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Hilltown New Music Festival

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A great time playing with Quiet Music Ensemble at Hilltown, despite the almost incessant rain! We played in the barn on the Friday night (before partying til all hours!) 

 

 

Hilltown New Music Festival. The festival, situated on the grounds of Hilltown House, Castlepollard, has developed a name for presenting cutting-edge contemporary works in a beautiful outdoor rural setting.
 
This Friday 15 July, at 9pm on the Main Stage, the QME presents a programme of both familiar and new work. Featured are two ensemble classics, both commissioned in 2008 for the Quiet Music Festival: Shadow Lines by Alvin Lucier; and quiet leaves breathing by David Toop. Last October, a live performance of quiet leaves breathing was a central feature of a programme dedicated to QME and Toop on RTÉ Lyric FM’s ‘Nova’.  Irish composer Susan Geaney wrote Vacuum for the QME and has revised it especially for this performance; this is the premiere of its latest version. The final work in the programme is a ‘sonic meditation’ by Quiet Music Ensemble Artistic Director John Godfrey. Made up of a ‘walk-through’ sonic landscape and improvisation by QME and special guests, this is a work especially designed with the extraordinary spaces of the Hilltown House gardens in mind.

 

 

 

The Saturday night, after the German artist and composer Johannes S. Sistermann's performance with cling film I also danced my own version as he played a tango on the accordion… my notoriety will follow me…it did involve being wrapped in clingfilm…

The Wolf…

more photos to come…

Aisling An Oigfhir

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Here is a sweet version of my arrangement of Aisling An Oigfhir on the Mandocello that someone put up as a video response. Good to see another instrument taking it on! 

Brid and Sean’s wedding

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Played with the Cork Symphony Orchestra cellos for Brid's wedding. I arranged/composed this piece putting a piece from Mayo and one form Donegal together (where they hail from…) with a bit of rocking out at the end. We also played my arrangement of 7 nation army by white stripes and some Apocalyptica covers like Nothing Else Matters and Creeping Death. All in our gowns… Brid playing in her wedding dress was particularly challenging!

And here is 7 Nation Army…

Dublin 2 – 24/05/11

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Who
Ilse de Ziah & Lioba Petrie on Cello
When
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
20:30 - Irish Composers collective - All Ages Buy Tickets
Where
National Concert Hall (map)
Earlsfort Terrace
Dublin 2, Ireland
Other Info
Ilse de Ziah & Lioba Petrie
Tuesday 24th May 2011 8:30pm

Prices: €10 (Concessions: €5)

Room: Kevin Barry Room

Ilse de Ziah & Lioba Petrie on Cello
This concert will perform new works by Derek Foott, Marc Tweedie, David O’Regan, Bryan Dunphy, Ben McHugh and Daniel Barkley The Irish Composers’ Collective (ICC) is pleased to present Isle de Ziah and Lioba Petrie on cello for the ICC’s monthly concert series starting at 8.30pm with a preconcert talk at 8.15pm.
Presented by The Irish Composers' Collective

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Blow the Dust

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Great week working with people who don't get to play their instruments very often. Carolyn Goodwin, John O'Brien and myself were the tutors for the event. The Blow the Dust was an event put on by the Cork Opera House. It is a great way to get back into playing a neglected instrument. We arranged music specially for the ensemble, which included trumpets, sax's, drums, guitar, mandolin, violins, cello, euphonium, tuba, keyboard, piano, flute and clarinet. The programme which included He's a Pirate, Besame Mucho, Milonga by Piazolla, Everybody loves Saturday night and Moonlight Serenade, was a challenge to play (and to arrange!) but in the final concert the dust had certainly blown off and the audience were left feeling uplifted and happy! Here are some photos of the event.

Rehearsing

Concert in Millenium hall at the Cork City Hall

I even blew the dust off my violin!

Cork – 12/05/11

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Who
Blow the Dust off your Trumpet
When
Thursday, May 12, 2011
18:00 - 21+
Where
Millenium Hall, City Hall (map)
Anglesea Street
Cork, Ireland
Other Info
Neglected instrument gathering dust in the attic?
Need music back in your life?
Then come and join other adults in rediscovering the joy and fun in playing music.
All instruments and levels welcome.
Participation is completely FREE OF CHARGE

Full Schedule - OPEN TO ALL, NO AUDITION NECESSARY!

Information session, Blue Angel Bar, Cork Opera House
Mon 2nd 14:00 – 15:30

Musical Meeting, Half Moon Theatre, Cork Opera House
Fri 6th 10:00 – 13:00 – Half Moon Theatre

Rehearsals, Half Moon Theatre, Cork Opera House
Sat 7th 10:00 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 16:00
Mon 9th 10:00 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 16:00
Tues 10th 10:00 – 13:00 (no afternoon session)
Wed 11th 10:00 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 16:00

Final Rehearsal & Concert, Millenium Hall, City Hall
Thurs 12th 10:00 – 13:00 & 14:00 – 16:00
18:00 CONCERT, Free of Charge

Information and Bookings:
blowthedust@corkoperahouse.ie
Tel: 021 4905240

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the lost gecko

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Rocking out in the Old Oak tonight with Malcolm Urquhart . Dubious poem while I wait…

 

The Old Oak

The gig starts at 11

I was told 8

Now I wait

Murphys on hand

by 1am the alcohol is grand

to drive.

On a high stool which wobbles

The time stands still

but the drink is cold

and I'm looking cool

The guys all look tough

or square

or foreign

no dreads

no colour

no crazy heads

It's all as usual

for a gig in the pub

A bit of a smell

and the floor needs a scrub

 

Quiet Music Ensemble

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Lovely concert in Dublin at the NCH (National Concert Hall) We played five commissioned pieces by Irish/Irish based composers. An intense day of rehearsals to go through each piece with the composers, gave a short lecture, and then the performance. It is always interesting and challenging to perform new works! We also played our own free improvisation which was way out and spacy!

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