_‘The Man from Maghera
Rambles Through Africa’
for orchestra (2010) 6'
Commissioned by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra with the aid of bursary funding from the Arts Council of Ireland.
Man from Maghera excerpt by daveflynn
Programme Note
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The Man from Maghera Rambles through Africa’, was written as a showpiece for the RTÉ Concert Orchestra to open the concert where Martin Hayes premiered the concerto Aontacht.
It is a small gesture of thanks from me to Martin for the inspirational music he has created with Dennis Cahill and for the great friendship and encouragement they have given to me.
_This is the first two sections of a proposed orchestral suite which imagines Martin leaving his homeland of Maghera to travel to Africa where he plays with various African musicians.
There are two connected movements ‘Martin’s Flight to Africa’ and ‘Hayes in Harare’.
The Man from Maghera Rambles through Africa’, was written as a showpiece for the RTÉ Concert Orchestra to open the concert where Martin Hayes premiered the concerto Aontacht.
It is a small gesture of thanks from me to Martin for the inspirational music he has created with Dennis Cahill and for the great friendship and encouragement they have given to me.
_This is the first two sections of a proposed orchestral suite which imagines Martin leaving his homeland of Maghera to travel to Africa where he plays with various African musicians.
There are two connected movements ‘Martin’s Flight to Africa’ and ‘Hayes in Harare’.
