Kilkenny Arts Festival 2017 Full Programme

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Artistic adventures in Irelands medieval city
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Welcome to ten days of artistic adventures in Irelands medieval city

YIYUN LI (p.24) EVA HOFFMAN (p.18)
AILISH TYNAN (p.29, 38, 40)
CAL
PHOTO LARS BORGES - SONY CLASSI
DATION
ALFRED BRENDEL (p.32)
RTHUR FOUN
VEGA
IN EALO
INE T MACA
IN EALOVEGA
BENJAM
D & CATHER
PHOTO
PHOTO BENJAM
BENJAMIN APPL (p.37, 40)
PHOTO JOHN
RAVEN EYED (p.10-11)
COLIN DUNNE (p.13, 25, 36, 41)
IRISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA & JRG WIDMANN (p.14, 18, 29, 38) SAINT SISTER (p.22)
ELIZA CARTHY &
THE WAYWARD BAND (p.27)
NALD EL DO
IESTYN DAVIES (p.8, 22)

PHOTO MICHA
HANGGAI (p.39, 41)

MARTIN HAYES, HOST OF THE
MARBLE CITY SESSIONS
STEPHEN REA (p.14) PAULA MEEHAN (p.34, 41) (p.13, 30, 41)
COUNTING SHEEP (p.4-5) RODERICK WILLIAMS (p.26)
Cover image: Counting Sheep, Jeremy Mimnagh

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an explosion of
electrifying energy
The Skinny
as close as you can

get to experiencing
a revolution without
actually putting your
PHOTO DAHLIA KATZ

life on the line
Torontoist
IRISH PREMIERE Join the revolution! an extraordinary piece

of musical theatre
Counting Sheep Mark and Marichka Marczyk An award-winning hit at last years Edinburgh Festival Fringe,
discuss the Ukrainian Counting Sheep is a breathtaking guerrilla folk opera. exhilarating
revolution on Wednesday 16 The Guardian
August. See p.13 for details. Created by musicians Mark and Marichka Marczyk with
CREATED BY Balkan-klezmer-punk band the Lemon Bucket Orkestra, this
groundbreaking show offers a personal retelling of the Maidan
Mark & Marichka Marczyk & the Lemon Bucket Orkestra Note: Tickets are available
revolution, the popular uprising that succeeded in toppling the
Ukrainian government in 2014.
Presented by the Lemon Bucket
Orkestra, Hot Feat Canada Ltd and
in two zones: immersive Selfconscious Productions
(which also includes some An explosive mix of theatre, dance, music and song pitching
SUN MON TUE THU FRI SAT SPECIAL
food) and viewing. audiences head first into the chaos of those days, Counting Sheep Supported by the Hub at Cilln Hill
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FOR THIS invites you to experience the exhilaration, passion and heartbreak and Langton's
EVENT
8PM 8PM 8PM 8PM 8PM 3PM & 8PM See page 50 Suitable for age 14+ of revolution up close in 360 degrees. Dont miss this moving,
joyous show in its only Irish performances.
THE HUB, CILLN HILL Duration 80 mins approx.
ADMISSION E32/E29, OPENING NIGHT E29/E26 (without interval)
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SCHUBERT: DREAMING THE SUBLIME

the worlds premier
period-instrument quartet
The Independent
they are magicians of

unquantifiable skill and
experience, and what they
do beguiles the eye, the
ear and the mind
The Glasgow Herald

THE LATE STRING QUARTETS & STRING QUINTET
Quatuor Mosaques Austria/France
THE LATE STRING QUARTETS I Our Schubert season opens with a mouth-
Friday 11 August 1pm watering trio of concerts from one of the worlds
IMAGE CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH, WANDERER ABOVE THE SEA OF FOG, KUNSTHALLE HAMBURG
String Quartet no. 13 in A minor, D804 (Rosamunde) leading string quartets. Since its formation 30
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D810 (Death and the Maiden) years ago, the Vienna-based Quatuor Mosaques
Duration 80 mins approx. (without interval) has spearheaded the period-instrument revival,
performing in major concert venues all over
THE LATE STRING QUARTETS II
the world and winning countless plaudits
Saturday 12 August 1pm
String Quartet no. 12 in C minor, D703 (Quartettsatz) (including a Gramophone Award) for its flawless
String Quartet no. 15 in G major, D887 musicianship and unique sound.
Duration 60 mins approx. (without interval)
For these first appearances in Ireland in almost
THE STRING QUINTET 20 years the ensemble focuses on Schuberts
Over the last three years Kilkenny Arts Festival has series featuring the Irish Chamber Orchestra and Jrg Sunday 13 August 1pm late quartets: four celebrated pieces written
brought world-class musicians to Kilkenny for a Widmann, juxtaposing Schubert masterpieces with String Quintet in C major, D956 towards the end of the composers life, including
unique series of journeys through the great works of major Widmann works; the late string quartets and Duration 60 mins approx. (without interval) the incomplete but masterly 'Quartettsatz',
Beethoven, Mozart and Bach. This year the Festival quintet performed by Quatuor Mosaques; Schubert's the magnificent Quartet in G major, and the
presents Schubert: Dreaming the Sublime, a once-in- last three piano sonatas performed by Christian transcendent 'Death and the Maiden'. For the
a-lifetime musical exploration of the great composers Blackshaw; a lecture by the legendary Alfred Brendel, final concert Quatuor Mosaques is joined by
late masterpieces. and the piano trios and Trout quintet performed by guest cellist Matthias Bartolomey to perform
the Fidelio Trio and guests. To round out this epic FRI SAT SUN SPECIAL
ST JOHNS PRIORY one of Schuberts greatest works: the String
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Highlights include a series of five concerts focusing on project, a series of talks explores the composers life ADMISSION E19/E17 FOR THIS Quintet in C major.
EVENT
Schuberts greatest Lieder, featuring Benjamin Appl, and music in greater depth. FOR EACH CONCERT
1PM 1PM 1PM See page 50
Ailish Tynan and Roderick Williams; a two-concert Supported by Susie Thomson
08 09
Architects of Airs giant inflatable sculpture ... is a great big colourful balloon that you
Iestyn Davies surely just about supreme today in the castrato repertory can climb into. Its warm, its bright, it hums softly to itself: no wonder [it] attracts kids
in his artistry, the countertenor has truly come of age of all ages, wanting to escape to another, better world
The Daily Telegraph The Irish Times
ARCHITECTS OF AIR
UK
EARLY OPERA COMPANY UK
Handels Anna Devin Albesila

Julius Caesar
in Egypt
Photo Gerard Collett

Over the last few years, the appearance
of a breathtaking luminarium in the
Castle Park has become one of the
WITH great sights of the Festival. This year, to
Rachel Kelly
Iestyn Davies UK mark its 25th birthday, Architects of Air
decided to try something new. Albesila
Anna Devin features all the elements that make its
Rachel Kelly luminaria so popular with young and old
alike: a magnificent central dome filled
Christian Curnyn UK with stars, vibrant primary colours and
ever-changing light effects. But while
other luminaria encourage you to get
Christian Curnyn
lost, Albesila boasts spectacular sight-
lines that enable you to see right along
the structures length. Its another first
The ICOs concert performance of Mozarts CONDUCTOR
for a company that has become such an
Idomeneo conducted by Christian Curnyn was Christian Curnyn essential part of the Festival experience.
one of the undoubted highlights of last years
Festival. This year Curnyn returns to Kilkenny with CAST
his award-winning Early Opera Company to present
Julius Caesar Iestyn Davies
perhaps the greatest opera of the Baroque era:
Cleopatra Anna Devin
Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt). The luminarium is wheelchair accessible.
Tolomeo Rupert Enticknap
Sesto Rachel Kelly Children under 16 must be accompanied
First performed in London in 1724, Handels operatic by an adult.
masterpiece focuses on the legendary romance Cornelia Hilary Summers
between the Roman general Julius Caesar and Achilla Callum Thorpe
Cleopatra, the Egyptian princess fighting her Nireno James Hall
brother for the throne.
PHOTO JOHN OWENS

Duration 3 hrs 15 mins approx. (including SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
One of the worlds great countertenors, Iestyn
Davies, makes his debut as Caesar, while Anna Devin
interval)
12 13 14 15
11AM-6PM 11AM-6PM 12PM-6PM 12PM-6PM
16 17 18 19 20
12PM-6PM 12PM-6PM 12PM-6PM 11AM-6PM 11AM-6PM
debuts as Cleopatra and Rachel Kelly (who, like
FRI ST CANICES CATHEDRAL
Devin, shone in Idomeneo last year) performs the
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ADMISSION
role Sesto, the son of Caesars enemy Pompeo. With ZONE A PREMIUM 55/49.50 KILKENNY CASTLE PARK
a world-class cast conducted by a leading Handel 7.30PM ZONE B REGULAR 44/39.50 ADMISSION 5 - TICKETS ON THE DAY ONLY AT THE CASTLE GATE
expert, this will be a gala performance to remember.
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LOOSYSMOKES
Raven Eyed Inside Voices

