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31 OCTOBER
The Mazur-Dwyer-Lopez Trio perform at the Krakow Autumn Jazz
25 OCTOBER
United Arts Club Honorary Dinner for Benjamin Dwyer
in recognition of his contribution to the arts in Ireland and internationally
Introduced by Lenny Abrahamson (film director and president of the United Arts Club)
Shorty Recital by Benjamin Dwyer
Benjamin Dwyer in Conversation with Linda O'Shea Farren
Dinner Catered by Paul Canning
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Tickets €50
for details see:
United Arts Club
3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2
+353 1661 1411
5 SEPTEMBER
Anna Livia Creative presents the CHAPELIZOD ARTS FESTIVAL (5-7 September)
Strings in the earth and air... James Joyce and Music
Benjamin Dwyer (guitar) & Nicole Rourke (spoken word)
St Laurence's Church, Chapelizod. 18.30 (free admission)
Details: www.annaliviacreative.com
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25 JULY
ROISSILLON BECKETT FESTIVAL 2025
with Gare St Lazare (Ireland)
Benjamin Dwyer (guitar), Garth Knox (viola), Emma Coulthard (flutes) and Conor Lovett (actor): Lessness & How it is (excerpts) directed by Judy Hegarty-Lovett
12 JUNE
Anna Livia Creative presents @ the James Joyce Centre
Strings in the earth and air... James Joyce and Music
Benjamin Dwyer (guitar) & Nicole Rourke (spoken word)
17 APRIL
Anna Livia Creative presents @ the James Joyce Centre
Homenaje a Federico García Lorca
Benjamin Dwyer (guitar) & Elizabeth Hillard (soprano)
21 MARCH
Grá Festival Galway
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Joyce's Musical Worlds
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Barry McGovern & Benjamin Dwyer
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5 APRIL
NEW MUSIC DUBLIN @ the NATIONAL CONCERT HALL
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The Blue Shroud Band performs
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The Blue Shroud by Barry Guy
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FEBRUARY 8
IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE, Hammersmith, London
SacrumProfanum by Benjamin Dwyer
Garth Knox (viola), Emma Coulthard (flutes), Benjamin Dwyer (bowed guitar), Tara Viscardi (harp), Eibhlí Ní Ríordáin (sean-nós singing), Roisín Finn (narration)
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21 DECEMBER
Arthaus, Buenos Aires
Garth Knox performs Dwyer's work for solo viola: imagines obesae et aspectui ingratae
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NOVEMBER 19-24, 2024
KRAKOW AUTUMN JAZZ FESTIVAL - THE BLUE SHROUD BAND 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
November 19: Blue Shroud Band Small-formation Improvisations: Alchemia Club
November 20: Blue Shroud Band Small-formation Improvisations: Alchemia Club
November 21: Blue Shroud Band Small-formation Improvisations: Alchemia Club
November 22: Blue Shroud Band Small-formation Improvisations: Alchemia Club
November 23: Barry Guy: The Blue Shroud, Manggha Hall, Krakow
November 24: Barry Guy: All this this here, Manggha Hall, Krakow
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
PERFORMANCE: Violist Garth Knox performs Dwyer's work for solo viola: imagines obesae et aspectui ingrataeTenerife Viola Masterclass Festival at the Museo de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
13 SEPTEMBER 13 (2024)
Secret Space
with Alison Grace Koehler (poems) & Benjamin Dwyer (improvised and prepared guitar)
at the Les Nocturnes de l'Aude music series, Paris.
8 JUNE
CD LAUNCH & Performance:
Secret Space CD (released on Farpoint Recordings) features American, Paris-based poet Alison Grace Koehler and Benjamin Dwyer improvising on guitar & prepared guitar. The poetry and music will be performed at the launch by Koehler and Dwyer at the Palás Cinema, Galway, at 8pm.
JUNE 7, 2024CD LAUNCH & Performance: Secret Space CD (released on Farpoint Recordings) features American, Paris-based poet Alison Grace Koehler and Benjamin Dwyer improvising on guitar & prepared guitar. The poetry and music will be performed at the launch by Koehler and Dwyer at the James Joyce Centre, Dublin, at 8pm.
CONCERT
Debut performance of the newly-formed Alchemia Quartet: Harri Sjöström (soprano saxophone) Benjamin Dwyer (guitar), RafaÅ‚ Mazur (acoustic bass guitar) & Vasco Trilla (drums, objects). AdLibitum Festival, Warsaw, Poland.For details, see: https://ad-libitum.pl/program-2024
16 JUNE 16
CONCERT - Blooms Day Celebration:
Strings in the earth and air...James Joyce and Music
Benjamin Dwyer and actor-writer Nicole Rourke perform an evening of narration, song, and music celebrating Joyce's strong connection to music. James Joyce Centre, Dublin.
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