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Siúil a rún

acousmatic work

Jack Van Zandt & Jane Rigler

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acousmatic work

Composer Jack Van Zandt & Jane Rigler
Year of Composition 2020
Duration ca.16'
Instrumentation Electronics
Categories (all composers)
Catalogue ID ce-jvz1sar1

Notes

This is an electronic piece designed for acousmatic diffusion. If you are interested in performing this work, please contact us.

Siúil a rún is the first in a projected series of pieces that celebrate Irish traditional ballads by presenting them in an imaginary aural context with videos containing paintings and illustrations that give a sense of the period of Irish history that each song refers to. The verses of the traditional song that inspires this work refer to a lover’s enlistment in the Irish Brigade that left Ireland to serve in the French Army after the Williamite-Jacobite War ended with the Treaty of Limerick in 1691. In Ireland these soldiers of fortune were referred to as “Wild Geese” and their departure from Ireland known as the “Flight of the Wild Geese.” The war that decided who became King of England and its possessions between forces loyal to the deposed heir, English Catholic James II, and those loyal to Dutch Protestant William of Orange—who was married to James’s daughter Mary who became queen after the defeat of the Jacobite army—was a primary source of The Troubles in Ireland in the 20th century.

The ballad is sung by traditional Irish Sean-nós singer, Máire Ní Chéileachair, and the transatlantic produced track was created during the pandemic.

Máire Ní Chéileachair: Vocal

Jane Rigler: Flutes, electronics and multitrack voices

Jack Van Zandt: Synthesizers, samplers, sound design and computer processing

Siúil a rún with video has been frequently shown in live and online music festivals, film festivals, concerts.