Liam Byrne
WORLD PREMIERE
One of the most talked-about shows at last years Raven Eyed is a spectacular blend of gravity-defying a highly visual and The greatest musicians have the ability to make the listener feel as
Festival was Behind the Dark, a deeply eerie, aerial work and audio-visuals that explores the mesmerising performance if they are playing just for them. Inside Voices makes that literally
strikingly beautiful fusion of dance and acrobatics boundary between the past and the present, the real true. Across both weekends of the Festival, viola da gamba player
of intense skill and power
staged at night in Kilfane Glen. and the imagined to create a turbulent dreamscape Liam Byrne (a member of the extraordinary Iceland-based collective
where superstition meets the surreal. Taking place ... a dark and moving fusion Bedroom Community) will be performing in one of Kilkennys oldest
The shows creators, the award-winning in the historic Brewhouse the former Smithwick's of modern circus and and most intimate spaces Talbots Tower to one audience member
Loosysmokes, are rapidly making a name for brewery, and one of the most atmospheric spaces in contemporary dance at a time. Each listener will enter the tower and, following a brief
themselves as one of Irelands most original the city Raven Eyed is an acrobatic tour de force Review Hub on Behind the Dark conversation, Byrne will play a solo baroque piece exclusively for
companies and this year they return to Kilkenny to that will turn your perspective upside down. them. Thrillingly intimate and deeply moving, Inside Voices promises
present the world premiere of a brand new work. to be one of the most unforgettable experiences of this years
Duration 60 mins approx. Festival: a chance to hear music as youve never experienced it
before. Places are extremely limited, so be sure to book early!
FRI SAT SUN TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SPECIAL Duration 5 mins approx. per performance
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8PM 8PM 8PM 8PM 8PM 8PM 8PM 8PM
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FOR THIS
EVENT
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& 10PM & 10PM & 10PM & 10PM & 10PM & 10PM & 10PM
THE BREWHOUSE, ABBEY CREATIVE QUARTER

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2PM-5PM 2PM-5PM 2PM-5PM 2PM-5PM
TALBOTS TOWER
ADMISSION FREE BUT TICKETED
ADMISSION E19/E17
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BUTLER GALLERY
IN ASSOCIATION WITH KILKENNY ARTS FESTIVAL
Ireland & Europe:
Creative Visions
The Way Things Go: An Homage
SPECIAL
PETER FISCHLI AND DAVID WEISS DEAL

FOR THESE
EVENTS
Featuring work by Aideen Barry, Hannah Fitz, Atsushi See page 50
Kaga, Nevan Lahart, Maggie Madden, Jonathan Mayhew,

Caroline McCarthy, Isabel Nolan and Liam OCallaghan
Curated by Anna OSullivan, Director, Butler Gallery The tectonic plates are Whither Britain Ukraine: The New Making Peace
shifting for Ireland and & Europe? European Frontier With Place
The Butler Gallery, in association with Kilkenny Arts Europe, as Brexit and
Trump upend old
Sir Stephen Wall (UK) Mark & Marichka Marczyk Iarla Lionird
Festival, presents the influential film The Way Things
(Canada/Ukraine)
Go, 1987, by world-renowned Swiss artists Peter Fischli assumptions, momentum For many years a key One of Irelands iconic
(b. 1952) and David Weiss (1946-2012). In this thirty- for EU integration returns, player in Whitehall as Two musicians who cultural voices investigates
minute film, household and industrial objects are sent populism regroups, and John Majors Ambassador took part in the Maidan how memory and nostalgia
in what seems to be an unstoppable chain of motion, conflict continues on the to the EU and Tony Blairs revolution in Kiev in 2014 are deployed to shape Irish
both simple and complex. Eastern frontier with Russia. top European adviser, and then recreated their traditional music in the
Sir Stephen Wall gives experiences in Counting wider world.
Leading artists and public
In honour of the 30th anniversary of the making an insider account Sheep an extraordinary
figures from Western, FRI 18 AUGUST 11AM
of The Way Things Go, a group of artists has been of Britains tangled work of immersive musical
Central and Eastern PARADE TOWER
commissioned to make a new work in homage to this relationship with Europe. theatre and a highlight of
Europe share creative
important film. Also included is work by artists who this years Festival (pp4-
visions and imagine MON 14 AUGUST 11AM
have a particular sympathy with, or relationship to, The 5) discuss the Ukrainian
possible futures, in a series PARADE TOWER The Changing Irish State
Way Things Go. All of these artists have acknowledged revolution and what the
presented in partnership
the importance and influence of the work of Fischli with Creative Ireland.
future may hold. Robert Watt
and Weiss on their individual art practice, and have Here and There WED 16 AUGUST 11AM The Secretary General
created works in a variety of media that pays tribute to
Sheila ODonnell ROTHE HOUSE of the Department of
one of the truly inventive and memorable works of art
produced in the late-twentieth century. Chartering a Revolution & John Tuomey Public Expenditure
and Reform discusses
Alexander Vondra The celebrated Irish
CHILDRENS ACTIVITIES (Czech Republic) architects, recipients of
Keeping at a Tangent the changing shape of
Irelands economy, society
Inspired by this exhibition, Butler Gallery invites & Olivia OLeary the Royal Gold Medal in Catrona Crowe, Colin and culture in a time of
children to make their own artwork at artist-led creative 2015, discuss European Dunne & Martin Hayes continental shifts.
workshops. For details of Butler Gallerys childrens The former Czech Minister cultural and educational
programme see www.butlergallery.com for Europe and adviser to In conversation with critic SAT 19 AUGUST 6PM
projects currently
President Havel explores the underway in the ODonnell and historian Catrona ROTHE HOUSE
space between art, human + Tuomey studio. Crowe, two of Irelands
rights and democracy on the leading artists discuss the
BUTLER GALLERY 40th anniversary of Havels TUES 15 AUGUST 6PM creative flows and tensions
ADMISSION 12/10
PARADE TOWER for each event
Charter 77 movement, in Irish culture between
OPENING BUTLER GALLERY, THE CASTLE, KILKENNY Stills from Peter Fischli David Weiss The Way Things Go, 1987 in conversation with the the traditional and the
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56 776 1106 Film 16mm, color, sound, 30 min; Camera: Pio Corradi doyenne of Irish journalists. contemporary.
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SUN 13 AUGUST 11AM Duration 60 mins approx THURS 17 AUGUST 11AM
3PM-5PM 10AM 5.30PM DAILY UNTIL 15 OCTOBER Courtesy Sprth Magers, Matthew Marks Gallery,
Galerie Eva Presenhuber ROTHE HOUSE for each event ROTHE HOUSE
BUTLER GALLERY
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PREMIERE
Mick ODea brings new
meaning to performance art Festival Portrait 2017
Mick ODea
The Irish Times
Stephen Rea
IN
Oscar Wildes De Profundis MICK O'DEA'S STUDIO, HOME RULE CLUB

Over the last two years, a visit to Mick ODeas studio has become an
essential part of the Festival experience. Every afternoon, ODea has
OPENING TIMES:
WITH LIVE SCORE BY SATURDAY 12 SUNDAY 20 AUGUST thrown open his studio to the public, wowing audiences with portraits
and sketches of Festival artists painted on the spot with astonishing
Neil Martin
(EXCLUDING THURS 17)
2.30PM 4PM confidence and skill, while keeping up a stream of conversation with
ADMISSION FREE sitter and audience alike. Its a unique three-way interaction that offers
PERFORMED BY audiences a rare glimpse of the decisions and revisions that go into the
creation of a work of art. For the third and final year of his residency,
Irish Chamber Orchestra EXHIBITION, OLD DORE FACTORY,
ABBEY ST
ODea takes up his brushes in the Home Rule Club to capture the leading
artists at this years Festival. Dont miss this last opportunity to watch a
OPENING TIMES:
SATURDAY 12 SUNDAY 20 AUGUST master at work, and be sure to visit his exhibition at Abbey Street, where
10AM 5.30PM the fruits of three years' work are on display throughout the Festival.
ADMISSION FREE With thanks to Peter Dore
Dear Bosie, After long and fruitless waiting,
I have determined to write to you myself, as
much for your sake as for mine, as I would
not like to think that I had passed through
two long years of imprisonment without ever
having received a single line from you, or
any news or message even, except such as
gave me pain.
Oscar Wilde, De Profundis
Between November 1895 and May 1897 Oscar Wilde

was incarcerated in Reading Gaol, spending 23 hours
a day confined to a cell so small he could touch both
sides at the same time. It was not until 1897 that he
was given pen and paper, and what he wrote was
De Profundis, one of the greatest love letters ever
written (Colm Tibn).
Addressed to his lover Bosie (Lord Alfred Douglas),

De Profundis is an extraordinary testament to
strength in adversity. Stephen Rea (who performed
Seamus Heaneys Aeneid: Book VI to great acclaim
at the Festival last year) returns to the Watergate
to read a specially abridged version of Wildes epic
letter. Featuring a live score composed by Neil Martin
PHOTO JOBY WALDMAN
and performed by the Irish Chamber Orchestra, this

PHOTO PAT MOORE
SAT SUN
performance of Wildes most personal text promises
to be an intensely moving experience. 12 13
4PM 4PM
WATERGATE THEATRE
ADMISSION E25/E22.50
16 17
Japanese designers: Anrealage, Issey Miyake, Comme des Garons, Kansai Yamamoto, Kenta Nishimura, Maiko
Takeda, Noritaka Tatehana, Writtenafterward, Yohji Yamamoto
Hi! Fashion Curated by Gemma A Williams

