| 1 March 2012 (Thursday) |
Concert
8:00 pm
venue: National University of Ireland, Maynooth
, Maynooth,
Ireland
composer: Jesse Ronneau
work: Portée
(premiere)
performer(s): Pascal Gallois (bn).
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| 3 March 2012 (Saturday) |
Con Brio Sligo Music Series 2011 - 2012
8:00 pm
venue: Model Arts and Niland Gallery
, Sligo,
Ireland
composer: Deirdre McKay
work: mr shah stares to the heavens
(premiere)
performer(s): ConTempo Quartet.
note: Also works by Haydn and Schubert.
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| 4 March 2012 (Sunday) |
11:00 am
venue: Vijandi Music School
, Vijandi,
Estonia
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Drive
performer(s): Johan van der Linden (sax), Henry Kelder (pf).
MANTIS concert
2:00 pm
venue: University of Manchester
, Manchester,
England
composer: Donal Sarsfield
work: The Luc Ferrari Piece
(premiere)
work: Everybody Knows Everything
(premiere)
performer(s): Crash Ensemble, Multi speaker diffusion.
Music Nation
1:00 pm
venue: Waterfront Hall
, Belfast,
Northern Ireland
composer: Brian Irvine
work: Praise Aloud the Trees
(premiere)
performer(s): Ulster Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, choir of Methodist College, Belfast, conductor Jurjen Hempel.
note: In celebration of the 2012 Olympics.
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| 7 March 2012 (Wednesday) |
Kaleidoscope: A Night of Music
9:00 pm
venue: Odessa Club
Ireland
composer: Andrew Hamilton
work: Product No.1
performer(s): Maya Homburger (baroque vn), Barry Guy (db), Kate Ellis (vc), Juliet Welchman (vc), Malachy Robinson (db), Steve Kelly (perc), James Dunne (perc).
note: Also works by H.I.F. Biber, Niall Vallely, G.A. Rossini, Wayne Siegal and Steve Reich.
7:30 pm
venue: University of Minnesota, Morris
, Morris,
USA
composer: Fergal Carroll
work: Song of Lir
performer(s): University of Minnesota Morris Symphonic Winds, conductor Simon Tillier.
8:00 am
venue: Recital Room, Glasgow City Halls
, Glasgow,
Scotland
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: Vociferous Palpitation
(premiere)
performer(s): Tape
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| 8 March 2012 (Thursday) |
7:30 pm
venue: Gorey Educate Together Primary School
, Gorey,
Ireland
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: The Heart of Truth
(premiere)
performer(s): Students of Gorey Educate Together School.
8:00 pm
venue: Tiroler Landes Theatra
Austria
composer: Rhona Clarke
work: Drift - Knot
performer(s): Hanno Winder (gui).
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| 9 March 2012 (Friday) |
Women Composers Festival of Hartford
8:00 pm
, Hartford,
USA
composer: Karen Power
work: pink fluffy alarmetts still sound
performer(s): The Curiosity Cabinet Ensemble.
7:30 pm
venue: Gorey Educate Together Primary School
, Gorey,
Ireland
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: The Heart of Truth
(premiere)
performer(s): Students of Gorey Educate Together School.
CMC New Music Marathon
10:30 am
venue: DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama
, Dublin 6,
Ireland
composer: Alyson Barber
work: Grecian Swans
(premiere)
performer(s): DIT Harp Ensemble.
note: CMC Events 2012.
Launch of CD Chalant-Memento Mori by Roger Doyle
6:00 pm
venue: Project Arts Centre
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: Roger Doyle
work: n/a
performer(s): Roger Doyle (kbd).
note: introduced by actress and writer Jeananne Crowley. Also launch of Éalú by Cormac Breatnach introduced by poet/writer Gabriel Rosenstock.
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| 10 March 2012 (Saturday) |
Concorde: Up Close with Music
2:00 pm
venue: CMC Platform for Performance Space
, Dublin 8,
Ireland
composer: Elaine Agnew
work: hhmmmm
(premiere)
composer: Brian Keegan
work: Poltergeist
(premiere)
composer: Jane O’Leary
work: Awakening
composer: James Wilson
work: Donizetti Variations
performer(s): Concorde: Tine Verbeke (voice), Paul Roe (cl), David James (vc), Dermot Dunne (acc).
Concorde: Up Close with Music
3:00 pm
venue: CMC Platform for Performance Space
, Dublin 8,
Ireland
composer: Elaine Agnew
work: Music Box
work: In the Adriatic
composer: Gráinne Mulvey
work: duo
performer(s): Concorde: Tine Verbeke (voice), Paul Roe (cl), David James (vc), Dermot Dunne (acc).
Concorde: Up Close with Music
4:00 pm
venue: CMC Platform for Performance Space
, Dublin 8,
Ireland
composer: Elaine Agnew
work: hhmmmm
composer: Gráinne Mulvey
work: Sonic Study II: Clay
performer(s): Concorde: Tine Verbeke (voice), Paul Roe (cl), David James (vc), Dermot Dunne (acc).
note: Also works by Carter and Jacob ter Veldhuis.
