Live music review: Stargaze
This midweek concert at St Canice’s Cathedral ticked a lot of boxes. Modern, edgy with a high-end pop meets classical vibe. Stargaze is a contemporary classical music collective based in Berlin with a penchant for collaborative ventures. There were three distinct strands to the evening and in keeping with the experimental approach, some of it worked for some of the people, some of the time.
The most accessible segment was the opening song cycle, Death Speaks, by American composer, David Lang. Death personified as in Schubert’s Lieder was the starting point for lyrics delivered by the spectral timbre of Shara Worden’s soprano voice floating over a barely-there rock ensemble of electric guitar, piano and violin in a style reminiscent of Bjork.
