MUSIC
Susan McKeown
Paul Holdengräber,
Kay Redfield Jamison
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Irish Arts Center
in association with
New York Public Library: Live from the NYPL
Glucksman Ireland House – New York University
and
Fountain House
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Mood Disorder Support Group
presents
Singing in the Dark
Creativity, Suffering, and the Pursuit of Happiness
A Concert and Conversation Featuring Susan McKeown
Hosted by Paul Holdengräber, Live from the NYPL
Saturday, October 30 | 8 pm
Peter Norton Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
"McKeown grabbed both song and audience by the
throat, dragged them through heaven and hell and back again, and left the stage
to the loudest applause heard all evening."
—ROLLING STONE
“She walks on the wild side of Gaelic melody.” —BOSTON
GLOBE
“A singer of passion, grace and striking presence...”
—IRISH EXAMINER |
“In a dark time, the eye begins to see” –Theodore Roethke
Experience Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter
Susan McKeown’s moving musical explorations of the link between creativity
and mental health, as she performs live with her band for the launch of her seventh
solo album, Singing in the Dark.
The celebrated warmth of McKeown’s vocals shine through Singing
in the Dark, which sets the lyrics of some of the world’s best known
poets writing through the lens of depression, mania and addiction – Theodore
Roethke, Anne Sexton, James Clarence Mangan, Lord Byron, Violetta Parra, Nuala
Ni Dhomhnaill – to her signature mix of original and world music.
The evening will include a live conversation moderated by Live from the NYPL’s
Paul Holdengräber, featuring Susan McKeown and author Kay
Redfield Jamison (Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the
Artistic Temperament).
Admission:
Tier 1 $48 general / $40 members
Tier 2 $38 general / $30 members
Student price $28 with valid id, Tier 2 only
SymphonySpace.org or 212-864-5400
A portion of the proceeds from Singing in the Dark will be donated
to the following mental health organizations:
Fountain House
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Mood Disorder Support Group
Singing in the Dark: Irishness, Immigration, Creativity,
Madness
Saturday, October 30, 2010 | 9 am to 4 pm
Kimmel Center at NYU, 60 Washington Square South
A symposium considering the history of mental health among the Irish at home
and abroad, the relationships between trauma, immigration, addiction and mental
illness and the connections between creativity and depression, inspired by the
new album by Grammy award-winning vocalist Susan McKeown. See www.irelandhouse.as.nyu.edu for
full program and ticket details. |
This program is sponsored, in part, by public funds from
the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City
Council.
 Masters
in Collaboration IV
Bill Whelan Meets Athena Tergis
Live Concert Performances
November 20 - 21 | Saturday 8 pm, Sunday 3pm
Live Conversation with the Musicians
Moderated by Mick Moloney
November 17 | 8 pm
Our fourth installment of the acclaimed Masters in Collaboration Series
pairs the Grammy-winning Riverdance composer and pianist Bill Whelan with
world-renowned Irish fiddler Athena Tergis for a week of music-making
as IAC artists-in-residence, culminating in two exclusive performances in the
Donaghy Theatre.
“One of the more ambitious and welcome initiatives
to come out of the Irish Arts Center.”
—Paul Keating, IRISH VOICE
“A can’t-miss series…”
—Earle Hitchner, IRISH ECHO |
Masters in Collaboration IV marks Bill Whelan’s
first New York performances since the phenomenal success of Riverdance.
Launched by Irish Arts Center senior artistic associate Mick Moloney in
2008, the Masters in Collaboration series creates partnerships among artists
outside the pressures of the marketplace in an effort to stimulate creativity,
reward risk, and awaken a dynamic musical conversation between Ireland and the
United States.
Admission: $50
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 Irish
Arts Center
in association with
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
SILVER ROOTS: Ancient Dances
December 4 | 8 pm
Julliard-trained violinist Maria Millar and flutist Shawn
Wyckoff headline a mind-bending, sonic adventure spanning multiple traditions. Silver
Roots: Ancient Dances features performances inspired by the up-tempo
music and dances of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Hungary,
Ireland and Renaissance England.
“virtuoso playing is full of heart, vivacity
and energy.”
—GWEN OREL, CITYSCOOPS |
Admission: $20 general / $18 member
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 AN
IRISH CHRISTMAS
A Musical Solstice Celebration
with Mick Moloney, Athena Tergis and Special
Guests
December 9 - 19 | Thursday-Friday 8 pm, Saturday
2 pm and 8 pm, Sunday 3 pm
Bring your entire family to the Irish Arts Center’s joyous annual seasonal
celebration hosted by musician and folklorist Mick Moloney, featuring
an eclectic mix of tunes ranging from the traditional to the contemporary, including
such titles as The Holly, She Bears a Berry and The Wren Song to
sing-along favorites including The Bushes of Jerusalem and Miss
Fogarty’s Christmas Cake. Along with Moloney on banjo, mandolin
and vocals, An Irish Christmas features star Irish fiddlers Athena
Tergis (Riverdance), bluegrass sensation Rhys Jones, button
accordionist Billy McComiskey, pianist Brendan Dolan, and dancer Niall
O’Leary. With live interviews and performances from special guests,
that in past years have included Gabriel Byrne, Christine Quinn, Colum McCann, Ellen
McCourt, Isaiah Sheffer, Susan McKeown, Michael Patrick
McDonald, and Bill Whelan.
“…a memorable night of well-woven
musical traditions, music, stories, and dancing …An Irish Christmas is
now a tradition itself…making the holidays brighter for all lucky enough
to attend.”
—Earle Hitchner, IRISH ECHO |
Admission: $45 general sale / $35 members
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