News 2009

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The Stomach Box presents
No Worst There Is None
at The Dublin Theatre Festival 2009
Directed by Dylan Tighe,
Composed by Seán Óg
Scenography Phil MacMahon

This site-specific promenade piece staged in the magnificent surrounds of Newman House conjures the nightmare world of the seminal Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins, as he moves towards death.
The audience is invited to follow a live boys’ choir and performers around the building within a series of tableaux, installations and performance sequences. Featuring a new choral score, multiple installations and live electronics this is a radical contemporary reinvestigation of this lost historical episode, revealing the psyche of Hopkins in Dublin, as the country moves towards violent upheaval at the end of the 19th century.
Grant aided by The Arts Council, with additional support from Dublin City Council and The Lab.
More information about the show and the company at www.thestomachbox.com

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Seán Óg at IrelandVenice 2009 Biennale
Performing as part of Gareth Kennedy's project

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Morla double bill with Steve Arguelles
Presented by bottlenotemusic.com

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In Search of the Miraculous
[venue] Lady's Beach, Salthill, Galway [info] A performance tribute to Bas Jan Ader devised by artist Michelle Browne featuring The Cois Cladaigh Chamber Choir in a new sea shanty arrangement by Sean Óg. Part of Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009. 30/05/09. 2pm.

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Solo live set at St. Audeon's Church, March 2009.
Alto saxophone + electronics.
Check the concerts page for upcoming performances.

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Improvised Music Company presents Way Out West jazz from ireland 2009. Showcase & CD Launch. Tuesday 21st April, Button Factory, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. €15, 8pm (free CD for first 100 people).
Supported by Culture Ireland, Way Out West provides emphatic evidence of creative industry and intent in jazz from Ireland, and this CD will play its part in bringing the Irish jazz message to festivals, venues and clubs worldwide, generating opportunity for Irish artists from Boston to Berlin. Stylistically, our jazz musicians are happy to embrace both, and here you will find music that straddles the great jazz traditions from both sides of The Atlantic, as befits our small but creative island that looks outward to the world.
Seán Óg is represented on 3 of the 14 tracks with Morla, Trihornophone and Circleways. www.improvisedmusic.ie

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Watch Kaum Quartet Portrait on Plushmusic 

All this week, starting Monday February 16th, tune into The JK Ensemble on Lyric FM.

Each day this week John Kelly will play a track from The Kaum Quartet recorded in session for The JK Ensemble. This unusual gathering of alto saxophonists perform pieces highly coloured and virtuosic improvisations, using the 12th Century German mystic Hildegard von Bingen's beautiful monophonic chants as inspiration.

Hayden Chisholm, Frank Gratkowski,
Seán Óg and Christian Weidner - alto saxophones.

Kindly supported by The Arts Council, The Goethe Institut Dublin, Lyric FM and The Improvised Music Company.

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Morla play 12 Points! 2009

Morla - the new collaborative project with Simon Jermyn (guitar, electronics) have been selected as the Irish representatives for 12 Points! 2009. Feb 11th, Project, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. More info from www.bottlenotemusic.com

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New United Bible Studies 12 inch lathe cut on Humbug. Mr. Óg finally gets a vinyl release! With deserted village's flagship improvising vehicle United Bible Studies.
It's called The Arboreal Observatory, the third in an instrumental Observatory series. The beautiful arboreal photos are provided by Kate Nolan and Aaron Coyne. It's a mixture of composed and improvised live and studio tracks from various years.
Available now from www.desertedvillage.com

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Described by The Irish Times as "a fascinating group, with an old-time feel and a contemporary freedom to handle rhythm and harmony" Trihornophone's new album is out now on Diatribe Records. Breathing time - the second release from Seán's flagship group Trihornophone. Available from 'shop'. Check the concerts page for our Irish tour dates.

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Seán Óg has been awarded the 2008 Best Young Artist Award from the Cork Jazz Festival.

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