Kilkenny Lyre Ensemble Performs “The Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson”

We are pleased to share a lovely report of lyre activity from the Republic of Ireland!

Here in the Republic of Ireland, there is a centre of lyre activity surrounding John Clark in County Kilkenny. The Kilkenny Lyre Ensemble meets every two weeks under his direction, and during November and December, we practiced Johanna Russ's "The Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson".

John Clark leading the Kilkenny Lyre Ensemble

A successful performance was offered to the community on the 15th of January in the large studio of the KCAT centre in Callan (https://kcat.ie). We were eleven lyrists and four singers, which created a wonderful tonal balance. John Clark gave an informative introduction to the whole piece and to each of the individual four songs.

With greetings to all of you for a positive 2023!

John Billing