New sounds from Ireland
Irish double bassist and composer Caimin Gilmore joins internationally acclaimed artists Kate Ellis and Lavinia Meijer for an evening of music that moves between contemporary classical, folk, experimental sound, and electronics. The program features works by Philip Glass, Gabriella Smith, Anne Cleare, and Benedict Schlepper-Connolly, alongside Meijer’s own compositions. At the centre of the evening is BlackGate, Gilmore’s debut record, released in 2025, featuring his genre-fluid composition for double bass, cello, harp, and synthesizer.
Known as one of Ireland’s leading young double bassists, Gilmore emerges as a new compositional voice, building captivating sounds as he experiments and allows the music to flow freely. He is joined by Irish cellist Kate Ellis, Artistic Director of Ireland’s Crash Ensemble, and Dutch harpist Lavinia Meijer, a Sony Classical recording artist whose album Metamorphosis / The Hours, featuring her acclaimed harp transcriptions of Philip Glass’s music, went platinum in the Netherlands.
This performance is the start of a multi-year collaboration between Canadian and Irish artists leading toward the Canada-Ireland 180 commemoration in 2027. Over the coming seasons, Music on Main will bring artists together to share ideas, create new work, and build lasting connections across the Atlantic.
Follow us on this multi-season musical journey and get ready to discover sounds you’ve never heard before!
Programme
Set I
Benedict Schlepper Connolly – Blackberry (double bass & effects pedals)
Lavinia Meijer – Are you still somewhere? (harp)
Lavinia Meijer – Atmospheric Rivers (harp)
Philip Glass – Metamorphosis Two (arr. harp)
Set II
Gabriella Smith – Bare (cello)
Anne Cleare – Gravity Dreams (double bass & cello)
Set III
Caimin Gilmore – BlackGate (double bass, cello, and harp)
Accessibility
The Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (located at 181 Roundhouse Mews) is located at street level through the entrance off Roundhouse Mews, or accessible via a ramp or stairs through the entrance off Pacific Boulevard.
The venue is 200 metres from the Yaletown-Roundhouse Skytrain Station, and within feet of bus routes 6 and C23. There is also an underground parking lot on the premises, with an entrance off Drake Street.
The Roundhouse features accessible rooms, an elevator to reach the second floor, an elevator to reach the parkade and accessible washrooms. For more information, please contact the Roundhouse at [email protected]
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