Great Newfoundland and Irish Songbook
Sunday, Nov. 17, 8-10 p.m.
The Rooms third floor atrium, 9 Bonaventure Ave.
Pianist and composer James Hurley is joined by the Irish Tenor Dean Power for a magical evening celebrating shared folksong traditions from Newfoundland and Ireland.
Power and Hurley offer new arrangements of well-known songs through a program that also features Hurley’s unique compositions based on the works of Irish literary luminaries including James Joyce and WB Yeats.
This performance will include World Premieres of poems by Oscar Wilde, James Joyce and Duncan Major.
Special for this performance, local artist Duncan Major has created visual art projections that accompany the music.
The evening brings tradition together with contemporary perspectives and melodies both known and new.
Tickets: $35 plus HST. 10% discount for Rooms Members. Tickets are available online or by calling (709)757-8090.
Presented by The Rooms