| 1 July 2012 (Sunday) |
Concorde: Up Close with Music - Celebrating 35 years of Concorde
2:00 pm
venue: Gallery of Photography
, Dublin,
Ireland
composer: Raymond Deane
work: Mystery of a Street
(premiere)
composer: Frank Lyons
work: Stung
performer(s): Concorde.
note: Raymond Deane’s Mystery of a Street is commissioned by Concorde for this event. Also works by Jokinen and Rihm.
Town Concert - West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2012
2:00 pm
venue: St. Brendan’s Hall
, Bantry,
Ireland
composer:
work: n/a
(premiere)
performer(s): Gildas Quartet.
note: Premiere of Compression by J. Harry Whalley, a 2012 West Cork Chamber Music Festival Composition Competition Winner. Also works by Beethoven and Tippett.
Soundworlds: Celebrating 30 years of Irish Youth Choir
8:00 pm
venue: St Patrick’s Cathedral
, Dublin,
Ireland
composer: Jonathan Nangle
work: To see a landscape as it is when I am not there
(premiere)
performer(s): Irish Youth Choir, conductor Greg Beardsell.
note: This work was commissioned by the choir with support from the Arts Council's New Music Commission Scheme. Also works by Haydn, Mozart and Arvo Pärt.
Concorde: Up Close with Music - Celebrating 35 years of Concorde
3:00 pm
venue: Gallery of Photography
, Dublin,
Ireland
composer: Jane O’Leary
work: something there
performer(s): Concorde.
note: Also works by Tweedie and Hernandez.
Concorde: Up Close with Music - Celebrating 35 years of Concorde
4:00 pm
venue: Gallery of Photography
, Dublin,
Ireland
composer: Raymond Deane
work: Mystery of a Street
composer: Deirdre McKay
work: Umber Sepia
composer: James Wilson
work: Sonatina
performer(s): Concorde.
note: Also includes a work by Dotson.
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| 2 July 2012 (Monday) |
Town Concert - West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2012
2:00 pm
venue: St. Brendan’s Hall
, Bantry,
Ireland
composer: Raymond Deane
work: Five Piece Suite
performer(s): Young European Strings Chamber Orchestra, conductor Ronald Masin.
note: Also works by Mozart, Grieg, Mahler and Tchaikovsky.
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| 4 July 2012 (Wednesday) |
Kaleidoscope: A Night of Music
8:30 pm
venue: Odessa Club
Ireland
composer: Greg Caffrey
work: Vigour, Rigour, Jigger
composer: George Higgs
work: Door
performer(s): Anita Vedres (vn), Malachy Robinson (violone), Elizabeth Cooney (vn), Sean Carpio, Kate Ellis (musical devices), Redmond O’Toole (gui), Dermot Dunne (acc), The h2 Quartet (sax).
note: Also works by J.S. Bach, Ysaye, Mauro Giuliani, Paganini, Liszt, Jokinen, Jesse Ronneau and Daniel Wohl.
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| 5 July 2012 (Thursday) |
Town Concert - West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2012
2:00 pm
venue: St. Brendan’s Hall
, Bantry,
Ireland
composer:
work: n/a
(premiere)
performer(s): Westland Piano Trio.
note: Premiere of Saul and the Witch by Solfa Carlile, a 2012 West Cork Chamber Music Festival Composition Competition Winner. Also works by Ravel and Brahms.
First Thursdays
7:00 pm
venue: The Joinery
, Stoneybatter,
Ireland
composer: David Stalling
work: n/a
performer(s): David Stalling, Bryan O’Connell and Anthony Kelly.
note: Live performance combining percussion, stringed and electronic instruments to create a series of improvised soundscapes of varying durations and intensities.
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| 6 July 2012 (Friday) |
Town Concert - West Cork Chamber Music Festival 2012
2:00 pm
venue: St. Brendan’s Hall
, Bantry,
Ireland
composer:
work: n/a
(premiere)
performer(s): Benz Quartet.
note: Premiere of Prelude and Fugue by Bill McGrath, a 2012 West Cork Chamber Music Festival Composition Competition Winner. Also works by Haydn and Schumann.
