RECENT NEWS:
Just back from a 3 month residency at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris. You can read all about my experiences here on The Contemporary Music Centre’s website
While there I completed a piece for Soundset choir called “…from a galaxy of dust we were unspun…” which will be performed at Kaleidoscope Night on the 6th June. (Cancelled due to a change in date – keep an eye on this page for updates on a performance date).
I also wrote a piece for Ondes Martenot and tape entitled “FLUX – jeux de bague” for Nathalie Forget which will be performed in Paris in May. More info to come.
A piece for voice (Michelle O’Rourke) and string quartet is also in progress using a poem called “Dwelling” by Roderick Ford whom I met on the residency.
I’m also working on a piano piece for pianist Míceál O’Rourke.
Recent and upcoming Performances:
JUNE 2012:
“Mouthpiece” will receive it’s New York premiere. Presented by Ear to Mind on June 16th at 8pm, Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space.
“…from a galaxy of dust we were unspun…” for choir (Soundset). My new piece will be premiered at Kaleidoscope night on the 5th June at Odessa, Dublin.
MAY 2012:
“FLUX – jeux de bague” for Ondes Martenot and tape. Paris.
APRIL 2012:
“Up to my f-holes” for cello and tape will be performed by the wonderful Kate Ellis.
Cork Opera House – Half Moon Theatre – 7th April @ 8:30pm
http://corkoperahouse.ie/events/kate-ellis-part-2
MARCH 2012:
“Up to my f-holes” for cello and tape will be performed by the wonderful Kate Ellis. She will be performing the piece in Limerick and Cork. Here are the details:
University of Limerick – Tower Theatre – 15th March @ 1:15pm
http://www.irishworldacademy.ie/
JANUARY 2012:
Clang Sayne at Listen at Lilliput – Sang accompanying vocals on a set of Laura Hylands songs alongside Matthew Jacobson on drums. You can check out one of the tracks here
NOVEMBER 2011:
One of my first compositions “Accumulation” will be performed at Acousmain#23 – The Dubliners Ear – Atelierfrankfurt – 24 November at 21:00.
Concorde’s Paul Roe performs “Whispering the Turmoil Down” for bass clarinet and tape at the Rubicon gallery, Stephen’s Green as part of Concorde’s new concert series on the 13th November.
Tryst vocal duo and ensemble:
Two performances of “…mad sweet pangs through my belly and breast…” happening in:
Dublin – 1st November – Back Loft, La Cathedral studios, St. Augustine street (off Thomas street)
Berlin – 4th November – LEAP,(Berlin Carré, 1. Floor), Karl Liebknecht str 13
OCTOBER 2011:
Performance of “fine feathers far below the blue floor” by Garth Knox, Paul Roe and Jane O’Leary in Paris on the 14th of October at the Centre Culturel Irlandais.
Second performance of “…mad sweet pangs through my belly and breast…” performed by Tryst vocal duo and ensemble at The Cell, Manhattan on the 1st October, 2011.
SEPTEMBER 2011:
“Up to my f-holes” for cello and tape will be performed by Kate Ellis at How About Now: Crash Ensemble at Engage Arts Festival Bandon, Co.Cork.
Premiere of my new piece entitled “…mad sweet pangs through my belly and breast…” commissioned by Michelle O’Rourke for the vocal duo and ensemble – Tryst. The performance will take place at the Douglass Music Collective, Brooklyn on Wednesday the 28th September.
I would like to thank Culture Ireland for funding my trip to New York to attend the premiere of this new piece.
JUNE 2011:
“fine feathers far below the blue floor” for Garth Knox and Concorde to be premiered at the Hugh Lane Gallery on the 26th June.
“My one’s bigger than yours” for double bass (Malachy Robinson), cello (Kate Ellis) and tape will be performed at Kaleidoscope on June 1st.
APRIL 2011:
“Up to my f-holes” will be performed by Kate Ellis (cello) at the Crash Ensemble concert Free State VI.
