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Alan Pierson, Ben Bolter, and Yelisey Zelman, conductors; Donnacha Dennehy, guest composer

Composer Donnacha Dennehy visits the Bienen School for a performance of his twelve-movement work Land of Winter, a sonic exploration of Ireland’s seasonal changes.

Dennehy explains, “The Latin name for Ireland was Hibernia, which translates as ‘land of winter.’... In a way it is the quality of light that demarcates the seasons, from the shorter days of grey or piercing light in the winter to the much longer, warmer but mercurial light of summer. I like this play between light and time, and it inspires the connection between expanding and contracting temporal processes and harmony, often overtone-hued, in the piece... Comfort and regeneration are found in the circular recurrences and variations.” 

A world premiere by Alissa Voth
Donnacha Dennehy, Land of Winter