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| 7 July 2012 (Saturday) |
7:30 pm
venue: St. Barnabas’ Cathedral Hall
, Nottingham,
England
composer: Fiona Linnane
work: Los Arcos
performer(s): CoMA East Midlands
Irish Marching Bands Association Show
3:14 pm
venue: Tallaght Stadium
, Tallaght,
Ireland
composer: Eoin O’Keeffe
work: Escape
(premiere)
performer(s): Tallaght Youth Band.
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| 11 July 2012 (Wednesday) |
ICO July Tour
8:00 pm
venue: Birr Theatre and Arts Centre
, Birr,
Ireland
composer: Ian Wilson
work: In fretta, in vento
performer(s): Irish Chamber Orchestra, leader Katherine Hunka.
note: Also works by Pachelbel, Elgar and Tchaikovsky.
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| 12 July 2012 (Thursday) |
ICO July Tour
8:00 pm
venue: Church of the immaculate Conception and St. Senan
, Kilkee,
Ireland
composer: Ian Wilson
work: In fretta, in vento
performer(s): Irish Chamber Orchestra, leader Katherine Hunka.
note: Also works by Pachelbel, Elgar and Tchaikovsky.
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| 13 July 2012 (Friday) |
NI Opera Shorts
8:00 pm
venue: South Bank Centre
, London,
England
composer: Ed Bennett
work: Jackie’s Taxi
composer: Brian Irvine
work: May contain flash photography
composer: Deirdre McKay
work: Driven
composer: Christopher Norby
work: The Girl Who Knew She Could Fly
(premiere)
performer(s): NI Opera, conductor Fergus Sheil, director Rachel O’Riordan.
note: NI Opera, as part of the London 2012 Festival celebrations, presents five new short operas by five of Northern Ireland’s finest composers. Includes a New Music 20x12 commission by Conor Mitchell and Mark Ravenhill, Our Day.
ICO July Tour
8:00 am
venue: St Mary’s Church, Irishtown
, Clonmel,
Ireland
composer: Ian Wilson
work: In fretta, in vento
performer(s): Irish Chamber Orchestra, leader Katherine Hunka.
note: Also works by Pachelbel, Elgar and Tchaikovsky.
SciLens
8:00 pm
venue: The Factory, Studio One
, Dublin 4,
Ireland
composer: Alex Dowling
work: Foxhunters
composer: Emma O’Halloran
work: Junkyard Springar
performer(s): Yurodny feat. Dan Trueman and DubLork
note: Part of the UCD Imagine Science Festival.
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| 14 July 2012 (Saturday) |
ICO July Tour
8:00 am
venue: Watergate Theatre
, Kilkenny,
Ireland
composer: Ian Wilson
work: In fretta, in vento
performer(s): Irish Chamber Orchestra, leader Katherine Hunka.
note: Also works by Pachelbel, Elgar and Tchaikovsky.
Summer Classics
8:00 pm
venue: Glenveagh Castle
Ireland
composer: Denise Kelly
work: Four Sketches of Dublin / Fragmentations
performer(s): Sarah Murphy (fl), Donegal Camerata String Ensemble.
note: Part of Earagail Arts Festival. Also works by Mozart, Barber and Vivaldi.
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| 15 July 2012 (Sunday) |
Summer Classics
3:00 pm
venue: Conwal Church
, Letterkenny,
Ireland
composer: Denise Kelly
work: Four Sketches of Dublin / Fragmentations
performer(s): Sarah Murphy (fl), Donegal Camerata String Ensemble.
note: Part of Earagail Arts Festival. Also works by Mozart, Barber and Vivaldi.
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| 18 July 2012 (Wednesday) |
Gap Static: Piano Trio
8:30 pm
venue: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: Peter Moran
work: Scenes
(premiere)
composer: Anna Murray
work: Piano Trio I
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: Cacoxen
(premiere)
performer(s): Aidan McWatt (vn), Claire Fitch (vc), David Bremner (pf).
note: Presented by the Irish Composers’ Collective. Also works by David Collier, Sebastian Adams and Massimo Davi.
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| 19 July 2012 (Thursday) |
8:00 pm
venue: St Nicholas Collegiate Church
, Galway,
Ireland
composer: Donnacha Dennehy
work: Grá agus Bás
performer(s): Iarla Ó Lionáird (voice), Crash Ensemble.
note: Part of the Galway Arts Festival. Also features the premiere of a commissioned work, ‘dimmerswitch’, by Daniel Figgis along with Nico Muhly’s ‘Drones, Variations, Ornaments’, another commission.
