A Brief History of Song at Triskel Arts Centre, on 5 Jun. A journey across the musical world. From Norwegian folk and, Parisian art songs, to the Great American Songbook of jazz standards and a popular classic by The Beatles.
Music by Boulanger, Fauré, Grieg, Errol Garner and Paul McCartney.
Performed by Gabriela Mayer, Mary Hegarty, Donal McHugh and Scott Flanigan.
The final programme takes us to the world of song, from folksong arrangements from Grieg’s native Norway, to the art songs of the Parisian salons of Fauré and Nadia Boulanger, the Great American Songbook of jazz standards and a popular classic by The Beatles. The endless variety to which the song form lends itself, with or without words, is constantly evolving but remains one of the most direct and indelible forms of musical expression.
Part of Cork PianoFest 2026.
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