Terry Riley IN C Irish, by Terry Riley

Terry Riley IN C Irish

by Terry Riley

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Carsten Pieper After many different versions of the ever-changing, ever-evolving minimal music classic, including a Chinese and an African/Malian rendition, we hereby get an Irish one! I really am no expert for this piece, but imho this is an excellent match. 7 players on traditional instruments that have been granted some freedom by Master Riley himself, infusing a special flavour, Irish, if course.
The download comes in HD quality and in an additional binaural version, too. Favorite track: Terry Riley IN C Irish (Binaural Version for Headphones).

William Denton A fresh, wonderful, lively interpretation and performance of this classic. Favorite track: IN C Irish.

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1.	IN C Irish 48:53	info
2.	Traditional - The Gold Ring 04:22	info
3.	Zoë Conway Acknowledgements 01:26
4.	Traditional - The Old Bush - Spike Island Lasses 04:31	info
5.	Terry Riley IN C Irish (Binaural Version for Headphones) 48:53	info
6.	Traditional - The Gold Ring (Binaural version for headphones) 04:22	info
7.	Zoë Conway Acknowledgements (Binaural version for headphones) 01:26
8.	Traditional - The Old Bush - Spike Island Lasses (Binaural version for Headphones) 04:31	info

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5 Star Review of IN C Irish in Songlines Magazine

"But the two blend here with hypnotic, intoxicating immediacy in this thrilling live recording. Hosted in Dundalk in 2023 by Louth Contemporary Music Society, steadfast champions of making cross-genre, trans-global connections and Ireland's best-kept musical secret, it's a wondrous exercise in musical miscegenation. It is as trippy and mesmeric as Riley intended.
Michael Quinn
Songlines March 2024

Best of Bandcamp 2023
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George Grella Kill Your Idols.

the joyous all-Irish traditional instruments version of Terry Riley’s In C on Louth Contemporary Music Series,
Steve Smith. For the Record

This new ‘translation’ of In C is an appealing and engaging listen, due to the tremendous commitment and skill of the players in realising Riley’s (and Quinn’s) vision, and serves as a further example of how malleable Riley’s score is to different performance traditions.
Journal of Music

Performed by Zoë Conway,Dónal Lunny,Michelle Mulcahy,Louise Mulcahy,Paddy Glackin,Máirtín O'Connor,Mick O'Brien.

“Music Like None Other on Earth”
Alfred Frankenstein on the first performance of Terry Riley’s In C,
San Francisco Chronicle, 8 November 1964

WORLD PREMIERE of NEW VERSION
LIVE RECORDING

Terry Riley
In C Irish

Terry Riley’s minimalist 1960s classic In C, in a new version for leading traditional Irish musicians

“I am so proud of my Irish heritage and my gifted brothers and sisters”
Terry Riley 

"Being involved in this performance of Terry Riley's "In C" was one of the highlights of my musical career. Being part of Terry's infinitely variable construct was both challenging and exhilarating; a unique artistic event. Another Eamonn Quinn Bullseye!"
Dónal Lunny

“A brilliant experience but totally out of all our comfort zones.”
Zoë Conway

“Playing Terry Riley’s In C was a unique highlight of my musical career,a truly challenging and rewarding experience.”
Paddy Glackin 

Recorded in St Nicholas Church of Ireland, Dundalk, on 17 June 2023. Recording funded by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Create Louth.

The latest release from Louth Contemporary Music Society, Ireland’s most dynamic promoter of new music, features a recording of the world premiere of In C Irish, a new version of Terry Riley’s In C for an ensemble of traditional Irish musicians.

Louth Contemporary Music Society’s artistic director Eamonn Quinn says, “Working with Terry Riley for his Irish debut back in 2007, when we premiered his specially-commissioned Ancient-Giant-Nude-Hairy-Warriors Racing Down The Slopes Of Battle, was a personal highlight for me. I am delighted that he agreed to a new version of his best-known work, In C, and made himself available to talk about it with the musicians, most of whom were dealing with a concert of notated music for the first time. The result is one of my favourite recordings. I was thrilled that Terry facilitated the players’ interest in improvisation and allowed them introduce traditional Irish tunes into the work.” The recording and mixing were done by David Stalling. It was then mastered at the Emil Berliner Studio in Berlin. It is available in a range of audio qualities, 24-bit/96 kHz high resolution, 16-bit/44 kHz CD quality, as well in a binaural version for headphone listening, and also in surround-sound Dolby Atmos.

The recording will appeal to anyone interested in new music and/or traditional music, as well as listeners wanting to explore a presentation of a 1960s, avant-garde classic in a composer-approved version where the whole soundworld is that of traditional Irish instruments.

The ground-breaking performance was led by fiddler Zoë Conway, with Dónal Lunny (bouzouki), Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Máirtín O’Connor (accordion), Mick O’Brien (uilleann pipes), Louise Mulcahy (flute) and Michelle Mulcahy (Irish harp).

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released November 3, 2023

Executive Producer Éamonn Quinn

Live performance recorded in St. Nicholas Church of Ireland Dundalk on Saturday 17 June 2023 by David Stalling.
Mastered at EMIL BERLINER Studios Berlin by Juan Moreno.

Cover design by Dan Abbott based on original artwork by Kiko Farkas.

Original photograph of Terry Riley by Christopher Felver. Used with the kind permission of the photographer.

Project initiated by Éamonn Quinn for Louth Contemporary Music Society.

Funded by the Arts Council and Create Louth

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I would say the Louth CMS is particularly significant because of the dedication, love and devotion that drives Eamonn Quinn to seek out special musicians to bring to his corner of the world. These choices are made on musical worth regardless of their commercial potential. It is these kind of risks that keep music alive. Composer – Terry Riley ... more

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