Free Admission
A concert to celebrate
Europe Day
featuring music from across Europe.
The event is presented and curated by the
Consulate General of Ireland in Boston,
which holds the EU Presidency in Boston for 2019.
Reception to follow.
Poster . Press Release . Program Book . The Venue
Works (in concert order):
Irish traditional - O’Carolan’s Concerto (Mrs. Power)
Rebecca Clarke (United Kingdom, 1886 - 1979) - Midsummer Moon
Fernando Lopes-Graça (Portugal, 1906 - 1994) - Variações sobre um tema popular português
Gabriel Fauré (France, 1845 - 1924) - Tristesse, Op. 6, No. 2
Claude Debussy (France, 1862 - 1918) - Il pleut doucement sur la ville (from Ariettes Oublieés, No. 2)
Theodore Antoniou (Greece, 1935 - 2018) - String Quartet No. 7, Mvt. I
Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925 - 2003) - Duetti per due violini (selections)
Johaness Brahms (Germany, 1833 - 1897) - Trio in B Major, Op. 8 (Mvt. IV Finale: Allegro)
Manuel de Falla (Spain, 1876 - 1946) - Siete Canciones populares Españolas (selections)
John Kinsella (Ireland, b. 1932) - Prelude and Toccata for String Quartet
Irish traditional - March of the Kings of Laois
Ludwig van Beethoven - European Anthem (excerpt from Ode to Joy)
The Performers:
ALEA III
Oisin McAuley, fiddle
Torrin Ryan, uilleann pipes
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano
Yelena Beriyeva, piano
Inês Andrade, piano, organ
Gabriela Diaz, violin
Lilit Hartunian, violin
Mark Berger, viola
Stephen Marotto, violoncello
Geneviève Leclair, conductor
Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street and Dartmouth, is located at the Copley stop of the MBTA Green Line, across the Boston Public Library, and is wheelchair accessible.
Directions and parking information is available at: oldsouth.org/visitors/directions-parking
