Dean Power Recital - Great Irish Poets Songbook
Sun 23 Feb 2025
7:30pm
€23.00
The Easter Rising. The unmatched Irish landscape. A history marred with occupation and struggle. Love and loss in all its shapes and forms. These themes come to life through the articulations of James Joyce, Fanny Parnell, W.B. Yeats and Thomas Moore – some of the most iconic figures in this literary history. And these four poets form the basis for the first set of song cycles in the Great Irish Poets Songbook.
Clare tenor Dean Power brings you an evening of songs inspired by the Irish literary and musical tradition. Settings of text written by Yeats, Joyce, Wilde and Fanny Parnell, as well as settings of Moore’s Melodies, are newly composed and arranged by James Hurley, who accompanies Dean on piano for the evening.
The Great Irish Poets Songbook project now consists of more than 25 newly composed pieces in several song cycles based on the works of the aforementioned writers. The resulting music spans many genres and themes, and allows one to deeply immerse in the world of these powerful literary works.
Irish tenor Dean Power is a
current Cara O’Sullivan Associate Artist at Cork Opera House and a former member of the ensemble at the Bayerische Staatsoper. After nine years as an ensemble member, 2020-21 was his final season as he now expands upon his already growing career as an international solo guest artist.
An ambitious events space in Ballycotton, East Cork, Sea Church is a multidisciplinary venue housed in a fully refurbished Church of Ireland church. Sea Church maintains its distinctive design attributes. This project has required attention to detail and the reuse of existing fixtures & features, including the pointed arch stained-glass windows, the slate roof, wrought-iron gates and oak panels.
As St Colman’s was a protected building, conservation of the building was a key element. It has been an arduous process, respecting the historic site while trying to build a restaurant and music venue. The Sea Church project brings St. Colman’s church alive once again and eager with excitement and hope for what is to come for this special venue.
https://seachurch.ie/event/great-irish-poets-songbook/
