Venue: Theatre 2
Performers: Francesca Federico Ó Murchú, accompanied by Eóin Scanlon
Francesca Federico ÓMurchú’s debut album “Visions and Ecstasies: Classical & Folk Songs of Ireland” is an exploration of Irish music and poetry. “Visions and Ecstasies” highlights Irish music-making from its roots as an aurally transmitted art form, honouring the complexities that illustrate both the beauty and the brutality of the country’s collective experience through centuries. The album combines art songs by Joan Trimble, Roger Quilter, Peter Warlock, Rebecca Clarke and Andrew Synott, alongside folk songs sung in their original language. The project highlights the didactic tension between Ireland as a colonized nation, as well as Ireland as a fount of linguistic and melodic creativity, exploring themes such as mysticism, grief, romance and tradition.
Francesca Federico ÓMurchú: classical and folk singer; former Fulbright scholar, Irish World Academy. Francesca is an Irish-American soprano based in New York, whose experience spans traditional and contemporary opera, art song, concert work and extended techniques within classical and folk genres.
Eóin Scanlon is a classical pianist based in Limerick, Ireland and Portland, Oregon. He is a vocal coach and piano tutor at the ɫƵ
Admission is free and all are welcome.