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| 11 March 2012 (Sunday) |
8:00 pm
venue: Kunstkring
, Ommen,
Netherlands
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Ondes ombragées
performer(s): Ties Mellema (sax).
Beyond the Shamrock: Music from Ireland
7:30 pm
venue: Manchester Cathedral
, Manchester,
England
composer: Elaine Agnew
work: Strings A-stray
composer: John Kinsella
work: Symphony No. 9
composer: Ailís Ní Ríain
work: Streetsong
composer: Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
work: Oileán/Island
performer(s): Ivernia Orchestra, conductor Sinéad Hayes.
note: As part of Manchester Irish Festival 2012.
SUNDAYS @ NOON CONCERT SERIES 2012
12:00 pm
venue: Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane
, Dublin 1,
Ireland
composer: Stephen Gardner
work: Quiet
(premiere)
composer: Christopher Norby
work: Other Stories
performer(s): Paul Roe (cl), Nuala Hayes (narrator).
7:30 pm
venue: St. Mary’s Boys National School
, Rathfarnham,
Ireland
composer: Vincent Kennedy
work: Sunny Day in Fethard-on-Sea
performer(s): Rathfarnham Concert Band, Cantando Chamber Choir, conductor by Vincent Kennedy.
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| 12 March 2012 (Monday) |
9:00 pm
venue: Artget Gallery
, Belgrade,
Serbia
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Cetiri kamena
(premiere)
performer(s): Trio Kontrasti.
note: Premiere of version for vn, bcl, pf.
7:30 pm
venue: Cameron University Theatre
USA
composer: Fergal Carroll
work: Blackwater
performer(s): Cameron University Concert Band, conductor Roy Couch.
8:00 pm
venue: Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire
, Birmingham,
England
composer: Seán Clancy
work: White Paintings
(premiere)
performer(s): Toy Sound Circus, conductor Dan Watson.
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| 13 March 2012 (Tuesday) |
6:30 pm
venue: Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM)
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Bewitched
performer(s): Deirdre Moynihan (voice), members of the ICO.
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| 16 March 2012 (Friday) |
International Saxophone Week
venue: Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Netherlands
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Ondes ombragées
performer(s): Ties Mellema (sax).
7:00 pm
venue: Conservatoire J. Tomadini
, Udine,
Italy
composer: John Buckley
work: les oiseaux revent dans les arbres
work: Sea Echoes
composer: Benjamin Dwyer
work: Crow
performer(s): William Dowdall (fl).
note: Also works by Telemann.
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| 17 March 2012 (Saturday) |
7:30 pm
venue: The Palladium
, Carmel,
USA
composer: Fergal Carroll
work: Song of Lir
performer(s): Indiana Wind Symphony, conductor Charles Conrad
Native Music 2012: Symposium on Irish Modern Music
3:00 pm
venue: Beijing Central Conservatory of Music
, Beijing,
China
composer:
work: n/a
note: Discussion on Irish Modern music in Ireland with Brian Bridges (compostion/computer music) and Enda Bates (Spatial Music).
The Harp - Old and New
3:00 pm
venue: National Museum of Ireland
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: Rachel Holstead
work: Air-drawn Curves
composer: T. C. Kelly
work: Interlude
performer(s): Anne-Marie O’Farrell (harp), Kylemore Harp Ensemble.
note: Also works by George Frideric Handel and Turlough O’Carolan.
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| 18 March 2012 (Sunday) |
Irish Modern Music Festival 2012
3:00 pm
venue: Beijing Central Conservatory of Music
, Beijing,
China
composer: Enda Bates
work: The Bucks
(premiere)
composer: Ciaran Hope
work: Solstice
performer(s): TIMi Modern Music Ensemble.
note: Also works by Demetrius Spaneas, Gianluca Delfino, Mary Sherman, Benoit Granier, Hugh O'Neil and Brian Bridges.
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| 19 March 2012 (Monday) |
8:00 pm
venue: Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
, Belgrade,
Serbia
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Cetiri kamena
(premiere)
performer(s): Trio Kontrasti.
note: Premiere of version for vn, bcl, pf.
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| 21 March 2012 (Wednesday) |
NewSoundWorlds 2012
8:30 pm
venue: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer:
work: n/a
performer(s): Hugo Ticciati (vn).
note: Works by John Adams, Toru Takemitsu, Béla Bartók, George Crumb, Esaias Järnegard, Witold Lutoslawski.
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| 22 March 2012 (Thursday) |
Performance Workshop: Khalwat
12:30 pm
venue: Music Department, University College Cork
, Cork,
Ireland
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Khalwat
(premiere)
performer(s): Carla Rees (fl), RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet.
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| 23 March 2012 (Friday) |
Sonorities Festival
venue: Crescent Arts Centre
, Belfast ,
Northern Ireland
composer: Bernadette Comac
work: The Virtual Performer
(premiere)
performer(s): Sarmen Almond (virtual performance).
