Karen Power/Mary Nunan/Atoosa pour Hosseini: We Return to Ground [World premiere]

Mick O'Shea: PRAEST

Andrew Crossley: whole body like a mouth

Quiet Music Ensemble is a Cork-based Experimental Music group led by composer and performer John Godfrey. The word ‘quiet’ in its name is intended to conjure both the sense of hushed and of peaceful; its music is a restrained meditation on sound itself. The group consists of some of the top solo and chamber performers in the country: John Godfrey, founder/director/electric guitar; Seán Mac Erlaine, clarinets/saxes; Roddy O'Keefe, trombone; Ilse De Ziah, cello; Alexis Nealon, sound engineer. It draws its repertoire from diverse artistic sources, including composers of music, sound artists and visual artists, and specialises in improvisation, guided or free. It performs in unconventional spaces and contexts, and specialises in extended performances.

In this concert, QME will give the World Premiere of a brand new work resulting from a collaboration between composer Karen Power, dancer Mary Nunan and videographer Atoosa Pour Hosseini especially created for Quiet Music Ensemble.