Peter Whelan

In the Moment

 presented in association with Cork Improvised Music Club

with the support of Improvised Music Company

St. Peter’s North Main Street
Sunday 18th October, 2026, 7pm
Tickets: €18 / €15

Dan Walsh – drums, electronics
Justin Grounds – baroque violin, effects
Caitríona O’Mahony – baroque violin
Eimear Reidy – cello
Neil Ó Loclainn – bass

Programme

As Miles Davis said, “Improvising is live inspiration, something happening at that very moment.” 

Bringing the past into the very present moment, an ensemble of Cork’s adventurous improvising and early musicians explore the traditions of improvisation and experimentation that connect music of the past and music of the present. A never-to-be-repeated evening of music in the moment.

Presented in partnership with Cork Improvised Music Club, this music finds the links between the grooves of contemporary jazz and the steady Baroque basso continuo, the improvisatory flourishes of Baroque violinists with the on-the-spot composition of improvisers, and the song and dance roots that persist in music across time. 

Curated by Cork Improvised Music Club’s Dan Walsh and East Cork Early Music’s Caitríona O’Mahony

“…endlessly interesting, pigeonhole-dodging tunes informed by a wide array of musical movements and ideas.”
Evening Echo on Dan Walsh

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