Irish designers: Aideen Gaynor, Danielle Romeril, Derek Lawlor, John Rocha, Lainey Keogh, Laoise Carey,
Michael Stewart, Richard Malone, Sybil Connolly, na Burke
Hi! Fashion at the National Craft Gallery presents stunningly crafted garments and accessories from Japan and
Ireland, exploring the visual correlations and contrasts between designers on the two islands. Curated by Gemma
A Williams and designed in collaboration with ROJI, Hi! Fashion is an official event in the celebrations of the 60th
Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Ireland, and is supported by the Japan Foundation.
Celebrating 60 years of sartorial history, Hi! Fashion features Japanese and Irish fashion side by side, creating a
visual essay composed of juxtaposing garments. These tableaux will reveal unspoken dialogues, creating new
conversations inspired by the contrasting, cyclical and disruptive nature of the design process.
The exhibition showcases garments from across the decades, starting with Irish designer Sybil Connolly, and
features the work of internationally renowned Irish designers including John Rocha, Lainey Keogh, Richard
Malone and na Burke. Japanese designers include Kansai Yamamoto, designer of David Bowies costumes
during the 1970s; milliner Maiko Takeda and Issey Miyake; together with innovative contemporary designers like
Anrealage and Noritaka Tatehana, who numbers Lady Gaga and Daphne Guinness among his fans.
OPENING NATIONAL CRAFT GALLERY, CASTLE YARD

SAT MON-SAT 10AM-5.30PM, SUN 11AM-5.30PM
12 EXHIBITION CONTINUES UNTIL 12 NOVEMBER
4PM ADMISSION FREE
IMAGES FROM ANREALAGE, MAIKO TAKEDA, RICHARD MALONE
Community Craft Community Adult Craft Childrens Craft Workshops Teen Craft Workshops
Workshops: Installation: Workshop: Suitable for 6-11years, cost 5. Limited to ONE workshop per
child, parents/guardians must stay in Castle Yard. Booking
Suitable for 12-17 years, cost 5. Booking through
Festival Box Office on 056 7752175 from 13 July.
I (she) was here I (she) was here Leather Working through Festival Box Office on 056 7752175 from 13 July.
Learn Limerick Lace Sculptural Headwear with Carrie Lynam
stitches and embellishment
Building on work created
in the Community Craft
with na Burke Fashion Eye-Con with Carrie Lynam Design and create incredible headwear inspired by
Create your own bespoke
techniques with designer Workshops, join designer- Inspired by Maiko Takeda's headdress, create a the textured, unusual body sculptures of Maiko Takeda
leather accessory in this
maker Ruth Duignan to maker Ruth Duignan to fantastic sculpture for your head! Creative crafting with crossing the boundaries of fashion and art.
hands-on workshop with
create a textileinstallation stitch, sew and embellish unusual materials.
in Castle Yard, considering textile silhouettes inspired
multi-award-winning Japanese Woodblock with Debra Boden
the often anonymous by the Hi! Fashion exhibit
leather designer na Block Prints with Debra Boden Discover the ancient craft of Japanese woodblock
Burke. Booking required. Learn the basics of Japanese woodblock printmaking to create printmaking to imagine, draw and carve your own unique
role woman play in the creating a community
Cost 35. your own colourful block-prints from hand-carved woodblocks. woodblock and print on special Japanese kozo paper.
fashion and craft industry. installation in Castle Yard.
Admission free but ticketed. Drop-in to take part.
Papercut Patterns with Paul Bokslag Kirigami Creations with Paul Bokslag
Transform interesting patterns in the Hi! Fashion exhibition into Experiment with Japanese kirigami paper-cutting
YURT AT THE YARD NATIONAL CRAFT YURT AT THE YARD papercut images, inspired by Japanese Kirigami techniques. techniques to create individual paper-cut sculptures.
FRI 11 AUGUST GALLERY, CASTLE YARD MONDAY 14 AUGUST
10.30AM1.30PM, 2PM-5PM SAT 12 & SUN 13 AUGUST 6PM9PM NATIONAL CRAFT GALLERY, TUES 15 AUGUST, 2PM & 3PM NATIONAL CRAFT GALLERY, TUES 15 AUGUST, 4PM
12PM5PM YURT AT THE YARD, WED 16 & THURS 17 AUGUST, 2PM & 3PM YURT AT THE YARD, WED 16 & THURS 17 AUGUST, 4PM
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one of our most lucid thinkers
The Independent
THE HUBERT BUTLER ANNUAL LECTURE

Eva Hoffman UK
Introduced by Olivia O'Leary
Few contemporary thinkers could be better placed to deliver The Lecture was established in 2007 to
the Hubert Butler Lecture than Eva Hoffman. For more than honour the Kilkenny writer, historian and
25 years, in books such as Lost in Translation, the bestselling broadcaster whose remarkable consistency
memoir that launched her career, Hoffman has probed the of vision and clarity of mind made him
questions at the heart of Butlers own work the complex unique among essayists.
history of Eastern Europe, the tension between individual and
collective memory, and the ways in which language and culture
make and remake us with remarkable sympathy, balance and
Duration 60 mins
approx.
Lemon Bucket Orkestra Canada
compassion. Having lived her life in Poland, the US and now the
UK, Hoffman comes to Kilkenny to share her unique perspective SAT
on the state of Europe today. Dont miss this opportunity to
hear from a thinker Roy Foster once described as an example to 12
6PM
ST CANICES CATHEDRAL
ADMISSION 16/14 Anarchy has never sounded as much fun as it does in the hands of Lemon SPECIAL
DEAL
everyone who writes Irish history. Bucket Orkestra, Canadas self-styled Balkan-klezmer-gypsy-party-punk FOR THIS
superband. The 16-piece ensemble started out busking on the streets of EVENT
Duration 80 mins See page 50
Toronto, but soon found itself performing at festivals all over the world, trailing approx.
rave reviews and a clutch of awards in its wake.
SCHUBERT: DREAMING THE SUBLIME On the day before the opening of its breathtaking guerrilla folk opera, SAT
Counting Sheep (see page 4), the Orkestra brings its anarchic spirit, boundless
energy and high-octane style to the Set for an evening of frenzied Balkan
12 SET THEATRE
ADMISSION 22/19.50
Death and the Maiden

9.30PM
tunes that will have you on your feet and starting a (dance) revolution.
Irish Chamber Orchestra

Katherine Hunka director SCHUBERT: DREAMING THE SUBLIME
PROGRAMME Brother, this is nothing at all stick to your Lieder Schubert under the The Man Behind Late Works or
the Music Last Works?
SCHUBERT (arr. MAHLER) was told, by one of the leading violinists of his day, after guidance of
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, unveiling the String Quartet no. 14. The piece was ignored leader-director
D810 (Death and the Maiden) in Schuberts lifetime, but today Death and the Maiden is
celebrated as a pinnacle of the classical repertoire.
Katherine
Hunka, the
Gerry Murphy Lorraine Byrne Bodley
Duration 50 mins
SPECIAL ICOs execution Composer Gerry Murphy explores Schuberts short One of the worlds leading Schubertians, Lorraine
approx. DEAL
(without interval) FOR THIS
Directed by its leader Katherine Hunka, the world-class Irish is a model but eventful life, from his discovery by Antonio Salieri Byrne Bodley of Maynooth University, offers fresh
EVENT Chamber Orchestra opens the second year of its Festival of elegance, to the Schubertiad craze, his battles with Church and insights into the music of Schuberts final years and
See page 50 residency with Mahlers full orchestral arrangement of imagination State, and the astonishing creative energy that once considers our perennial fascination with the composer.
Schuberts masterpiece a day after Quatuor Mosaques and good taste compelled him to write eight songs in a day.
SAT perform the original version. In St Canices Cathedral the The Irish Times
12 ST CANICES CATHEDRAL Duration 60 mins approx. Duration 60 mins approx.

ideal venue in which to experience the work in all its visceral
ADMISSION 22/19.50 power Death and the Maiden promises to be a highlight of SAT 12 AUGUST 11AM, PARADE TOWER TUE 15 AUGUST 11AM, PARADE TOWER
8.30PM
the Festivals opening weekend. oneill foley ADMISSION 12/10 ADMISSION 12/10
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Mr Handels Mr Handel at the Keyboard

Philippe Grisvard France
Adventures in
Ireland PROGRAMME includes Handel was a brilliant keyboard performer
and his compositions for harpsichord were
PHOTO ROSS COSTIGAN

WILLIAM BABELL
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL as varied as they were surprising. In the
FRIEDRICH ZACHOW second concert celebrating Handels Irish
A TRIO OF CONCERTS CELEBRATING DOMENICO SCARLATTI adventure, leading harpsichordist Philippe
THE 275TH ANNIVERSARY OF HANDELS VISIT FERDINANDO DE MEDICI Grisvard performs a broad selection of pieces
JOHANN KERLL by Handel and his contemporaries, including
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI Irish composer Thomas Roseingrave. In
The Arrival of Mr Handel