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| 20 July 2012 (Friday) |
Hilltown New Music Festival 2012
venue: Hilltown Studio Centre
, Castlepollard,
Ireland
composer: Derek Ball
composer: David Bremner
work: n/a
composer: Patrick Connolly
work: There's a Certain Slant of Light
composer: Jerome de Bromhead
work: n/a
(premiere)
composer: Gordon Delap
work: n/a
composer: Stephen Gardner
work: n/a
composer: John Godfrey
work: n/a
composer: Piaras Hoban
work: n/a
composer: Victor Lazzarini
work: Fragments
(premiere)
composer: Gráinne Mulvey
work: n/a
composer: Anna Murray
work: n/a
composer: Jonathan Nangle
work: n/a
composer: Breffni O’Byrne
work: n/a
composer: Karen Power
work: n/a
composer: David Stalling
work: n/a
performer(s): Ensemble in Residence: Elizabeth Hilliard (voice), Ciaran Crilly (va), Lioba Petrie (vc), Dan Bodwell (db). Kirkos.
note: This three-day festival features a series of live performances and installations. The Ensemble in Residence will also feature selected works from the festival’s Call for Works.
O’Connell/Dowdall Duo
7:30 pm
venue: Kunstwerkstatt am Hellweg
, Bochum,
Germany
composer: John Buckley
work: Three Preludes
composer: Donnacha Dennehy
work: Reservoir
composer: Jane O’Leary
work: Forgotten Worlds
performer(s): Isabelle O’Connell (pf), Lisa Dowdall (va).
note: Buckley’s Prelude No. 1 will be performed. Also duo works by Schumann, Brahms, Pärt and Piazzolla.
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| 21 July 2012 (Saturday) |
Hilltown New Music Festival 2012
venue: Hilltown Studio Centre
, Castlepollard,
Ireland
composer: Derek Ball
composer: David Bremner
work: n/a
composer: Patrick Connolly
work: There's a Certain Slant of Light
composer: Jerome de Bromhead
work: n/a
(premiere)
composer: Gordon Delap
work: n/a
composer: Stephen Gardner
work: n/a
composer: John Godfrey
work: n/a
composer: Piaras Hoban
work: n/a
composer: Victor Lazzarini
work: Fragments
(premiere)
composer: Gráinne Mulvey
work: n/a
composer: Anna Murray
work: n/a
composer: Jonathan Nangle
work: n/a
composer: Breffni O’Byrne
work: n/a
composer: Karen Power
work: n/a
composer: David Stalling
work: n/a
performer(s): Ensemble in Residence: Elizabeth Hilliard (voice), Ciaran Crilly (va), Lioba Petrie (vc), Dan Bodwell (db). Kirkos.
note: This three-day festival features a series of live performances and installations. The Ensemble in Residence will also feature selected works from the festival’s Call for Works.
NEST
4:00 pm
venue: T13 Building
, Belfast,
Northern Ireland
composer: Brian Irvine
work: Nest
(premiere)
performer(s): Ulster Youth Orchestra
note: This is a massive project in celebration of Northern Ireland combining an art installation of donated objects, an archive of photos, stories and films, and a huge new music score for over 500 performers.
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| 22 July 2012 (Sunday) |
Concorde: Up Close with Music - Celebrating 35 years of Concorde
2:00 pm
venue: Gallery of Photography
, Dublin,
Ireland
composer: David Fennessy
work: Five Hofer Photographs
(premiere)
performer(s): Concorde: Madeleine Staunton (fl), Elaine Clark (vn), Martin Johnson (vc), Dermot Dunne (acc).
note: This work is commissioned by Concorde. Also works by Denisov and Gorecki.
