The Irish Chamber Orchestra celebrates thirty years of music making in Limerick this week and we are delighted to salute our nearest musical neighbours on RTÉ lyric fm. All week on The Full Score with Liz Nolan we’ll have concerts featuring this wonderful orchestra.
Deirdre McKay’s Meltwater evokes the fragile beauty of ice slowly melting, an emotional reflection on water in a time of climate change. With subtle, shimmering textures, it captures both the wonder of nature and the quiet urgency of a warming world.
In contrast, Handel’s Water Music offers a lively dance-driven celebration of nature’s beauty drawing on historical grandeur and dance rhythms, for performance on the Thames. It’s music that dances, dazzles, and delights.
Deirdre McKay: Meltwater
Handel: Water Music
Irish Chamber Orchestra
Richard Egarr, conductor
RTÉ lyric fm, Thursday 16th October, 1pm-4pm