THOMAS ROSEINGRAVE recent years the magnificent Long Gallery has
Peter Whelan director
played host to some of the most memorable MON THE LONG GALLERY
Rowan Pierce soprano
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Duration 80 mins approx. events at the Festival and this concert,
Emilie Renard mezzo-soprano (without interval) KILKENNY CASTLE
featuring many of Handels most celebrated
Ensemble Marsyas International 8PM ADMISSION 22/19.50
Gwilym Bowen tenor pieces, promises to be no exception.
Nicholas Mulroy tenor
Edward Grint bass
Cecilia Bernardini violin
In November 1741 Handel landed in Dublin in the midst of a professional Alec Frank-Gemmill violin
crisis. His last two Italian operas had flopped on the London stage, but
in Ireland Handel saw an opportunity for a radical change of direction...
Joseph Walters horn
PROGRAMME includes
SPECIAL
DEALS
FOR THESE
Mr Handels Messiah
Ensemble Marsyas International
Led by acclaimed bassoonist, HENRY PURCELL EVENTS
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harpsichordist and conductor Peter THOMAS ROSEINGRAVE
Whelan, Ensemble Marsyas returns JOHANN COUSSER
to the Festival for a series of three ARCANGELO CORELLI
concerts - featuring orchestra, MATTHEW DUBOURG
ANTONIO VIVALDI
chorus and a suite of world-class
WILLIAM BOYCE Composed in a burst of creativity, Handels Messiah made its debut Peter Whelan director
vocal and instrumental soloists -
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL at the Great Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin on 13 April 1742 Rowan Pierce soprano
that tells the remarkable story of
amidst great excitement. The hall was so packed that women were Hilary Summers alto
Handels stay in Ireland. Duration 2 hrs 15 mins approx.
(including interval) asked to leave their skirt hoops at home and men to dispense with Gwilym Bowen tenor
their ceremonial swords.
This first concert explores the rich Nicholas Mulroy tenor
musical milieu into which Handel
Edward Grint bass
Peter Whelan SUN Handel was taking quite a risk: the alto soloist was a London actress
was thrown. Featuring modern-day
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premieres of works by the leading Irish-based composers of the day, PROGRAMME
ZONE A PREMIUM 35/31.50 had dismissed the orchestra as a club of fiddlers in Fishamble Messiah (Original Dublin Version),
together with works by Purcell, Corelli and Vivaldi, The Arrival of 7PM ZONE B REGULAR 30/27 Street. But the evening was a triumph. Critics hailed it as the finest HWV56
Mr Handel sets the composers music in a distinctively Irish context.
composition of musick that ever was heard.
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On his return to London Handel made revisions to the score, but for
The Irish State Musick Professor Samantha Owens of the University of

Wellington, New Zealand is a world authority
this years Festival, celebrating the 275th anniversary of Messiah,
Ensemble Marsyas presents the first Irish performance in modern
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on the musical life of early-eighteenth-century times of the original Dublin version. Performed in the magical
Ireland. In this lecture she will explore the concert atmosphere of St Canices, this is an unmissable opportunity to
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experience Handels masterpiece as the audience in that crowded
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Saint Sister bewitching

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the sound of this trio is irresistible
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Morgan MacIntyre and Gemma

Doherty formed Saint Sister
less than three years ago, but
their rise has been nothing short
of spectacular, courtesy of a
widely acclaimed debut EP and
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eye-catching appearances on
RTs Other Voices and at major
festivals all over the world. Their
original sound, an enthralling mix
of soulful harmonies, dreamy
synth and electro-acoustic harp,
is rightly dubbed atmosfolk,
and their Kilkenny debut in the
Set promises to be one of the
most enchanting gigs at this SUN SPECIAL
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THE PIANO TRIOS & THE TROUT QUINTET
Behold A Wonder Here: Fidelio Trio & Guests

Dowland Songs & Airs
Iestyn Davies UK
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Thomas Dunford France

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embraces everything from Ravel and Sant-Sans to Piano Trio no. 1 in B flat major, D898
specially commissioned works by leading international Piano Trio no. 2 in E flat major, D929
composers like Beat Furrer and Evan Ziporyn, the trio
has performed in leading concert halls all over the world, PROGRAMME II
Fresh from his starring role in Julius Caesar in Egypt (see page 10), the earning glowing reviews and a nomination for the highly TUESDAY 15 AUGUST 1PM
celebrated countertenor Iestyn Davies joins forces with lutenist Thomas prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Awards. Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano, D821
Dunford for a very different late-night performance in St Johns Priory. Piano Trio in E flat major, op. 148, D897
In the first of two lunchtime concerts in St Johns, the (Notturno) D897
Fidelio Trio explores a breathtaking pair of works: the Trio Piano Quintet in A major, D667 (Trout)
In recent years, Davies and Dunford have taken time out from their many
other projects to tour the world together, garnering widespread acclaim in B flat and the Trio in E flat, two of the greatest piano
Duration 75 mins approx. for their fresh interpretations of the courtly music of the renaissance and trios ever written. Duration of each concert 80 mins approx.
(without interval) baroque. Dunford, who first appeared at Kilkenny performing a memorable (without interval)
solo concert for theorbo in 2010, has been described as the Eric Clapton In the second concert, the trio performs some of
of the lute (BBC Music Magazine), and its entirely fitting that tonights Schuberts best-loved chamber works, from the
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programme features not only great renaissance composers such as John delightfully melodic Sonata in A minor to the Notturno. ST JOHNS PRIORY
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premiere of Old Bones, a song sequence written for Iestyn Davies by the
For the climax, the trio - joined by Rachel Roberts and
Paul Kimber - swells to a quintet to perform the delightful 1PM 1PM
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contemporary American composer Nico Muhly. Trout Quintet, one of Schuberts most popular scores.
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Yiyun Li China/USA
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Liam Byrne is one of the most innovative viola da gamba players

in Europe, driven by a restless curiosity that embraces everything
Ever since her short story collection, A Thousand Years from the lesser-known corners of the baroque repertoire to
of Good Prayers, won the Guardian First Book Award in contemporary classical works. A member of leading Early Music
2006, Yiyun Li has been hailed as one of the most original ensembles, he has also worked with contemporary composers
fiction writers of our time. Now Li has written a memoir, such as Donnacha Dennehy and David Lang, and created sound
Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life, that installations at major museums, including the V&A (where Inside
mixes the literary and the personal to dazzling effect. Voices see page 14 was first staged). For this late-night
concert in Rothe House, Byrne showcases his range, performing MON
Li talks to Cormac Kinsella about her new work, which
ranges from her time in the Peoples Liberation Army to
her decision to renounce her native tongue, and shares
an eclectic mix of pieces from the medieval to the contemporary.
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her thoughts on the writers that inspired her, including
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friend William Trevor.
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6PM between the pin-point accuracy of Powers playing,
the liveliness of Gilchrists and the immersiveness of
Edges of Light
Custys, the music ... is a pure pleasure
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Its a sometimes-overlooked fact that sunrise at the Dunsink Observatory in Co. Tola Custy fiddle
WORLD PREMIERE Dublin occurs 25 minutes later than at Greenwich; the Irish day takes place in
a time all of its own. Edges of Light is a thrilling blend of movement and music
Colin Dunne dance
Maeve Gilchrist harp
that celebrates the shimmering sights and sounds at the cusp of an Irish day. David Power uilleann pipes
Linda Buckley Fiddler Tola Custy, harpist Maeve Gilchrist and uilleann piper David Power mix
traditional tunes with new compositions while dancer Colin Dunne brings his
composition and improvisatory genius to an exhilarating fusion of melody and rhythm. TUE
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David Power The ensemble was curated by Music Network to perform Edges of Light in September 2016
for an 11-date tour of Ireland.
10PM
uilleann pipes Duration 75 mins approx.
John Comiskey In last years Festival, electronic composer Linda Buckley and
direction/design uilleann piper David Power presented Uilleann Goes Electric,
the first fruits of a groundbreaking new collaboration which
Duration 60 mins approx. now culminates in this staged performance. Drawing inspiration
from the early Antarctic expeditions, Antarctica is a multimedia
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MON performance combining Buckleys hypnotic score with live

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uilleann pipes from David Power in an environment of evocative
projected imagery. Designed and directed by John Comiskey in
the atmospheric interior of The Brewhouse, Antarctica stages an
8.30PM
enthralling dialogue between past and future. Edges of Light,
a Music Network commission
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Williams is an unfailingly intelligent singer and

is matched every step of the way by Burnside
Gramophone

Roderick Williams UK
Iain Burnside UK
Roderick Williams
British baritone Roderick

Williams is a star of recital,
DIE SCHNE MLLERIN SWANSONG/
appearing regularly at leading When it comes to Lieder, Schubert SCHWANENGESANG
opera houses, concert halls and was a veritable demigod (Michael
festivals worldwide. In 2015 Quinn). In the space of just 13 years he Based on the poetry of three great
he embarked on his Schubert composed an astonishing 600 Lieder, Romantic poets (Heinrich Heine,
project, culminating in his widely simultaneously establishing and Ludwig Rellstab and Johann Gabriel
acclaimed recording of Schubert perfecting the form. Based on poems Seidl), and written in the final
Lieder with Iain Burnside in 2016. by Wilhelm Mller (who also wrote months of his life, the aptly named
Winterreise), Die Schne Mllerin (The Schwanengesang (Swansong) is one she leads a 12-piece ensemble brass, fiddles, the works on a bravura romp
Pianist, playwright, broadcaster Fair Maid of the Mill) is one of the of Schuberts finest vocal collections: through songs old and new her fiddle-playing is as incendiary as ever
and International Visiting Artist towering achievements of the Lied an exquisite exploration of young love, The Observer on Big Machine
at the Royal Irish Academy of form, a quintessentially romantic tale yearning and loss.
Music, Iain Burnside has worked of doomed youth and unrequited love;

with many of the worlds leading intimate, personal and deeply felt. The songs were assembled after
singers, performing and recording Schuberts death by his friend Tobias
an eclectic repertoire from Duration 60 mins approx. Haslinger, a figure who appears in this
Debussy to Schoenberg.
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new dramatic presentation of the work,
devised by Iain Burnside. Baritone
Roderick Williams is accompanied by
Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band UK
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playful dramatic readings in a range
Its almost 20 years since Eliza Carthy (daughter of folk legends
of voices that sheds fresh light on the
Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson) burst onto the scene with
music and its creator.
her songwriting prowess, dynamic fiddle-playing and irreverent
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and assembling the formidable 12-piece Wayward Band. Their album,
Big Machine, earned rave reviews earlier this year for its seamless
mix of genres and styles, and in their first Irish appearance Carthy
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Iain Burnside
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musicianship and outstanding songcraft.
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Jrg Widmann was apparently born with enough energy for two people
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EUROPEAN PREMIERE Octet

