Three composers awarded Commission Award in Boyle

Three composers have been awarded the King's House Piano Commission Award in Boyle by Roscommon County Council.

Each composer will receive €2,500 euro, together with additional supports, to write a  six minute piano solo based on a literary text with a local Boyle/ Roscommon theme.

Bianca Gannon's piece, Loch Cé, is based around the section on Lough Key in Lady Gregory's book "Gods and fighting men" where she used to holiday as a child.

Peter Leavy, has written a piece entitled "The Last Flame" based on the first hand account of the fire that destroyed Rockingham House in 1957.

Fiona Linnane, will compose a piece around the story of Margaret Cousins, describing it as a musical journey from Boyle to Madanapelle, India.

All three pieces will be premiered  on July  28 in King's House, Boyle during the Boyle Arts Festival.