Abstract
BAILE by Xenia Pestova Bennett
For amplified clavichord, toy piano, viola da gamba, electronics, and recorded voices reflecting on universal themes of home, migration,
and (be)longing.
1. Nests
2. Circles
3. Ghosts
World premiere
Belltable, Limerick
Xenia Pestova Bennett, toy piano
Sarah Groser, treble viola da gamba
Yonit Kosovske, clavichord
RECORDED VOICES
Xenia Pestova Bennett
Sarah Groser
Yonit Kosovske
Patrick Goyvaerts
Hugo Hamilton
Mairead O'hEocha
'Maybe your country is only a place you make up in your own mind. Something you dream about and
sing about. Maybe it’s not a place on the map at all, but just a story full of people you meet and places
you visit…' (Hugo Hamilton, The Speckled People)
Special thanks to:
Arts Council of Ireland Music Commissions Award
Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia
Jochen Neurath
For amplified clavichord, toy piano, viola da gamba, electronics, and recorded voices reflecting on universal themes of home, migration,
and (be)longing.
1. Nests
2. Circles
3. Ghosts
World premiere
Belltable, Limerick
Xenia Pestova Bennett, toy piano
Sarah Groser, treble viola da gamba
Yonit Kosovske, clavichord
RECORDED VOICES
Xenia Pestova Bennett
Sarah Groser
Yonit Kosovske
Patrick Goyvaerts
Hugo Hamilton
Mairead O'hEocha
'Maybe your country is only a place you make up in your own mind. Something you dream about and
sing about. Maybe it’s not a place on the map at all, but just a story full of people you meet and places
you visit…' (Hugo Hamilton, The Speckled People)
Special thanks to:
Arts Council of Ireland Music Commissions Award
Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Concordia
Jochen Neurath
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
|---|---|
| Place of Publication | Limerick, Ireland |
| Publisher | Limerick Early Music |
| Media of output | Online |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Mar 2025 |
Keywords
- new music
- female composers
- identity
- clavichord
- toy piano
- viola da gamba
- music commission