OCTETS
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Soloists of the ICO & Jrg Widmann Germany
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For this late-night concert in the Set, two leading lights of if the ancient and unassuming viola is The highlight of the Irish Chamber Orchestras residency at this years Festival
Bedroom Community, the extraordinary record label/collective having a renaissance in contemporary is a pair of concerts that brings Schuberts key late works into creative
based in Reykjavik, team up to perform an eclectic array of juxtaposition with the music of Jrg Widmann, the ICOs renowned artistic
music, its thanks largely to Nadia Sirota
contemporary pieces, including the European premiere of partner and one of Germanys greatest living composers.
Donnacha Dennehys Tessellatum, a piece for solo viols, viol New York Magazine
consort and electronics, specially commissioned for them. Performed by soloists of the ICO, with Widmann on clarinet, this first concert
presents two radically different, yet complimentary, octets. Schuberts
Liam Byrne is one of the most innovative viola da gamba pioneering work adds double-bass, clarinet, bassoon and horn to the traditional
players in Europe. A member of leading Early Music ensembles PROGRAMME includes string quartet, enabling him to alternate the intimate tones of chamber music
(including the renowned viol consort Fretwork) he has also DONNACHA DENNEHY with large-scale orchestral effects in a delightfully light-hearted composition.
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worked with contemporary composers such as David Lang and Its an approach to which Jrg Widmann pays tribute in his own octet, with its
Nico Muhly. Artist in residence at Kilkenny this year, he performs THE WATERGATE THEATRE Schubertian intrada, anguished middle movement and energetic finale.
his remarkable project Inside Voices (see page 14) at Talbots Liam Byrne viola da gamba 7.30PM ADMISSION 20/18
Tower, as well as a solo concert in Rothe House (see page 25). Nadia Sirota viola Duration 1 hr 45 mins approx. (including short interval)
Whether performing solo, as a member of acclaimed chamber Duration 75 mins approx. (without interval)
ensembles yMusic and Alarm Will Sound, or hosting her award-
FAVOURITE LIEDER
winning podcast Meet the Composer, violist Nadia Sirota is The series of lunchtime concerts exploring Schuberts
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dedicated to opening up classical music to broader audiences. outstanding collection of Lieder continues with
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Her debut album First Things First was named a record of the FOR THIS soprano Ailish Tynan and pianist Iain Burnside
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year by The New York Times, and she has collaborated with 10PM See page 50 performing some of Schuberts best-loved songs,
artists such as Grizzly Bear and Arcade Fire. including 'Schwanengesang' (Swan Song) and the
Iain Burnside UK hypnotic 'Nacht und Trume' (Night and Dreams).
Soprano Ailish Tynan is one of the finest Irish singers

of her generation. Since winning the RT Millennium
Churchills Irish Generals Singer of the Future competition in 2000 she has
performed recitals, concerts and operatic roles all over
Europe. She often collaborates with Iain Burnside, the
pianist and Sony Award-winning broadcaster who has
worked with many of the worlds leading singers, and
Its a remarkable fact that, since Wellington, many of the British in 2015 their recording of Schubert Lieder, Nacht und
Armys most successful figures have been Irish, a tradition that Trume, was released to great acclaim.
continued right up to the Second World War, when several of
the greatest Allied commanders Field Marshals Montgomery, Duration 60 mins approx. (without interval)
Brooke (pictured), Auchinleck and Dill were of Irish or Anglo-Irish
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extraction. Major-General Andrew Ritchie, former Commandant of

Sandhurst, joins Niall Burgess, Secretary General of the Department
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of Foreign Affairs, to explore the impact of these iconic figures on
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the outcome of the Second World War.
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in Amidons hands, old American songs live and breathe, proving
Unearthed that sometimes irreverence is the best path to faithfulness

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A magnificent collection of artefacts, reflecting 800 years of history

in Irelands medieval capital, was recently discovered in the 13th- MARBLE CITY SESSIONS
Crash Ensemble
century St Marys Church and Graveyard (now the award-winning
Medieval Mile Museum). On display for the first time, by kind
permission of the National Museum of Ireland, these personal and
poignant objects are symbols of everyday life, worship and death.
OPENING
MEDIEVAL MILE MUSEUM WITH
ST MARYS CHURCH & GRAVEYARD
Sam Amidon USA

THU Join us to celebrate the opening of the exhibition, launched by
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BOOKING THROUGH Trinity College Dublin, with an introduction by archaeologist
6PM www.medievalmilemuseum.ie
& Friends
Ciln Drisceoil.
CrashLands [Crash Ensemble] plays with the energy and spirit of a rock group
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Long established as Irelands leading new music ensemble, PROGRAMME includes
Crash Ensemble is celebrated for its adventurous repertoire,
commissioning work from leading international composers and NICO MUHLY
Its 20 years since composer Donnacha outside Thomastown that provided Duration 30 mins approx. performing with a diverse array of contemporary stars. For this (concert premiere)
Dennehy founded Crash Ensemble, the setting for Loosysmokes Behind typically adventurous concert, Crash teams up with progressive JENNIFER WALSHE
a group of world-class musicians the Dark last year. Featuring two WED (concert premiere) SPECIAL
KILFANE GLEN folk star Sam Amidon for a diverse programme including
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dedicated to pushing contemporary brand-new, specially commissioned ADMISSION FREE concert premieres of works by Nico Muhly and Jennifer FOR THIS
classical music in fresh directions. compositions (including a world EVENT
BUT TICKETED Walshe, together with Amidons own beautifully crafted songs,
As part of CrashLands, an ambitious premiere by Jennifer Walshe), 9PM See page 50
specially arranged for Crash Ensemble by Muhly. With fellow
new project celebrating its 20th CrashLands promises to be a magical members of Bedroom Community (Liam Byrne, James McVinnie
anniversary, Crash Ensemble comes to performance at dusk in one of the and Nadia Sirota) dropping by to add their own distinctive
Kilfane Glen, the enchanting old forest countys most enchanting locales. THU ST CANICES CATHEDRAL
instrumentation, this will be a very special concert weaving
classic Americana with cutting-edge sounds.
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Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Its extraordinary to think that, in the four years since the Marble City Sessions music like this ... belongs to
began, Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill have played with a host of outstanding a higher order altogether
musicians from viola da gamba master Jordi Savall to bluegrass legend
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Ricky Skaggs yet they have never played together as a duo. This evenings
concert sets the record straight, offering a wonderful opportunity to
experience the collaboration that started it all in its pure, unadulterated form.
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few pianists nowadays
hypnotise their audiences
quite like he does
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Alfred Brendel is not only one

of the worlds greatest pianists;
he is a defining presence who

has changed the way we want
to hear the major works of the
piano repertory
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In the decade since Alfred Brendel, one of the greatest pianists of our time,
retired from concert performance he has been busier than ever, penning
acclaimed books such as A Pianists A-Z and delivering talks and lectures
PROGRAMME One of the unquestionable highlights of last years Festival was
celebrated for their depth of understanding, elegance and wit. His visit to
Sonata no. 19 in C minor, D958 Christian Blackshaws five-concert series of Mozarts complete piano
Kilkenny was one of the highlights of the Festival in 2014, and this year he
FRI Sonata no. 20 in A major, D959 sonatas, a profoundly moving display of deeply felt musicianship that
returns to offer the fruits of a lifetimes deep engagement with Schuberts
piano sonatas, works whose reputation he did so much to revive. Taking
place before Christian Blackshaws performance of the last sonatas, this
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Sonata no. 21 in B flat major, D960 drew audiences to their feet in St Johns. This year, were delighted to
welcome him to St Canices to perform three of Schuberts greatest
masterpieces.
fascinating talk is the perfect introduction to Schuberts late, great trilogy. SPECIAL
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See page 50 form a trilogy of late, great works that drew on Beethoven and
My Alfred Brendel does not believe that the merits of an artist

