FÁILTE
W e a r e d e l i g h t e d t o a n n o u n c e o u r 1 1 t h a n n u a l C h a m b e r
M u s i c o n V a l e n t i a F e s t i v a l . F o l l o w i n g o u r l a n d m a r k 1 0 t h
a n n i v e r s a r y i n 2 0 2 3 , w e h a v e a p u t t o g e t h e r a
p r o g r a m m e o f c o n c e r t s , m u s i c w o r k s h o p s , i m m e r s i v e -
b a s e d e x p e r i e n c e s a n d p a r t i c i p a t i o n o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t
c e l e b r a t e m u s i c f r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d .
T h e r e i s s o m e t h i n g f o r e v e r y o n e a n d w e l o o k f o r w a r d t o w e l c o m i n g y o u t o t h e i s l a n d .
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c u r a t o r s h i p h i g h l i g h t s i n c l u d e : ‘ F o u r S e a s o n s o n V a l e n t i a ’ w h e r e w e c l o s e t h e f e s t i v a l
w i t h a l l o f V i v a l d i ’ s ‘ F o u r S e a s o n s ’ ; a f o c u s o n h a r p s w i t h t h e s t u n n i n g H A R P L A N D b y
R u t h W a l l a n d G r a h a m F i t k i n t a k i n g u s o n a j o u r n e y t h r o u g h t h e a g e s ; W e s t A f r i c a n
k o r a p l a y e r a n d c e l l i s t , T u n d e J e g e d e ; g e m s o f t h e c h a m b e r r e p e r t o i r e i n c l u d i n g
B o r o d i n , B e e t h o v e n , B r a h m s , M o e r a n . T h e o p e n i n g c o n c e r t w a r m l y w e l c o m e s b a c k
D u o S i n g e r & F i s c h e r f r o m S w i t z e r l a n d w i t h m u s i c f o r c e l l o a n d g u i t a r f r o m B a c h t o t h e s i g h t s a n d s o u n d s o f S p a i n . G r á i n n e M u l v e y i s o u r f e a t u r e d I r i s h c o m p o s e r a n d a s e v e r w e a r e d e l i g h t e d t o s u p p o r t Y o u n g A r t i s t s t h r o u g h o u r p r o g r a m m e s a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s .
T h r o u g h o u t t h e F e s t i v a l o t h e r h i g h l i g h t s a n d e n g a g e m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n c l u d e
m a s t e r c l a s s e s , a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o p e r f o r m w i t h F e s t i v a l A r t i s t s , a n d t h e n o w m u c h
l o v e d ‘ M u s i c a l M a p ’ o n S a t u r d a y 1 7 t h . W e h a v e l a t e n i g h t c o n c e r t s o f t h e u n i q u e
m u s i c o f E r i c S a t i e i n t h e ‘ S a t i e H o u r ’ a n d T u n d e J e g e d e ‘ s ‘ T e s t i m o n y ’ f e a t u r i n g t h i s
a r t i s t o n k o r a a n d c e l l o . W e f e a t u r e w o n d e r f u l a r t i s t s D a r r a g h M o r g a n ( v i o l i n ) ,
E l i s a b e t h P e r r y ( v i o l i n ) , K e i t h P a s c o e ( v i o l i n ) , C a r m e n F l o r e s ( v i o l a ) , S é b a s t i e n S i n g e r
( c e l l o ) , A n d r é F i s c h e r ( g u i t a r ) , R u t h W a l l ( h a r p s ) , G r a h a m F i t k i n ( e l e c t r o n i c s ) , T u n d e
J e g e d e ( k o r a / c e l l o ) , O r l a C h a r l t o n ( a c t o r ) . A l l o f t h i s h a p p e n s w i t h i n a m u l t i t u d e o f
u n i q u e v e n u e s o n V a l e n t i a I s l a n d .
