Finding a Voice presents a programme of music by Irish women composers inspired by Clara Schumann and Beethoven, alongside music by Clara Schuman . These works include commissions to mark Clara Schumann’s bicentenary in 2019 and Beethoven’s 250th anniversary in 2020.
Programme to include:
Clara Wieck Schumann: Three Romances (1853) for clarinet and piano
Clara Wieck Schumann: Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann (1853) for piano
Various: Reflections on a Theme by Clara Schumann (2019) for piano
Jane O’Leary: Clara (2012-13) for clarinet and speaker
Jane O’Leary: Bagatelles (2020) for piano
Paul Roe | Clarinet
Mary Dullea | piano
Jane O'Leary | Composition
Paul Roe is an Irish musician with particular interests in performance, education and coaching. He is a performer (clarinet and bass clarinet) of international repute and was Associate Principal Clarinet of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland from 1987-2000. He has been a member of Concorde Contemporary Music Ensemble since 1989 and has given solo, ensemble and orchestral performances throughout Europe, Asia and America. Paul has a PhD in Performance Practice from the University of York, a Masters Degree in Community Music from the University of Limerick and he is a Fellow of Trinity College, London. He currently teaches at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Conservatory of Music and Drama and at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin.
Irish pianist Mary Dullea leads a diverse performance career internationally as soloist and chamber musician. Her frequent broadcasts include BBC Radio 3, Radio 4, RTHK, RTÉ Lyric FM, WQXR, Radio New Zealand and Sky Arts, Irish, French, Austrian and Italian television. Concerto appearances include RTÉ Concert Orchestra, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra and KZN Philharmonic Orchestra. Mary’s piano trio, Fidelio Trio, are passionate advocates for piano trio repertoire around the world and have been Gramophone Magazine Editor’s Choice for their recordings. Since 2015 Mary been Director of Performance at Royal Holloway, University of London where she is also a Professor in Music.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, composer and performer Jane O’Leary has been resident in Ireland since 1972. She is a graduate of Vassar College and holds a PhD in composition from Princeton University, where she studied with Milton Babbitt among others. She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree by the National University of Ireland in 2007. O’Leary’s music has been selected on several occasions for performance at the ISCM World New Music Days and has been performed at prestigious international festivals and venues, including the Kennedy Center, Washington DC; the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York; the Chicago Cultural Center; Kings Place, London; Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris; and West Cork Chamber Music Festival.
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