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Two musicians – pianist Cathal Breslin and flutist Sabrina Hu – meet two choreographers – Carley Conder, artistic director of CONDER|dance, and House Magana, co-founder of Furious Styles Crew. For this year's Walled City Music Festival, Carley and House worked with Irish traditional music for the first time, fusing it with modern, contemporary dance and hip hop to create something brand new. Music performed by Buí and remixed by Lawrence "Reflekshin" Martinez.

Joining Cathal Breslin and Sabrina Hu are Jeffrey Zeigler, one of the most innovative and versatile cellists of our time, and Lynne Procope, a Trinidadian born American poet whose writing focuses on the human experience of women and marginalized groups. Collaborating across disciplines forms a major part of both artists' work and they talk about the opportunites and challenges that this can bring. 

Composer and Professor of Music at Ulster University, Frank Lyons chats to Lorcan Doherty about Acoustronic, an inclusive ensemble of disabled & non-disabled musicians, and Inclusive Creativity, which aims to level the playing field in performance and composition for disabled musicians. Frank recounts the early days of Walled City Music Festival, the visit of the Kronos Quartet, and describes how his latest compositions came together during lockdown.

Soprano Measha Brueggergosman is motivated and hungry for new experiences. In this conversation with Co-Artistic Directors Cathal Breslin and Sabrina Hu she talks about her rich and varied career and her performance for this year's Walled City Music Festival.

Artistic Directors Cathal Breslin and Sabrina Hu introduce this mini-series of conversations with friends, old and new. Guests include soprano Measha Brueggergosman, composer Frank Lyons, cellist Jeffrey Zeigler, poet Lynne Procope, and dancers Carley Conder and House Magana.
Music: Li-Wei Qin performs the Prelude from JS Bach's Cello Suite No.1 in G major for Walled City Music.