Wayfarers: A composition written as a response to the 1916 Rising

ONE of the major aspects of the 1916 Rising commemorations has been the activity focused around cultural aspects, writes Cathy Desmond. 

The events of conflict a hundred years ago have proved a spur for all sorts of arts events both retrospective and brand new, culminating most extensively in Composing the Island, a three-week musical survey of a century of Irish classical music.

Tomorrow, Triskel Christchurch in Cork presents ‘Wayfarers’, a new composition by Cork-based Ian Wilson, inspired by the writings of Patrick Pearse, Joseph Plunkett, and contemporaries. The work received its premiere at Dublin’s National Concert Hall last Saturday.