Under (the light of) that same moon

Irish soprano Helen Hancock with German pianist Paul Cibis will perform 20th century composer Benjamin Britten’s song cycle On this Island in The Hardiman Hotel Galway on Thursday 13 March at 7.30pm.

The concert will also feature a selection of lieder and French song along with music by Schubert Strauss and Irish composers Ina Boyle and Criostóir Ó Loingsigh.  

Hancock and Cibis’ collaboration began with a performance of their programme Zweisamkeit (Two Togetherness) in Würzburg Germany in June 2024 as part of Zeitgeist Irland 24 an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland Germany supported by the Irish-German Society of Würzburg.

Known for her emotionally charged and authentic performances this passion project gave Helen scope to express herself in a programme of songs exploring big life events including love partnership marriage parenthood and tragic loss. This programme was recorded in Berlin and the CD will be released this year.

The concert is taking place with the support of the Discipline of German and the School of Languages Literatures and Cultures.

Tickets via: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/under-the-light-of-that-same-moon-hardiman-hotel-tickets-1204786210989

Host or Publisher Kernan Andrews