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Concert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

3 March 2025 at 7.30pm<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The James Joyce Centre<\/strong> in association with Anna Livia Creative<\/strong> hosted a celebratory concert of composer Frank Corcoran on Monday, March 3rd at 7.30pm<\/strong>. The concert featured the composer and classical guitarist Benjamin Dwyer<\/strong>, and the leading Irish cellist Paul Grennan.<\/strong> Irish composer John Buckley<\/strong> offered an appreciation of Corcoran\u2019s extraordinary life and work. Corcoran joined actress Nicole Rourke<\/strong> as narrators of a number of Corcoran\u2019s delightful poems. The concert also featured a number of works inspired by James Joyce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Programme<\/strong>
Frank Corcoran: Three Pieces for Guitar (1975)<\/em>
Frank Corcoran: Snap-shot (2010, for cello)<\/em>
Frank Corcoran: Seven Points about Joyce as an Irish Composer (a text narrated by Frank Corcoran)<\/em>
Frank Corcoran: Joyceana (2015, for cello)<\/em>
Georg Hajdu: To Market Music (2024, for guitar & narrator; text by Frank Corcoran) Frank Corcoran & Nicole Rourke narrating. Irish Premiere.<\/em>
Frank Corcoran: \u2018Agnus Dei\u2019 from Quasi Una Missa (1999, for tape)<\/em>
Benjamin Dwyer: Sing the Word Only (2024, for guitar & narrator; text by Frank Corcoran) Frank Corcoran narrating. Irish Premiere.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featuring<\/strong>
Composer Frank Corcoran<\/em>
Guitarist-Composer Benjamin Dwyer<\/em>
Cellist Paul Grennan<\/em>
Actor Nicole Rourke<\/em>
Composer John Buckley<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The James Joyce Centre is supported by the\u00a0Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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