MARCH 2011:
S E N S O R I U M Dublin will take place from March 7th-12th 2011 at Project Arts Centre, Cube on East Essex street. Sensorium is a music festival curated by The Link Project who are Judith Ring, Angie Atmadjaja, Emily Kalies and Enrico Bertelli.
The festival will feature three pieces of mine: Metallurgy for tape, and the premieres of – “To Pull An Eerie Twist” for voice (Michelle O’Rourke), cello (Kate Ellis) and tape, and “My one’s bigger than yours” for double bass (Malachy Robinson), cello (Kate Ellis) and tape.
“To Pull An Eerie Twist” for voice (Michelle O’Rourke), cello (Kate Ellis) and tape will be premiered at Kaleidoscope night on the 2nd March.
This project is funded by a music project award from the Arts Council. For more information visit:
EVENTS and CD RELEASES:
CD release:
My piece “…within an egg of space…” performed by Concorde ensemble will be featured on their new CD ‘Reflections’ on Parma Recordings, due for release Autumn 2010. It will be an enhanced content CD available for distribution on NAXOS.
October 2010:
2 concerts, same piece – Mouthpiece, same night – 22nd October, 2 cities – Lyon and Dublin.
IAWM annual concert: an acousmatic evening, Musée des moulages de l’Universite de Lyon II, France. The international alliance for women in music (IAWM) have chosen my piece Mouthpiece to be performed at their annual concert in Lyon, France on the 22nd of October. This concert will be toured across the US and performed in Taiwan. Click on the following link for a complete list of performances:
With kind support of a travel grant from Culture Ireland I will be able to attend and diffuse my piece at the concert in Lyon.
Octophonies – a Soundlab concert – Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs, 8pm.
Music meets cutting edge electronics.
In a space filled with loudspeakers three soloists, soprano Deirdre Moynihan, violinist Marja Gaynor and harpsichordist Michael Quinn and Fergal Dowling (eletronics), present three exciting concerts including music by young Irish composers Ed Bennett and Judith Ring and leading international composers Kaija Saariaho and Barry Truax.
August 2010:
CMC presents an outdoor music trail and event programme during August. My piece phorM can be heard at one of the locations in Dublin city centre. For more information click here.
July 2010:
CD release:
Ergodos release the debut album “Dubh” from Amsterdam’s Trio Scordatura, featuring my piece “hush…” written for Elisabeth Smalt and the adapted viola.
Hear an interview promoting the CD featuring Bob Gilmore, Linda Buckley and myself talking to Jonathan Grimes of the CMC by clicking here.
May 2010:
Moving to the remote reaches of the sunny south-east of Ireland to spend 6 months writing several new pieces of music and collaborating with singer, guitarist and songwriter and improvisor Laura Hyland. You can listen to snippets of her incredible new album here.
CD release:
Contemporary Music Centre – promotional CD no.9
Featuring my piece “…within an egg of space…” for and performed by Concorde ensemble.
Purchase the cd for free here www.cmc.ie
Contemporary Music From Ireland, Volume 9 from Contemporary Music Centre on Vimeo.
February 2010:
OFF PLAN – A new adaption of the Oresteia, by Simon Doyle. Directed by Rachel West.
11th – 27th February 2010. Project Arts Centre, 39 East Essex Street, Dublin 2.
Music and Sound design by Judith Ring.
Tickets:
January 2010:
6th January 2010, 7pm – 10pm, Sensorium, Guildhall, York.
Sensorium presents a diverse evening of interactive visual, aural and haptic installation work and performances designed to stimulate the senses.
Experience a series of immersive, cross-media artworks presented within winding paths and pockets of light in the Guildhall, York.
December 2009:
5 December 2009, 8:30pm Ergodos Voices.
National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2.
Marja Kay & Michelle O’Rourke (musical directors)
Music by Seán Clancy, Linda Buckley, Benedict Schlepper-Connolly, Garrett Sholdice, Judith Ring
November 2009
22nd November 2009, 12 noon, Concorde Ensemble, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin.
Concert programme includes my piece “…within an egg of space…” for ensemble and tape.