Evlana Tour// Ondine: Ravel and Beyond
07 Oct 2022 - 15 Oct 2022
Evlana Tour: Ondine: Ravel and Beyond
Cork // Triskel Arts Centre// 07 October 2022
Dublin // Sundays at Noon, Hugh Lane Gallery// 09 October 2022
Castlebar // Linenhall Arts Centre// 13 October 2022
Carrick-on-Shannon // The Dock// 15 October 2022
Taking its inspiration from Ondine by Maurice Ravel, a landmark work for solo piano, Ondine: Ravel and Beyond, offered 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.
Maurice Ravel - Ondine (1908)
Claude Debussy - Syrinx (1913)
Rebecca Clarke - The Seal Man (1922)
George Walker - Sonata for violin and piano (1958)
Nina Rota - Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano (1958)
Takemitsu - Towards the Sea (1981)
Keike Abe - Wind In the Bamboo Grove (1984)
Kaija Saariaho - Changing Light (2002) Irish Premiere
Siobhán Cleary - Ondine (2013)
Evlana Ensemble
Evlana prioritises music of our time but also engages with repertoire of previous centuries. Commissioning new works is integral to the objectives of Evlana as well as providing opportunities for repeat performances. The ensemble's inaugural concert took place at the University Church Dublin in 2015 with support from the Arts Council.
This concert was later broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm. It featured several Irish premieres including Changing Light (Kaija Saariaho), Zipangu (Claude Vivier) and Taromirs Tid (Karin Rehnqvist) and the world premiere of Siobhán Cleary’s Her Kind for soprano, piccolo and string orchestra. For more info see, www.evlana.com
Sylvia O’Brien - soprano
Keith Pascoe - violin
Lynda O'Connor - violin
Nathan Sherman - viola
Yseult Cooper Stockdale - cello
Bill Dowdall - flute
Paul Roe - clarinet
Isabelle O’Connell - piano
Funded by the Arts Council Touring Award