The 2011 IMRO sponsored Sligo New Music Festival takes place from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th April. The festival will be Ian Wilson’s 8th and last as director and the very special guests will be two outstanding Australian musicians – electric guitarist and soundscape artist extraordinaire Oren Ambarchi (www.orenambarchi.com ) and one of the world’s leading recorder players, Genevieve Lacey (pictured) (www.genevievelacey.com ). Oren and Genevieve will each perform an exciting solo concert and the festival’s highlight will be a collaborative performance featuring both artists playing together in public for the first time.
The festival will also present the world première of Ian Wilson’s new collaborative improvisatory work with saxophonist Cathal Roche and the Vanbrugh Quartet, The Book of Ways, which will open the festival as part of a concert which will also feature the 2nd performance of Wilson’s work re:play for improvising saxophonist, piano, string quartet and double bass.
Continuing the festival’s Improvisation theme, a new improvising duo called crOw (Cathal Roche, saxophones and Ian Wilson, live electronics) will make its debut in the Atrium space of the Model.
7:30pm / The Atrium
Free
Official launch of SNMF 2011 and of Ian Wilson’s new CD “In Shadows” which includes performances by the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet and Cathal Roche who will play works from the CD in the opening concert.
€15 / €12
Cathal Roche, saxophones, RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, Matthew Schellhorn, piano, Malachy Robinson, double bass.
1pm / The Black Box
€15 / €12
Genevieve Lacey, recorders
Solo works and works with tape, computer, electronics by Liza Lim, Brett Dean and Bob Scott, John Rogers, Damian Barbeler, John Surman, Fausto Romitelli and others.
Free
Interview with Genevieve Lacey about her career and performing contemporary recorder music.
€12 / €10
crOw (Cathal Roche, saxophones, Ian Wilson, live electronics)
Improvised set
€15 / €12
Oren Ambarchi, electric guitar, electronics
Improvised set
(Please note the volume in this set may get quite loud at times)
12pm / The Black Box
€15 / €12
Oren Ambarchi (guitar, electronics) & Genevieve Lacey (recorders)
Improvised set (first performance together)
€45 for all concerts
€20 / €15 for both Saturday evening performances