W e l o o k f o r w a r d t o y o u j o i n i n g u s f o r o u r 1 1 t h F e s t i v a l t h i s A u g u s t i n a r a n g e o f
u n i q u e v e n u e s o n V a l e n t i a I s l a n d . A s e v e r t h a n k y o u t o o u r s u p p o r t e r s , v e n u e s , v o l u n t e e r s a n d a u d i e n c e i n m a k i n g t h i s F e s t i v a l e x i s t i n s u c h a m a g i c a l p l a c e .
M a r y D u l l e a A r t i s t i c D i r e c t o r
THE SATIE HOUR
Friday, 16 AUGUST 2024 | 9.30pm at Church of the Immaculate
Conception, Knightstown with Orla Charlton actor Darragh Morgan violin
André Fischer cello Mary Dullea piano
PROGRAMME
Erik Satie Trois Gymnopédies (1866 – 1925) for solo piano
I. Lent et douloureux
II. Lent et triste
III. Lent et grave
Le Piège de Méduse for piano trio (arr. John White)
'Prière pour le salut de mon âme’ from Messe des Pauvres for piano trio (arr. John White)
Je te Veux for piano trio (arr. John White)
Trois Gnossienes for solo piano
Sports et Divertissements for voice and piano
Sports et divertissements (‘Sports and Pastimes’) is a cycle of 21 short piano pieces composed in 1914 by Erik Satie The set consists of a prefatory chorale and 20 musical vignettes depicting various sports and leisure activities. First published in 1923, it has long been considered one of his finest achievements. Musically it
represents the peak of Satie's humoristic piano suites (1912-1915) but stands apart from that series in its fusion of several different art forms. Sports originally appeared as a collector's album with illustrations by Charles Martin, accompanied by music, prose poetry and calligraphy. Biographer Alan M. Gillmor wrote that "Sports et divertissements is sui generis, the one work in which the variegated strands of Satie's artistic experience are unselfconsciously woven into a single fragile tapestry of sight and sound a precarious union of Satie the musician, the poet, and the calligrapher...At turns droll and amusing, serious and sardonic, this tiny Gesamtkunstwerk affords us as meaningful a glimpse of the composer's subconscious dreamworld as we are ever likely to get.”
1. Choral inappetissant (Unappetizing Chorale) – Grave
2. La Balançoire (The Swing) – Lent
3. La Chasse (Hunting) – Vif
4. La Comédie Italienne (The Italian Comedy) - A la napolitaine
5. Le Réveil de la Mariée (The Awakening of the Bride) - Vif, sans trop
6. Colin-Maillard (Blind Man's Buff) – Petitement
7. La Pêche (Fishing) – Calme
8. Le Yachting (Yachting) – Modéré
9. Le Bain de Mer (Sea Bathing) – Mouvementé
10. Le Carnaval (Carnival) – Léger
11. Le Golf (Golf) – Exalté
12. La Pieuvre (The Octopus) - Assez vif
13. Les Courses (Racing) - Un peu vif
14. Les Quatre-Coins (Puss in the Corner) - Joie moderée
15. Le Pique-nique (The Picnic) – Dansant
16. Le Water-chute (The Water Chute) – Gracieusement
17. Le Tango (perpétuel) (The [Perpetual] Tango) - Modéré & très ennuyé
18. Le Traîneau (The Sled) – Courez
19. Le Flirt (Flirting) – Agité
20. Le Feu d'artifice (Fireworks) – Rapide
21. Le Tennis (Tennis) - Avec cérémonie
ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES
Full biographies are available on the website
ORLA CHARLTON ACTOR
Orla Charlton is known for 6Degrees (2012), On Home Ground (2001) and Undercurrent (1995)
DARRAGH MORGAN VIOLIN
Described by The Strad Magazine as ‘hugely impressive, he plays with seemingly effortless control’ Irish violinist Darragh Morgan was born in Belfast. A renowned exponent of contemporary music, Darragh has appeared as a soloist at Aldeburgh Festival, Philips Collection Washington DC, Wiener Konzerthaus, Spitalfields Festival, Osterfestival Tirol and BBC Proms Chamber Music. His numerous concerto appearances with The Ulster Orchestra include the World Premiere of ‘Hymn of Dawn’ by Sir John Tavener which he also performed with Istanbul Symphony Orchestra. With National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland he has toured Beethoven Triple Concerto, recorded ‘Elastic Harmonic’ by Donnacha Dennehy for NMC Recordings and he has premiered Brian Irvine’s ‘A Mon Seul Desir’. With RTÉ Concert Orchestra and London Musici/Rambert Dance Company he has given over 40 performances of ‘Tabula Rasa’ by Arvo Pärt (including in the presence of the composer).
