Forgotten Peoples VELJO TORMIS - Iirimaa

Forgotten Peoples

Pepper Canister Church, Dublin

1 May 2025 6:30pm

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St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Cork

2 May 2025 7:30pm

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Programme

Veljo Tormis (Estonia, 1930-2017)—Selections from ‘Forgotten Peoples’

Michael Gordon (USA, b.1956)—Selections from ‘Anonymous Man’

Emma O’Halloran (Ireland, b.1985)—gone World Premiere

Francisco del Pino (Argentina, b.1980)—New Commission World Premiere

Donnchadh Mac Aodha (Ireland, b. 2002)—Babel World Premiere, winner of the Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition 2025

Performers

Chamber Choir Ireland

Gabriel Crouch—Guest Director

Led by Gabriel Crouch, Chamber Choir Ireland examines issues of homelessness, identity, and belonging.

In the title work, Forgotten Peoples, Veljo Tormis attempted to preserve the musical heritage of the minority groups that live along the shores of the Gulf of Finland, whose languages and ways of life are in danger of disappearing.

Michael Gordon's Anonymous Man follows the composer's changing New York neighbourhood, from industrial warehouse district to residential area, and the impact on his unhoused neighbours.

The programme will feature world premieres of new commissions by Emma O'Halloran (Ireland) and Francisco del Pino (Argentina).

The performance at Cork International Choral Festival will also feature the world premiere of Babel by Donnchadh Mac Aodha, the winning entry in this year's Seán Ó Riada Composition Competition.

Tickets for Dublin and Cork performances are on sale now.