Sunday 15th June, 12 noon

Hugh Lane Gallery, Parnell Square

Judith Weir King Haralds Saga (solo soprano)
Valerie Coleman Fanmi Imèn flute and piano
Garret Sholdice Three Lieder Soprano and Piano
Eleonor Sandresky Strange Energy #3: Nor'easter Piano Solo
John Buckley Blackbird on a Willow Tree (World Premiere) Soprano and Flute
George Crumb Apparition Soprano and Piano (amplified)

This lunchtime concert celebrates musical storytelling from Judith Weir’s vivid King Harald’s Saga for solo soprano to Valerie Coleman’s vibrant Fanmi Imèn for flute and piano. Garret Sholdice’s Three Lieder offer moments of quiet reflection, while Eleonor Sandresky’s Nor’easter captures the drama of shifting skies. John Buckley’s new work for soprano and flute Blackbird on a Willow Tree brings a fresh voice to the programme, which concludes with George Crumb’s Apparition — a luminous meditation on memory and song.