Evlana Ensemble- Perfect Offering

Saturday 8th June 2025, 8pm

Thomastown Concert Hall, Kilkenny

Delve into a compelling musical journey from Webern's arrangement of Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony composed in 1923 to Sean Doherty's newly commissioned work, "The Song of Iron." Also featuring Jessie Montgomery's lively "Strum", Corigliano's intriguing interpretation of Bob Dylan's poetry and Cassandra Miller's poignant "Perfect Offering" which takes its title from Leonard Cohen in a concert spanning over a century of artistic expression.

Evlana Ensemble
Sylvia O’Brien - soprano

Keith Pascoe - violin

Lynda O'Connor - violin

Nathan Sherman - viola

Yseult Cooper Stockdale - cello

Bill Dowdall - flute

Paul Roe - clarinet

Isabelle O’Connell - piano

Cathy Purcell Droplet

John Corigliano Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems of Bob Dylan (song no's 1 - 4)

Jessie Montgomery Strum  

Sean Doherty The Song of Iron (commissioned by Evlana with funding from Arts Council Commission Award 2023)

Interval

Schoenberg arr. Webern Chamber Symphony (arranged for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano)

Cassandra Miller Perfect Offering 

Funded by the Arts Council Touring Award

TICKETS: https://www.musicinkilkenny.org/events/evlana-ensemble