can be explained or illuminated by his private life. He is never
going to write an autobiography and confesses that, to him,
Duration 75 mins approx. deeply influenced Brahms. Overlooked for more than a century, they
have since become cornerstones of the classical piano repertoire. As
the Financial Times noted, they could almost have been written with
Musical there are many things a great deal more intriguing than his own
private persona. The focus of this lecture is therefore on musical
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note lives and breathes.
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on his place within a changing musical world. Duration 2 hrs 15 mins approx. (including interval)
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Paula Meehan
Paula Meehan was born in 1955 in Dublin where she still
lives. She studied at Trinity College, Dublin, and at Eastern
Washington University in the USA, and has received many
POET IN RESIDENCE awards, including the Marten Toonder Award for Literature,
The Butler Literary Award for Poetry, the Denis Devlin
Memorial Award and the PPI Award for Radio Drama. Paula
has published five collections of poetry, the most recent being
Painting Rain (Carcanet, 2009). A selected volume, entitled
Mysteries of the Home, was published in 1996. Her writing for
stage includes the plays Mrs Sweeney (1997), Cell (1999), and,
for children, Kirkle (1995), The Voyage (1997) and The Wolf
Duration 60 mins approx. of Winter (2003/2004). Her poetry has been set to music
by artists as diverse as the avant-garde composer John Wolf
Brennan and the folksinger Christy Moore, and throughout her
THU working life she has collaborated with dancers, visual artists
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and film makers. Paula Meehan is a member of Aosdna, the
Irish affiliation of writers and artists, and last year completed
her term as Ireland Professor of Poetry.
Poetry Kilkenny Poetry Favourite Poem MARBLE CITY SESSIONS at turns entrancing,
enchanting, uplifting, lilting,
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Vsen Sweden
lovely and just plain fun
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The Festivals poet in Join us at the Parade Tower to celebrate In 2015 the Festival launched its own
residence, Paula Meehan, the publication of Kilkenny Arts Offices branch of Robert Pinskys Favourite Poem
leads this workshop for poets. Kilkenny Poetry Broadsheet, launched by Project, inviting a select group of Festival
Participation is by application. Paula Meehan, which gives local writers artists and local students to read their
Email info@poetryireland.ie a platform for their work. Broadsheet favourite poem before a live audience. Vsen is Swedish for spirit or essence, and for 27 years the trio has move heaven and earth
for further details. 16 editor, American-Irish poet Kimberly This year the project returns with a fresh been the very essence of the Swedish folk scene with their effortless for a ticket
Campanello, was invited back to edit this crop of artists, students and Festival blend of tradition and innovation. Steeped in the ancient traditions
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strictly limited. collection is Hymn to Kal (Eyewear closest to their heart, and explaining why right. Olov Johansson is a world champion of the nyckelharpa (a keyed FOR THIS
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Publishing). She is a Lecturer in Creative it means so much to them. fiddle) while composer, producer and arranger Mikael Marin is a master See page 50
Writing at York St John University, UK. fiddler, but its the addition of Roger Tallroth on 12-string guitar that
offers a fresh new twist on Swedish folk. Together, Vsen are a veritable
supergroup Swedens answer to The Gloaming performing a mix of
FRI FRI SUN ancient melodies and their own compositions with verve, intensity and FRI
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warm, funny, respectful and irreverent Colin Dunne is more MARBLE CITY SESSIONS PROGRAMME includes
than up to the challenge of the undanceable Tommie Potts BYRD, PURCELL, O'CAROLAN,
The Irish Times HHHHH David Power & Malcolm Proud MOZART, BACH, VOLANS, HYLAND,
ZIPOLI & LECLAIR
Concert Among the many extraordinary collaborations to emerge from recent

Marble City Sessions, perhaps the most intriguing is that between
organist Malcolm Proud and uilleann piper David Power. This eclectic
CREATED BY Colin Dunne programme, encompassing everything from Kevin Volans arrangement
of a Zulu childrens song to traditional reels and pieces by Mozart
WITH Mel Mercier & Sinad Rushe and Bach, offers both musicians a chance to explore uncharted SPECIAL SAT
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The Liffey Banks, fiddler Tommie Potts radical

reinterpretation of traditional tunes, has long been
Appl is not only a singer of boundless promise,
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thought undanceable. But if anyone was going to accept
the challenge it had to be Colin Dunne. Dunne is Potts he is already a great artist
kindred spirit, and he has drawn inspiration from Potts Heimat
to create Concert, a response to The Liffey Banks that
was rapturously received on its debut at Dublin Dance James Baillieu is in a class of his own
Festival this year. Part dance piece, part multidisciplinary
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concert, Concert mixes live performance with looped
recordings and a soundscore by Mel Mercier to build a
rich tapestry of movement and sound. At once intimate, SCHUBERT: DREAMING THE SUBLIME
witty and playful, Concert stages an unmissable duet
WINTERREISE
between two great Irish artists.
Supported by Bill & Denise Whelan
Duration 60 mins approx. Benjamin Appl Germany

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The penultimate concert in our lunchtime series pairs pianist James

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FOR THIS performance of Schuberts famous song cycle, Winterreise. Based on the
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and longing that only the finest singers can match.
The Liffey Banks Supported by

Bill & Denise Whelan
Benjamin Appl is perhaps the most exciting young Lieder singer
performing today. The last protg of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, he has
PROGRAMME
Winterreise, D911
Aoife N Bhriain Duration 60 mins approx.

been both a BBC New Generation Artist and a Wigmore Hall Emerging
Artist, and won Gramophone Magazines Young Artist of the Year Award in
(without interval)
2016. His most recent recording Heimat has been rapturously received.
To celebrate Colin Dunnes remarkable new dance piece FRI James Baillieu is one of the most sought-after accompanists in Europe. SAT SPECIAL
18 ROTHE HOUSE
19
ST JOHNS PRIORY DEAL
inspired by The Liffey Banks (see above), celebrated Shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society Outstanding Young Artist FOR THIS
violinist Aoife N Bhriain returns to Kilkenny to perform ADMISSION E16/E14 ADMISSION 19/17 EVENT
4PM Award in 2016, he has worked with many of the leading singers of our
1PM See page 50
Tommie Potts classic album in Rothe House. time, including Ian Bostridge and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
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THE GREAT C MAJOR SYMPHONY the creative

communication
& THE SHEPHERD ON THE ROCK between
Widmann and
Irish Chamber Orchestra his ensemble

makes for an
Ailish Tynan exciting future

Der Spiegel Ailish Tynan
Jrg Widmann Germany

The Irish Chamber Orchestras residency at this years Festival PROGRAMME SPECIAL
culminates with a performance of Schuberts largest-scale DEALS
FRANZ SCHUBERT FOR THIS
masterpiece: the Symphony no. 9 (known as the great). (orch. JRGEN HINZ) EVENT
Completed at an age when Beethoven was just beginning work See page 50
The Shepherd on the Rock, D965
on his first symphony, Schuberts last symphony is one of the
pinnacles of the symphonic repertoire (Brian Newbould). JRG WIDMANN
Freie Stcke
This rich and varied programme, conducted by Jrg Widmann, FRANZ SCHUBERT
pairs Symphony no. 9 with an orchestral arrangement of Symphony no. 9 in C major, D944
Schuberts glorious last song cycle, The Shepherd on the Rock
(featuring soprano Ailish Tynan, with Widmann himself on ST CANICES CATHEDRAL
SAT distils everything powerful
clarinet) and Widmanns own composition, Freie Stcke: ten
19
ADMISSION
short pieces that give full rein to his remarkable talent. ZONE A PREMIUM 35/31.50 about Mongolian folk music
Hanggai Mongolia/China
7.30PM ZONE B REGULAR 30/27 and makes something new
Duration 2 hrs approx. (including interval) oneill foley
from the ingredients
transcendently powerful music
that anyone from anywhere
can understand
Its several years since Hanggai took the Set by storm on an Pitchfork
unforgettable night at the 2011 Festival, and weve been trying
to lure them back ever since. For those who didnt have the
like Tinariwen, Hanggai were
chance to experience them the first time around, Hanggai
are a Mongolian collective whose blend of traditional Asian
put on this planet to revive
your love for old-school
PHOTO PAT MOORE

instruments and Western styles has thrilled audiences the world
over since their debut in 2008. riffage, embrace them
Mojo
Since that first triumphant evening in the Set they have
continued to broaden their sound, encompassing everything
from thunderous rock interpretations of traditional
Mongolian tunes to delicate folk melodies, enriched by SPECIAL SAT
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Legendary Lieder Broadcaster and critic Ian Fox presents a
selection of famous Schubert recordings
Duration 60 mins approx. astonishing throat singing duets that can only be truly
experienced live. Dont miss this chance to hear one of
FOR THIS
EVENT
SET THEATRE
See page 50 9.30PM
Great Schubert from the interwar years, featuring Richard SUN the most original acts in world music. Who knows when
interpretations on 78s Tauber, Elizabeth Schumann, John
McCormack, Elena Gerhardt and Feodor 20 PARADE TOWER
ADMISSION E12/E10
theyll be back?
Ian Fox Chaliapin, among others.

