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Author and Composer
Memores Sumus
Release Date:
5th November 2021
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Memores Sumus was composed and mastered for the cello in 4 hours.
It debuted on the 15th June 2021, during an online broadcasting of a Thanksgiving and Remembrance service to honour the nurses and midwives, who served and died in Ireland and internationally, and was performed as the Reflection.
The enormity and depth of what Prof Horan had requested for this piece was daunting, but challenging. He wanted a work for reflection, so that those who had died would be remembered and not be lost.
He quoted the old adage that people died twice, once when they physically left this plane, and a second time when their names were no longer spoken. It was his wish that this piece would carry their names forever.
The title is Memores Sumus, meaning We Remember
#WWRMS2021
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From Prof Paul Horan,
Assistant Professor of Nursing and Midwifery,
Trinity College, Dublin
This piece was created for a service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance at the School of Nursing at Trinity College, Dublin on the 15th June 2021, to reflect and contemplate the sacrifice of nurses and midwives in Ireland, and internationally, on the front lines of the COVID Pandemic.
Nurses and Midwives have died in Ireland and across the globe during this plague. The International Congress of Nursing has reported that more nurses have died during this Pandemic than died during The Great War (1914-1918). It is suggested by the ICN in January 2021 that over 2,500 Nurses died providing nursing care during this pestilence. The ICN also recognise that 20,000+ healthcare professionals have died across our planet in the line of duty during COVID19. Interestingly, in July 2020, 36% of nurses and midwives in Ireland had contracted the disease. In countries such as Mexico and Iran, the number of nurses affected was in the region of 50%.
This musical composition pays homage to our healthcare heroes and angels who made the ultimate sacrifice. The poignancy of this work should act as a lasting memorial and legacy to those who always care selflessly.
#WWRMS2021
We Will Remember - Memores Sumus - 2021
....a brief piece of gratitude and contemplation dedicated to the struggles and sacrifices of nurses and midwives in Ireland and all over the world during the Covid-19 pandemic...
...single-line melodies rise and fall with a somber gracefulness that suits the occasion and intention of the work perfectly and have nothing wrapped around them to distract listeners from what’s being said.
The piece is a strong reminder of what one single voice can accomplish and how well it can be heard.
Mike O'Cull - Music Reviewer
2020 Artistic Collaborations
Inner Exposure - The Unsung Song within
As part of the intended 2020 Carlow Arts Festival,(to have been held 1st week of June), 24 photographers from the Carlow Photographic Society submitted 5 images each on the theme of
"Inner Exposure - The Unsung Song Within".
The arts festival was cancelled due to Covid19, but the collaboration project continued on,
opting for an online expo instead.
Instinct - Characters - Emotions
Collaboration Project Number 2 of 2020.
This is the second collaboration arts project of 2020 and was to have been held in the Carlow Museum during the Carlow Arts Festival.
The arts festival and all the auxiliary exhibitions were cancelled due to Covid19, but the collaboration project has been released online instead.
