Events at the Carnegie

Truir - Martin Hayes, Peadar O'Riada & Caoimhin O Raghallaigh - CD Launch

Wednesday February 1st @ 8pm

To mark the release of Triúr Arís the trio will be on a short concert tour commencing in The Carnegie Arts Centre in Kenmare on the 1st February and concluding in the Abbey Theatre on Sunday 12th February. This one off event is highly significant for both the performers and the Abbey Theatre. For musicians it is an honour to perform on the National stage and for the Abbey this is a rare one off concert by three of Ireland’s internationally critically acclaimed musicians. Individually all three have brought their music to audiences in all corners of the world. Their contribution to Irish culture is un-measurable but can be attested to, by the reverence each are given by their peers and the numerous awards and plaudits they have received.

The Abbey holds great resonance for Peadar as his father Sean Ó Riada was its Musical Director from 1955 to 1961. This was by far his father’s most creative and productive time as a composer. During this period he founded Ceoltóirí Chualann; composed the score for Mise Éire and Saoirse as well as the music for the film of the Playboy of the Western World starring Siobhán McKenna. He commenced his time there as John Reidy and by the time he left he was known as Seán Ó Riada.

'I am really looking forward to sitting in the Abbey Theatre again from whence so many stories came into our home when I was a boy.  This is the space where my father, and his friends worked and created magic for many.  It is a touchstone to many events and people who had a major influence on my own thought process. To have the privilege of playing there with my own friends Martin and Caoimhín is a precious gift gratefully received and we hope we can create our own magic on the night.”
Peadar Ó Riada

About the Album...

‘One of our most accomplished composers has joined with two of our finest fiddlers – and the results may echo for years to come…’    The Irish Times

In late November 2011 3/Triúr gathered at Ó Riada’s home, An Draighean in Cúil Áodha, county Cork and recorded 18 tracks of 20 new compositions by Peadar. This, their second CD is not only a meeting of great musical minds but also a tour de force of masterful playing of inspired composition. Together they share a deep understanding of their musical heritage and their mutual respect for each other makes for ensemble playing that brings the music to a level that the listener can at once engage with. From the foot tapping polkas and reels to the delicate beauty of the airs and the courtly hornpipes and jigs the music is soulful, witty and always intimate. The ease of their playing also belies the arduous task of learning such a body of new work in a short time. Peadar Ó Riada, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Martin Hayes are well versed in the traditional of Irish music. Yet their compositions speak a modern language through the virtuosity and delicate weave of their playing.

"Each time I play with Peadar and Caoimhin I feel as though I'm revisiting the wellspring of the music. We play with no mission other than to fully experience the music with as much feeling as possible. For us the meaning, feeling and content of the melody takes precedence over note perfect playing.”    Martin Hayes

The origin of Irish tune titles are often a great subject of debate for players and academics. In Peadar’s sleeve notes he tells of the source of the inspiration and the people they are dedicated to. Of special mention is the polka Maith thu Muiris (Track 5) a tribute to Muiris O’Rochain, founder and director of the Willie Clancy Summer School who passed away in October 2011.  Collectively and without hesitation they all agreed to dedicate the album to him.

 Tickets €18/16

Film - Incendies - Kenmare Film Society - 8pm

Dir: Denis Villeneuve    Canada, France    2010    130 mins    Cert: CLUB    

Starring: Lubna Azabal, Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Remy Girard

Language: French, ArabicA striking adaptation of Wajdi Mouawad’s stage play, this intimate epic interweaves the personal, the political and the mythical to gripping effect.Following the death of their Arabic mother, Nawal (Lubna Azabal), adult Canadian twins Jeanne (Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin) and Simon (Maxim Gaudette) find themselves in her homeland, searching for a father they presumed was dead.Expertly shifting between present and past , writer-director Denis Villeneuve displays an impressive command of his material, patiently building up to an emotionally explosive climax. - Tom Dawson / Total Film

Adm €6

 Classical Concert - David Syme - Friday Feb 3rd @ 8pm

DAVID SYME

David Syme is an internationally-renowned concert pianist who lives in West Cork when not touring or in the U.S.
He has played in 18 countries, appeared in such venues as Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall, and the "Other" Carnegie Hall.You may have seen him on RTE "Nationwide" last August, when presenter Mary Kennedy profiled his acclaimed in-home concert series on the Beara Peninsula.He has produced 25 CD's as soloist with orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic, Czech National Symphony, and the Vienna Symphony. He now calls Ireland home, and is becoming increasingly well-known throughout the country. Mr Syme's program will include masterpieces by Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff.

Tickets: €20

Please note change of time to the Exhibition Launch. It will now take place on Saturday ahead of the Beckett plays.

Exhibition Launch - 'Myth and Reality' by Bernd Rosenheim - Saturday 4th February @ 6.30 pm

Sculpture, Poetry & Prints

Born in Germany in 1931, Bernd Rosenheim, sculptor, painter, poet, film maker and writer now divides his time between Germany and the Beara peninsula. He has exhibited widely to date and has had numerous solo exhibitions in in Germany, USA, Switerland, England, Italy, Austria, India and Ireland.

His group exhibitions have included all of the aforementioned countries in addition to Yugoslavia, Israel, Holland and China. A selection of his public art works include Stained Glass Windows, Wallpaintings and Monumental Sculptures and are displayed throughout Germany and Switzerland. His books include 'The Arts of Ancient Indian Cave-Sanctuaries', Epocs of Ancient Chinese Art ' and ' Far Eastern Dialogue'.

His many documentary films for television include ' The World of the Buddha' , Palaces of Eternity-Ancestor-Cult and Gravemonuments in Ancient China' and 'Cult Image and Pagoda in the Middle Empire'.

Artist Statement
'During the years a number of sketches arose – some hundreds of them – which I never would be able to transform into large works of painting or sculpture. To develop them into prints, that is to say into art works in their own right was the way out. Many of them became the starting point for more monumental images, partly as public artworks.
In recent years the motives of these images are concerned with the human figure, mainly the head as the most telling part of it, the most distinct expression of the human being. They describe and interpret characters taken from mythology, literature, history, religion, people I met and last not least personal experiences.'

Bernd works from his studio just outside Kenmare County Kerry.

Admission free. All are welcome. This Exhibition will run until February 23rd.

Drama - Beckett x 3 - Saturday 4th February @ 8pm

Three short plays in which Samuel Beckett confronts human destiny and how we deal with it.

Rough for Theatre 2: Two observers who may or may not be officials, discuss a man contemplating suicide.

That Time: An Irish Labourer after years in Britain looks back on his earlier life and his disappointing career, before he dies.

Rockaby: An old woman sick of life rocks herself into the next life.

Samuel Beckett was an avant-garde writer, dramatist and poet. Winner of the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.

Tickets: €15/12

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