Who’d Ever Think it Would Come to This? is a newly-commissioned cantata based upon material from UCD Archives on the Irish Civil War (1922–23).
It has been composed by Anne-Marie O’Farrell to a libretto by Ed Vulliamy, and adapted for performance by Kellie Hughes.
Anne-Marie O’Farrell
It has been composed by Anne-Marie O’Farrell to a libretto by Ed Vulliamy, and adapted for performance by Kellie Hughes.
The performers are the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, the award-winning chamber choir Resurgam, soloists Colette Delahunt (soprano), Sharon Carty (mezzo-soprano), Dean Power (tenor) and Benjamin Russell (baritone), and conductor Ciarán Crilly.
The cantata forms a major contribution to the canon of new Irish choral/orchestral music, and represents a unique musical response to the Decade of Centenaries.
The premiere shall take place on Friday September 30th 2022 at the O’Reilly Hall, UCD.
Events on the day comprise:
- An academic symposium on the Civil War (2.00–5.30pm);
- An on-stage discussion of the genesis of the work by the creative team (7.30–8.10pm);
- A full performance of the cantata (8.30–9.30pm).
Who’d Ever Think it Would Come to This? is presented by UCD Archives and UCD School of Music. It is supported by Arts Council Ireland, UCD Decade of Centenaries, UCD College of Arts & Humanities, UCD University Relations, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, RTÉ Lyric FM and Resurgam.
Presented by UCD Archives and UCD School of Music
Supported by Arts Council, UCD Ad Astra Academy, UCD College of Arts and Humanities, UCD Decade of Centenaries, UCD University Relations, RTÉ Lyric FM, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Resurgam
Contact : civilwarcantata@gmail.com