The King's Harper: The Irish Harp at the 17th-century English Court

The King's Harper: The Irish Harp at the 17th-century English Court

Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 8.00pm
Added by Historical Harp Society of Ireland
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Scoil na gCláirseach–Festival of Early Irish Harp — SUMMER CONCERTS

In 1605, King James I of England employed the first ‘royal’ Irish harper to work at the court in London: Cormac MacDermott. This gave rise to an extraordinary ensemble in which the melting sound of his early Irish harp’s brass-wire strings was woven together with the lute, Renaissance viols, and the human voice to produce an exquisite music for the king’s pleasure.

Artists:
The Irish Consort: Róisín O'Grady, soprano; Siobhán Armstrong, early Irish harp; Ryosuke Sakamoto, Renaissance lute; Sarah Groser, Reiko Ichise, Malachy Robinson, viols

More info & tickets: https://festival.irishharp.org/concerts
€18 / €12 (€28 both festival concerts)

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Added by Historical Harp Society of Ireland on 26 June 2023

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