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EVERYTHING WAS ASLEEP AS IF THE UNIVERSE WAS A VAST MISTAKE
Written for the National Symphony Orchestra as part of The Contemporary Music Centre’s Composer Lab. The premiere performance and live broadcast on RTÉ Lyric FM was on the 9th of January 2023 and it will be performed again in the National Concert Hall, Dublin on the 29th November 2024 alongside Dvorak’s cello concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no.5. conducted by Patrik Ringborg:

CURRENT PROJECTS, NEWS AND PLANS

PODCAST APPEARANCES

Click here Sounding the Alarm - new music and the climate emergency: amplify LIVE at New Music Dublin 2023. A panel discussion hosted by Jonathan Grimes of The Contemporary Music Centre, featuring myself, Juergen Simpson, Karen Power and Robert Curgenven.

Click here listen back to a group chat for New Music Dublin 2021. We talk about the concerts and works that were performed.

Click here to listen back to a chat I had with Jonathan Grimes of the Contemporary Music Centre, Ireland. We talk about working during a pandemic and how my music has evolved over the last 20 odd years.

RECENT AND UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

DECEMBER 2024

“Beyond the Woods” and “Invisible Scamper” from my cello suite WILDWOOD will be performed by Nikola Jovanovic at my presentation at the Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Condordia, Bamberg on December 17th at 7pm.

“Swept Through the Floods” will be performed by Rebecca Wagner at my presentation at the Internationales Künstlerhaus Villa Condordia, Bamberg on December 17th at 7pm.

“All You Can Do Is Hang On For Dear Life” commissioned by Alex Raineri for 2024 Brisbane Music Festival, will be performed by Alex Raineri (piano) and Lina Andonovska (flute) on Friday 13th December at 1-2pm and 14th December 6-7pm more info here

NOVEMBER 2024

“Everything Was Asleep As If The Universe Was A Vast Mistake” will be performed by the National Symphony Orchestra at the SETU Arena in Waterford on the 30th November 2024, conducted by Patrik Ringborg alongside Dvorak’s cello concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no.5.

“Everything Was Asleep As If The Universe Was A Vast Mistake” will be performed by the National Symphony Orchestra at the National Concert Hall on the 29th November 2024, conducted by Patrik Ringborg alongside Dvorak’s cello concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no.5.

“Swept Through the Floods” for solo violin and tape will be performed by Larissa O’Grady at the launch of her new CD “Six new works for violin” at the Contemporary Music Centre, Dublin on the 7th November, 7pm.

“Swept Through the Floods” for solo violin and tape will be performed in Berlin by Larissa O’Grady at Anima Mundi #5 on the 1st of November, 19.00 at Jugend(Widerstands)museum Galiläakirche, Berlin.

OCTOBER 2024

“All You Can Do Is Hang On For Dear Life” - for flute and piano. Commissioned by Alex Raineri for 2024 Brisbane Music Festival. Performed by Alex Raineri and Lina Andonovska on 17th October at Queen’s University Belfast, Harty Room, Music Building at 13.10 - 14.00.

“Swept Through the Floods” for solo violin and tape will be performed by Chihiro Ono at a concert curated by composer Anselm McDonnell called “The Expanded Violin” as part of his residency as a Jerwood Composer with the London Symphony Orchestra 2023-2024. This will take place at Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s at 7pm on the 12 October 2024.

“A Breath of Fresh Air” for solo flute performed by Lina Andonovska as part of First Fridays at the MoLi (Musuem of Literature Ireland) at 8pm, Friday 4th October.

AUGUST 2024

“Swept Through the Floods” will be performed on the 24th August by Larissa O’Grady at Fuddlefest, Wexford.

MAY 2024

“The Weaver” will be performed by the Guinness choir in St. Andrew’s church, Westland Row, Dublin on the 11th May 2024 as part of a concert celebrating the centenary of Stanford.

MARCH 2024

“Across the Empty Squares” for accordion and electronics will be performed by Dermot Dunne in Berlin at the Éiriocht - New Music From Ireland event that will take place across the Kuppelhalle and Betonhalle of Berlin’s silent green Kulturquartier on March 24th 2024 at 19.30.