11AM
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The Orthodox Spirit rarely have I heard such

a rich tonal blend from MARBLE CITY SESSIONS
Festival Finale
a 16-voice choir
Chamber Choir Ireland The Irish Times on
Chamber Choir Ireland
& Paul Hillier UK
HOSTED BY Martin Hayes
FEATURING
After its triumphant performance of Bachs Mass
in B minor in 2015, Chamber Choir Ireland makes
PROGRAMME includes
Dennis Cahill
IGOR STRAVINSKY
an eagerly awaited return to the Festival under VASILY TITOV Colin Dunne
the baton of conductor Paul Hillier with a very
different programme of spiritual music.
GIUSEPPE SARTI
ALFRED SCHNITTKE
Kate Ellis
With a succession of masterpieces stretching
DMITRY BORTNIANSKY
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Hanggai
back as far as the Middle Ages, the Russian Paula Meehan
Orthodox Church is home to one of the worlds
great traditions of liturgical singing. This enticing
(without interval) Paul Muldoon
concert explores that rich heritage through the Aoife N Bhriain
work of great Russian composers, from Vasily
Titov (leading exponent of the Moscow baroque), Nell N Chrinn
to Stravinsky and Rachmaninov, whose celebrated SAT
ST CANICES ROMAN CATHOLIC
SPECIAL Iarla Lionird
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Vespers are extracted here. This enthralling late-
night programme offers a feast of choral music
PARISH CHURCH
FOR THIS
EVENT Malcolm Proud
10PM See page 50
spanning four centuries of Russian sacred song.
Vsen

PHOTO KAUPO KIKKAS
LIEDER FINALE
WITH
Benjamin Appl Germany

James Baillieu South Africa
Iain Burnside UK
Andrew Gavin SPECIAL
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PROGRAMME includes DEAL
FOR THIS
A selection of Schubert songs
Fantasy in F minor for piano duet
Gemma N Bhriain EVENT
See page 50
Hosted by the incomparable Martin Hayes,
the Festival Finale brings together a wealth of
Irish-turned-contemporary dancer Colin Dunne
and master organist Malcolm Proud in a rousing
(four hands), D940 Ailish Tynan musicians from all over the world whose playful celebration of our shared artistic heritage and the
approach to tradition has won them international tango of tradition and talent.
acclaim. This years typically mouth-watering
(without interval) Duration 3 hrs approx. (including interval)
This unique concert brings the Festivals Schubert series to a triumphant line-up sees Mongolian rockers Hanggai sharing
close with a selection of songs performed by four of our series singers and the stage with poets Paula Meehan and Paul
SUN pianists, together with Andrew Gavin and Gemma N Bhriain. Featuring some SUN ST CANICES CATHEDRAL
Muldoon, sean ns singer Nell N Chrinn, The
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ST JOHNS PRIORY
ADMISSION E19/E17
of Schuberts most celebrated Lieder, along with one of his most transcendent
late works the Fantasy in F minor for piano duet the Lieder Finale rounds
Gloamings Iarla Lionird and Dennis Cahill,
Swedish folk innovators Vsen, the genre-hopping
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ADMISSION
off our celebration of Schuberts songwriting genius in thrilling style. ZONE B REGULAR 37/33
Aoife N Bhriain, Crash Ensembles Kate Ellis,
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This season of plays at The Barn is
YURT AT THE YARD
for children and their families at supported by Kilkenny County Council
A CREATIVE SPACE FOR CHILDREN

The Barn Studio Theatre, Saturday 12-Sunday 20 August Children must be accompanied by an adult
A Creative Space for Children

Kilkenny Arts Festival and StormFest are delighted
to collaborate in presenting a brand new storytelling
series devised especially for children. Partnering with
Creative Ireland, we invite you to our Yurt at the Yard
to discover the storyteller within you!
Booking required. All storytelling sessions are 5 each.
Niall de Brca
photo Eoin Carey

Niall is one of Irelands finest traditional storytellers. He
has performed everywhere from Poland to Argentina.
YURT AT THE YARD, SAT 12 AUGUST, 11AM & 1.30PM
(AGE 4+), 3.30PM STORYTELLING WORKSHOP (AGE
6-12). SUN 13 AUGUST, 11AM, 1.30PM & 3.30PM (AGE 4+)
Helena Byrne: Fairy Folk of Ireland

COMPAGNIE LES VOISINS GERMANY MARY-FRANCES DOHERTY N. IRELAND PETER RINDERKNECHT SWITZERLAND Combining her love of folklore and passion for Irish
music, Helenas storytelling interweaves tales of the
The Queen of Colours Katies Birthday Party Portofino-Ballade mysterious fairy folk with traditional songs.
YURT AT THE YARD, MON 14 AUGUST 11AM, 1.30PM &
3.30PM (AGE 4+)
a star of the childrens theatre circuit worldwide one of the best productions for young people a miraculous and poetical play for children Simone Schuemmelfeder: Family Storytelling Session
The Sydney Morning Herald Ive ever seen you wont believe your eyes with Riddles and Fun
Childrens Theatre Reviews selected as one of their Der Landbote (Switzerland) Simone grew up near the Fairy Tale Road in Germany
Top 10 Shows of 2016 that connects Sleeping Beautys castle with Hansel
Full of kaleidoscopic wonder and vivid imagination, The
Peter plays an amazing double bass which transforms and Gretels forest and enchants audiences with her
Queen of Colours is an interactive story about unleashing
into the stage and set for two tiny puppets in a show storytelling sessions for the whole family.
creativity and choosing not to colour within the lines.
There will be truths, there will be dares, there will be packed with surprises. YURT AT THE YARD, TUES 15 AUGUST, 11AM, 1.30PM
This spectacle of ingenious puppetry and live illustrations presents and there will be cake! You are invited to (AGE 4+), 3.30PM STORYTELLING WORKSHOP
literally jumps from the page. The little queen demands When the back of the double bass is opened the (AGE 6-12)
celebrate Katies 12th birthday as she explores what its
that the court painter brings colour into the world wondrous world of the miniature father and son is
like to be moving from primary to secondary school.
around her and onstage a court musician serenades the revealed. The father, whose job it is to pop out of a
Solo performer Mary-Frances Doherty explores notions of Nuala Hayes
adventure with a mix of folk melodies. As we watch the cuckoo clock every hour, is at odds with his son, who
childhood on the approach of adolescence, looking at the Nuala is an actor, storyteller, broadcaster and director
bossy little queen bobble about we learn that, while fun is bored by the prospect of inheriting this tedious job.
trials and tribulations a young person goes through when of Scalta Shamhna, Dublins Storytelling Festival.
comes in all the shades of the rainbow, too much of a Peter takes us on a dream journey to the enchanting
they enter secondary school.
good thing can turn into a mucky mess. This magical Italian village of Portofino in his play with music, YURT AT THE YARD, SAT 19 AUGUST, 11AM, 1.30PM
award-winning event for young and old theatre-goers puppets and visual humour. This is a touching and & 3.30PM (AGE 7+)
Duration 35 mins approx. SPECIAL
alike is created anew for every performance. funny story of family and freedom, and what they
DEAL
FOR THESE really mean.
Duration 50 mins approx. EVENTS Liz Weir: Stories from Here, There and Everywhere
See page 50 Duration 50 mins approx. Join storyteller, seancha and writer Liz Weir as she
tells stories from around the world with lots of
participation, raps and rhymes.
YURT AT THE YARD
SAT SUN WED THU SAT SUN
AGE 4+ AGE 10+ AGE 7+ SUN 20 AUGUST
12
12PM & 3PM
13
12PM & 3PM
ADMISSION 8
FAMILY TICKET 30
16
12PM & 3PM
17
12PM & 3PM
ADMISSION 8
FAMILY TICKET 30
19
12PM & 3PM
20
12PM & 3PM
ADMISSION 8
FAMILY TICKET 30
11AM, 1.30PM & 3.30PM
(AGE 4+)
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Secret Garden Music

Now in its fourth year, Secret Garden Music is one of and enjoy free performances from leading Irish and
the Festivals most popular series. Every day international artists, in partnership with Creative Ireland.
throughout the Festival, a range of artists offer pop-up
performances in some of Kilkennys loveliest gardens.
Drop by each afternoon to find out whos playing Performances are subject to weather conditions.
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SAT TUES FRI SAT TUES FRI

GAZEBO
12 15 18
3PM 3PM 3PM

BUTLER HOUSE GARDEN
ADMISSION FREE
12 15 18
4PM 4PM 4PM
CASTLE ROSE GARDEN
ADMISSION FREE
SUN WED SAT SUN WED SAT
13 16 19
3PM 3PM 3PM
CASTLE YARD
ADMISSION FREE 13 16 19
4PM 4PM 4PM
ROTHE HOUSE GARDEN
ADMISSION FREE
MON THU SUN MON THU SUN

STONE CIRCLE
14 17 20
3PM 3PM 3PM
BUTLER HOUSE GARDEN
ADMISSION FREE
14 17 20
4PM 4PM 4PM
HERITAGE COUNCIL GARDEN
ADMISSION FREE
From archaeology to architecture,
folklore to placenames, Irish
culture is deeply rooted in nature.
Explore it all this National
Heritage Week.
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Friday 11 Saturday 12 Sunday 13 Monday 14 Tuesday 15 Wednesday 16 Thursday 17 Friday 18 Saturday 19 Sunday 20
St Canices Julius Caesar in Egypt Hubert Butler Lecture The Arrival of Mr Handel Mr Handels Messiah MCS: Eliza Carthy & MCS: Crash Ensemble & Schubert: Alfred MCS: Power & Proud MCS: Festival Finale WORKSHOPS
Cathedral 7.30pm, p.8 6pm, p.18 7pm, p.20 7.30pm, p.21 The Wayward Band Sam Amidon Brendel Lecture 11am, p.37 7.30pm, p.41

