Name: Omphallo Centric Lecture - Nigel Westlake by Bangers and Crash Percussion
Duration: 8 min 41 s
Description: Performed at the National Concert Hall, February 2015

Performed at the National Concert Hall, February 2015

Omphallo Centric Lecture - Nigel Westlake

Commissioned by Chamber Choir Ireland with funds from the Arts Council / an Chomhairle Ealaíon. The work was premiered at the Pepper Canister Church, Dublin on 1 May 2025 by Chamber Choir Ireland, conducted by Gabriel Crouch.
Recording by Jiggery Pokery Productions.

Programme note:
This piece draws on the words of people who have experienced homelessness in Ireland over the past decade. The text is a collage of direct quotes from interviews and reports — fragments of real lives spoken in their own voices. Rather than telling a single story, the piece allows these individual moments to coexist: small details, memories, feelings of loss, acts of resilience. 

In the context of a programme reflecting on homelessness, identity, and belonging, this work offers space for empathy. These voices may not always be heard in spaces like this, but for a few minutes, they are.

If you feel moved to learn more or to support those affected by homelessness, organisations such as Focus Ireland and Simon Communities offer resources, advocacy, and direct assistance.
https://www.focusireland.ie/
https://www.simon.ie/

Omphallo Centric Lecture - Nigel Westlake

Bangers and Crash Percussion

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