“A Breath of Fresh Air” for solo flute will be performed by Lina Andonovska in Berlin at the Éiriocht - New Music From Ireland event that will take place across the Kuppelhalle and Betonhalle of Berlin’s silent green Kulturquartier on March 24th 2024 at 19.30.

“The River Was Never Afraid” for Evlana ensemble commissioned by Finding a Voice festival will be performed on March 9th at 7.30pm at the STAC chapel, Clonmel, Ireland.

JANUARY 2024

“fine feathers far below the blue floor” for clarinet, violin, piano and tape will be performed at the 16th Annual SoundON festival in San Diego, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library 1008 Wall Street La Jolla, CA 92037, Sunday 7th January, 3pm.

DECEMBER 2023

“fine feathers far below the blue floor” for clarinet, viola, piano and tape will be performed by Dario Scalabrini, Nicole Greentree, and Alex Raineri during the Angelus concert at the Brisbane Music Festival in Australia on the 6th December at 7.30pm.

SEPTEMBER 2023

“Swept Through the Floods” for solo violin and fixed media, commissioned and performed by Larissa O’Grady, will be premiered at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, alongside pieces by Jenn Kirby, Anselm McDonnell, David Bremner, Fiona Linnane and Robert Coleman. 12pm September 3rd, 2023.

AUGUST 2023

“A Breath of Fresh Air” for solo flute. Performed by Lina Andonovska at Fuddle Fest in Wexford on the 26th August 2023.

JULY 2023

“Swelt Belly at Dawn” for clarinet, violin and cello, and “Per_form” for Vibraphone and electronics will be performed at soundSCAPE, Blonay, Switzerland as part of a concert I’m curating during my residency there. Featuring pieces by Ed Bennett, Donnacha Dennehy and Ann Cleare also.

JUNE 2023

“The Sylph” on a poem by Roderick Ford. Performed acapella by Michelle O’Rourke at the Hugh Lane Gallery Concert at Noon series on the 4th June 2023.

APRIL 2023

“Swept Through the Floods” for violin and electronics written for Larissa O’Grady was performed at a Contemporary Music Centre showcase at New Music Dublin on the 23rd April.

FEBRUARY 2023

“Flux” for Ondes Martenot and electronics - written in collaboration with Nathalie Forget. Performance by Pierre-Emmanuel Hurpeau at the Mediatheque at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, 14th February, 18.00.

JANUARY 2023

“Invisible Scamper” from my WILDWOOD cello suite will be performed by Martin Johnson at the Northern Ireland launch of newmusic::newIreland 4, the Contemporary Music Centre’s latest promotional CD. The MAC, Belfast, 26th January at 7.30pm

“Everything was asleep as if the universe was a vast mistake” for the National Symphony Orchestra will be performed at the National Concert Hall and broadcast live on RTE’s Lyric FM at 9pm on January 9th, 2023.

DECEMBER 2022

“Invisible Scamper” from my WILDWOOD cello suite will be performed by Martin Johnson at the launch of newmusic::newIreland 4, the Contemporary Music Centre’s latest promotional CD which features 18 Irish composers and sound artists including this piece of mine. 8th December, 6.30pm.

NOVEMBER 2022

“A Breath of Fresh Air” will be performed at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival on the 20th November 2022 by flautist Lina Andonovska as part of the launch of the Contemporary Music Centre’s new music​:​:​new Ireland four promotional cd featuring 18 Irish composers and sonic artists. My piece “Invisible Scamper” performed by cellist Martin Johnson is featured on the cd. Click here to have a listen bandcamp

“Winter Wisps Softly Dissipate” for cello and accordion commissioned by Music Network will be performed by Christian-Pierre La Marca (cello) & Félicien Brut (accordion) as part of their Music Network tour of Ireland:

OCTOBER 2022

“Flux” for Ondes Martenot and electronics will be performed in Lyons, France at the Musée des Confluences, 8th of October at 8pm. Written in collaboration with and performed by Nathalie Forget.

