lambe’s work springs from visual research into disparate areas of interest including geography, biology, marine biology, botany and astronomy. This research is informed by my involvement in scuba diving. She is interested the visual ‘inter-relatedness’ of life on our planet. Life forms that exist underwater mimic those on land. Her work contains the counterpoint of opposites;

+ smooth / textured,

+ minimal / intricate,

+ single / multiple,

+ convex / concave,

+ still / moving,

+ microscopic / vast,

+ surface / interior,

+ vertical / horizontal.

Observed effects of weathering on surfaces influences the form and texture of the work.

The sphere, the oval and undulating forms underpin her visual language. The form of each piece is of prime focus. The constructed walls form a taut ‘membrane’ between the inner and exterior space. Holes punctuate the surface and link exterior to interior.

Her abstract sculptural work seeks to explore concepts of stillness, structure, balance and implied movement. On a deeper level her work reflects on our perception of time as it is defined by the movement of the earth, sun, moon the tides and erosion.

basementgallery@dundalktown.ie 042 9392916

Opening hours Monday /Friday, 10.00.am/1.00.pm – 1.30.pm. / 5.00.pm.

Louth Local Authorities operate a number of funding opportunities for individuals and organisations involved in the arts.

Please click this link to the funding page.

“Uri Caine is a king among princes, a consummate musician who sounds great whether playing Bach, accompanying Don Byron on Puccini’s Nessun Dorma, wrangling an ambitious avant-jazz ensemble around the music of Mahler . . . . . He is prolific, hugely proficient, and ambitious.”John Walters, Guardian

Louth Contemporary Music Society’s first concert for 2010 features a performance by the great American pianist Uri Caine. The performance takes place in St.Peter’s Church of Ireland Drogheda on 5 March 2010 at 8pm.

Pianist and composer Uri Caine gleefully and artfully ignores the boundaries between musical genres, mixing up Mahler and Bach with original music, swinging bebop and hard-hitting drum-and-bass. He launches LCMS 2010 concerts by performing John Zorn’s Book of Angel’s Volume 6: Moloch.

Moloch is a remarkable set of piano solos. Some of these pieces are dark, others very beautiful. All are played superbly and imaginatively. Uri Caine is a Philadelphia-raised virtuoso, unconfined by genres. Likewise-unfettered is the music’s composer, John Zorn, from whose Book of Angels {Masada Book Two} these pieces come.

Uri Caine Plays John Zorn

In addition to performing solo and with his own ensemble, Caine has worked with groups, including those led by by Don Byron, Sam Rivers, Clark Terry, Arto Lindsay,John Zorn and Barry Altschul. He has also performed with the Woody Herman Band, the Enja Band, and Global Theory. Caine has appeared at many jazz festivals including the What is Jazz? Festival, the Texaco Jazz Festival (New York), the Montreal Jazz Festival, Jazz Across the Borders (Berlin), and the Newport Jazz Festival. Appearances at classical music festivals include the Salzburg Festival, the Holland Festival, and the Israel Festival. Caine is the recipient of grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Uri Caine is presented by Louth Contemporary Music Society (LCMS) in association with Louth County Arts Office. Uri Caine is funded by The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and financially supported by the the Louth Arts Office.

Tickets €15 are available from
www.centralticketbureau.com
Tel: 0818 205 205 (ROI)
0870 850 2896 (UK)

Uri Caine was born in Philadelphia and began studying piano with Bernard Peiffer. He played in bands led by Philly Joe Jones, Hank Mobley, Johnny Coles, Mickey Roker, Odean Pope, Jymmie Merritt, Bootsie Barnes and Grover Washington. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and studied music composition with George Rochberg and George Crumb.

Since moving to New York City Caine has recorded 20 cds as a leader. His most recent cd is Plastic Temptation (Winter and Winter 2009), featuring Bedrock. He has made cd’s featurning his jazz trio, his Bedrock Trio and his ensemble performing arrangements of Mahler, Wagner, Beethoven, Bach and Schumann.
Recently Caine has received commissions from the Vienna Volksoper, The Seattle Chamber Players, Relache, The Beaux Arts Trio, the Basel Chamber Orchestra, Concerto Koln and the American Composers Orchestra. Caine was the Director of the Venice Biennale for Music in September 2003. He has performed his version of the Diabelli Variations with orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the CBC Orchestra in Candada and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. From 2006-2009 he was composer in residence for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and premiered his Concerto for Two Pianos and Chamber Orchestra with Jeffrey Kahane in May 2006. In 2009 he was nominated for a Grammy Award for The Othello Syndrome.
During the past several years, Caine has worked in groups led by Don Byron, Dave Douglas, John Zorn, Terry Gibbs and Buddy DeFranco, Clark Terry, Rashid Ali, Arto Lindsay, Sam Rivers and Barry Altschul, the Woody Herman Band, Annie Ross, the Enja Band, Global Theory and the Master Musicians of Jajouka. He has received grants from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts , the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pew Foundation. He has performed at many jazz festivals including The North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival. Monterey Jazz Festival, JVC Festival, San Sebastian Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival, as well as classical festivals including The Salzburg Festival, Munich Opera, Holland Festival, Israel Festival, IRCAM, and Great Performers at Lincoln Center.

Presents

“The Thomas Moore Festival”

Performing

On

Thursday 4^th March 2010 at 8.00pm

“Moore’s Irish Melodies - Ireland in Song”

Ireland’s finest young singers accompanied by Una Hunt (Piano) perform The Last Rose

of Summer, The Minstrel Boy, The Meeting of the Waters, Silent oh Moyle, and

many more of Moore’s famous Melodies.

Thomas Moore was Ireland’s national poet during the 19th century, and his Melodies

continue to be a source of national pride. Since 2008, the Thomas Moore Festival has

promoted Moore’s work through an intensive concert touring programme featuring

performances by outstanding young Irish singers and a world-premiere recording of

all 124 Melodies.

Leading pianist Dr. Una Hunt is a recognised expert on  19th century Irish composers,

and a frequent performer throughout Europe and North America, including concert

appearances with renowned Irish flautist James Galway.

Tickets €15                   Concession €12

For Tickets Phone 042-9373454 or 042-9373888

Or Email us at heritagetrust@eircom.net