Tallaght Chiaroscuro
Artist Name(s) | Stephen Gardner |
Artwork title | Tallaght Chiaroscuro |
Description | Tallaght (Chiarascuro) for String Quartet was composed by Stephen Gardner and performed by the Hibernia String Trio and Michael d'Arcy, and was recorded onto CD during 2000. It was commissioned by South Dublin County Council during 2000, under the auspices of the In Context Per Cent for Art Scheme, developed in partnership with Artworking and funded through the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government. Tallaght (Chiaroscuro) is an 18.5 minute composition for String Quartet comprising four movements based on themes drawn by the composer from the community including vitality, uncertainty and melancholy. In the words of Stephen Gardner: |
Mediation | The project featured in the In Context Catalogues 2002 & 2004 |
Biographies | Born in Belfast, Stephen Gardner studied at the University of Ulster and the University of Wales from 1984 to 1989, gaining the degrees of BA in music and MMus in composition. He has been the recipient of a Vaughan Williams Scholarship and a Draper's Fellowship and has received commissions from Concorde, the Sculptors' Society of Ireland, Gerard McChrystal, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Music Network, BBC Radio Ulster, the Belfast Festival at Queen's and the Sonorities Festival, Belfast. In 1998-99 he was composer-in-residence with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, the first such position with a Local Authority in Ireland. |
Commission Type | Local Authority |
Commissioner Name | Jenny Haughton & Aisling Prior, Artworking for South Dublin Co.Co. |
Commissioning process | Two stage open competition |
Project commission dates | January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2000 |
Public Presentation dates | January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2000 |
Artform | Music |
Percent for art | Yes |
Budget Range | 10000 - 30000 euro |
Project commission start date | 01/01/1999 |
Project commission end date | 01/01/2000 |
Location | Tallaght, South Dublin County |
County | Dublin |
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Website | incontext.southdublin.ie/ |
Content contributor(s) | Rachel McAree |
Relationship to project | Project Manager, In Context 3 |
Public engagement | General public |
Associated professionals / Specialists involved | Paul Seawright, Artist, In Context 2 |