SEPTEMBER 2022

“Up to my f-holes” will be performed by Kate Ellis as part of her SOLO concert in St Ethelburga’s, London on the 27th September. Click here for more info.

AUGUST 2022

“Of Woods and Water” will be premiered on August 18th/27th/28th at the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA.

“A Breath of Fresh Air” will be performed by Lina Andonovska at Green Note in London on the 11th August, 8.30pm.

JULY 2022

“everything was asleep as if the universe was a vast mistake” for orchestra will be workshopped on 20th July by the National Symphony Orchestra in the National Concert Hall as part of the Contemporary Music Centre’s composer lab project. The workshop runs from 10am - 3pm and features my piece as well as pieces from Adam McCartney and Seán O’Dálaigh. The workshop is open to the public.

JUNE 2022

“Fine Feathers Far Below the Blue Floor” for violin, clarinet, piano and tape will be performed by Concorde at the National Concert Hall, Dublin in a concert curated by composer Jane O’Leary as part of the After Beethoven series. 15th June 2022, 19.30.

“Whispering the Turmoil Down” for bass clarinet and tape. Performed by MusikFabrik at the National Concert Hall, Dublin in a concert curated by composer Ann Cleare as part of the After Beethoven series. 1st June 2022, 19.30.

MAY 2022

“The Weaver” - world premiere! commissioned by The Guinness Choir with funding from the Arts Council. For SSAATB and piano on a poem by Diane Tierney. May 14th 2022 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

APRIL 2022

“Across the Empty Squares” for accordion and tape, will be performed by Dermot Dunne at the Sligo International Chamber Music Festival at the opening concert on the 30th April at 4pm at The Model, Sligo.

FEBRUARY 2022

“Twilight” - for double bass, arranged and performed by Malachy Robinson at the Hugh Lane Gallery on the 27th February at noon.

WILDWOOD - Premiere public performance by Martin Johnson, solo cello at the Seamus Heaney Homeplace, The Helicon, Northern Ireland on the 17th February 2022.

MAY 2021

“Across the Empty Squares” for accordion and electronics will be premiered by Dermot Dunne at the Sligo International Chamber Music Festival on the 1st May. More details here

APRIL 2021

“Swelt Belly at Dawn” will be performed at New Music Dublin by Evlana. 23rd April at 2.30pm. Free to view online. www.newmusicdublin.ie

OCTOBER 2020

“Fine Feathers Far Below the Blue Floor” will be performed by Concorde as part of Beethoven 2020 at the National Concert Hall Dublin on the 29th October. (cancelled)

Lina Andonovska will perform the solo flute piece I wrote for her “A Breath of Fresh Air” at the HfMDK in Frankfurt am Main on the 20th October at 6pm alongside pieces by Amanda Feery, Colm O’Hara, Donnacha Dennehy and Lucia Kilger. (cancelled)

Musik Fabrik will perform “Whispering the Turmoil Down” in NCH (8th) and in Cologne (5th) as part of the “After Beethoven” series (cancelled)

SEPTEMBER 2020

“Wildwood” cello suite will be performed by Martin Johnson at the Hugh Lane Gallery at noon, 20th September 2020 (Cancelled)

MARCH 2020

Performing with Silver Kites (vocal trio) at the Hugh Lane Gallery at noon, March 29th 2020 (cancelled)

FEBRUARY 2020

“A Breath of Fresh Air” for flute, written for Lina Andonovska will be premiered at her album launch on Diatribe records at New Music Dublin on the 28th February 2020.

“My One’s Bigger than Yours” will be performed by Kate Ellis (cello) and Caimin Gilmore (double bass) at Spike festival in Dublin, Saturday 8th Feb 2020 in Lost Lane, Dublin. More details here

JANUARY 2020

“Up to my f-holes” for cello and tape performed by Kate Ellis as part of a lunchtime concert at the University of Limerick on 30th January 2020.

