ACCLAIMED chamber music ensemble Evlana will perform for the first time in Donegal on Thursday, September 3 at 8pm in the Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny.
The concert takes its title from John McLachlan’s Headland, scored for septet and fixed media, commissioned by Evlana in 2020 and inspired by the Donegal-based composer’s sea canoeing along the Inishowen coast.
Sea, song and solo voice – Evlana’s first concert in Donegal opens out from Rebecca Clarke’s The Seal Man, her 1922 setting of Masefield’s tale of a woman lured into the waves, and John Corigliano’s Three Irish Folksong Settings, which pair soprano and flute in reimaginings of traditional airs.
Evlana Ensemble is made up of some of Ireland’s most accomplished performers.
It is a flexible group, with programmes ranging from smaller ensembles to a sinfonietta-sized orchestra. It was founded by composer Siobhán Cleary in 2015.
Tickets cost €20€18 and can be bought at the Regional Cultural Centre of online at regionalculturalcentre.com.
Evlana will perform for the first time in Donegal when they play the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny next month.