Hilltown New Music Festival 2012
venue: Hilltown Studio Centre
, Castlepollard,
Ireland
composer: Derek Ball
composer: David Bremner
work: n/a
composer: Patrick Connolly
work: There's a Certain Slant of Light
composer: Jerome de Bromhead
work: n/a
(premiere)
composer: Gordon Delap
work: n/a
composer: Stephen Gardner
work: n/a
composer: John Godfrey
work: n/a
composer: Piaras Hoban
work: n/a
composer: Victor Lazzarini
work: Fragments
(premiere)
composer: Gráinne Mulvey
work: n/a
composer: Anna Murray
work: n/a
composer: Jonathan Nangle
work: n/a
composer: Breffni O’Byrne
work: n/a
composer: Karen Power
work: n/a
composer: David Stalling
work: n/a
performer(s): Ensemble in Residence: Elizabeth Hilliard (voice), Ciaran Crilly (va), Lioba Petrie (vc), Dan Bodwell (db). Kirkos.
note: This three-day festival features a series of live performances and installations. The Ensemble in Residence will also feature selected works from the festival’s Call for Works.
Concorde: Up Close with Music - Celebrating 35 years of Concorde
3:00 pm
venue: Gallery of Photography
, Dublin,
Ireland
composer: Rhona Clarke
work: Eight Improvisations
composer: Matthew Whiteside
work: Dichroic Light
performer(s): Concorde: Madeleine Staunton (fl), Elaine Clark (vn), Martin Johnson (vc), Dermot Dunne (acc).
note: Also works by Elliott Carter and Nina Senk.
Concorde: Up Close with Music - Celebrating 35 years of Concorde
4:00 pm
venue: Gallery of Photography
, Dublin,
Ireland
composer: David Fennessy
work: Five Hofer Photographs
performer(s): Concorde: Madeleine Staunton (fl), Elaine Clark (vn), Martin Johnson (vc), Dermot Dunne (acc).
note: Also works by Usko Merilainen and Sofia Gubaidulina.
O’Connell/Dowdall Duo
4:00 pm
venue: Kunstwerkstatt am Hellweg
, Bochum,
Germany
composer: John Buckley
work: Three Preludes
composer: Donnacha Dennehy
work: Reservoir
composer: Jane O’Leary
work: Forgotten Worlds
performer(s): Isabelle O’Connell (pf), Lisa Dowdall (va).
note: Buckley’s Prelude No. 1 will be performed. Also duo works by Schumann, Brahms, Pärt and Piazzolla.
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| 24 July 2012 (Tuesday) |
RTE NSO Summer Lunchtime Concert Series - Poetry and Propulsion
1:05 pm
venue: National Concert Hall
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: Linda Buckley
work: Surge
(premiere)
performer(s): Macdara Ó Seireadáin (cl), RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Lancelot Fuhry.
note: Also works by Debussy and Rossini. This concert is also broadcast live on RTÉ lyric fm.
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| 26 July 2012 (Thursday) |
8:00 pm
venue: St Barrahane's Church
, Castletownsend,
Ireland
composer: John Kinsella
work: Reflection II
performer(s): Finghin Collins (pf).
note: Also works by Brahms, Schubert, Chopin and Prokofiev.
Concert
8:00 pm
venue: Bollenfalltorhalle
, Darmstadt,
Germany
composer: Eric Skytterholm Egan
work: in three, one and seven
(premiere)
performer(s): Sori Choi (perc), Ruben Orio (perc), Ane-Marthe Holen (perc).
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| 28 July 2012 (Saturday) |
O’Connell/Dowdall Duo
8:30 pm
venue: Kevin Barry Room, National Concert Hall
, Dublin 2,
Ireland
composer: Donnacha Dennehy
work: Reservoir
composer: John Kinsella
work: Dialogue
composer: Jane O’Leary
work: Forgotten Worlds
performer(s): Isabelle O’Connell (pf), Lisa Dowdall (va).
note: Also works by Schumann, Brahms, Pärt and Piazzolla.
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| 31 July 2012 (Tuesday) |
Walled City Music Festival: Irish Composers Focus
7:30 pm
venue: First Derry Presbyterian Church
, Derry,
Northern Ireland
composer: Linda Buckley
work: Their Sound is Gone Out
composer: Greg Caffrey
work: The Uses of Not
work: Takemitsu's Dream
composer: Frank Lyons
work: Shake
(premiere)
composer: Jane O’Leary
work: Duo for Alto Flute and Guitar
composer: Ian Wilson
work: Tern / Icarus
performer(s): Sabrina Hu (fl), Matthew Slotkin (gui).
note: CMC will host panel discussions with composers and performers before the Irish Composers Focus concerts. Composer-in-residence: Linda Buckley.
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