Musician-in-Residence Showcase: Izumi Kimura
Event Information
Description
Pianist and composer Izumi Kimura, vocalist Olesya Zdorovetska and sound artist Anthony Kelly bring environmental and musical sounds to life through improvisation in the final performance of Izumi’s residency.
Izumi Kimura piano
Olesya Zdorovetska voice
Anthony Kelly field recordings
Improvising pianist and composer Izumi Kimura’s residency will explore the connection between environmental and musical sounds, by creating field recordings and live music that interact and play with each other. The soundscape of Dún Laoghaire is very rich, and every sound contains space, energy and movements of people, culture and nature. The resulting performances in the dlr LexIcon Studio on Thursday 4th July and Thursday 1st August will filter these sonic histories through a musical ear, bringing them to the here and now via the act of improvisation. Izumi will be joined by collaborators Anthony Kelly, one of the creators of the intriguing Dún Laoghaire Sound Map, along with vocalist Olesya Zdorovetska and violinist/violist Cora Venus Lunny, both intuitive musicians of mastery and integrity.
The Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Music Network Musician-in-Residence scheme is jointly funded by the Arts Council, and managed by Music Network.
Organiser Music Network
Organiser of Musician-in-Residence Showcase: Izumi Kimura
Making Live Music Happen
Music Network is Ireland’s national music touring and development agency and was founded in 1986 by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
Its mission is to make high quality live music available and accessible to people throughout Ireland, regardless of their location or circumstance, while supporting the career development of musicians.