NOVEMBER 2019

“Dusting the Moth” for piano solo will be performed by Alex Raineri at Brisbane Music Festival on the 27 November at 7.30pm

“Upbeat Furore” for cello will be performed by Kate Ellis as part of a Crash ensemble concert at The Mermaid, Bray, Co. Wicklow on the 22nd November 2019.

MAY 2019

Hugh Lane at noon, another Crash ensemble gig at which Kate Ellis will perform “Upbeat Furore” my new piece for cello and live electronics. 5th May at noon, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin

Kate Ellis will perform my new piece “Upbeat Furore” for cello and live electronics at a Crash ensemble gig at Birr Music Festival, Offaly. 3rd May, 20.00, Birr Theatre and Arts centre.

APRIL 2019

Malachy Robinson will perform an old piece of mine “Fusion” for double bass and electronics at an ICC gig in Studio 10, Wicklow Street, Dublin on the 18th April at 7pm alongside pieces by Sebastian Adams, Paul Scully, Richard Hughes, Daniel Reid and Kevin Free.

MARCH 2019

Crash ensemble/Kate Ellis will perform Up to my f-holes for cello and tape at The MAC, Belfast on the 14th March as part of the Belfast Music Society Night Music Series.

FEBRUARY 2019

Heading to Denmark to do a small tour with Clang Sayne on the 25th February.

Silver Kites (myself, Fionnuala Conway and Lenka Dobai) will be performing at this years Bottlenote Festival on the 24th February.

Martin Johnson will be performing my new set of 5 cello pieces “Wildwood” at a private St. Brigid’s day celebration.

JANUARY 2019

Countersunk release a double CD of electronic tracks by 22 Irish producers (including me) under the collective name 101 beats per minute. Launch party will be held at Whelans, Dublin, on the 25th Jan from 8pm onwards.

Benjamin Dwyer launches his CD/DVD “KnowingUnknowing” featuring a piece I co-composed with Peter Moran “Anois is Arís” at Middlesex University on the 17th Jan and again in Dublin at Dance Ireland on the 25th Jan at 6pm.

NOVEMBER 2018

Performing with Clang Sayne in Brussels and Cologne (more details to follow). 22nd and 23rd November.

Performing with Silver Kites in collaboration with cellist Erik Friedlander as part of his DUO series (Note Productions) gigs in Fumbally Stables November 1st. www.note.ie

I’ll be doing a live set at Phonica, Smock Alley Theatre, November 12th.

SEPTEMBER 2018:

23rd Sep - I will be performing some of my new songs for vocal trio Silver Kites (myself, Fionnula Conway and Lenka Dobai) as part of the Ergodos Music Trail for New Music Dublin - defrosted.

22nd Sep - Concorde will perform …within an egg of space… at the National Concert Hall lunchtime concert as part of the New Music Dublin - defrosted weekend.

Concorde will perform my piece …within and egg of space… at Susa Festival in Denmark on the 1st September.

AUGUST 2018:

I will be a featured composer at the chamber music festival on Valentia island which takes place from the 17th-19th August. more details here Mary Dullea will premiere my new piano piece “Dusting the Moth” on Friday 17th. There will be a family concert on Saturday afternoon at which I’ll perform one of the songs of my EP “The Ring Lieder” and later that day I will perform a live, improvised 20 minute vocal set.

Going on a short Irish tour with Clang Sayne performing some of our new work.

JULY 2018:

Performing with Clang Sayne in Swansea, Stroud and Bristol.

JUNE 2018:

Kate Ellis will perform “Up to my f-holes” for cello and tape at Union Chapel, Uk at Daylight Music 286. Saturday 30th June at 12 noon.

Heading down to Wexford for a rehearsal week with Clang Sayne. We will be developing some new material by Laura Hyland for performance later in the year.

MAY 2018:

Silver Kites vocal trio (Lenka Dobai, Fionnuala Conway and myself) are performing as part of a double bill with RedivideR at Ergodos HQ in Portobello at 8pm, 16th May 2018. We’ll be performing works by myself and Fionnuala as well as some Slovakian folk songs.

