The Kirkos Ensemble are putting on a series of performances to be accompanied by dinner by Gruel Guerilla and it’ll all happen in complete darkness.
Kirkos are planning a series of events in the Royal Irish Academy of Music, with Ensemble Music between May and July based on works by Steve Reich, Messiaen, Kirkos codirector Sebastian Adams and other new works by Irish composers Raymond Deane, Kevin Volans, and Tom Lane.
Each performance will be accompanied by a dinner by Gruel Guerilla’s Kevin Powell and Vania Ling.
To make it happen, Kirkos are looking to raise €4k on Fundit that will go towards production costs, ingredients and paying performers.
Each donation above €35 includes at least one ticket for at least one concert. Here are the provisional dates:
Concert 1 :: May 8/9 :: Le Quatour Pour La Fin Du Temps by Olivier Messaien
Concert 2 :: June 12/13 :: Different Trains by Steve Reich
Concert 3 :: July 18/19 :: Harry Patch by Sebastian Adams
One of Ensemble Music’s main aim is to make classical music more appealing to a younger audience and more relevant to the 21st century.
www.fundit.ie/project/blackout
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