Ensemble Ériu :: THE STARGAZER SUITE at Freemasons' Hall

Improvised Music Company are proud to present Ensemble Eriú at The Freemason’s Hall, Dublin on the 3rd of October, as part of their nationwide tour for the newly devised Stargazer Suite of music, inspired by the paintings of Jack B. Yeats, and presented by Ensemble Music and supported by The Arts Council of Ireland.

The suite, commissioned by the Model in Sligo with the assistance of the Arts Council of Ireland's Traditional Commissions Award, is a one hour work of original music composed by Neil O'Loghlen and Jack Talty of Ensemble Ériu in response to selected paintings by Irish artist Jack. B Yeats....

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Improvised Music Company are proud to present Ensemble Eriú at The Freemason’s Hall, Dublin on the 3rd of October, as part of their nationwide tour for the newly devised Stargazer Suite of music, inspired by the paintings of Jack B. Yeats, and presented by Ensemble Music and supported by The Arts Council of Ireland.

The suite, commissioned by the Model in Sligo with the assistance of the Arts Council of Ireland's Traditional Commissions Award, is a one hour work of original music composed by Neil O'Loghlen and Jack Talty of Ensemble Ériu in response to selected paintings by Irish artist Jack. B Yeats.

The tour will also offer insights into how the compositional approaches adopted were influenced by the selected works of Yeats, taking the 7 piece trad, jazz, and minimalist ensemble on a five date tour of Ireland. In showcasing both the suite and the works that has inspired it, the band will be bringing both their music and the works of Jack B. Yeats to a new audience.

It marks a significant development for Ensemble Ériu since releasing their self-titled debut album to critical acclaim in 2013. This new suite is based purely around original composition as opposed to the arrangement of pre-existing repertoire in the Irish traditional music canon. As well as performing the suite in its entirety, the band will also draw upon older material and preview some new works from their forthcoming second album, which will be released in 2016.

"It’s music which is at turns both wild and mannered, a sound already with the stirrings of something special within its bones. You’ll be seeing and hearing from them again.” – Jim Carroll, The Irish Times

“They are an extraordinary band, big band, big line up, lots of instruments, lots of imagination, all sorts going on ... they are something special.” – John Kelly, Lyric FM

“Heart-swelling, surprising, fresh and beautiful, it’s exactly what I look for in music.” – Nialler9

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