SÉBASTIEN SINGER CELLO
Sébastien Singer, who has been passionate about chamber music since early childhood, became a natural cellist with the Swiss Piano Trio in 2000. From then on, he was involved in the artistic rise of the ensemble, with which he won successively the 1st prize of the International Competition of Caltanissetta (I), the 1st prize of the International Brahms Competition (A) and the coveted Swiss Ambassador’s Award. After sixteen years of international career in over fifty countries on all continents, numerous record releases and hundreds of concerts in halls such as the Wigmore Hall in London, the Tonhalle Zurich, the Victoria Hall in Geneva, the Concert Gebouw in Amsterdam, the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow and many others, Sébastien Singer decided in 2016 to end his activity in the Swiss Piano Trio.
MARY DULLEA PIANO
As soloist and chamber musician, Irish pianist Mary Dullea performs internationally at venues including London’s Wigmore Hall, Casa da Musica (Porto), Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre, Phillips Collection Washington D.C., Symphony Space New York City, Palazzo Albrizzi Venice (Italy), Johannesburg Music Society and National Concert Hall Dublin. Festival appearances include City of London, Cheltenham, St. Magnus International Festival, Huddersfield, Aldeburgh, Sound Scotland as well as Lodi Festival (Italy), TRANSIT Festival (Leuven) and National Arts Festival (South Africa). Her frequent broadcasts include BBC Radio 3, Radio 4, RTHK, RTÉ Lyric FM, WNYC, Radio New Zealand and Sky Arts, Irish, French, Austrian and Italian television. Concerto appearances include RTÉ Concert Orchestra, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and KZN Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Musical Map Live Events Experience
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HARPLAND Concert
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SUNDAY, 18 AUGUST 2024
Lunchtime with Harps & Strings Concert
Finale: Four Seasons on Valentia Concert
From 2.00pm | All across Valentia Island
6.00pm | Church of the Immaculate Conception, Knightstown
7.30pm | Church of St. John the Baptist, Knightstown
9.30pm | Church of the Immaculate Conception, Knightstown
1.00pm | Church of St. Dorarca and St. Teresa, Chapeltown
7.30pm | Church of the Immaculate Conception, Knightstown
To find out more about our 2024 events, please visit chambermusiconvalentia.com/our-2024-festival or call +353 (83) 096 5977
GO RAIBH MAITH AGAT
W e a r e g r a t e f u l t o a l l o f o u r F r i e n d s a n d S u p p o r t e r s f o r t h e i r c o m m i t m e n t a n d
c o n t r i b u t i o n s W e a c k n o w l e d g e t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f A r t s C o u n c i l I r e l a n d / A n
C h o m h a i r l e E a l a í o n , R T É S u p p o r t i n g t h e A r t s , K e r r y C o u n t y C o u n c i l /
C o m h a i r l e C o n t a e C h i a r r a í , F e x c o , M u s i c G e n e r a t i o n K e r r y , E m b a s s y o f
S w i t z e r l a n d i n I r e l a n d , a n d S w i s s A r t s C o u n c i l .
T h e F e s t i v a l w o u l d n o t b e p o s s i b l e w i t h o u t t h e h e l p o f s o m a n y v o l u n t e e r s o n
V a l e n t i a w h o a s s i s t w i t h v e n u e s , e q u i p m e n t , a d v e r t i s i n g , a c c o m m o d a t i o n a n d
a h o s t o f o t h e r b e h i n d t h e s c e n e s a c t i v i t i e s t h a t m a k e t h e F e s t i v a l r u n
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