APRIL 2018:

Performing Bach’s Mass in B Minor as a Tenor in the Guinness choir on the 16th April, 2018 at the National Concert Hall.

Silver Kites vocal trio (Lenka Dobai, Fionnuala Conway and myself) perform at “Listen at Arthurs”, Arthur’s pub, Thomas street, Dublin on the 11th April, 20.00.

Crash Ensemble will perform my “Up to my f-holes” for cello and tape as part of The Hugh Lane at noon concert series on the 8th April, 2018.

Silver Kites vocal trio will perform some of our new songs as the support act to Seán Mac Erlaine’s album launch at Project Arts Centre, Dublin on the 6th April, 2018 at 19.30.

MARCH 2018:

Kate Ellis will perform “Up to my f-foles” in Clonmel on the 10th March as part of the finding a voice festival.

Hard Rain Ensemble will perform “Swelt Belly at Dawn” at International Woman’s day at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast on Wed 8th March 2018

Performing new songs commissioned by Ergodos with vocal trio Silver Kites (Lenka Dobai, Fionnuala Conway, and myself) as part of The Secret Music Trial at the New Music Dublin Festival on the morning of Sunday 4th March. More info here New Music Dublin

Concorde will perform my piece …within and egg of space… at New Music Dublin at the lunchtime concert on the 3rd March.

JANUARY 2018:

Nathalie Forget performs my piece FLUX for Ondes Martenot and Tape at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, UK on the 26 Jan, 2018. 8pm.

DECEMBER 2017:

Touring with Clang Sayne on the 16th, 17th and 18th December. More news to follow.

NOVEMBER 2017:

Heading to Berlin for 3 weeks to write some new cello music for Martin Johnson on the 21st November.

Concorde performed Swelt Belly at Dawn in Hong Kong on:

Nov. 1 - St. Paul’s College (workshop presentation to about 50 students and staff - secondary schools)
Nov. 2 - Lutheran Academy (workshop presentation to about 60 students and staff - secondary school)
Nov. 3 - Education University - performance for 100 students
Nov. 4 - Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre (Theatre), Hong Kong, 7pm pre-concert talk, 8pm concert. This concert also featured pieces by Irish composers Jane O’Leary (director of Concorde), Linda Buckley, Ed Bennett and David Fennessy.

Hard Rain ensemble will perform Swelt Belly at Dawn at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast on November 2nd at 7.30pm.

OCTOBER 2017:

Release of my EP “The Ring Lieder - on poems by Roderick Ford”. This will be available soon for purchase on my purchase page and through cdbaby, bandcamp etc…

Concorde will perform Swelt Belly at Dawn as part of their Hugh Lane Museum concert at noon on the 8th Oct alongside pieces by Linda Buckley and others.

Clang Sayne continue our tour of Ireland at the following dates and locations:

SEPTEMBER 2017:

Composer and performer Benjamin Dwyer will present a piece I wrote with Peter Moran a number of years ago called Anois is Arís initially for psaltery and tape but Benjamin will perform it on the guitar. This takes place on the 28 September at the Ryogoku-Monten Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Kate Ellis and Lisa Dowdall perform Swells and Shoots for Culture Night at The Ark, Temple Bar, Sep 22nd 2017.

Clang Sayne tour dates:

JUNE 2017:

Jenn Kirby curated a great concert of Irish music at Soundscape festival in Italy including my piece Whispering the Turmoil Down for bass clarinet and tape performed by Nick Morandi with other pieces by Amanda Feery, Ann Cleare, Anna Murray, Enda Bates and Kerry Hagan. You can check out photos from the concert here: Daryl Feehely Photography and Videography. 27th June, 2017, Auditorium Citta di Maccagno, Italy.

As part of a Talks and Events series for kids/families, Kate Ellis and Lisa Dowdall will perform Swells and Shoots for viola and cello at The Ark, Temple bar, Dublin on the 24th June as part of a walking musical discovery trail through Temple Bar, Dublin.

