“Often haunting and inspirational, these songs about going to heaven frequently will take you there.”Lawson Taitte, Dallas Morning News
Billboard chart topping American vocal group Anonymous 4 make their Irish debut in St. Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda on 26 October 2008. Renowned for their unearthly vocal blend and virtuosic ensemble singing, the four women of Anonymous 4 combine musical, literary, and historical scholarship with contemporary performance intuition as they create ingeniously designed programs of medieval, contemporary, and American music.
Anonymous 4 will perform with the Irish string quartet Rothko 4 in a programme of Irish and English early music works alongside works by John Tavener and Arvo Pärt at the Temenos 08 festival.Rothko 4 string quartet is made up of Irish Chamber Orchestra stalwarts: Cliodhna Ryan, Ioana Petcu Colan, Ben Rogerson and Cian O’Duill.
The Temenos festival is a major celebration of the music of Sir John Tavener, a leading figure in 20th century contemporary music and best know for his ‘Song for Athene’ performed at the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997. Sir John Tavener’s choral and orchestral works reflect his deeply spiritual outlook and distinctive musical voice.
The weekend festival organized by Louth Contemporary Music Society (LCMS), runs from 24-26 October 2008 in venues across Louth, Ireland. The Festival will provide an exceptional opportunity to see major performers brought together for the first time in Ireland.
Programme (Programme order may change)
Anonymous 4 and Rothko 4
Sunday 26 October at 8pm St.Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda.
Prose: Gaude virgo salutata [Dublin Troper]
Song: Edi be thu hevene quene
John Tavener : Out of the night (1996)
John Tavener :As one who has slept (1996)
Valentin Silvestrov: Ikon
Prose: Prophetarum presignata [Dublin Troper]
Song: Alma redemptoris mater
John Tavener: Come and do Your will in me
(1997)
Arvo Part : Fratres
Prose: Salve mater misericordie [Dublin Troper]
Song: Hail Mary full of grace
John Tavener : Ikon of Joy/Sorrow (1999)
John Tavener: The Lord’s Prayer (1999)
Hymn: Ave maris stella
Alexander Knaifel : An Autumn Evening
John Tavener : The Bridegroom
(1999)
Prose: Miserere miseris [Dublin Troper]
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