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Sending Letters To The Sea

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Sending Letters To The Sea --- 2009-08-11

Sending letters to the Sea is a collaborative music project initiated by visual artist and musician Mark Garry. This unique project was realized as part of Fingal County Councils series of public art commissions, funded through the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government's Per Cent for Art Scheme. For this project Mark brought together a remarkably talented group of diverse musical talents. Electro/acoustic musician and composer Karl Burke (AKA Karl Him), the multi-talented Irish female musician Nina Hynes, remarkable young jazz percussionist Sean Carpio, electronic musician Eileen Carpio, French classically trained pianist Fabien Leseure and Paris based Jazz Violin player Benoit Leseure. These group enlisted the talents of Geaspar Warfield on Cello and John Egan on Violin and Viola and The Fingal chamber choir. This recording was performed live on the evening of 19 November 2010 in St. Columba's Church, Swords