Heading into Arad studio at the end of June to record 4 art songs with Leslie Keye on recording and producing, Kate Ellis on cello, Lisa Dowdall on viola, Adrian Hart on violin and myself on vocals and piano. On poems by Roderick Ford.

MAY 2017:

Performance with Clang Sayne at Kaleidoscope Night alongside music by Mozart, Byrd, Éna Brennan and Alma Kelliher. 3rd May, 8pm

APRIL 2017:

Kate Ellis will perform “Up to my f-holes” with live drawing by Rory Tangney at Phonica in Smock Alley Theatre alongside work by Laura Hyland, Estevo Creus & Keith Payne, Anthony Kelly &David Stalling, Robert Herbert McClean, Ásta Fanney Sigurðardóttir.

Crash ensemble perform “Swelt Belly at Dawn” for clarinet, violin and cello (2013) on Easter Monday: Concert 1: Dublin Castle at 14:40; Concert 2: Civic Theatre, Tallaght at 20:15

Singing Mendelssohn’s Elijah in the National Concert Hall on the 9th April as a member of the Culwick choir. I sing tenor.

Sepia ensemble, Poland perform “Swelt Belly at Dawn” for clarinet, violin and cello (2013) at the 46. INTERNATIONAL POZNAŃ MUSIC SPRING FESTIVAL 2017. 04.04 (WT) / 19:00 / Aula Nova, Plac Stefana Stuligrosza 1 / free admission

MARCH 2017:

Clang Sayne album release mini-tour 23rd - 26th March, Wexford, Dublin, Galway and Cork. As part of Laura Hyland’s group I sing and play cello with Laura on voice and guitar, Matthew Jacobson (drums) and Carolyn Goodwin (clarinets)

Nathalie Forget performs Flux for Ondes Martenot and tape as part of Les Conversatoires #5 on March 23rd at 21.00 at Le Triton, 11 bis rue du coq français, 93260 Les Lilas

Crash ensemble perform “Swelt Belly at Dawn” as part of International Woman’s Day, 8th March, at the National Concert Hall, Dublin where I also took part in a panel talk about woman in the Arts.

FEBRUARY 2017:

Kate Ellis performs “Up to my f-holes” for cello and tape as part of the Spike Cello Festival at the Hugh Lane gallery at noon on the 12th February www.spikecellofest.com

DECEMBER 2016:

Performing as part of Clang Sayne supporting ANA GOG at the Unitarian Church on the 16th December @ 8pm. Details here!

NOVEMBER 2016:

Crash ensemble perform “Swelt Belly at Dawn” in the Netherlands on Sat, 26th November: explore-the-north.nl

The Contemporary Music Centre Salon Series present my new piece “Swells and Shoots” for cello (Martin Johnson) and viola (Adele Johnson) alongside new pieces by Amanda Feery and Jane O’Leary at the Lutheran Hall, Adelaide Road, 7pm, 17th November.

Toured Wexford (Fusion cafe), Dublin (Blás cafe, Chocolate Factory) and Galway (Campbell’s Tavern) playing cello and singing with Clang Sayne. 4th, 5th, 6th November.

OCTOBER 2016:

Crash ensemble perform and workshop “Swelt Belly at Dawn” in Bandon, Cork as part of Engage arts festival

SEPTEMBER 2016:

Crash ensemble will perform “Swelt Belly at Dawn” on Saturday 24th as part of their marathon concert at Composing the Island festival in the National Concert Hall, Dublin.

Performance of “Within an Egg of Space” by Concorde for their 40th anniversary concert on the 18th September at the Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin.

JUNE 2016:

Panoval for piano, violin and tape – performed by Joseph Houston and Aisha Orazbayeva at the Lutheran Hall, Adelaide road as part of an AIC concert called Modern Classics. Performance by Concorde of “Swelt Belly at Dawn” at the IAMIC Conference Concert 2016, Galway, 11th June.

MAY 2016:

Performance of “Swelt Belly at Dawn” by Palomar Ensemble and ACM Chicago as part of a concert of Irish music chosen by Concorde. 6th May.

