Hellas Ensemble | Harmonies of Heaney: Music and Poetry in Conversation | Walled City Music Festival
Schedule
Sun, 16 Mar, 2025 at 02:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Great Hall, Ulster University, Derry, BT48 7JL | Derry, NI
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✨ Harmonies of Heaney: Music and Poetry in Conversation🎶 Hellas Ensemble
📅 Sunday, 16 March 2025
📍 Great Hall, Ulster University, Derry
⏰ 14:00
🎟️ £12 / £8
Experience the beauty of music and poetry intertwined in this captivating lunchtime performance inspired by Seamus Heaney’s Sonnets from Hellas.
The Hellas Ensemble, founded by Greek and Irish bouzouki players and composers Nikos Petsakos and Martin Coyle, celebrate Heaney’s love of Greece and its profound influence on his work.
The performance will bring to life six companion pieces composed in response to Heaney’s vivid explorations of Greek and Irish landscapes and mythology in the Sonnets from Hellas.
Each sonnet will be narrated by the award-winning Derry-born actor Ruairi Conaghan (Downton Abbey, Waking the Dead), adding depth and resonance to this moving tribute.
Don’t miss this evocative and unique journey through words and music, celebrating the poetic brilliance of one of Northern Ireland’s most beloved writers.
Hellas Ensemble is:
Nikos Petsakos – Greek Tri-chordo Bouzouki
Martin Coyle – Irish Flat-back Bouzouki
Robert Peoples – Viola and Violin
Lucia McGinnis – Irish Harp
Marc Forbes – Double Bass
Paul Cutliffe – Uilleann Pipes, Clarinet, and Whistle
Amanda Koser – Flute
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The Walled City Music Festival runs 13–16 March, bringing world-class music to the heart of Derry.
🌐 https://walledcitymusic.com
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Where is it happening?
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