Crash Ensemble

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 7:30 PM
At the Moss Arts Center, 190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
In the Street and Davis Performance Hall's Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre
$20-$45, $10 students with ID and children 18 and under
“Crash Ensemble, an Irish new-music collective with international cachet and considerable chops.” –The Washington Post
 
Donnacha Dennehy, artistic director
Kate Ellis, artistic director

Crash Ensemble is Ireland’s foremost contemporary music ensemble, world-class musicians who play the most adventurous, groundbreaking new music of today. Founded in 1997 by composer and artistic director Donnacha Dennehy, the Ensemble has recordings on NMC, Cantaloupe, and Nonesuch labels. The ensemble has worked with well-known artists from diverse musical backgrounds. Committed to broadening the repertoire available to audiences, Crash commissions, produces, and performs new or recent works by internationally acclaimed composers, and up-and-coming composing talents, and collaborates with culturally relevant artists. Crash performs regularly throughout Ireland, and has appeared in the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and Canada.
 
 
Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 5:30-7 p.m.
Irish Beer Tasting
Keith Roberts, owner of the Vintage Cellar wine and beer shop in Blacksburg, has personally selected a host of Irish beers and ciders for this tasting and will be describing for the participants each beverage’s special qualities, including insights to the brewing process, flavors and ingredients, and the similarities and differences between the selections. With each ticket, six tastings will be given. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served. Space is limited.
Balcony Lobby, Street and Davis Performance Hall
$25; registration required through the box office


Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
Artist Talk
Angelo Filomeno
Artist Angelo Filomeno discusses his work in the exhibition Threaded.
Sherwood Payne Quillen '71 Reception Gallery
Free


Wednesday, March 25, 2015, following the performance
Q&A with artists from Crash Ensemble
Following the performance, interact with the artists from Crash Ensemble in this question-and-answer discussion.
Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre, Street and Davis Performance Hall
Free

 

Program Notes


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Travel for Crash Ensemble funded by Culture Ireland.






Photo by Ros Kavanagh.