Musician-in-Residence Showcase: Izumi Kimura
At a glance
About this event
Improvising pianist and composer Izumi Kimura’s residency will explore the connection between environmental and musical sounds, by creating field recordings and live music that interact and play with each other. The soundscape of Dún Laoghaire is very rich, and every sound contains space, energy and movements of people, culture and nature.
The resulting performances in the dlr LexIcon Studio on Thursday 4th July and Thursday 1st August will filter these sonic histories through a musical ear, bringing them to the here and now via the act of improvisation. Izumi will be joined by collaborators Anthony Kelly, one of the creators of the intriguing Dún Laoghaire Sound Map, along with vocalist Olesya Zdorovetska and violinist/violist Cora Venus Lunny, both intuitive musicians of mastery and integrity.
The first performance on Thursday 4th July offers audiences a chace to hear new work at the mid-way point in Izumi's residency, and the performance on Thursday 1st August is the culmination of the collaborative work created during the entire residency.
Izumi Kimura prepared piano/piano
Cora Venus Lunny violin (4th July only)
Olesya Zdorovetska voice (1st August only)
Anthony Kelly field recordings
The Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and Music Network Musician-in-Residence scheme is jointly funded by the Arts Council, and managed by Music Network.
Location
Haigh Terrace, Moran Park, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Venue details
dlr Libraries along with the Arts Office form part of the Economic, Community and Cultural Development Department in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The county has eight branch libraries serving the educational and recreational needs of all who live, work or study in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area. Current library membership is 58,000 and continues to grow. 1.4 million books were issued last year.