FEB 2016:

Paul Roe performed “Whispering the Turmoil Down” for bass clarinet and tape at AIC concert on North Great George’s street, Dublin.

MAY 2015:

Kate Ellis performed “Up to my f-holes” for cello and tape in Galway.

APRIL 2015:

On the 21st April – Kate Ellis performed “Up to my f-holes” for cello and tape as part of the AIC “Irish Canon” gig in Limerick.

FEBRUARY 2015:

Sepia ensemble perform “Swelt Belly at Dawn” at the Hugh Lane Gallery on the 1st and again in Poznan on the 28th. In association with AIC.

JANUARY 2015:

Michelle O’Rourke performs Mouthpiece for voice and tape on the 19th at Birmingham Conservatoire and on the 21st at The Music Composition Centre, Trinity College Dublin.

DECEMBER 2014:

‘FLUX – jeux de bague’ will be performed by Cécile Lartigau, on the 5th December in Paris. Audition of Ondes Martenot Class. Ondes and tape concert. Paris National Superior Conservatory CNSMDP, Salle Vinteuil 19h30

OCTOBER 2014:

PRAISE FOR ‘WHAT WAS’: Top 100 albums of the year in the Sunday Times Culture magazine (Dec 7th) featured my album ‘What Was’ as no.9 in the Contemporary Music albums of the year! Delighted to make the grade! ‘What Was” was also mentioned by the music critic of the New Yorker, Alex Ross on his blog The Rest is Noise.

ALBUM RELEASE: My debut album What Was has been released on Ergodos records. Funded by a Recording Scheme grant from Music Network. For more details please visit www.ergodos.ie

SEPTEMBER 2014:

Paul Roe performs “Whispering the turmoil down” for bass clarinet and tape as part of a concert of electro-acoustic music in the Kevin Barry Room, NCH, Dublin. 26th Sep at 8.30pm.

JULY 2014:

Recording the final two pieces for my forthcoming CD on Ergodos records – “To Pull An Eerie Twist” with Kate Ellis (cello) and Michelle O’Rourke (voice) and “Mouthpiece” with Michelle O’Rourke and tape.

JUNE 2014:

“Up to my f-holes” will be performed by Kate Ellis as part of AIC’s Irish Canon series. This is happening in the Kevin Barry room at the National Concert Hall on the 19th June at 20.30. https://www.facebook.com/events/693039417400263/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming

“FLUX – Jeux de bague” is getting a couple more outings this month. Natalie Forget will perform the piece on the 14th of June, 19h, at Longeval, domaine culturel à Saint Just d’Avray, France. And also on the 21st of June at Lilas en Scène. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Longeval-domaine-culturel/666091273438161?fref=ts

Recording my piece “phorM” for tenor saxophone and tape at Arad Studios with Nick Roth!

MAY 2014:

Recorded “Swelt Belly at Dawn” at Arad studios with Concorde (Paul Roe, Elaine Clark and Martin Johnson). This will be featured on my forthcoming release on Ergodos records later this year.

APRIL 2014:

“Swelt Belly at Dawn” will be performed by Concorde at their Up Close with Music series at the RHA Gallery on Sunday April 27th from 2.30 – 4.30 pm.

“Mouthpiece” for voice and tape will be performed by Michelle O’Rourke as part of the AIC’s series ‘The Irish Canon’. Cork School of Music, Union Quay, Cork, 23rd April, 20.00.

“FLUX – Jeux de bague” will be performed by Nathalie twice this month, first in Paris and then in Belgium: – Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris – 8th April 2014 – Kraak Festival, Anvers, Belgium 26th of April 2014.

“Whispering the Turmoil Down” will be performed by Paul Roe at The AIC The Irish Canon Season 2 – 8 Apr, 1pm Paul Roe Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.

MARCH 2014:

This month I recording 3 pieces for my upcoming retrospective album, Up to my f-holes for cello and tape (Kate Ellis); Whispering the Turmoil Down for bass clarinet and tape (Paul Roe) and My One’s Bigger Than Yours for double bass (Malachy Robinson) and cello (Kate Ellis). We recorded at Arad studios on Pembroke Row by the lovely Leslie Keye and they sound great! Can’t wait to record the next 4 pieces and to hopefully release the CD later this year on Ergodos records. These recordings are made possible through a Music Network Recording Scheme grant in association with the Arts Council. Thanks so much to everyone involved.