Concert
8:00 pm
venue: Dundalk Institute of Technology
, Dundalk,
Ireland
composer: Patrick Connolly
work: Beginning for the End
(premiere)
performer(s): Fr. McNally Chamber Orchestra.
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| 24 March 2012 (Saturday) |
Sonorities Festival
venue: Crescent Arts Centre
, Belfast ,
Northern Ireland
composer: Bernadette Comac
work: The Virtual Performer
(premiere)
performer(s): Sarmen Almond (virtual performance).
11:30 am
venue: Ravens Wood School
, Bromley BR2 8HP,
England
composer: Fergal Carroll
work: Jubilo
performer(s): Invicta Wind Orchestra, conductor Jeremy Cooper.
venue: Sala Silvestre Revueltas del Centro Cultural Ollin Yoliztli
, Mexico City,
Mexico
composer: Donnacha Dennehy
work: Elastic Harmonic
composer: Aloys Fleischmann
work: An Cóitín Dearg
composer: Frederick May
work: Suite of Irish Airs
composer: Seán Ó Riada
work: Seoladh na nGamhan
composer: A. J. Potter
work: Fantasia Gaelach No. 1
performer(s): Greg Harrington (vn-solo), Orquesta Filarmonica de la Ciudad de México, conductor Robert Houlihan.
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| 25 March 2012 (Sunday) |
WCA Come the Sails
5:00 pm
venue: Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford
, Waterford,
Ireland
composer: Ben Hanlon
work: Come the Sails
(premiere)
composer: Marian Ingoldsby
work: Come the Sails
(premiere)
composer: Eric Sweeney
work: Come the Sails
(premiere)
performer(s): Waterford Choirs Association.
note: Collaborative work, also involving Greg Scanlon and Sue Furlong. Words by Michael Coady, Peter Sirr, Megan Nolan, Mark Roper and John Ennis.
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| 26 March 2012 (Monday) |
7:00 pm
venue: Orgelsaal Mozarteum
Austria
composer: Rhona Clarke
work: Drift - Knot
performer(s): Hanno Winder (gui).
8:00 am
venue: St James Church
, London,
England
composer: Ruaidhri Mannion
work: Pearly
(premiere)
performer(s): Joseph Houston (pf).
note: Also a work by Debussy.
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| 27 March 2012 (Tuesday) |
1:00 pm
venue: Harty Room, Queen’s University
, Belfast,
Northern Ireland
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: Dichroic Light
performer(s): Chandra Chapman (vc), Matthew Whiteside (electronics).
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| 28 March 2012 (Wednesday) |
CMC new music::new Ireland Salon Series 2012
6:00 pm
venue: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: Simon Mawhinney
work: Flux
composer: Ryan Molloy
work: Sliabh Geal gCua
(premiere)
performer(s): Simon Mawhinney (pf).
note: CMC Events 2012. Also a work by Eduard Zatriqi.
Petits Four
8:00 pm
venue: Calary Church
, Co. Wicklow,
Ireland
composer: Michael Doherty
work: Petits Four
(premiere)
performer(s): Herbert Cello Quartet:Ben Cashell (vc), Peggy Nolan (vc), Aoife Dennedy (vc) and Paul Grennan (vc).
note: Also works by Muse, Piazzolla and The Cinematic Orchestra (arr. Doherty).
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| 29 March 2012 (Thursday) |
Mozart by Moonlight
8:00 pm
venue: University Concert Hall
, Limerick,
Ireland
composer: Elaine Agnew
work: Twilight
performer(s): Irish Chamber Orchestra, conductor Joana Carneiro.
note: Also works by Mozart and Schoenberg.
Petits Four
8:00 pm
venue: Block T
Ireland
composer: Michael Doherty
work: Petits Four
(premiere)
performer(s): Herbert Cello Quartet:Ben Cashell (vc), Peggy Nolan (vc), Aoife Dennedy (vc) and Paul Grennan (vc).
note: Also works by Muse, Piazzolla and The Cinematic Orchestra (arr. Doherty).
8:00 pm
venue: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: Ryan Molloy
work: Sliabh Geal gCua
performer(s): David Bremner (pf), Izumi Kimura (pf).
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| 30 March 2012 (Friday) |
Petits Four
8:00 pm
venue: Anaverna House
, Dundalk,
Ireland
composer: Michael Doherty
work: Petits Four
(premiere)
performer(s): Herbert Cello Quartet:Ben Cashell (vc), Peggy Nolan (vc), Aoife Dennedy (vc) and Paul Grennan (vc).
note: Also works by Muse, Piazzolla and The Cinematic Orchestra (arr. Doherty).
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| 31 March 2012 (Saturday) |
Petits
8:00 pm
venue: Droichead Arts Centre
, Drogheda,
Ireland
composer: Michael Doherty
work: Petits Four
(premiere)
performer(s): Herbert Cello Quartet:Ben Cashell (vc), Peggy Nolan (vc), Aoife Dennedy (vc) and Paul Grennan (vc).
note: Also works by Muse, Piazzolla and The Cinematic Orchestra (arr. Doherty).
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