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The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jean Deroyer perform David Fennessy’s Conquest of the Useless, a breathtaking, sweeping new work about a musician’s obsession with the compelling vision of Werner Herzog. The Conquest of the Useless – Werner Herzog’s account of the making of his film Fitzcarraldo – has fuelled the creation of David Fennessy’s monolithic work of the same name, which will be played in its entirety for the first time at New Music Dublin. The composer himself will play electric guitar with the orchestra, and is joined on stage by Peter Dowling (electronics), singer Jennifer Johnston and actor Aaron Monaghan.
The RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jean Deroyer perform David Fennessy’s Conquest of the Useless, a breathtaking, sweeping new work about a musician’s obsession with the compelling vision of Werner Herzog. The Conquest of the Useless – Werner Herzog’s account of the making of his film Fitzcarraldo – has fuelled the creation of David Fennessy’s monolithic work of the same name, which will be played in its entirety for the first time at New Music Dublin. The composer himself will play electric guitar with the orchestra, and is joined on stage by Peter Dowling (electronics), singer Jennifer Johnston and actor Aaron Monaghan.
