Concert features Irish love songs


James Flannery, professor of theater studies, and Irish harpist Janet Harbison will present the joint recital "Bardic Reveries and Raptures: Traditional Love Songs of the Irish," at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Carlos Museum. The concert will feature music from their album of the same title including the famous Irish Melodies of Thomas Moore, selections ranging from familiar pieces to little known versions of the ancient bardic airs of Gaelic Ireland.

Flannery, director of the W.B. Yeats Foundation, is a renowned tenor and an interpreter of Irish and Irish-American songs. Harbison is an acclaimed Irish harpist, founder of the Belfast Harp Orchestra as well as a featured performer with The Chieftains. Ticket prices are $15 in advance, $12.50 at the door and $7.50 for students. For reservations or further information call 727-5050.


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