The Art of ConTempo/raneous
On the 21st of September the Galway Music Residency in association with Dr John Kenny of the Creative Writing MA at NUI Galway, presented an evening of literature and music, the interactions between the two and the new art that was born out of a number of workshops between ConTempo and the MA students.
We would like to share a very special set of works from one of last year's participants. Julianne Elinor created the beautiful art pieces above to go with her poem below. We hope you enjoy! And do check out Julianne's instagram account for more: https://www.instagram.com/julianneeleanor/
in between rehearsals the quartet and composer talked
I wrote down what they said:
the ordinary note
I don’t think I know how it is going to work
but I pluck
and pluck again
and say
okay
let’s go
If I ask you to slow down will you?
you are taking and taking
but I pluck again
and say
okay
let’s go
Would you prefer more notes
and you say it’s open I suppose
I’m not sure what you mean
but I pluck again and say
okay
let’s go
it isn’t a disagreement if we all sound the same
okay okay okay
very nervous
still gentle
okay?
and you say
maybe less gentle
again
it’s a swelling and shrinking thing
it’s the tip of the iceberg
everything you’re hiding in a way
the finish is only the smallest piece of it
I don’t want to look at where this ends
they were sitting too – I wasn’t alone.
still smiling as I walked out the door