FEBRUARY 2014:

“Swelt Belly At Dawn” will be performed by Concorde who join the Galway Ensemble in Residence: ConTempo Quartet for a concert in the Aula Maxima, NUI Galway at 8 pm on 8th February.

DECEMBER 2013:

“Mouthpiece” will be performed by Michelle O’Rourke in the Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall at 20.30 on Tuesday 3rd December 2013 as part of the Irish Canon Series of concerts presented by the Association of Irish Composers (AIC).

NOVEMBER 2013:

“Flux – jeux de bague” – performed by Nathalie Forget on Ondes Martenot at the Festival für zeitgenössische Musik on 17. November 2013 auf Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany at 22h00.

OCTOBER 2013:

“Whispering the Turmoil Down” – performed by Paul Roe on bass clarinet, Boydell room, House 5, Trinity College Dublin, 6.30pm, 16th Oct “Swelt belly at dawn” – performed by Concorde at the Hugh Lane Gallery at noon, 6th Oct

SEPTEMBER 2013:

“Metallurgy” – Culturenight on the 20th – at the CMC.

AUGUST 2013:

Kate Ellis – “Up to my f-holes” – for cello and tape at Kaleidoscope as part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival

Metallurgy – a percussive tape piece – part of a week-long installation called Soundworks curated by Crash ensemble director Kate Ellis – at the Kilkenny Arts Festival.

JUNE 2013:

Nathalie Forget will play my piece “FLUX – jeux de bague” for Ondes Martenot and tape at Musée des archives, Chartres, Fr., 8th of June, 19h00.

APRIL 2013:

Nathalie Forget will play my piece “FLUX – jeux de bague” for Ondes Martenot and tape at Concert for Amnesty International, 7th April 2013, 17h, Temple de Dreux (Fr).

FEBRUARY 2013:

Kate Ellis performs “Up to my f-holes” at the CMC Salon at Waterford New Music Week 2013

JANUARY 2013:

Concorde commissioned a piece from me for their “Up close with music” series and are premiering my new trio for clarinet, violin and cello “Swelt Belly At Dawn” at the RHA, Ely place on the 20th January. The concert will also feature pieces Ariel Hernandez as well as first performances of music by Malcolm Dedman (South Africa), Derek Ball (Ireland) and Ada Gentile (Rome). Silenzio by Sofia Gubaidulina, and Berio’s beautiful clarinet solo, Lied, from 1983 are also on the programme. Performances with Paul Roe, Elaine Clark, David James and Dermot Dunne start at 2.30 with an interval from 3.15 – 3.45 when you will have a chance to chat with composers and performers.

NOVEMBER 2012:

I will also be performing with Laura Hyland as part of Clang Sayne at this months Listen at Lilliput at Lilliput press in Stoneybatter on the 25th November. Michelle O’Rourke (mezzo-soprano) and Kate Ellis (cello) will perform my piece “To Pull An Eerie Twist” for voice, cello and tape at Kaleidoscope Night in Dublin on the 6th of November and again at Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival on the 19th of November.

OCTOBER 2012:

Paul Roe will perform “Whispering the Turmoil Down”, for bass clarinet and tape, at the NUIM, Maynooth on the 11th of October.

SEPTEMBER 2012:

Paul Roe will perform “Whispering the Turmoil Down”, for bass clarinet and tape, at the RIAM in Dublin on the 15th of September.

JUNE 2012:

“Up to my f-holes” performed by Kate Ellis of the Crash Ensemble at the Traffic Control Centre, Dublin city FM, for Love:Live music day 21st June. “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 Hyland’s 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. Culture Ireland logo

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: www.the-link-project.com

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: Art without borders. 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. Culture Ireland logo 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: Project Arts Centre

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. www.sensorium-york.com

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.