O'Regan: Acallam na senorach

Hillier, Paul;
National Chamber Choir of Ireland

HMU 807486

Acallam na Senórach, a major new choral work by Tarik O´Regan, received its world premiere in Dublin on November 25th 2010 in a performance by the National Chamber Choir of Ireland under its Artistic Director Paul Hillier. Sung in English and Middle Irish, the piece takes its title from the c12th century narrative (`Tales of the Elders´) and follows the story of two legendary heroes, Caílte and Oisín, and their travels around Ireland with Saint Patrick. Over the course of 60 minutes O´Regan´s piece presents six stories from the text using a choir of 16 voices punctuated by interludes from a solo guitar played by Stewart French. Two singers are also called upon to play the traditional Irish frame drum, the bodhráin. Commissioned by the National Chamber Choir, Acallam na Senórach builds on O´Regan´s earlier The Spring, which was premiered at the Cork International Choral Festival in 2008.

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03-10-2011

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