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Glasshouse performs Illinois by Sufjan Stevens

  • Button Factory Curved Street Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland (map)

Glasshouse perform their renowned rendition of Illinois by Sufjan Stevens, richly arranged by Aran O’Grady.

Button Factory, August 13th 2022 
Doors 7.30pm, Tickets €20

Enjoy this lush and soaring take on one of the most influential figures in Americana indie-folk music. The concert features a chamber orchestral ensemble of fourteen musicians and three vocalists. Expect to hear Sufjan Stevens’ fifth and highly iconic studio album, Illinois, in its entirety and other selections.

This unique show has been performed throughout the country as a festival favourite and to sold-out audiences. Performances include; Sugar Club 2018 (sold out), Douglas Hyde Gallery (two nights sold out)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipLgXNMkNJU&ab_channel=GlasshouseMusic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB54RgozBDo&ab_channel=GlasshouseMusic

About Glasshouse:

Glasshouse is a music ensemble and arts organisation in Dublin. Our mission is to elevate Irish music through commissioning and collaboration. We produce and programme our own concerts, combining sound, space and visual design to create unforgettable music experiences. Recent projects include the development of a new commission by R.Kitt and collaborative projects with Irish artists Æ MAK, Caoi de Barra, Rachael Lavelle, and Gareth Quinn Redmond.

“Glasshouse are among the highest calibre of musicians the nation has to offer.”- Nialler9

“Their multifaceted approach to music transcends sound ... [Their] subtle attention to detail allows us to enjoy the thing that really matters the multitude of feelings that music can evoke in us all.” - Totally Dublin


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