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Seachtain na Gaeilge with Energia Arts and Entertainment February 14th, 2023 | fionnuala 
Tagann Chamber Choir Ireland agus Irish Chamber Orchestra le chéile chun Seachtain na Gaeilge a cheiliúradh, le an taibhiú domhan de choimisiún nua ón gcumadóir Éireannach Eoghan Desmond, Amra Choluim Chille.

Úsáideann an cantata Gaeilge seo ceolfhoirneoireacht arna spreagadh ag uirlisí traidisiúnta na hÉireann, agus ábhar séiseach a tógadh ón bhfonn iomann Éireannach Columba, go minic maisithe go mór ar bhealach spreagtha ag sean-nós.

Scríobhadh an píosa ceoil ar dtús mar chomóradh ar Cholmcille 1500, agus déanfar é a léiriú don chéad uair anois i measc clár ceoil naofa agus spioradálta. Ó chantaireacht mheánaoiseach Naomh Hildegard go spiorad na hEagna Dhiaga, ‘O Virtus Sapientiae’; chuig Fratres agus Silouans Song ag Arvo Pärt—píosa ceoil uirlise bunaithe ar ‘théacs ciúin’ scríofa ag St. Silouan.

Chamber Choir Ireland and the Irish Chamber Orchestra join forces to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge, with the world premiere of a new commission by Irish composer Eoghan Desmond, Amra Choluim Chille.

This Irish language cantata uses orchestration inspired by Irish traditional instruments, and melodic material drawn from the Irish hymn tune Columba, often heavily ornamented in a manner inspired by sean-nós singing.

The work was originally written to commemorate Colmcille 1500, and will now be performed for the first time amongst a programme of saintly and spiritual music. From St. Hildegard's medieval chant to the spirit of Divine Wisdom, 'O Virtus Sapientiae'; to Arvo Pärt’s mesmerising Fratres and his sparkling Silouans Song—an instrumental work based upon a 'silent text' written by St. Silouan.

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