8pm, p.27 8pm, p.31 5pm, p.32 Community Craft
Schubert: Death Schubert: Great C Major
I (she) was here
and the Maiden Schubert: Symphony
Yurt at the Yard
8.30pm, p.18 The Last Piano Sonatas 7.30pm, p.38
Fri 11
7.30pm, p.33
10.30am 1.30pm
2pm - 5pm
The Hub, Counting Sheep Counting Sheep Counting Sheep Counting Sheep Counting Sheep Counting Sheep p.16
Cilln Hill 8pm, p.4 8pm, p.4 8pm, p.4 8pm, p.4 8pm, p.4 3pm & 8pm, p.4
Community
St Johns Priory Schubert: Schubert: Schubert: String Quintet Schubert: Piano Trios Schubert: Trout Quintet Schubert: Die Schne Schubert: Schubert: Swansong Schubert: Winterreise Schubert: Lieder Finale Installation
String Quartets I String Quartets II 1pm, p.7 1pm, p.23 1pm, p.23 Mllerin 1pm, p.26 Favourite Lieder 1pm, p.26 1pm, p.37 1pm, p.40 I (she) was here
1pm, p.7 1pm, p.7 1pm, p.29 National Craft
Gallery
Set Theatre Lemon Bucket Orkestra Saint Sister MCS: Edges of Light MCS: Nadia Sirota MCS: Martin Hayes MCS: Vsen MCS: Hanggai Sat 12 & Sun 13
9.30pm, p.19 9pm, p.22 10pm, p.25 & Liam Byrne & Dennis Cahill 10pm, p.35 9.30pm, p.39 12pm 5pm
10pm, p.28 10pm, p.30 p.16
Adult Craft
Parade Tower Schubert: The Irish State Musick Stephen Wall Schubert: Late Works or Churchills Irish Generals Paula Meehan Iarla Lionird Alfred Brendel: Schubert: Legendary Leather Working
The Man Behind 5.30pm, p.20 11am, p.13 Last Works? 11am, p.19 6pm, p.28 6pm, p.34 11am, p.13 My Musical Life Lieder with na Burke
the Music 3pm, p.32 11am, p.38 Yurt at the Yard
Yiyun Li O'Donnell + Tuomey Kilkenny Poetry
11am, p.19 Mon 14
6pm, p.24 6pm, p.13 Broadsheet
4pm, p.34 6pm 9pm
p.16
The Brewhouse, Raven Eyed Raven Eyed Raven Eyed Antarctica Raven Eyed
Raven Eyed Raven Eyed Raven Eyed
Raven Eyed Childrens Craft
Abbey Creative 8pm & 10pm, p.10 8pm & 10pm, p.10 8pm & 10pm, p.10 6pm & 8.30pm, p.24 8pm, p.10 8pm & 10pm, p.10 8pm & 10pm, p.10 8pm & 10pm, p.10 8pm & 10pm, p.10 Fashion Eye-Con
Quarter NCG Tues 15
Watergate De Profundis De Profundis Schubert: Octets Colin Dunne Colin Dunne 2pm & 3pm
Theatre 4pm, p.14 4pm, p.14 7.30pm, p.29 8pm, p.36 5pm, p.36 Yurt at the Yard
Wed 16 & Thurs 17
Rothe House Alexander Vondra MCS: Liam Byrne Mark & Marichka Marczyk Catrona Crowe, Colin MCS: The Liffey Banks Robert Watt Favourite Poem Project 2pm & 3pm
11am, p.13 10pm, p.25 11am, p.13 Dunne & Martin Hayes 4pm, p.36 6pm, p.13 3pm, p.34 p.17
11am, p.13 Block Prints
NCG Tues 15
Castle Park Albesila Albesila Albesila Albesila Albesila Albesila Albesila Albesila Albesila 2pm & 3pm
11am-6pm, p.9 11am-6pm, p.9 12pm-6pm, p.9 12pm-6pm, p.9 12pm-6pm, p.9 12pm-6pm, p.9 12pm-6pm, p.9 11-6pm, p.9 11am-6pm, p.9 Yurt at the Yard
Wed 16 & Thurs 17
The Barn The Queen of Colours The Queen of Colours Katies Birthday Party Katies Birthday Party Portofino-Ballade Portofino-Ballade 2pm & 3pm
12pm & 3pm, p.42 12pm & 3pm, p.42 12pm & 3pm, p.42 12pm & 3pm, p.42 12pm & 3pm, p.43 12pm & 3pm, p.43 p.17
Papercut Patterns
Yurt at the Yard, Niall de Brca Niall de Brca Helena Byrne: Simone Schuemmelfeder: Nuala Hayes Liz Weir: Stories from NCG Tues 15
Castle Yard 11am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm 11am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm Fairy Folk of Ireland Family Storytelling Session 11am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm Here, There and 2pm & 3pm
(workshop) p.43 p.43 11am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm with Riddles and Fun p.43 Everywhere Yurt at the Yard
p.43 11am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm 11am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm Wed 16 & Thurs 17
(workshop) p.43 p.43 2pm & 3pm
p.17
Talbots Inside Voices Inside Voices Inside Voices Inside Voices
Tower 2pm-5pm, p.11 2pm-5pm, p.11 2pm-5pm, p.11 2pm-5pm, p.11 Teen Craft
Sculptural Headwear
Other Venues Secret Garden Music Secret Garden Music Secret Garden Music Secret Garden Music Secret Garden Music Secret Garden Music NCG Tues 15
Gazebo, Butler House Castle Yard Stone Circle, Butler House Gazebo, Butler House Castle Yard Stone Circle, Butler House Secret Garden Music Secret Garden Music Secret Garden Music 4pm
Garden 3pm, p.44 Garden Garden 3pm, p.44 Garden Gazebo, Butler House Castle Yard Stone Circle, Butler House Yurt at the Yard
3pm, p.44 3pm, p.44 3pm, p.44 3pm, p.44 Garden 3pm, p.44 Garden Wed 16 & Thurs 17
Secret Garden Music Secret Garden Music 4pm
3pm, p.44 3pm, p.44
Secret Garden Music Rothe House Garden Secret Garden Music Secret Garden Music Rothe House Garden Secret Garden Music Secret Garden Music p.17
Castle Rose Garden 4pm, p.44 Heritage Council Garden Castle Rose Garden 4pm, p.44 Heritage Council Garden Secret Garden Music Rothe House Garden Secret Garden Music
4pm, p.44 4pm, p.44 4pm, p.44 4pm, p.44 Castle Rose Garden 4pm, p.44 Heritage Council Garden Japanese
Iestyn Davies & CrashLands Woodblock
4pm, p.44 4pm, p.44
Thomas Dunford Mr Handel at Kilfane Glen Unearthed The Orthodox Spirit NCG Tues 15
St Johns Priory the Keyboard 9pm, p.30 Medieval Mile Museum St Canices RC Church 4pm
10pm, p.22 Long Gallery 6pm, p.30 10pm, p.40 Yurt at the Yard
FREE EVENTS 8pm, p.21 Wed 16 & Thurs 17

4pm
Butler Gallery The Way Things Go: The Way Things Go: The Way Things Go: The Way Things Go: The Way Things Go: The Way Things Go: The Way Things Go: The Way Things Go: The Way Things Go: p.17
An Homage An Homage An Homage An Homage An Homage An Homage An Homage An Homage An Homage
Opening 3pm, p.12 10am-5.30pm, p.12 10am-5.30pm, p.12 10am-5.30pm, p.12 10am-5.30pm, p.12 10am-5.30pm, p.12 10am-5.30pm, p.12 10am-5.30pm, p.12 10am-5.30pm, p.12 Kirigami Creations
NCG Tues 15
4pm
National Craft Hi! Fashion Hi! Fashion Hi! Fashion Hi! Fashion Hi! Fashion Hi! Fashion Hi! Fashion Hi! Fashion Hi! Fashion Yurt at the Yard
Gallery Opening 4pm, p.16 11am-5.30pm, p.16 10am-5.30pm, p.16 10am-5.30pm, p.16 10am-5.30pm, p.16 10am-5.30pm, p.16 10am-5.30pm, p.16 10am-5.30pm, p.16 11am-5.30pm, p.16 Wed 16 & Thurs 17
4pm
Home Rule Club Festival Portrait 2017 Festival Portrait 2017 Festival Portrait 2017 Festival Portrait 2017 Festival Portrait 2017 Festival Portrait 2017 Festival Portrait 2017 Festival Portrait 2017 p.17
Mick ODea Studio Mick ODea Studio Mick ODea Studio Mick ODea Studio Mick ODea Studio Mick ODea Studio Mick ODea Studio Mick ODea Studio
2.30-4pm, p.15 2.30-4pm, p.15 2.30-4pm, p.15 2.30-4pm, p.15 2.30-4pm, p.15 2.30-4pm, p.15 2.30-4pm, p.15 2.30-4pm, p.15
Old Dore Factory, Festival Portrait Festival Portrait Festival Portrait Festival Portrait Festival Portrait Festival Portrait Festival Portrait Festival Portrait Festival Portrait
Abbey St Exhibition Exhibition Exhibition Exhibition Exhibition Exhibition Exhibition Exhibition Exhibition
10am-5.30pm, p.15 10am-5.30pm, p.15 10am-5.30pm, p.15 10am-5.30pm, p.15 10am-5.30pm, p.15 10am-5.30pm, p.15 10am-5.30pm, p.15 10am-5.30pm, p.15 10am-5.30pm, p.15
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