Grásta: Grace in Uncertainty Music IAC Commissions

IAC Commissions: Billy McComiskey

"Perpetual Light" and "Safe Harbor"

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Overview

Grásta: Grace in Uncertainty


Billy McComiskey—NEA National Heritage fellow, accordion player, composer, and longtime IAC friend and colleague—is one of Irish America’s eminent traditional music figures, with a body of work across a range of ensembles including the Irish Tradition, Green Fields of America, Trian, and Pride of New York. 

For his Grásta commission, Billy collaborates with Donna Long on two new tunes filmed at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, where the slow air "Perpetual Light" meets the hopeful reel "Safe Harbor."


Premiered April 13, 2021

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"Perpetual Light" and "Safe Harbor" 

Composed by Billy McComiskey
Arranged by Donna Long
Performed by Billy McComiskey and Donna Long
Video cameras and sound mix: Adam Cooke
Lighting and sound mix: Natasha Tylea 

Filmed at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Commissioned by Irish Arts Center as part of Grásta: Grace in Uncertainty, 2020-2021.


Irish Arts Center's Grásta commissions series challenged twenty-six artists, reflecting a range of perspectives and disciplines, to create work in response to the idea of finding grace in uncertainty. Click here to learn more.

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