Music as Storytelling

A lecture by Siobhán Cleary (Composer) for the Trinity Centre for Music Composition Discussion Series. 

“Musical Storytelling,” is an exploration of the importance of myths and stories and how they have shaped music throughout history and examines the enduring connection between narrative and sound, highlighting music from the Renaissance to today. Examples from my own work, include Ondine, SleepSong, Theophilus Thistle and the Myth of Miss Muffett, and Cokaygne illustrating the importance of Storytelling in my own work. 

About the speaker:
Born in Dublin, Siobhán Cleary’s work has been performed and broadcast worldwide. She has been commissioned by National Symphony Orchestra, Irish Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Choir Ireland and the Vanbrugh Quartet among many others. Her critically acclaimed Opera “Vampirella” based on a story by Angela Carter premiered in Smock Alley in 2017 and ran for four nights to a sold out house. Her work has been featured at New Music Dublin, Horizons, Imagine Ireland, Culture Ireland ‘s year-long celebration of Irish arts in the United States in 2011 and Imagining Ireland 2020 at the NCH and the Barbican.
Siobhán has also written the music for films and documentaries including the score for two Roger Corman feature films. In 1996, she worked with the Ciniteca di Bologna writing music scores to restored films.
Recent premieres and commissions include works for the Dublin International Chamber Festival ,
Vox Clamantis for Louth Contemporary Music Festival, SplinterReeds, Crash Ensemble, New Dublin
Voices, Isabelle O’Connell, Elizabeth Hilliard, Nathan Sherman and Alex Petcu, Úna Monaghan and filmmaker David Smith. She is currently working on a violin concerto for Darragh Morgan commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.
She is the founder and Artistic Director of Evlana Ensemble and Sinfonietta since 2015.
Siobhán was elected to Aosdána, Ireland’ s state-sponsored academy of creative artists in 2008.

Please indicate if you have any access requirements, such as ISL/English interpreting, so that we can facilitate you in attending this event. Contact: rigakie@tcd.ie