13/08/2026
Kaleidoscope Night
When: Wed 2nd September
Where: BelloBar
Time: Doors at 8pm, music at 8.30pm
Tickets : https://buytickets.at/kscope2026/2357331
Founded as an intimate space to strip away the formality of traditional concert halls, Kaleidoscope Night continues its tradition of bringing world-class performers together in an informal setting.
Join us with your curious ears for a programme of ancient, new and alt folk music at Bello Bar on Wednesday 2nd September 2026.
PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS & FEATURED ARTISTS
· Alongside H.I.P.S.T.E.R. .: (Historically Informed Performance Series, Teaching, Education, and Research) Kaleidoscope Night is pleased to showcase a new work ‘BAILE / home’ Suite by Xenia Pestova Bennett: Performed on harpsichord, viola da gamba, toy piano, and electroacoustics. Funded by the Arts Council and the PRS Foundation Beyond Borders scheme, the piece examines how “home” can mean sanctuary, safety, and childhood memories—or loss, exile, and new beginnings.
Musicians: Yonit Kosovsk, Xenia Pestova Bennett, Malachy Robinson
· Members of the Irish Baroque Orchestra: Bringing historical precision and period instruments (baroque violin, theorbo, viola da gamba) to early masterpieces that echo the concert’s core themes of journey and sanctuary.
Musicians: Claire Duff and Anita Vedres, Yonit Kosovske and Malachy Robinson.
· Rattling Ark: Led by cellist/composer Kevin Murphy (Slow Moving Clouds), this experimental alt-folk ensemble fuses cellos, zithers, electronics, and vocal harmonies—offering dark, atmospheric drones and contemporary trad arrangements.
Musicians : Kevin Murphy, Thomas Haugh, Lizzi Murtough and Consuelo Breschi.
“Music has a unique ability to act as a bridge across time,” says Lioba Petrie, Curator at Kaleidoscope Night] “By bringing together the historical finesse of Irish Baroque Orchestra players with Xenia Pestova Bennett’s haunting ‘BAILE / home’ suite and the dark, atmospheric textures of Rattling Ark, this concert examines how artists across centuries have sought to define where they belong.”
