Courtney Orlando, Alarm Will Sound to Premiere Donnacha Dennehy’s ‘The Hunger’

Now Hear This artistic director Courtney Orlando, violin, and her ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, will premiere Donnacha Dennehy’s The Hunger on Wednesday, June 1 at 7:00 pm in the Terrace Theater of the John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center, a first-person narrative account of The Great Famine of Ireland, Irish language material informed by old songs and laments, and video interviews with contemporary economists who connect The Great Famine to today’s world.