Oct 4th 2011
National Chamber Choir of Ireland embarks on first-ever U.S. tour

rtistic Director and Conductor Paul Hillier and the National Chamber Choir of Ireland present the premiere of Tarik O'Regan's setting of Acallam na Senórach: An Irish Colloquy, both on a new recording for harmonia mundi and on the group's first U.S. tour October 13-21.

Acallam na Senórach: an Irish Colloquy is a substantial work for chamber choir, guitar and percussion based on one of the most important ancient Irish texts to survive the Middle Ages. It tells the mythical story of St. Patrick's exchanges with two of the last-surviving members of a band of warriors. The piece is a co-commission by the National Chamber Choir of Ireland, Peak Performances at Montclair State University, in Montclair, New Jersey and DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, in Norte Dame, Indiana where it will receive its North American premiere on October 13, 2011. British classical guitarist and sound engineer Stewart French performs both on the album and on tour. [Press copies now available]

TOUR DATES
10/13 - Notre Dame, IN
Debartolo Performing Arts Center

10/14 - Cleveland, OH
Cleveland Museum of Art

10/15 - Lewisburg, PA
Weis Center for Performing Arts, Bucknell University

10/16 - Montclair, NJ
Alexander Kasser Theater, Montclair State University

10/19 - Chicago, IL
Chicago Cultural Center

10/20 - Iowa City, IA
Hancher Auditorium, University of Iowa

10/21 - Omaha, NE
Strauss Performing Arts Center, University of Nebraska

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