The final instalment of Kirkoskammer Season 2 for 2018 features new sounds for one of the most iconic chamber music combinations, the piano trio. Many composers throughout the eras have written some of their most loved music for this arrangement of instruments; for this final Kirkoskammer instalment of the year, hear some of the latest offerings composed for this combination.

The programme features Donnacha Dennehy’s electric Bulb, featuring that relentless groove and dissonance that defines Dennehy’s unique sound. Blood Under Winter-White Skin by Amanda Feery sends the listener into a frenzy, and a brand new commission from Elis Czerniak departs the farthest from the medium’s traditions; also on the bill is Elliott Carter’s final composition Epigrams composed in 2012 and premiered posthumously. Schubert’s famous late-career Andante con moto is served as a brooding palate cleanser before the highly charged final movement of Lera Auerbach’s Trio.

Welcoming back a trio of performers that have been featured artists throughout the Kirkos seasons: Máire Carroll (piano), Siún Milne (violin) and Yseult Cooper Stockdale (cello).

PROGRAMME

Donnacha Dennehy - Bulb

Elis Czerniak - ‘more than thirty years of silenced ghosts come roaring out…’ [New Commission]

Amanda Feery - Blood Under Winter-White Skin

Elliott Carter - Epigrams

Franz Schubert - Andante con moto from Piano Trio in E-flat major, D.929

Lera Auerbach - Presto from Piano Trio

Music at 7:30, Doors at 7:00.

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Kirkos aims to create musical performances of the highest quality, and to push the boundaries of the concert experience through multi-sensory, interdisciplinary events where the creative concept is present in every element. Everything they do pursues a larger goal: to help audiences feel, understand and love contemporary music. Kirkoskammer: Season 2 is a chamber music series that distills this ethos, with no strings attached: considered programming, great performances, and the gorgeous setting of the Bewley’s Café Theatre. Kirkos Ensemble is supported by Arts Council Ireland.